1. Current Penal Trends in New Zealand
... system. Research in Aotearoa has demonstrated that, compared to non-Māori, Māori have higher rates of police scrutiny, arrest and conviction and receive harsher sentencing for same offences (Fergusson, Swain-Campbell & Horwood 2003a). As a consequence Maori "accumulate" in the system in larger numbers than other ethnic groups. Systemic factors operating at one or more positions of the criminal justice ... ...
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