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Restorative justice for teens charged in jetski death
from the article in the New Zealand Herald:
Family of Bishop Thompson, the teenager killed in a jetski accident near Rotorua in January, told a judge they never wanted to see the matter taken to court.
Speaking at the invitation of Judge Chris McGuire in the Rotorua District Court this morning, family spokesman Mana Witoko said it supported the plan to have the two youths charged in connection with the death take part in a restorative justice programme.
Mar 23, 2011 Country:New Zealand, Case:Homicide, Region: Pacific
The power of penal populism in New Zealand from 1999 to 2008
from Tess Bartlett's abstract to her thesis:
This thesis explains the rise and power of penal populism in contemporary New Zealand society. It argues that the rise of penal populism can be attributed to social, economic and political changes that have taken place in New Zealand since the postwar years. These changes undermined the prevailing penalwelfare logic that had dominated policymaking in this area since 1945.
It examines the way in which ‘the public’ became more involved in the administration of penal policy from 1999 to 2008. The credibility given to a law and order referendum in 1999, which drew attention to crime victims and ‘tough on crime’ discourse, exemplified their new role. In its aftermath, greater influence was given to the public and groups speaking on its behalf.
Mar 21, 2011 Retribution, Region: Pacific, Theory, Support, Country:New Zealand, Policy
TV captures killer driver's remorse
from John Cousins' article in Bay of Plenty Times:
A trail-breaking television documentary featuring an emotionally harrowing face-to-face meeting between killer driver Kristy King and one of her victim's families will have a strong Tauranga connection.
Tauranga restorative justice facilitators Tim Clarke and Sharon Stewart play a pivotal role in the conference which screens tomorrow on TV2's 20/20 programme.
A documentary team were there to film the raw emotions of the conference which preceded King's sentencing last month on three charges of careless driving causing death.
Mar 18, 2011 Media, Country:New Zealand, Region: Pacific, Story
