Youth Offending Risk Screening Tool (YORST) Reports Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 These reports look into the assessment and validation of the Youth Offending Risk Screening Tool (YORST). The first report responds to a request by the New Zealand…
Women in trades: interviews with employers and tradeswomen Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 This study was to understand what employers were currently doing in New Zealand to attract and retain women in male-dominated trades and to learn more about…
Progress report on the development of a Victims Code Last Publication Date: 05 Oct 2011 This paper seeks Cabinet's agreement to align the timing of Cabinet's approval of a draft Victims Code with the Victims of Crime Reform Bill, so that…
Review of the sentence of home detention 2007-2011 Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2011 The sentence of home detention was introduced in November 2007. This sentence may only be imposed where the court would otherwise have imposed a short-term sentence of…
Family Court Review: Summary Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2011 The Family Court deals with families and children at highly stressful and sometimes risky times in their lives. It is vital it operates effectively so all…
Youth Court: Experiences and views of young people, families and professionals Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2011 This report presents the findings from the Youth Court research project. The research was an exploratory project aimed at providing insights into the experiences and views…
Family Court Review: Parenting through Separation participant feedback Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2011 Parenting through Separation is a free voluntary information programme for parents and aims to help separating parents help their children. A summary of participant feedback is…
Examining the prosecution systems of England and Wales, Canada, Australia and Scotland Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2011 As part of the Review of Public Prosecution Services in New Zealand, the Ministry of Justice Secretariat was asked to provide the Independent Reviewer, John Spencer,…
Closing the gap: Plenty of potential economic upside Last Publication Date: 09 Aug 2011 A report by Goldman Sachs on the use of women's and men's talents across the economy.
Case studies of community initiatives addressing family violence in refugee and migrant communities Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 This research describes the kinds of initiatives that were perceived by community members and service providers as working well in refugee and migrant communities and the…