Justice

Tim Chapman is from Northern Ireland, where he works in the area of restorative justice in the community and in prisons. He was employed by the probation service for 25 years and is now teaching a… Audio

A bill newly arrived in Parliament aims to better correct miscarriages of justice via a new independent review commission with wider powers. Audio

US inmate advocate Ann Jacobs believes children should visit their incarcerated parents and mothers should keep their babies with them inside. Jacobs is the director of the Prisoner Re-entry… Audio

Chester Borrows and members of the Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group hold their first first public discussion on Monday 15 October in Papatoetoe, Auckland, at 9.30am. Borrows is the group's… Audio

From Monday Justice Minister Andrew Little will bring together hundreds of minds for a Criminal Justice Summit being held in Porirua, north of Wellington. Over three days around 550 people will take… Audio

The Department of Corrections and the Pathway Trust are to start a new pilot programme at Christchurch Men's Prison later this year, aimed at reducing reoffending. 57 per cent of released inmates are… Audio

The New Zealand Bar Association is adding its voice to concerns over the huge backlog of cases across the judicial system, that has prompted the Chief District Court Judge Jan-Marie Doogue to divert… Audio

Recently a high profile diplomat experienced what she describes as racial profiling in her local supermarket and there are still concerns about African youth being targeted by police in this country… Audio, Gallery

As the government decides whether to build a controversial new billion-dollar 'mega prison' in Waikeria, a group of young Maori have taken their fight to oppose it to the United Nations. Julia… Audio

The Minister for Justice has asked the Law Commission for advice on changing abortion law but what do the Commissioners have to do? Audio

Retired District Court and Youth Court judge Fred McElrea and Chris Marshall (pictured), the Diana Unwin Chair in Restorative Justice at Victoria University, are experts in the application of… Audio

Pat Booth was one of New Zealand’s most respected, effective and inspirational investigative journalists. He died last Wednesday, aged 88. Mediawatch looks back at some of his achievements - and his… Audio

A pilot programme to speed up justice for victims of sexual violence has found case times have been halved, in just one year of the two year programme. That means reducing delay and uncertainty for… Audio

Candidates for the Māori seat of Tāmaki Makaurau debate the issues of this election. The speakers are Peeni Henare, the sitting MP from the Labour Party, Shane Taurima from the Māori Party and Marama… Audio