Crime and Justice Insights

Understanding offending

Offending patterns of people born in 1978

One in four people born in NZ in 1978 has a criminal conviction. This infographic presents information about the lifetime offending patterns of this cohort.

Offending patterns of people born in 1978 [PDF, 494 KB]

Justice Sector Population Report 2017

This report and summary A3 graphic describes the New Zealand population in terms of projected future offending, to help decide where we can intervene to reduce offending.

A3 summary of the Justice Sector Population Report 2017 [PDF, 2.2 MB] 

Justice Sector Population Report 2017 [PDF, 14 MB]

Justice and health

Analyses related to the health of people interacting with the justice system.

Mental health and the justice system

People who interact with the justice sector have a high rate of mental health and addiction service use. This two-page infographic looks at when services are used and how people are referred.

Mental health and the justice system [PDF, 573 KB]

Traumatic Brain Injury and people in the justice system

Traumatic Brain Injury affects many people in the Justice System. This infographic and research paper look at the rate of Traumatic Brain Injury, its causes and associations with offending.

Traumatic Brain Injury and people in the justice system (A3 infographic) [PDF, 375 KB]

Traumatic Brain Injury and people in the justice system: Research paper [PDF, 847 KB]

Flows through the justice system

This document from the Ministry of Justice provides information about New Zealanders’ interaction with the criminal justice system for policy makers and researchers.

Flows through the justice system document 2018 [PDF, 1.3 MB]