queenstown: Who decides which prison you go to? Which prison do you go to if your from Queenstown? Got busted for possession with intent to supply cannabis

lokhor:

Sidestep:

lokhor: Unless he is of Maori descent, in which case he is pretty well screwed.

http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/snapshots-of-nz/yearbook/society/crime/corrections.aspx

That's not bias in the courts though.
It's a reflection of societal problems that have young Maori over represented in appearances before the courts in the first place.

You are wrong:
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/672574/Over-representation-of-Maori-in-the-criminal-justice-system.pdf

When self-reported offending (and social background) was held constant,
Māori offenders appeared still to be twice as likely to be subject to Police attention,
relative to non-Māori offenders.

A more recent analysis of the same sample, now aged 21, indicated a smaller but
similar effect related to arrest and conviction for cannabis use. This study examined
the associations between the self-reported use of cannabis, and arrest and
conviction for cannabis related offences. Independently of self-declared cannabis
use, Māori were more likely to be arrested and convicted for cannabis use. Previous
police record, self-reported crime, and being male also increased the likelihood of
arrest and conviction. Fergusson et al found this “consistent with a labelling theory
perspective”.

It also shows that Maori are more likely to be imprisoned, rather than receive monetary fines or home detention. 

Geektastic:

lokhor:

Sidestep:

lokhor: Unless he is of Maori descent, in which case he is pretty well screwed.

http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/snapshots-of-nz/yearbook/society/crime/corrections.aspx

That's not bias in the courts though.
It's a reflection of societal problems that have young Maori over represented in appearances before the courts in the first place.

You are wrong:
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/672574/Over-representation-of-Maori-in-the-criminal-justice-system.pdf

When self-reported offending (and social background) was held constant,
Māori offenders appeared still to be twice as likely to be subject to Police attention,
relative to non-Māori offenders.

A more recent analysis of the same sample, now aged 21, indicated a smaller but
similar effect related to arrest and conviction for cannabis use. This study examined
the associations between the self-reported use of cannabis, and arrest and
conviction for cannabis related offences. Independently of self-declared cannabis
use, Māori were more likely to be arrested and convicted for cannabis use. Previous
police record, self-reported crime, and being male also increased the likelihood of
arrest and conviction. Fergusson et al found this “consistent with a labelling theory
perspective”.

It also shows that Maori are more likely to be imprisoned, rather than receive monetary fines or home detention. 

That's probably because the ones in question usually have no money and/or cannot be trusted with home detention.

Fred99:

Geektastic:

lokhor:

Sidestep:

lokhor: Unless he is of Maori descent, in which case he is pretty well screwed.

http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/snapshots-of-nz/yearbook/society/crime/corrections.aspx

That's not bias in the courts though.
It's a reflection of societal problems that have young Maori over represented in appearances before the courts in the first place.

You are wrong:
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/672574/Over-representation-of-Maori-in-the-criminal-justice-system.pdf

When self-reported offending (and social background) was held constant,
Māori offenders appeared still to be twice as likely to be subject to Police attention,
relative to non-Māori offenders.

A more recent analysis of the same sample, now aged 21, indicated a smaller but
similar effect related to arrest and conviction for cannabis use. This study examined
the associations between the self-reported use of cannabis, and arrest and
conviction for cannabis related offences. Independently of self-declared cannabis
use, Māori were more likely to be arrested and convicted for cannabis use. Previous
police record, self-reported crime, and being male also increased the likelihood of
arrest and conviction. Fergusson et al found this “consistent with a labelling theory
perspective”.

It also shows that Maori are more likely to be imprisoned, rather than receive monetary fines or home detention. 

That's probably because the ones in question usually have no money and/or cannot be trusted with home detention.

Speaking of money, I'd wager that there would be a similar correlation between "wealth" and imprisonment rates as there is with "ethnicity".

Section 8(i) of the Sentencing Act was apparently supposed to address the imbalance, but of course because it can't discriminate based on ethnicity or wealth, in practice it's of much more use to rich kids (of any ethnicity) with expensive lawyers arguing their case than it was ever going to be for any socially disadvantaged group.

Geektastic:

Fred99:

Geektastic:

lokhor:

Sidestep:

lokhor: Unless he is of Maori descent, in which case he is pretty well screwed.

http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/snapshots-of-nz/yearbook/society/crime/corrections.aspx

That's not bias in the courts though.
It's a reflection of societal problems that have young Maori over represented in appearances before the courts in the first place.

You are wrong:
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/672574/Over-representation-of-Maori-in-the-criminal-justice-system.pdf

When self-reported offending (and social background) was held constant,
Māori offenders appeared still to be twice as likely to be subject to Police attention,
relative to non-Māori offenders.

A more recent analysis of the same sample, now aged 21, indicated a smaller but
similar effect related to arrest and conviction for cannabis use. This study examined
the associations between the self-reported use of cannabis, and arrest and
conviction for cannabis related offences. Independently of self-declared cannabis
use, Māori were more likely to be arrested and convicted for cannabis use. Previous
police record, self-reported crime, and being male also increased the likelihood of
arrest and conviction. Fergusson et al found this “consistent with a labelling theory
perspective”.

It also shows that Maori are more likely to be imprisoned, rather than receive monetary fines or home detention. 

That's probably because the ones in question usually have no money and/or cannot be trusted with home detention.

Speaking of money, I'd wager that there would be a similar correlation between "wealth" and imprisonment rates as there is with "ethnicity".

Section 8(i) of the Sentencing Act was apparently supposed to address the imbalance, but of course because it can't discriminate based on ethnicity or wealth, in practice it's of much more use to rich kids (of any ethnicity) with expensive lawyers arguing their case than it was ever going to be for any socially disadvantaged group.

Being rich has advantages, otherwise who would bother making the efforts required to get there?

muppet: I think Ben Dover and Tay Kit decide which prison, don't they?