The transformation of NZ Police crime statistics: New measures and trends Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2016 In 2014 New Zealand Police replaced its historic twice yearly official crime statistics with new monthly statistics. The old and new statistics are not comparable, making…
ECE Participation Programme Evaluation: Stage 3 Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2016 This report is from the third stage of an evaluation of the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) ECE Participation Programme. The overall evaluation focus is on how…
Impact of the Family Start Home Visiting Programme on Outcomes for Mothers and Children: A Quasi-Experimental Study Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2016 Family Start workers make regular home visits and, using a structured program, seek to improve parenting capability and practice. Workers also actively work to promote breastfeeding,…
Youth justice secure residences: a report on the international evidence to guide best practice and service delivery Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 This report was commissioned by the Ministry as part of ongoing work to improve the quality of services for young offenders in Child, Youth and Family’s…
Care and protection secure residences: a report on the international evidence to guide best practice and service delivery Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 This report was commissioned by the Ministry as part of ongoing work to improve the quality of services for children and young people in Child, Youth…
CEDAW - Eighth Periodic Report by the Government of New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 Minister for Women Louise Upston has submitted the Government’s latest report to the United Nations on New Zealand’s efforts to eliminate discrimination against women. New Zealand…
Practice: The New Zealand Corrections Journal: Volume 3 Issue 2: December 2015 - Evidence based practice Last Publication Date: 11 Dec 2015 Contents Twenty years of Corrections - The evolution of offender rehabilitation - Dr Peter Johnston The High Risk Personality Programme - Revised: An evaluation report - Dr Nick…
Report on Maternity 2014 Last Publication Date: 07 Dec 2015 This report describes the demographic profile of women giving birth (eg, age, ethnicity, deprivation) and selected antenatal factors (eg, BMI, smoking) events relating to labour and birth (eg,…
Effective Community-level change: What makes community-level initiatives effective and how can government best support them? Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2015 Community-level initiatives have been widely implemented in New Zealand and overseas. However, there is a lack of robust quantitative evidence on whether community-level initiatives are effective…
Special report: Mortality and morbidity of pertussis in children and young people in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2015 Pertussis (also known as whooping cough) can be very serious, even fatal. This report demonstrates that the impact of the illness is not distributed equitably among New…
