The trial starts today of two teenage girls accused of the murder of retired school teacher John Rowe. Mr Rowe was brutally battered to death whilst he was asleep in his Opotiki home in November of last year. Two girls – Courteney Churchwood, aged 17 and a 15 year old with name suppression were later…
We’ve long been concerned about crime in New Zealand and how the country is often portrayed abroad as having a low crime rate/risk of crime. A recent report showed that 80% of New Zealanders were concerned about serious crime in the country and the issue has been explored in the Auckland based NZ Herald. The…
A 70 year old woman has been found dead in her own home. Neighbours discovered the woman, Barbara Jullian at 91 Matthews Avenue, Kaitaia at around 5.30pm yesterday. Police have said that a man had been seen walking away from the house earlier in the day and a resident of the street had made a…
Yesterday we blogged on the Herald’s article in which it said that 80% of Kiwis think crime is a serious problem in NZ but the majority of them thought it wasn’t a problem where they lived – “Not in my backyard” syndrome. Selective blindness perhaps, or a problem with definition? Today we’d like to share…
But it’s someone else’s problem, according a Victoria University survey, Not in my backyard? Crime in the Neighbourhood, conducted by Institute of Criminology director Associate Professor Michael Rowe. This is taken from an write up by Alanah May Ericson in today’s NZ Herald newspaper: “New Zealanders can recognise crime in other areas, but prefer to…
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