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| Halfway-house plan to cut crime |
| By The New Zealand Herald |
| Published: 07/25/2008 |
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NEW ZEALAND - Providing halfway houses for ex-prisoners could cut re-offending rates to five or six times below current levels, says the Parole Board chief. Judge David Carruthers _ a former Chief District Court Judge, and board chairman for the past three years _ told a foster parents' conference in Tauranga that Canada was "five or six times more successful" than New Zealand at reducing reoffending because almost all long-term prisoners were placed in halfway houses on release. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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