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1. Recommendations Recap Issue 16 [pdf, 498 KB]

   ...i. the primacy of the PCC fora in providing oversight of the management of students of concern. Specifically, the expectation that informal discussions in relation to students of concern involving new issues, assessments, or contact with parents or external parties must be captured on the concern database and do not substitute for referral and discussion at a formal PCC forum; ii. the importance and expectation that all staff who are engaged in pastoral care for a stud...

2. Investment brief: Correctional alcohol & drug treatment [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...confirm that both psychological and pharmacological treatment for offenders tend to reduce substance abuse and reoffending.i The majority of the studies conducted in this area are from the United States. Mitchell and others (2012) included 74 separate estimates of effectiveness, of which 88% were from the United States, 5% were from Canada and 4% from Australia. 60% of these studies were published after 1999, which suggests that the results are applicable to modern approa...

3. YCAP - community action plan faqs [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...are a ‘to-do list’ of initiatives and milestones that government agencies will put in place over the first two years of the plan. Under YCAP, government agencies will work even more closely together and partner with Māori, communities, parents, schools and others to tackle youth crime and the factors that lead to offending. YCAP builds on and replaces the old Youth Offending Strategy. For more information about YCAP, including details of the strategies, building blocks an...

4. Evidence Brief: Correctional Alcohol and Drug Treatment [pdf, 288 KB]

   ...confirm that both psychological and pharmacological treatment for offenders tend to reduce substance abuse and reoffending.i The majority of the studies conducted in this area are from the United States. Mitchell and others (2012) included 74 separate estimates of effectiveness, of which 88% were from the United States, 5% were from Canada and 4% from Australia. 60% of these studies were published after 1999, which suggests that the results are applicable to modern approa...

5. 2014 to 2018 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...the creation of the largest multi‑agency government project in New Zealand’s history – the Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct. This is an opportunity for the Ministry and the justice sector to provide better public services through innovation, explore new ways of collaborating and be a pivotal anchor for the development of the city. I look forward to seeing these changes. They will help create a safer New Zealand, with better services for people who use the ju...

6. Recommendations recap - issue 14 [pdf, 891 KB]

   ...Māori infants is twice that of the general population.6 Three of the biggest SUDI risk factors are maternal smoking during pregnancy, the infant being placed on their front or side to sleep, and sharing a bed with the infant (often this occurs with parents or other family members).7 These factors are all avoidable. Reflection on SUDI statistics helps to identify the main risks and hazards, and the ways in which these can be mitigated, so that New Zealand SUDI rate can be further re...

7. New fees framework for family legal aid providers - summary April 2012 [pdf, 925 KB]

   ...actual hours. The benefits of introducing fixed fees as a replacement for Guideline Hours were questioned, with submitters arguing that the existing system was working, and that any Government expenditure reduction targets could have been managed through scaling back the Guideline Hours. Our response Cabinet has set a savings objective of $138 million for legal aid expenditure over four years starting in 2011/12, involving a range of changes, including the introduction of fixed fee ar...

8. 2017 Ministry of Justice Annual Report [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   ...and managing contracts with community-based and non-governmental providers. These services include domestic violence programmes, restorative justice services, victims’ services and the Victims Centre, Family Dispute Resolution mediation and Parenting Through Separation programmes. In this way, we help to: • keep people safe and minimise the impact of harm • reduce offending and reoffending • uphold people’s rights • make it easier for people to access, understand and int...

9. Directory of Official Information J-L [pdf, 775 KB]

   ...Justice (Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues). • Administering funding for justice services and programmes and administering funding for community law centres, which provide free legal services and law-related education. Some services funded through Vote Justice are delivered by Crown entities and other service providers. The Ministry works with these Crown entities and organisations to: • identify and manage risks and keep the Minister of Justice informed of these risks •...

10. Directory of Official Information J-L [pdf, 792 KB]

    ...Justice (Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues). • Administering funding for justice services and programmes and administering funding for community law centres, which provide free legal services and law-related education. Some services funded through Vote Justice are delivered by Crown entities and other service providers. The Ministry works with these Crown entities and organisations to: • identify and manage risks and keep the Minister of Justice informed of these risks •...