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Weekly current affairs from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).

  • 1New Zealand's prison population is one of the highest in the world and it continues to grow each year. Despite the number of people behind bars, the New Zealand violent crime rate continues to skyrocket. There is a growing sense among New Zealanders that the criminal justice system is becoming too soft on criminals. Interview with Justice Minister Geoffrey Palmer about The Criminal Justice Amendment Bill which tries to balance the need to toughen up on crime with the pressures of an overflowing prison system, followed by a look at inconsistencies within the present justice system. Studio debate about the present justice system and what reforms are necessary.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 03
    • Finish 00 : 27 : 59
    • Duration 27 : 56
    Reporters
    • Lindsay Perigo (Interviewer)
    • Rodney Bryant (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Geoffrey Palmer (Deputy Prime Minister)
    • Dr Paul Davidson (Criminal Psychologist)
    • Greg Newbold (Sociologist and Criminologist)
    • Sir Desmond Sullivan (Retired Chief Judge, Auckland District Court)
    • Keith Morrow (President, New Zealand Police Association)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Sunday
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 11 August 1985
Start Time
  • 21 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Weekly current affairs from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • News
  • Newsmagazine
Hosts
  • Lindsay Perigo (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Lindsay Perigo (Interviewer)
  • Rodney Bryant (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Dr Paul Davidson (Criminal Psychologist)
  • Geoffrey Palmer (Deputy Prime Minister)
  • Greg Newbold (Sociologist and Criminologist)
  • Keith Morrow (President, New Zealand Police Association)
  • Sir Desmond Sullivan (Retired Chief Judge, Auckland District Court)
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