Leftist Kiwi Writes Crime, Education, Justice, New Zealand Affairs, Youth Offending

The many tragic angles of the Taupo high school arson

Taupo-nui-a-Tia College, which was damaged by arson on Sunday (Google Map) On Sunday afternoon, word began filtering through of a major fire at a high school in the central North Island town of Taupo. The Taupo-nui-a-Tia College, the largest school in southern Waikato had been struck by arson. Aside from the usual social media reaction … Continue reading The many tragic angles of the Taupo high school arson

Leftist Kiwi Writes Crime, Justice, New Zealand Affairs

The problem with Americanizing our prisons

As we plunge deep into the first year of the new Government, some all too familiar conservative policies are coming to the fore on justice. Remember the time we had 3 Strikes under the Government of former Prime Minister John Key? Remember the preference for more prison beds than tackling the socio-economic drivers of crime? … Continue reading The problem with Americanizing our prisons