Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 22, 2022 5:33:48 GMT 12
60 PERCENT OF YOUTH PROSECUTIONS TARGET MĀORI, AMID REFORM COMMITMENTS
Despite the recent spotlight on ram raids and smash-and-grab robberies, the number of young people ending up in court is dropping.
While the numbers reflect a downwards tend in recent years Māori remain disproportionately over-represented in the statistics – 63 per cent of those under 17 coming before the courts in the last year identified as Māori, compared with 26 per cent European, 7 per cent Pasifika and 1 per cent Asian.....
www.teaomaori.news/60-percent-youth-prosecutions-target-maori-amid-reform-commitments
Despite the recent spotlight on ram raids and smash-and-grab robberies, the number of young people ending up in court is dropping.
While the numbers reflect a downwards tend in recent years Māori remain disproportionately over-represented in the statistics – 63 per cent of those under 17 coming before the courts in the last year identified as Māori, compared with 26 per cent European, 7 per cent Pasifika and 1 per cent Asian.....
www.teaomaori.news/60-percent-youth-prosecutions-target-maori-amid-reform-commitments