Crime reduction
Guide
How to talk about crime and justice: a guide
This guide draws on evidence-led communications theory to provide practical guidance and resources for people who communicate about justice.
Report
Keeping communities at the centre of Justice Reinvestment
Justice Reinvestment programmes take many forms, but most share a simple aim - to redirect spending on criminal justice into social justice initiatives that strengthen communities and reduce social harms, including offending behaviours. This report explores the potential of Justice Reinvestment as an alternative to the ongoing expansion of a punitive criminal justice system.
Report
Crossover youth scoping study
'Crossover Children' are young people (14-17 years) who cross from state care and protection to serious and recidivist offending. The report reviews the research and statistics both past and present, both nationally and internationally related to this population.
Report
Expert and public narratives on crime in New Zealand: gaps and opportunities to communicate reform
In this report, the authors summarise research they have undertaken to understand how experts understand and frame criminal justice, how the public also does so, and where the opportunities for building new, more effective narratives may lie.
Briefing paper
The cautious approach: police cautions and the impact on youth reoffending
This study examines the characteristics that impact on a young person receiving a caution as opposed to a charge from police and the impact this has on reoffending within a twelve month follow up period.