The Understanding Policing Delivery (UPD) research programme seeks to identify whether, where, and to what extent bias exists in Police decision-making, including:
who Police stop and speak to, and how Police engage with them;
decision-making around laying charges;1 and decision-making around the use of force.

As part of this programme, the Donald Beasley Institute (DBI) conducted research to provide insight into Police attitudes toward tākata whaikaha, D/deaf, and disabled people.
The research was conducted by a diverse team of disabled and non-disabled researchers and involved three phases: an integrative literature review; qualitative interviews with 22
disabled participants; and qualitative interviews with 20 New Zealand Police.2 The research provides compelling evidence of inequity in relation to Police engagement with disability communities, but also highlights examples of positive policing practice and a commitment to developing a disability-responsive service.

Importantly, disabled and Police participants largely agreed on what is unfair in current policing practice and had shared ideas about the potential solutions to these inequities. If the voices of disabled people and Police are acknowledged and their solutions for change implemented, there is unlimited potential for New Zealand Police to become global leaders in the delivery of rights-based Policing for disabled people and their
communities. (From the Executive summary). Record #9044