National’s youth justice policy is a solution in search of a problem

The Opposition’s newly released law and order policy makes some claims that aren’t based in fact, argues Dr Nessa Lynch, an associate professor at the Faculty of Law at Victoria University of Wellington. New Zealand’s youth justice system works well for the majority of our young people who come to notice for offending. Like in … Read more

‘Inappropriate’ police social media posts criticised by Children’s Commissioner

Police social media posts showing children being arrested have drawn the ire of the Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft and Green MP Golriz Ghahraman. The Children’s Commissioner has criticised police and media organisations following widely shared social media posts showing the arrest of three children in Auckland yesterday. “We are concerned with posts by police and … Read more