Source: (2006) In, Report on the 2006 COnference — ‘Beyond Retribution.’ Aukland, NZ: Prison Fellowship New Zealand. pp.5-13.
Regardless of political or ideological
persuasion, those who came seemed to be of one mind
– that criminal justice and penal reform was necessary.
!ere was a healthy scepticism about the value of
imprisonment, and an acceptance that the nation needed
alternatives. Parliamentarians, the judiciary, gang
members, criminal justice professionals and providers,
justice advocates and prison volunteers – together they
made a powerful confection indeed.
We were able to secure from the conference an agreed
mandate for change, and general agreement about what
those changes might be. !is paper identifies the main
themes that emerged, and charts a course for those
prepared to set out on the journey. (excerpt)
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