A sharp decline in youth crime: reviewing trends in New Zealand’s youth offending rates between 1998 and 2019

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A sharp decline in youth crime: reviewing trends in New Zealand’s youth offending rates between 1998 and 2019

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There is a paucity of research investigating New Zealand’s rates of youth offending. This study examines trends in youth offending data between 1998 and 2019, then compares these with the rate at which emerging adults (aged 17 to 24) entered the justice system during this period. Our approach aimed to explore whether changes in youth offending may have had a downstream impact on rates of justice-system contact among emerging adults. Results indicate that the overall rate at which youth were a...

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Date created

2023-01-01

Creator

Polglase, Liam / Lambie, Ian

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/67140

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48 Law and Legal Studies / 4805 Legal Systems / 4402 Criminology / 44 Human Society / Pediatric / Pediatric Research Initiative / 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions / Social Sciences / Criminology & Penology / public health / young people who offend / youth justice / youth offending / JUVENILE-OFFENDERS / JUSTICE / DROP / 1602 Criminology / 1608 Sociology / 1801 Law / 4804 Law in context

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