Jobless-crime link not studied
Parliamentary reporter No research has been undertaken in New Zealand to show whether there is any link' between unemployment and criminal offences. The Minister of Justice (Mr McLay) said in reply to a question in Parliament that the department had no plan for such research at present. He agreed that because of the many possible variables, existing statistics were an inadequate basis for a pro-
ject of this type. For example, there, might be a greater willingness to report offences, and the improved mobility and information systems '' of the police would have an effect on the number of prosecutions and convictions. Mr McLay said the department believed that any 5 worth-while . conclusions would require a survey of sample households, repeated several times over at least two years. ' ..
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Press, 22 June 1981, Page 11
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