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‘Tough on crime’ rhetoric is cheap, easy and terrifyingly effective

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Why do we keep falling for politicians who promise that the latest crackdown on crime will work? Former National MP and justice reform advocate Chester Borrows weighs in.  Removing the right of prisoners to vote is back on the agenda. The High Court found that the removal of the right of a prisoner, whose sentence … Read more

A huge chunk of crime affects a tiny group of people. Why?

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Who are the victims of crime in New Zealand? Former National MP and justice system reform advocate Chester Borrows casts his eye over a major survey which paints a complex picture of the cycle of offending, incarceration and victimisation.  Crime feeds on the young, vulnerable and the very communities that have the least capacity to … Read more