Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 10, 2019 18:15:42 GMT 12
MĀORI-LED JUSTICE INITIATIVES FOR MĀORI ESSENTIAL – ADVISOR
An advisor on a scathing justice report says one of the clear messages is that Māori should be allowed to lead justice initiatives for their own people.
Advisor Julia Whaipooti said what came across loud and clear was that the justice system was fundamentally flawed and broken.
She said overwhelmingly the report is "an expression of the grief and hurt that our justice system historically and currently causes".
It states Māori feel a strong sense of disengagement from the system, one they would not have agreed to when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.
Ms Whaipooti said there were a lot of reasons why Māori entered the justice system, but one overwhelming factor has been the impact of colonisation, which she described as "living and breathing in our prisons".
It was really clear from all over the country, "let us do work, let us work with our own people, stop telling us how to work with our people, so it's really clear to let Māori lead, let Māori lead how we need to work with our own people," she said......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/391625/maori-led-justice-initiatives-for-maori-essential-advisor
An advisor on a scathing justice report says one of the clear messages is that Māori should be allowed to lead justice initiatives for their own people.
Advisor Julia Whaipooti said what came across loud and clear was that the justice system was fundamentally flawed and broken.
She said overwhelmingly the report is "an expression of the grief and hurt that our justice system historically and currently causes".
It states Māori feel a strong sense of disengagement from the system, one they would not have agreed to when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.
Ms Whaipooti said there were a lot of reasons why Māori entered the justice system, but one overwhelming factor has been the impact of colonisation, which she described as "living and breathing in our prisons".
It was really clear from all over the country, "let us do work, let us work with our own people, stop telling us how to work with our people, so it's really clear to let Māori lead, let Māori lead how we need to work with our own people," she said......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/391625/maori-led-justice-initiatives-for-maori-essential-advisor