Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 7, 2018 16:19:23 GMT 12
IWI PANELS USING TIKANGA MĀORI SOLUTIONS TO HELP DIVERT LOW-LEVEL OFFENDERS FROM COURTS
A tikanga Māori solution to keep low-level offenders out of the court system is having a wider impact outside Māori communities.
Police figures show in the year to June 58 per cent of the 1800 people referred to the Te Pae Oranga process did not identify as Māori.
The programme is a partnership originally developed by police and iwi to reduce prosecutions against Māori.
Police Māori, Pacific, and Ethnic Services national manager Michael McLean said the tikanga Māori solution to curb low-level recidivism was proving effective in keeping people of all ethnicities and cultures from entering the justice system......
www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/109136627/Iwi-panels-using-tikanga-M-ori-solutions-to-help-divert-low-level-offenders-from-courts
A tikanga Māori solution to keep low-level offenders out of the court system is having a wider impact outside Māori communities.
Police figures show in the year to June 58 per cent of the 1800 people referred to the Te Pae Oranga process did not identify as Māori.
The programme is a partnership originally developed by police and iwi to reduce prosecutions against Māori.
Police Māori, Pacific, and Ethnic Services national manager Michael McLean said the tikanga Māori solution to curb low-level recidivism was proving effective in keeping people of all ethnicities and cultures from entering the justice system......
www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/109136627/Iwi-panels-using-tikanga-M-ori-solutions-to-help-divert-low-level-offenders-from-courts