OIA-100246.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]
...This document provides a qualitative insight into why participants in the justice system believe there are increases in later guilty pleas and the election of jury trials. It is based on four focus groups conducted in June 2021 at the Christchurch, Auckland, and Manukau District Courts. The key insights from this research suggest that both phenomena are increasing because of a combination of the following factors: • Later guilty pleas and electing jury trials are seen as the emerging...