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040			_aAFVC
100			_aWillis, Gwenda M. _92335
245			_aIndependent review of Ara Poutama’s community notification and engagement process _cGwenda M. Willis
260			_bAra Poutama Aotearoa | Department of Corrections, _c2023
300			_aelectronic document (41 pages) ; PDF file
500			_aPublished August 2023, released November 2023
520			_aAra Poutama Aotearoa | Department of Corrections has strengthened its notification policy following an independent review into its community notification and engagement process. The review made seven recommendations. The Department has accepted all recommendations, and work is already underway to improve the community notification and engagement processes. "We have expanded our community notification criteria to include more offenders, including adult sex offenders. While our previous notification policy predominantly focused on community notification for people who offended against children, we can now notify for people who have committed sexual offences against adults or general violence assessed with an above average risk for sexual or violent reoffending. Decisions around who and under what circumstances an individual is considered notifiable are complex and assessed on a case-by-case basis. When deciding whether to notify a community, our primary consideration is whether this will enhance public safety and help us further manage an offender’s risk. There are times when it isn’t appropriate for us to carry out a notification, especially if previous offending has happened within a family setting, or the survivors are known within a small community. We must always be confident that any notification will not inadvertently lead to the identification of the victims of crimes and cause them further harm and distress. In making all notification decisions, Corrections staff have to balance this risk with the benefit of providing communities with information. We will now carry out this assessment for a wider range of offence types." (From media release). Record #8416
610			_aAra Poutama Aotearoa | Department of Corrections _98738
650			_aCOMMUNITY NOTIFICATION _912368
650			_aCRIMINAL LAW _9169
650			_aJUSTICE _9333
650			_aOFFENDERS _9413
650			_aSAFETY _9511
650			_aSEX OFFENDERS _9528
650			_aVIOLENCE _9629
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
856			_uhttps://www.corrections.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/50679/Community_notification_review.pdf _zDownload report, PDF
856			_uhttps://www.corrections.govt.nz/news/2023/review_into_corrections_notification_and_community_engagement_policy _zRead media release, 7/11/2023
942			_2ddc _cREPORT _hnews124