He Ture Kia Tika – Let the law be right

He Ture Kia Tika – Let the law be right

Publication date:  October 2023

Research team: Stella Black, Katey Thom, David Burnside, and Jessica Hastings

This report recommends that the Government implement proposed solutions for developing a trauma-informed justice system that collaborates with a diverse network of community-based resources. In recent years, Aotearoa has implemented a criminal justice reform plan with the goal of improving the system by utilising evidence in all aspects. This research report indicates that achieving this transformation requires culturally appropriate methods of gathering evidence at the grassroots level, in collaboration with government agencies and sectors involved in the criminal justice system. The primary objective of He Ture Kia Tika was to partner with whānau who have experienced incarceration to co-create a more effective justice system in Aotearoa.