The Effects of Imprisonment on Inmates’ and their Families’ Health and Wellbeing Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2009 This qualitative research explores prisoners' views on the effects of imprisonment on their health and wellbeing and their experiences with prison health and disability services. The report…
Results from the Prisoner Health Survey 2005 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2009 Results from the Prisoner Health Survey 2005 describes the health status of sentenced prisoners in New Zealand, using a range of indicators from a national survey…
Justice Sector Forecast 2008-2016: Criminal justice forecasts Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 Justice sector agencies produce an annual forecast of the numbers of people held in prison for an eight year period. It projects the numbers of people…
Justice Sector Forecast 2009-2017: Criminal justice forecasts Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This paper sets out the forecast of the prison population for 2009–2017 and the forecast of non-custodial sentences and orders for 2009–2013. The non-custodial sentences and…
Reconviction Patterns of offenders managed in the community: A 60-months follow-up analysis Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This report is the second in a series of reports which summarise patterns of reconviction (over 5 years) amongst almost 35000 offenders who started community sentences…
Reconviction patterns of released prisoners: A 48-months follow-up analysis Last Publication Date: 15 Sep 2008 Reducing re-offending is an important outcome objective for most correctional services. As such, measures of recidivism, particularly reconviction and re-imprisonment rates, are key indicators of those…
Reconviction patterns of released prisoners: A 60-months follow-up analysis Last Publication Date: 15 Sep 2008 I am pleased to introduce this report as it provides a wealth of information on re-offending patterns amongst released prisoners. The statistical information in this report is…
Review of Research on the Effects of Imprisonment on the Health of Inmates and their Families Last Publication Date: 11 Aug 2008 A growing and changing prison population has renewed interest in the effects of incarceration on the health of prisoners in many countries. Prisoners comprise a number of…
Over-representation of Maori in the criminal justice system Last Publication Date: 13 May 2008 Māori are disproportionately represented in criminal justice statistics to an alarming degree. This paper attempts to shed light on why this is so. It examines the…
The Health Status of Māori Male Prisoners: Key results from the Prisoner Health Survey 2005 Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2008 The publication has been prepared by the Public Health Intelligence unit of the Ministry of Health for the Māori Health Directorate, and is based on the…
