It’s never too early, never too late: A discussion paper on preventing youth offending in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 12 Jun 2018 This is the second report in a series of discussion papers exploring factors that have led New Zealand to have a high incarceration rate, with this…
Teaching strategies that work - Reading Last Publication Date: 11 May 2018 The Education Review Office (ERO) has released the latest in its Teaching Strategies that Work series. “Keeping children engaged and achieving in reading” is a description of strategies used by…
Survey of Adult Skills: Māori adults' literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills Last Publication Date: 30 Apr 2018 The Survey of Adult Skills measured the skills of New Zealand adults in literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology rich environments. It is part of…
Youth Justice Indicators Last Publication Date: 30 Apr 2018 This report provides insight into the performance of various aspects of the youth justice system. It aims to help those involved in youth justice understand system-wide…
Youth Justice Research Last Publication Date: 16 Apr 2018 Research on aspects of youth justice, from the Oranga Tamariki Evidence Centre Youth Remand TrendsThis report looks at the types of remand used for youth, and the…
Post-earthquake analysis of crime and alcohol outlets in Christchurch Last Publication Date: 09 Apr 2018 This report examines the impacts on and relationships between alcohol outlets and crime patterns in post-quake Christchurch between 2009 and 2014. The analysis examines the spatial…
Using Evidence to build a better justice system: The challenge of rising prison costs Last Publication Date: 29 Mar 2018 This work explores the factors that have led New Zealand to have a high incarceration rate and associated impacts on the capital costs of prisons. The…
Future Demographic Trends for Māori | Part One: Population Size, Growth and Age Structure Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2018 This series provides a range of baseline population statistics, trends and projections for Māori. Together the three reports cover ten demographic issues: population size, growth and age…
Residential movement within New Zealand: Quantifying and characterising the transient population Last Publication Date: 08 Feb 2018 This research looks at residential movements in New Zealand. Previous studies have linked frequent movement with poor outcomes for the affected individuals and their families, including…
What is known about the effectiveness of social sector freephone helplines? Last Publication Date: 08 Feb 2018 This research is a review of the literature about freephone helplines and how they are used to provide social services support. The research found that helplines remain an…
