Criminal Law
New leaders seek to modernise Criminal Bar Association one podcast and tech fix at a time
In a profession built on tradition and where the human stakes are very high, even small changes can echo loudly. Annabel Cresswell and Sumudu Thode believe the Criminal Bar Association New Zealand (CBANZ) — and the criminal justice system it serves — can’t afford to stand still any longer. They have ambitious plans to...
Criminal Bar Association and LexisNexis launch - That’s Just Criminal podcast
Today, Vice Presidents of the Criminal Bar Association Annabel Cresswell and Sumudu Thode released the first two episodes of the That’s Just Criminal podcast, an insightful look behind the scenes of the criminal justice system, both in Aotearoa and overseas. The first episode ‘Is silence golden? The dilemma of calling...
Risk assessment algorithms in the New Zealand criminal justice system
BY OLIVER FREDRICKSON, WELLINGTON, WITH REASSESSMENT This article was originally published in the New Zealand Law Journal – Issue 328 INTRODUCTION Across the world, police officers, judges, and parole boards are turning to sophisticated algorithmic risk assessments to guide increasingly important decisions. Unknown...