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GUEST BLOG: Jackie Foster – Beyond Punishment: A Swedish-Inspired Approach to Corrections Reform in New Zealand
Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell’s proposal to scrap short prison sentences in favour of longer ones is an approach that ignores decades of criminological research and the success of evidence-based rehabilitation models, particularly Sweden’s.
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GUEST BLOG: Jackie Foster – Why a Royal Commission of Inquiry Is Crucial: Lessons from Arthur Allan Thomas and Alan Hall
New Zealand prides itself on upholding justice and fairness, yet cases like those of Arthur Allan Thomas and Alan Hall expose significant failings within our legal and law enforcement systems.
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GUEST BLOG: Jackie Foster – Budget Cuts: The Real Impact on New Zealand’s Corrections System
Recent budget cut suggestions to the Ministries of Justice and Corrections by the government will only increase existing problems like …
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GUEST BLOG: Jackie Foster – YOU DON’T GO TO PRISON TO DIE
I haven’t blogged lately, rather choosing to sit back and watch the circus unfold shall we say…
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GUEST BLOG: Jackie Foster – WHEN DOES MEDIA REPORTING BECOME HARASSMENT
We have all seen the media at its worst over the last few months, falling over themselves…
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GUEST BLOG: Jackie Foster – ARE WE DESENSITISED?
As I wrap up my blogs on Alan Hall, I cannot help but think of Alan’s family, in particular his mother who sadly passed away before…
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GUEST BLOG: Jackie Foster – AN IGNORANT JUDICIARY
Not only was Allan convicted of a crime he did not commit it is now apparent that the treatment of him leading up to his original conviction was also unlawful not to mention inhumane…
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Jackie Foster – GOLRIZ THANK YOU
Over the last week we have all seen play out, what for me is going to be one of the saddest stories for 2024…
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GUEST BLOG: Jackie Foster – ALLAN HALL THE LACK OF EVIDENCE
Ronald Turner, a name paramount to this investigation simply because he is the only witness outside of the Easton family that saw the alleged offender…
