CONDUCT OF MAORIS
Standard May Be Too High C.Z. Prew Association) AUCKLAND; Mar. 23. Because the crime rate of the New Zealand pakeha is as low as that of any other country in the world—and possibly lower—it is possible that the Maori community is being set a standard of conduct that many other communities would have difficulty in achieving. This view is expressed by the director of the Department of University Extension of Auckland University (Mr S. R. Morrison) in a paper on crime in the Maori community prepared for the Maori leadership conference being held at Murupara. Mr Morrison’s general conclusions were:
‘ There is no evidence that a Maori is at a disadvantage when the period of imprisonment is being determined,” he said. There is slight evidence that proportionately more Maoris who are charged with crimes are convicted and sentenced. The difference is 1 per cent and is hardly significant.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30398, 24 March 1964, Page 13
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