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ROBSON LECTURE 2021
Professor Tracey McIntosh delivered the Robson Lecture
at this year’s Unity Day with the theme of her presentation
based around Criminal Justice Reform. Professor
McIntosh was a member of the Safe and Effective
Justice Advisory Group which was tasked with engaging
with the public about what type of Justice System New
Zealanders want to see, and to canvas ideas on how
these changes should be made.
Following several years of research, the result is Turuki!
Turuki! — a report providing recommendations for
a fundamental reshaping of Aotearoa New Zealand’s
Justice system to one which prevents harm, addresses
its causes and promotes healing and restoration among
individuals and communities.
It’s an ambitious call but one the committee is adamant
needs to be picked up immediately following years
of inaction to mend what is widely known to be a broken
Justice system.
”Reforming the Criminal
Justice System remains central
to the Trust’s vision for a
kinder and fairer Napier”.
Pilot City was established in 1986 and Unity Day programmes
have forged a reputation for curating high
quality, relevant presentations by leading and inspirational
voices in the Restorative Justice space. Included
within Unity Days are forums on restorative justice and
the roles that local and central government can play in
supporting the concept of Napier piloting lasting alternatives
to violence.
The John Robson Collection, a Pat driven initiative in the former Napier Library; brand spanking new books for the collection,
signed by the authors, Sir Kim Workman’s Journey Towards Justice and Professor Chris Marshall’s All Things Reconciled. Chris called
the modern restorative justice movement, “perhaps one of the most important social movements of our time”; Karakia following
Sir Kim Workman’s keynote address at the Pilot City Unity Forum, 2019.
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