Building Strength: Youth Development Literature Review Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 A review of research on how to achieve good outcomes for young people in their families, peer groups, schools, careers and communities (published in June 2002…
Pathways over the transition to schools: Studies in family literacy practices and effective classroom concepts for Māori and Pasifika children Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 Two outcomes of research and development are described in this report. One is the development of a set of resources suitable for family literacy education. The…
Socio-economic Factors and the Fertility of New Zealand Women Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2001 Socio-economic Factors and the Fertility of New Zealand Women is the first of three publications which set out to analyse some aspects of the data on…
Evaluation of Use of Force Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2001 This review was requested by Deputy Commissioner S. E. Long on the basis that it was timely for the New Zealand Police to consider training, policy…
Survey on public attitudes towards the physical discipline of children Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2001 The survey was conducted by the Ministry of Justice to ascertain public attitudes towards the physical discipline of children. This information is to inform ongoing policy…
Integrated effective service provision for children and young people with physical disabilities Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2001 This is the full report of the first stage of a research programme on effective services for students with disabilities, commissioned by the Ministry of Education…
The age of physical abuse victims and the sentence imposed on their abusers Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2001 There is disquiet among some members of the public who perceive that offenders who abuse children are given lighter sentences than offenders who abuse adults. Their…
Women in the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2000 The National Crime Manager sought an independent assessment of the opportunities for and barriers to the recruitment, progress, and retention of women in the Criminal Investigation…
Community Project Workers Scheme Crime Prevention Projects | Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1999 Between 1997 and 1998, Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) Community Advisors worked with community groups to establish crime prevention projects under the Community Project Workers Scheme…
Housing and Mental Health: Reducing Housing Difficulties for People with Mental Illness Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 1999 This paper outlines key issues in housing provision for people with serious mental illness and suggests a policy framework. It draws on the limited research available…