Journeys of resilience: From adverse childhoods to achieving adulthood Last Publication Date: 15 May 2017 At the request of the Minister for Social Development, Superu commissioned research on the importance of resilience in helping children and adults respond to adversity. Our…
Growing up in New Zealand: Now we are 4 Last Publication Date: 12 May 2017 These reports are part of the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study and were prepared by the University of Auckland. They focus on the children from the…
Evaluation case study: Barnardos Whangarei in-home parent mentor programme Last Publication Date: 04 May 2017 This case study details the outcomes evaluation undertaken with Barnardos in Whangarei on its in-home parenting programme. The evaluation focused on how well the programme met its…
Evaluation case study: A process evaluation of the children's mentoring programme at Pillars Christchurch Last Publication Date: 04 May 2017 This case study explains the process evaluation undertaken with Pillars in Christchurch on their mentoring programme for children with a caregiver in prison. The purpose was…
State of Care 2017: A focus on Oranga Tamariki's secure residences Last Publication Date: 01 May 2017 From July 2016 to March 2017, we found that Child, Youth and Family (CYF) residences generally met the standards that are required by the Optional Protocol…
Extending their language - expanding their world: Children’s oral language (birth-8 years) Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2017 Research evidence shows early in a child’s life is a critical time in terms of the rapid language development that takes place, particularly in the first…
Alternative Action Report Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2017 This research project explored reoffending paterns for youth undertaking Police Alternative Action. It describes changes in the reoffending outcomes observed in 17,317 cases (involving 14,605 distinct children and…
Alcohol Off-license Purchases and subsequent Harm reports Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2016 Alcohol Off-license Purchases and subsequent Harm: Technical Report - The research was undertaken to understand the trends and patterns related to off-licence alcohol purchasing in Wellington,…
Court User Survey Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2016 This paper summarises the results of the Court User Surveys. The Ministry of Justice commissioned Colmar Brunton to conduct the survey, which is designed to measure…
Practice: The New Zealand Corrections Journal - Volume 4 Issue 2: December 2016 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2016 Editorial - Changing practice; changing lives This edition focuses on some key pieces of work being led by Corrections as well as initiatives being jointly led with…
