13% reduction in Police (non-traffic) apprehensions of Māori adults resolved by
prosecution.
A 10% decrease in the proportion of casualties in
fatal and serious crashes who are Māori
Māori satisfaction with Police services, and Māori
trust and confidence in Police, will be higher than
they've ever been
16% decrease in the proportion of casualties in serious crashes who are Māori
22% decrease in the proportion of casualties in fatal crashes who are Māori.
Māori Trust and Confidence in Police grew initially but has been declining since mid- to late2013.
Te Kupenga 2013 shows police and health are the top-rated institutions by Māori.
NB: The baseline year is 2011/12
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Phase 2 (July 2015 – June 2018) sets the following targets:
A 10% decrease in the proportion of first time offenders who are Māori;
A 20% decrease in the proportion of repeat offenders who are Māori;
A 20% decrease in the proportion of repeat victims who are Māori;
A 25% reduction in Police (non traffic) apprehensions of Māori resolved by
prosecution;
A 20% decrease in the proportion of casualties in fatal and serious crashes who
are Māori; and
Increased trust and confidence in Police
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The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention recommended that “a review be
undertaken of the degree of inconsistencies and systemic bias against Māori at all
the different levels of the criminal justice system… [and] extend the Turning of the
Tide to other areas of the criminal justice system.”114 The CAT Committee
recommended the extension of the Turning of the Tide to other sections of the
Justice sector. As a result, in October 2015 a team – reporting to the Justice Sector
Leadership Board and the Police Commissioner’s Māori Focus Forum – was
established to develop a Justice Sector-wide Māori strategy.
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It is recommended that the Committee urge the Government to commit to
addressing the disproportionate representation of Māori in the criminal justice
system by:
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ensuring that partnership with Iwi is central to the Justice Sector-wide Māori
strategy currently being developed;
stepping up its efforts to address the root causes which lead to
disproportionate incarceration rates of Māori through including specific
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Mission to New Zealand, A/HRC/30/36/Add.2 (6 July 2015).
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Human Rights Commission submission to the Human Rights Committee in relation to New Zealand’s 6th periodic review under the ICCPR