NCJ Number
169805
Date Published
1996
Length
142 pages
Annotation
This briefing paper was prepared by the New Zealand Ministry of Justice for the Minister of Justice before the general election of October 1996 and focuses on the context for policy advice, crucial themes in criminal justice system policy, and the role of the Ministry of Justice.
Abstract
Central issues include constitutional change, international obligations and relations, the Treaty of Waitangi relationship between the Crown and Maori, the maintenance of human rights, the legislative process, the implications of the MMP election system, and court structures and processes. Additional issues included changes in criminal justice system policies over the past decade, responses to crime, victimization surveys, public attitudes toward the criminal justice system, victims of crime, crime prevention, Maori offending, and sentencing policy and guidance. Tables