Response of the New Zealand Police to the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct: First monitoring report Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2009 In 2007, the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct (the Commission) released its report. The report criticised the historical conduct of some police officers and their…
Death and serious injury from assault of children aged under 5 years in Aotearoa New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2009 The review brings together the findings of international studies. The main finding is that young children who experience serious injury or death come from a small…
Safer Whānau Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2009 As a member of both the Taskforce for Action on Sexual Violence and the Taskforce for Action on Violence within Families, Te Puni Kōkiri completed two…
Tobacco Trends 2008: A brief update of tobacco use in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 02 May 2009 This report is a brief update of tobacco use in New Zealand in 2008. It provides an overview of current smoking and tobacco consumption among New…
Evaluation of Only in the Club 2008 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2009 "Only in the Club" was an initiative that used a portion of funding supplied by the Ministry of Justice to Franklin District Council for the development…
A balanced approach to youth justice: Strengths-based practice, appreciative inquiry and the group consult tool Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 30-36. Youth justice practitioners are well aware of a tension between practice approaches that elicit strengths and resources of young people…
Improving interventions to reduce violent offending by young people in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 Social Work Now, Issue 42, pages 18-23. Young people who commit violent offences damage their victims, the community, their families and themselves. This article summarises work undertaken…
Supporting the rights of young people in youth justice: An analysis of cross-sectoral responses Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 Social Work Now, Issue 42, pages 24-29. The topic of human rights, particularly the rights of people who commit offences against others, generates intense and sometimes heated…
Systematic review of the literature on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Last Publication Date: 02 Mar 2009 This systematic review of the literature on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) evaluates the relative effectiveness of various prevention strategies aimed at reducing the burden of…
ALAC Alcohol Monitor 2007-08 Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2009 This report updates the drinking behaviours report produced for ALAC covering the 2005-06 and 2006-07 periods. Whereas the reports for these previous years are based on four…