The New Zealand Government is continuing its crackdown on gangs, with a new specialist National Gang Unit and a ban on wearing …
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Police are frustrated with mental health callouts – here’s how to reduce their involvement and improve support
door VL-NieuwsPolice in New Zealand – as with many other jurisdictions – are facing significant growth in callouts to mental health incidents, and …
- Buurt & BewonerCriminaliteitDe Veilige Binnenstad
Has lowering the NZ drinking age caused more crime? Despite ongoing concern, the evidence isn’t clear cut
door VL-NieuwsNew Zealand reduced the minimum age for buying alcohol from 20 to 18 in 1999 and, with over two decades of data …
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The occupation of NZ’s parliament grounds is a tactical challenge for police – but mass arrests are not an option
door VL-NieuwsPolicing protests during Covid is proving challenging for many forces, and the anti-vaxxers and others who have gathered at New Zealand’s parliament …
- Buurt & BewonerCrises & IncidentenDe Veilige BinnenstadRadicalisering
Two years on from the Christchurch terror attack, how much has really changed?
door VL-NieuwsTwo years on from the horrific terrorist attack on a Christchurch mosque that left 51 people dead, Law Professor Alexander Gillespie looks …
- Buurt & BewonerRadicalisering
To shut down far-right extremism in Australia, we must confront the ecosystem of hate
door VL-NieuwsHateful extremism must be addressed before it manifests itself as violent extremism – as unfolded in the 2019 Christchurch massacre in New …
- Crises & IncidentenDe Veilige Binnenstad
Police legitimacy: How can it be regained once lost?
door VL-NieuwsWith an apparent increasing disconnect between the American public and the police who serve them, is there any hope for a recovery …