Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 27, 2016 16:20:39 GMT 12
BE CAREFUL ASCRIBING RACISM TO THE FACT FEWER MAORI ARE LET OFF WITH A WARNING
But the headline figures didn't tell the whole story. Far from it, in fact. The IPCA drew on an audit of those given pre charge warnings and that found 51 per cent of non-Maori had no previous convictions but only 26 per cent of Maori enjoyed a clean record.
Among a number of disqualifying factors for pre-charge warnings, a person's form is certainly considered. This was near universally ignored in reporting and commentary around the report, even though the IPCA stated: "The Authority has not come across any evidence that clearly demonstrates differential treatment on the basis of ethnicity."...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11716882
But the headline figures didn't tell the whole story. Far from it, in fact. The IPCA drew on an audit of those given pre charge warnings and that found 51 per cent of non-Maori had no previous convictions but only 26 per cent of Maori enjoyed a clean record.
Among a number of disqualifying factors for pre-charge warnings, a person's form is certainly considered. This was near universally ignored in reporting and commentary around the report, even though the IPCA stated: "The Authority has not come across any evidence that clearly demonstrates differential treatment on the basis of ethnicity."...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11716882