Changes to NZ’s parole laws to improve rehabilitation could lead to even longer prison times
- Written by Laura Johnstone, PhD Candidate in Criminal Justice, University of Canterbury
ACT’s recently proposed amendment to parole legislation fits with the party’s “restoring law and order and personal responsibility” platform enshrined in last year’s coalition agreement. But the rule changes could cause more harm than good.
If passed into law, the Parole (Mandatory Completion of Rehabilitative...