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A Guide to Sentencing and the Criminal Justice System (2006)
A guide for first time offenders that provides a likely sentence for 20 common offences and overviews the criminal justice system
Contact:
Whitireia Community Law Centre
Found In:
Justice System > Criminal Court
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil
Community work
Community Work is a community-based sentence requiring offenders to do unpaid work in the community. This factsheet explains types of community work, and enforcement requirements.
Contact:
Corrections, Department of
Found In:
Justice System > Crime & Crime Prevention
Format: Fact Sheet
Criminal record - obtaining a copy (Sep 2009)
Your rights to access your criminal record and to authorise release to third parties, and when you can conceal convictions
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Rights of the Individual > Privacy
Format: Brochure
Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act - what does it mean for me? (2009)
What are the criteria for concealing your criminal record, and how do you know whether you meet them?
Contact:
Justice, Ministry of
Found In:
Justice System > Crime & Crime Prevention
Languages: ENGLISH, MAORI, TONGAN, SAMOAN, NIUEAN, COOK ISLAND MAORI
Format: Brochure, Website
Disorderly and offensive - when your behaviour will get you arrested (Oct 2008)
How the Police distinguish between high spirited, disorderly, and offensive behaviour.
Contact:
YouthLaw - Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki
Found In:
Justice System > Police
Format: Website
Cost: free online
Electronic Crime
What is e-Crime? How to report e-crime. How to protect yourself and your family from e-crime. Joint NZ Police and NetSafe project.
Contact:
Internet Safety Group
Found In:
Justice System > Crime & Crime Prevention
Format: Brochure
Cost: nil
Home Detention
General Introduction to this community based sentence. Includes applying for home detention and an outline of how offenders are monitored.
Contact:
Corrections, Department of
Found In:
Justice System > Crime & Crime Prevention
Format: Fact Sheet
Information for women - when your partner has been charged with a sexual offence
Explains legal rights and legal process in cases of sexual abuse and rape
Contact:
Sexual Abuse Survivors Trust
Found In:
Rights of the Individual > Abuse & Harrassment
Format: Booklet
Neighbourhood Support New Zealand
Neighbourhood Support works closely with the Police and many other
organisations in your community to reduce crime, improve safety and prepare
to deal with emergencies and natural disasters. Neighbourhood Support aims
to make our homes, streets, neighbourhoods and communities safer and more
caring places in which to live.
Find your nearest Neighbourhood Support contact at
http://www.ns.org.nz/contacts.html
Contact:
Neighbourhood Support New Zealand
Found In:
Justice System > Crime & Crime Prevention
Format: Website
Police Powers to Stop and Search (2006)
Information about Police powers to stop and search
Contact:
Whitireia Community Law Centre
Found In:
Justice System > Police
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil