Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 21, 2023 5:00:28 GMT 12
THIRTY-ONE PEOPLE CHARGED WITH MURDER ARE ON ELECTRONIC BAIL IN NEW ZEALAND
Thirty-one people charged with murder are on electronic bail and Māori make up almost half of that group, according to figures released by the Corrections Department.
Of the 31, 15 are Māori, 9 European, 4 Pacific Islanders, 1 Asian and 2 did not have their ethnicity recorded.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/thirty-one-people-charged-with-murder-are-currently-on-electronic-bail-in-new-zealand/FYMZZP4D35GONNITIQLKH6PAMQ/
COURT: QUARTER OF YOUTH GIVEN ADULT SENTENCE
Nearly a quarter of all young people who were given court orders received adult sentences in the last year.
Statistics from the Ministry of Justice released on Tuesday for the year ending June 2023, show that 23 per cent of youth who were given orders faced imprisonment or home detention.
The majority of them were 17-year-olds, it found.
Figures also showed that 27 per cent of young people with orders had robbery as their most serious offence.
There were a total of 1545 youth aged 10 to 17-years-old who went through the court system - 15 per cent more than the previous period.
Of those, more than 980 of them were Māori. That was 15 per cent more than the previous period....
sunlive.co.nz/news/327532-court--quarter-of-youth-given-adult-sentence.html
Thirty-one people charged with murder are on electronic bail and Māori make up almost half of that group, according to figures released by the Corrections Department.
Of the 31, 15 are Māori, 9 European, 4 Pacific Islanders, 1 Asian and 2 did not have their ethnicity recorded.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/thirty-one-people-charged-with-murder-are-currently-on-electronic-bail-in-new-zealand/FYMZZP4D35GONNITIQLKH6PAMQ/
COURT: QUARTER OF YOUTH GIVEN ADULT SENTENCE
Nearly a quarter of all young people who were given court orders received adult sentences in the last year.
Statistics from the Ministry of Justice released on Tuesday for the year ending June 2023, show that 23 per cent of youth who were given orders faced imprisonment or home detention.
The majority of them were 17-year-olds, it found.
Figures also showed that 27 per cent of young people with orders had robbery as their most serious offence.
There were a total of 1545 youth aged 10 to 17-years-old who went through the court system - 15 per cent more than the previous period.
Of those, more than 980 of them were Māori. That was 15 per cent more than the previous period....
sunlive.co.nz/news/327532-court--quarter-of-youth-given-adult-sentence.html