Category Archives: SST

Drug Testing Alone Will Fail – We’re Flying Blind When It Comes To Drugs & Alcohol

Posted on April 29, 2016 by

All the talk this week has been about drug testing loopholes and the lacklustre application of the law when it comes to drug and alcohol (D&A) testing of parolees and offenders under community sentences. I agree that it is indeed … Continue reading →

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Sick and Tired of the ‘Prison Bashing’

Posted on March 22, 2016 by

I’m sick and tired of ‘prison bashing’. Apparently according to some warped neoliberals such as Nigel Latta and Roger Brooking (just to name a few), prisons are not effective at reducing crime and are therefore ineffective and redundant. In fact, … Continue reading →

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Child Sex Offender Name Change Bill – NOT a Human Rights Violation

Posted on February 10, 2016 by

The proposed Amendment Bill to disallow convicted paedophiles from legally changing their name sounds like a no-brainer to most regular kiwis. However, the Labour Party, Attorney-General, Green Party and the Law Society all think otherwise. Their main argument is that … Continue reading →

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Child Protection Bill – Is Naming of Victims Really an Issue?

Posted on December 11, 2015 by

Background The Child Protection Bill aims to reduce sexual reoffending against child victims, and the risk posed by serious child sex offenders in New Zealand. This is going to be done mainly in the form of a sex offenders register. … Continue reading →

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