IMPRISONMENT & FAMILY STRUCTURE
What is the evidence telling us?
Released 15 June 2018
A wealth of research has investigated associations between family structure and adverse outcomes, but surprisingly little has investigated prisoners’ childhood family backgrounds. At September 2017, New Zealand prisons held a total of 10,470 individuals. This is an historic high. The imprisonment rate has grown steeply in the last 40 years.
Read the report…
Media Release “Prison Rates Reflect Weakening Of Family Structure“
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