The forecast represents a key instrument for strategic planning within the justice sector. This forecast was prepared by the Justice Sector Strategy Group of the Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with representatives from across the sector, including: New Zealand Police, the Department of Corrections, the Legal Services Group in the Ministry of Justice and Crown Law.
Aspects of the justice sector that are covered by this forecast include:
- Forecast of numbers of indictable and summary prosecutions for 2010-14
- Forecast of the number of pre-sentence reports provided to courts by probation officers for 2010-14
- Forecast of non-custodial sentences and orders for 2010-2014.
- The non-custodial sentences and orders included are those overseen by the Community Probation Service (CPS)
- Forecast of the prison population for 2010-2020.