The Domestic Violence 1995 Act 42 day ‘rules’, and the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989 60 day ‘rule’ Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2002 The Department for Courts commissioned research to investigate the reasons why the 42 day ‘rule’ in the Domestic Violence Act 1995 (DVA) and the 60 day…
Reconviction and reimprisonment rates for released prisoners Last Publication Date: 01 May 2002 There is considerable interest in reoffending by released prisoners. This paper presents information on the prior and post conviction histories of the 22,340 inmates released from…
Socio-economic Factors and the Fertility of New Zealand Women Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2001 Socio-economic Factors and the Fertility of New Zealand Women is the first of three publications which set out to analyse some aspects of the data on…
The age of physical abuse victims and the sentence imposed on their abusers Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2001 There is disquiet among some members of the public who perceive that offenders who abuse children are given lighter sentences than offenders who abuse adults. Their…
Questioning Gender: Snapshots from Explaining and Addressing Gender Differences in the New Zealand Compulsory School Sector Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2001 The material in this report is drawn directly from an earlier, much larger report, Explaining and Addressing Gender Differences in the Compulsory School Sector: A Literature…
Women in the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2000 The National Crime Manager sought an independent assessment of the opportunities for and barriers to the recruitment, progress, and retention of women in the Criminal Investigation…
Childcare / Early Childhood Education in a Labour Market Context in Australia, Sweden and the United Kingdom Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 1997 This study describes maternal labour market participation and childcare use in Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, in the context of government support for childcare, and…
Examining Labour Market Outcomes for Māori Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1994 This research note examines differences in labour market experiences for Māori and non-Māori. The paper starts by summarises the key difference in age structure and educational attainment, before…
