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University of Canterbury sociologist and gang expert Dr Jarrod Gilbert joins Emile Donovan.

A new report shines a light on the balance of power gangs hold in prisons - and how it impacts other inmates. A Corrections-commissioned study, chiefly authored by criminologist Jarrod Gilbert, shows gang-affiliated prisoners has doubled over the past decade. Corrections deputy director for men's prisons, Neil Beales, says there's been a noticeable increase in violent acts carried out by prisoners connected to the gangs. "What we are seeing is an increase in violence, particularly in some of the newer gangs...also, there's the resources and the money that they have to carry out some of their criminal activities." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Research into New Zealand prisons has found more than a third of inmates are in voluntary segregation. The report from Independent Research Solutions says the influence of gangs on prison culture has grown significantly in the past decades. It finds inmates are being categorised as being gang members or non-gang members - with the latter being the worst off. Author Jarrod Gilbert told Mike Hosking prisoners must either join a gang, fend for themselves, or be separated. He says the massive increase in voluntary segregations is unconsciously establishing two prisons within a prison. Gilbert says the Department of Corrections may hold the keys to the prisons, but on the inside it's a different story. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A researcher's warning better security is urgently needed as New Zealanders become soft targets for scammers. Independent Research Solutions Director Jarrod Gilbert has found people earning more than $100 thousand are significantly more likely to become victims, with rates increasing 10% since 2018. He told Mike Hosking it's the country's most prominent crime, and we need to act as at the moment, we're slipping behind. Gilbert says if measures aren't put in place, Kiwis will become an even more significant target. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senior Lecturer at the University of Canterbury and sociologist, Jarrod Gilbert joins Emile Donovan to discuss the tenure of Andrew Coster and who might be a good fit as a replacement.

Justice is set to be served to nearly every member of the Comancheros motorcycle gang, but that won't be the end of New Zealand's drug trade.   A three year police operation has resulted in 137 charges being laid.   Canterbury University sociology professor Jarrod Gilbert says it's decimated the Comancheros, and sends a message that any high profile organised crime group has a large target on their back.   But he says we can't expect this to significantly disrupt drug trade long term - as supply will just move to meet demand and the void will be filled.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Funds gifted to the Wellsford Volunteer Fire Brigade from may be returned due to its association with a gang.   The $2.5k donation was raised in the Head Hunters North Motorcycle club's "Outlaw Motorcycle Run" event.   Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden and members of the public have voiced opposition to the club accepting the money.  But sociologist and gang expert Jarrod Gilbert told Mike Hosking that the event was open to the public and about 40 businesses helped raise the money.   Gilbert says it's not the first time charitable gifts from outlaw clubs have not been accepted, but by and large, they tend to be.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about Chris Luxon being harangued by the media for copy-and-pasting his Waitangi Day speech, an eye-opening column on police recruitment numbers - and a sensational-sounding political scoop that has yet to see the light of day.

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about Chris Luxon being harangued by the media for copy-and-pasting his Waitangi Day speech, an eye-opening column on police recruitment numbers - and a sensational-sounding political scoop that has yet to see the light of day.

Discover a world that lies under the radar yet influences society in profound ways. Renowned gang researcher, Jarrod Gilbert, takes us on a journey into the heart of New Zealand's gangs. Gilbert, having lived amidst these communities for six years, brings unique insider perspectives. He dissects the nuances of gang culture, and the ethical dilemmas he faced during his time with the gangs.  We look at the complexities of gang-community dynamics, the potential fallout from new firearms laws, and the realities of gang-related issues often overlooked by policy makers. Gilbert also explains the history of gang facial tattoos and the potential implications of the current proposal to ban gang patches.  This is a fascinating journey into a world usually shrouded in mystery, fear, and misunderstanding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Political calls to crack down on crime are echoing in our media ahead of the upcoming election - not for the first time. Two seasoned journalists showed this was part of a pattern in a report on crime coverage which recommended new approaches. It was commissioned five years ago - but never saw the light of day. 

Political calls to crack down on crime are echoing in our media ahead of the upcoming election - not for the first time. Two seasoned journalists showed this was part of a pattern in a report on crime coverage which recommended new approaches. It was commissioned five years ago - but never saw the light of day. 

Being targeted by scam artists is becoming more common by the day.  Cyber fraud, often led by international cartels, has been able to grow to such an extent that everybody has a story of a message or odd phone call that was aiming to take advantage of them.  It isn't helping that Police in New Zealand are under-resourced and not focused on this type of crime, with a report from the Independent Police Conduct Authority finding a “vacuum in national leadership on fraud.”  So how can we take digital fraud seriously, and is it something that our political parties are even thinking of?  Crime expert Dr Jarrod Gilbert, a sociologist at the University of Canterbury and Director of Independent Research Solutions, is calling for change in how we police cyber fraud. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Guest host: Chelsea DanielsProducer: Shaun D WilsonExecutive Producer: Ethan SillsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another day and another debate on crime and what to do with it. There is no doubt the craze for ram raiding amongst the young has contributed to the perception that crime is out of control. Add to that the growing number of gun crimes particularly amongst the gangs.  It has led to a feeling that our streets are more unsafe than they've ever been before. It has led to the debate on crime to be all about punishment and all about crimes of violence and trespass. But the iceberg of crime is far bigger than we mostly hear and like an iceberg the biggest crimes are unreported. Jarrod Gilbert writes today about the incredible level of white collar crime we have in New Zealand and our laissez faire attitude towards it. He cites a couple of cases recently. The bloke charged with stealing $ 600,000 by defrauding the Covid wage subsidy.  Another case saw an allegation of an employer pocketing his staff's PAYE payments to the tune of $300,000. The size of the problem is even more evident when you look at the assets of criminals seized by the Police. On the list of the top nine people who have had assets seized or frozen only one was a gang member. The other eight were businessmen. The alleged illegal assets of the gang member made up just 3 per cent of the total assets of those on the list.  The combined assets of the white collar criminals loot was some $322 million. These are big numbers and big crimes but they're not supported by big sentences.  A fraudster who took investors for $115 million dollars was out of prison on parole after just 6 years. No New Zealand drug lord makes anything near that sort of illegal money. There's another statistic going about.  For every $1 stolen in common or garden crime, there's $40 stolen by white collar criminals. Who knows why we are so lenient on the business people defrauding the meek. The victims are legion.  The investors and super annuitants who lose their nest eggs and their security for the rest of of their lives.  The fraud that dwarfs any beneficiary fraud in this country.  But do the white collar criminals face the daily barrage of disgust that we direct at solo mums and residents of emergency housing. Maybe we just can't imagine that people who send their kids to nice schools and wear nice suits can be just as bad as any low life mongrel. If you're a tough on crime supporter you might want to get your dander up about that statistic.   White collar crime destroys lives in a far more widespread and invidious manner and the sooner we get tougher on it the better.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cars, guns and money: Police Minister Chris Hipkins on the Government's new plan to hit the gangs where it hurts - but is it too little too late?The latest on the revolution in New Zealand's 67 year old adoption laws. Two experts in the field, Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll and Barbara Sumner, join us live.Antivirals are now more accessible to more Kiwis but is the Government doing enough to get potentially life saving medication to those who need it? Otago University Biochemist Kurt Krause joins us live.From surviving bone cancer, to training as a GP, what did it take for this MP to rise from sickness to health and to politics? Labour MP for Takanini, Dr Anae Neru Leavasa, shares his Backstory.Dissecting the news of the week on our panel: Newshub political reporter and climate correspondent Isobel Ewing, former National MP Agnes Loheni, and Canterbury University sociologist, gang expert and author Dr Jarrod Gilbert.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thumbs up from a gang expert for the Government's new measures for tackling gangs.Police now have greater powers to search, seize weapons and cash, and impound vehicles.Firing a gun to intimidate will become an offence punishable by up to five years in jail.Sociologist Jarrod Gilbert told Mike Hosking the provisions are well targeted.He says they won't be gang-busting laws, but they will be useful tools to assist in important ways.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sociologist Dr Jarrod Gilbert is Director of Criminal Justice and a senior lecturer at the University of Canterbury.   As this country's leading authority on gangs, he wrote the very successful book ‘Patched: The history of gangs in New Zealand' which won several awards and become a best seller.  He also co-edited Criminal Justice: A New Zealand Introduction, writes a regular column for the New Zealand Herald and is currently working on a new book ‘Murder: A New Zealand History'.  He was Simon Barnett and James Daniels' guest for this weeks Six and a Song.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have some of our gangs come to their senses and agreed to stop shooting each other.Police and gang sources say there is an agreed upon ceasefire between the Tribesmen and Killer Beez, the two groups who have been terrorising the public with shootings over the last three weeks.Questions have been asked whether this truce is this legitimate and if so, how long it lasts.Sociologist and gang expert Jarrod Gilbert joined Mike Hosking to shed some light on the developments.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Wire with Christina, Marcus Jones kicked off the show with Dear Science, discussing the end of particle physics and why the Tonga volcanic eruption was so explosive. Christina spoke to political scientist Dr Lara Greaves about Labour's Cabinet reshuffle on Monday. She also spoke to End Conversion Therapy co-founder Shaneel Lal about allegations of homophobia at Bethlehem College and their treatment of LGBTQ+ students. Aneeka had her regular catch up with the National Party's Dr. Shane Reti, where they discussed gangs. Christina talked to Dr Jarrod Gilbert, a sociologist from the University of Canterbury about New Zealand's war on gangs. And finally, Jack spoke to Byron Clarke about the far-right's adoption of conservationist ideology.

The National Party released it's Law and Order Policy over the weekend, the policy would extend a current insignia ban to all public places including any location visible from a public place - such as the exterior of a gang clubhouse. This includes posts to social media, which gangs are continuously using to market themselves and target younger members.John MacDonald asked sociologist and gang expert, Jarrod Gilbert, if these measures would actually make a difference, or is it simply an act to try to get votes for next year's election.LISTEN ABOVE

An expert on gangs says while the current escalation of violence is concerning, it's just part of the usual cycle of gangland tensions. Jarrod Gilbert says the police will ultimately be successful in cracking down on them, and thanks to gun law changes they'll have fewer weapons next time things escalate. Timothy Brown has more.

Auckland has been hit by seven shootings in one night.  Police say they are not aware of any injuries, but several houses have been damaged. The attacks are believed to be part of a feud between two gangs: the Tribesmen and the Killer Beez. Jarrod Gilbert is a sociologist and gang expert, he joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE 

Speaking to Lloyd Burr on Today FM, Jarrod Gilbert says we should all be incredibly concerned following the seven Auckland shootings that took place on Tuesday night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jarrod Gilbert, a senior lecturer at University of Canterbury and author of Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand joins us to give some context to the latest shootings in Auckland.

Recent reports about gangs and an upswing in gun crime echo a similar panic 25 years ago which prompted a political backlash and hasty changes in the law. A new report looking back at that says most changes didn't work - and the media was part of the problem. 

Recent reports about gangs and an upswing in gun crime echo a similar panic 25 years ago which prompted a political backlash and hasty changes in the law. A new report looking back at that says most changes didn't work - and the media was part of the problem. 

In 1996 a string of brutal incidents prompted allegations the then national government was soft on crime - a raft of law changes followed With the current spike in gang tensions, we’re going to hear from the Waitaki mayor Gary Kircher, and Jarrod Gilbert from the University of Canterbury.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As political debate around crime and gangs intensifies, a criminologist is warning against hasty controls. Canterbury University gang expert Jarrod Gilbert has been researching 1996, a year of unprecedented gang warfare, and the laws made in response. He says future legislation should avoid impulsive action. Gilbert spoke to Susie Ferguson.

A gang expert says several factors are contributing to the rise in violence on our streets.Police are investigating a serious assault by a convoy of gang members on motorbikes on the Waikato Expressway that's left a motorist critically injured.Canterbury University's Jarrod Gilbert says gangs have been growing consistently since 2010.He told Mike Hosking many of the new members are younger people who are determined to make a reputation for themselves.“That increases the chances of these types of issues. When you get a group of people like that together at once, often they will behave in ways they might not individually.”LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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An expert on gangs says there is a challenge to get vaccination rates up in gangs. A positive case last month on the Hauraki Plains involved a Black Power member, and several Mongrel Mob members in South Auckland have also been infected. Jarrod Gilbert, a sociologist at the University of Canterbury, told Morning Report gangs in general aren't likely to listen to public health authorities when it comes to vaccination. "There's obviously an oppositional nature to the state, so anything that comes from that realm is seen as deeply suspicious. "The other issue without question is that a lot of people in these communities aren't listening to Morning Report, they're relying on social media where misinformation is rife. "So, there's a fair bit of conspiratorial type thinking not just within the gangs, but within those communities where the gangs exist." Gilbert gang leaders are one key to passing on the message, and he's met several who are double vaccinated.

An expert on gangs says there is a challenge to get vaccination rates up in gangs. A positive case last month on the Hauraki Plains involved a Black Power member, and several Mongrel Mob members in South Auckland have also been infected. Jarrod Gilbert, a sociologist at the University of Canterbury, told Morning Report gangs in general aren't likely to listen to public health authorities when it comes to vaccination. "There's obviously an oppositional nature to the state, so anything that comes from that realm is seen as deeply suspicious. "The other issue without question is that a lot of people in these communities aren't listening to Morning Report, they're relying on social media where misinformation is rife. "So, there's a fair bit of conspiratorial type thinking not just within the gangs, but within those communities where the gangs exist." Gilbert gang leaders are one key to passing on the message, and he's met several who are double vaccinated.

A major gang member's funeral, and the procession that followed, appears to have gone off without a hitch.Hundreds gathered for a service at a church in Grey Lynn, before the procession traversed across Auckland.During the service, police temporarily closed part of the street outside the church..Gang expert Dr Jarrod Gilbert told Heather du Plessis-Allan Police are a bit damned, either way, whether they took more action or not."If they tried to break this up, it perhaps would create more potential violence, so I guess it's best to work with them."There have been no arrests - but Police say anyone who witnessed concerning behaviour should call 105.LISTEN ABOVE

The head has been knocked off a drug importing beast. That's the take of a gang expert, after New Zealand police carried out raids across the North Island as part of an international sting led by the FBI. So far, 35 people have been arrested, including senior members of the Comancheros, the Waikato Mongrel Mob and the Head Hunters. About 900 charges have been laid and $3.7 million-worth of assets seized - including two boats and more than $1 million in cash. Criminals have also been netted across the globe in what's been called Operation Trojan Shield - after police tricked them into communicating on an app run by the FBI. Jarrod Gilbert, who's the Director of Criminal Justice at the University of Canterbury, reckons gang members will be on edge.

An FBI-led operation that resulted in the arrests of several top gang members in New Zealand continued overnight, resulting in the arrests of more than 800 people across the globe. So far, New Zealand police have arrested 35 people as part of Operation Trojan Shield, including senior members of the Comancheros, the Waikato Mongrel Mob and the Head Hunters. Nine hundred charges have been laid and three point seven million dollars worth of assets seized. A spokesperson for the Waikato Mongrel Mob, Louise Hutchinson, says their chapter has been unfairly targetted. The Unversity of Canterbury's director of criminal justice, Jarrod Gilbert, isn't convinced there will be a long term effect on supply. He thinks other drug traffickers will soon come to meet the market. Detective Superintendent Greg Williams led the New Zealand arm of the operation. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

An FBI-led operation that resulted in the arrests of several top gang members in New Zealand continued overnight, resulting in the arrests of more than 800 people across the globe. So far, New Zealand police have arrested 35 people as part of Operation Trojan Shield, including senior members of the Comancheros, the Waikato Mongrel Mob and the Head Hunters. Nine hundred charges have been laid and three point seven million dollars worth of assets seized. A spokesperson for the Waikato Mongrel Mob, Louise Hutchinson, says their chapter has been unfairly targetted. The Unversity of Canterbury's director of criminal justice, Jarrod Gilbert, isn't convinced there will be a long term effect on supply. He thinks other drug traffickers will soon come to meet the market. Detective Superintendent Greg Williams led the New Zealand arm of the operation. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Further to the cycling chat yesterday, just a follow up.  Reading the Listener and there's a piece in there by Alan Bollard - chair of the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission. It's a fabulous piece and I do recommend it - hopefully we will have Alan Bollard on the show tomorrow to talk infrastructure, but within the article is a piece that is relevant to the conversation we were having yesterday. He said the proposed Northern Pathway Auckland Harbour Bridge cycleway project has been forecast to cost many times its initial capital cost estimate of $67 million.  It will move less than 1% of the bridge traffic, while subsidising some of the wealthiest suburbs in the country. It does not, says Alan Bollard, add up. But in the meantime, I was interested in Jarrod Gilbert's piece in the Herald applauding Don Brash for choosing to work with a Mongrel Mob trust.  It's a gang education trust which might, said Gilbert, prove to be a game changer in changing the future of these kids with an extremely high risk of becoming the worst sorts of statistics. I know we've had these conversations before about gangs - and in fact I was rung by a very irate Louise Hutchinson, PR consultant for the Mongrel Mob Kingdom, saying the gang members were good people and trying to change and for heaven's sake I was living in the past - they'd been ordered to cease and desist from pack rape ages ago. Jarrod Gilbert says it's worth a try, particularly in addressing the issues of family violence and meth addiction.  The flow on effects of those are hugely damaging particularly to the children, so if they can be given alternatives by working with the gangs he says that's worth doing. Muldoon famously tried to get alongside the gangs.  He tried to get the leadership to encourage their members into the make-work schemes that were being run at the time, thinking that getting the gangs into work would decrease their anti-social activities. That idea went out with all the other Muldoonisms - protectionism, Think Big, when the eighties swept in and since then, or until recently, gangs have been seen as a police issue. The arrival of Andrew Coster seems to be heralding in that back to the future, let's work with them, not against them, approach and thus perhaps Don Brash joining a Mongrel Mob trust is just part of the zeitgeist.  

New Zealand's leading expert on gangs says that gang statistics from New Zealand Police aren't suitable for use by politicians. The figures were used on Wednesday by the National Party leader Judith Collins to call for harsher action on organised crime across the country. University of Canterbury lecturer Jarrod Gilbert told Morning Report the statistics work well for intelligence purposes, but not so much for policy. [aduio_play] "That's all very well and good for intelligence purposes, but the issue we've got when we start to use them as an accurate reflection of who's in the scene." Dr Gilbert said it's easy for a person to get put on the gang list, but much harder to get off it. "The list is growing very, very quickly, but it doesn't shrink correspondingly. So we can't rely on this data to say how big this scene is, or the degree to which the growth is occurring."

Opposition leader Judith Collins has said the National Party is focused on the growing number of gang members, would bring back Armed Response Teams. Dr Jarrod Gilbert, the Director of Criminal Justice at the University of Canterbury and the author of Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand, joins the show to discuss; The Reserve Bank has announced it will hold the official cash rate (OCR) at a record low 0.25 percent, economist at Infometrics Brad Olsen joins the show to discuss; In 2009 the government slashed funding for school-based night classes by 80 per cent - from $16 million to $3.2 million - but there are renewed calls to bring them back.

In his new book, Gangland, investigative reporter Jared Savage explores the country's growing underbelly of organised crime and violent gangs, paying particular attention to the constantly-growing methamphetamine trade. 

In his new book, Gangland, investigative reporter Jared Savage explores the country's growing underbelly of organised crime and violent gangs, paying particular attention to the constantly-growing methamphetamine trade. 

The Mongrel Mob has been making headlines lately. And some of those headlines have been what I think most would say “strangely out of normal”.First, they offered to guard mosques after the Christchurch terror attack. It was a strange act of charity in that it was offering a threat of violence to protect vulnerable people. But that said, some people gave them credit for joining the unity movement that New Zealand used to react to the outrage. For an organisation that is usually outside social mores, it was, to some a pleasant surprise.Then the world's biggest Mongrel Mob organisation, the Mongrel Mob Kingdom, told us that they were doing away with their Seig Heil greeting. A greeting that was sourced from Nazi Germany. A greeting that was always slightly ironic after all it was the ultimate white supremacists who coined it in their pursuit of Aryan purity. The mob started using the greeting 50 years ago not because they shared the Nazi’s goal of racial purification by because it posited them outside society. It was basically a big finger up to the post-war generation of New Zealanders who were shocked at the sound of it.Then this morning I woke up to an opinion piece by Jarrod Gilbert, the University of Canterbury sociologist who has made a name for himself studying and writing about the gangs.It’s headlined 'Boss taking Mongrel our od his mob', and it talks about the Mongrel Mob Kingdoms president, Paito Fatu, better known as Sonny.Sonny’s kingdom is 400 strong and based in the Waikato. Sonny and his sidekicks, Griff and Sarge have started preaching a lot of homely values to their mob. They’ve been throwing around words like compassion and family and the importance of looking after children. Sonny Fatu says the stance is part of a transition to a new cause, away from violent crime, domestic violence and drug abuse, and focusing on empowering whānau, women and children.Now the thing about Sonny and other leaders of the Mob these days is that they’re old men. Old battle-scarred men who are also very bright. You don’t survive that long or rise to the top without some smarts. So they’ve learnt some harsh lessons and they’re passing the lessons on to the young crowd. A young crowd who have grown up since the day they were born with the gang. But it was one of those young ones who told a reporter that dropping Seig Heil was weird because it was just their version of gidday. He also had no idea about Nazi Germany.So Jarrod Gilbert’s opinion piece ponders whether we’re seeing a changing point for gangs because of older wiser heads. He says if the gang is still up to their old tricks we can still police them but even in a worst-case scenario and they are dealing drugs there would be a positive if they’re not engaging in violence at home.He hopes we’re at a crossroad.I’m not so confident in fact, I’m actually more worried by the gang after this PR blitz. It is the fastest growing chapter in New Zealand, with more than 400 members locally. And it’s going global with 200 members around the world, including Canada, Russia, France and the Solomon Islands.To me, this seems like the gentrification of a crime organisation. Like the mafioso who start wearing nice suits. At least in the old days, they spent more time beating each other up than ripping society apart. I’m sorry to be negative but leopards never change their spots. Nor do Bulldogs

In 2003, Robin Robertson challenged some of the world’s finest writers to open up and share their stories of embarrassment for the collection, Mortification: Writers’ Stories of their Public Shame. The result was both horrifying and hilarious.We gave four New Zealand writers, Jarrod Gilbert, Paula Morris, Steve Braunias and Megan Dunn, the same challenge, and invited them to read their stories aloud, alongside Irvine Welsh* (via prerecorded video), who contributed to the original book. This session will have strong language and is not for the faint of heart or easily offended. We recommend you buy a stiff drink beforehand. *Please note that due to personal circumstances, Irvine Welsh will no longer be able to attend WORD Christchurch Festival in person. For more information please see our announcement here.

Jarrod is a sociologist at the University of Canterbury and the author of "Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand" which was a finalist for best non-fiction book in the New Zealand Book Awards in 2013 (and is also the most stolen book in New Zealand).  He recently co-edited "Criminal Justice: A New Zealand Introduction".  In this interview we discuss his life and what has led him to become an expert in this area as well as reflect on the role mentors have had in his life, the importance of cross discipline challenges and danger of silos, changing your mind in the light of better evidence and our shared memories of being involved together with the UCSA almost 20 years ago. www.jarrodgilbert.com Twitter: @JarrodGilbertNZ http://www.researchsolutions.org.nz/ https://www.facebook.com/jarrodgilbertnz/  

Chris Lynch caught up with Canterbury University Senior Lecturer and author Jarrod Gilbert about the new book he co-edited called Criminal Justice: A New Zealand Introduction.

Chris Lynch caught up with Canterbury University Senior Lecturer and author Jarrod Gilbert about the new book he co-edited called Criminal Justice: A New Zealand Introduction.

27 August 2016 | WORD Christchurch Festival Why do true crime stories hold so much fascination for readers and viewers? Two recent books, Steve Braunias’s The Scene of the Crime, and Michael Bennett’s In Dark Places, examine high-profile New Zealand murder cases and trials. And the Serial podcast and Making a Murderer television series have made armchair jurors of us all. Jarrod Gilbert talks to Steve Braunias and Tim McKinnel, the investigator behind the Teina Pora case, about false confessions, and the nature and characteristics of homicide.

Seminar presented by Dr Jarrod Gilbert at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage on 5 March 2014. Rape, murder, violence and drugs: gangs are synonymous with them all. Despite having a significant presence in New Zealand since the 1950s, though, our gangs have been under-researched and remain poorly understood. One reason for this is the difficulty of doing fieldwork. This seminar looks at the problems of researching gangs, but also the problems encountered when research findings clash with popular and official understandings. Between 2002 and 2010 Jarrod Gilbert undertook the most comprehensive study ever done on gangs in New Zealand, and in 2013 he published Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand. Patched won the Peoples Choice category at the 2013 New Zealand Post Book Awards and was a finalist for best non-fiction book. Jarrod lectures at the University of Canterbury and is the lead researcher at Independent Research Solutions. He is currently working on a book titled Murder: A New Zealand History.

Jarrod Gilbert is very lucky that he comes from a country the size of New Zealand. With only 4 million people he could carry out a project that would be beyond the abilities of someone from a large nation and beyond the scope of a single book, namely, the history of all the gangs in a country. Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand (Auckland UP, 2013) is, as you will hear in the interview, partly a history of society and politics in New Zealand. Gangs arise from influences of culture and demographics. People form and join gangs for reasons of security and belonging but once in them develop strong in-group behaviours and out-group prejudices. All of this is evident in this book. Jarrod traces the history from the 1950s when the locals copied the Hells Angels through to modern gangs where again the locals are copying American culture and creating imitations of the Bloods and the Crips. It is also interesting to see the responses of government and police in dealing with stereotypes and real criminal activity. I think anyone who reads this book will see familiar practices acted out by the gangs, the authorities and the community. This is a very human story and well worth the read.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jarrod Gilbert is very lucky that he comes from a country the size of New Zealand. With only 4 million people he could carry out a project that would be beyond the abilities of someone from a large nation and beyond the scope of a single book, namely, the history of all the gangs in a country. Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand (Auckland UP, 2013) is, as you will hear in the interview, partly a history of society and politics in New Zealand. Gangs arise from influences of culture and demographics. People form and join gangs for reasons of security and belonging but once in them develop strong in-group behaviours and out-group prejudices. All of this is evident in this book. Jarrod traces the history from the 1950s when the locals copied the Hells Angels through to modern gangs where again the locals are copying American culture and creating imitations of the Bloods and the Crips. It is also interesting to see the responses of government and police in dealing with stereotypes and real criminal activity. I think anyone who reads this book will see familiar practices acted out by the gangs, the authorities and the community. This is a very human story and well worth the read.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jarrod Gilbert is very lucky that he comes from a country the size of New Zealand. With only 4 million people he could carry out a project that would be beyond the abilities of someone from a large nation and beyond the scope of a single book, namely, the history of all the gangs in a country. Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand (Auckland UP, 2013) is, as you will hear in the interview, partly a history of society and politics in New Zealand. Gangs arise from influences of culture and demographics. People form and join gangs for reasons of security and belonging but once in them develop strong in-group behaviours and out-group prejudices. All of this is evident in this book. Jarrod traces the history from the 1950s when the locals copied the Hells Angels through to modern gangs where again the locals are copying American culture and creating imitations of the Bloods and the Crips. It is also interesting to see the responses of government and police in dealing with stereotypes and real criminal activity. I think anyone who reads this book will see familiar practices acted out by the gangs, the authorities and the community. This is a very human story and well worth the read.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jarrod Gilbert is very lucky that he comes from a country the size of New Zealand. With only 4 million people he could carry out a project that would be beyond the abilities of someone from a large nation and beyond the scope of a single book, namely, the history of all the gangs in a country. Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand (Auckland UP, 2013) is, as you will hear in the interview, partly a history of society and politics in New Zealand. Gangs arise from influences of culture and demographics. People form and join gangs for reasons of security and belonging but once in them develop strong in-group behaviours and out-group prejudices. All of this is evident in this book. Jarrod traces the history from the 1950s when the locals copied the Hells Angels through to modern gangs where again the locals are copying American culture and creating imitations of the Bloods and the Crips. It is also interesting to see the responses of government and police in dealing with stereotypes and real criminal activity. I think anyone who reads this book will see familiar practices acted out by the gangs, the authorities and the community. This is a very human story and well worth the read.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jarrod Gilbert is very lucky that he comes from a country the size of New Zealand. With only 4 million people he could carry out a project that would be beyond the abilities of someone from a large nation and beyond the scope of a single book, namely, the history of all the gangs in a country. Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand (Auckland UP, 2013) is, as you will hear in the interview, partly a history of society and politics in New Zealand. Gangs arise from influences of culture and demographics. People form and join gangs for reasons of security and belonging but once in them develop strong in-group behaviours and out-group prejudices. All of this is evident in this book. Jarrod traces the history from the 1950s when the locals copied the Hells Angels through to modern gangs where again the locals are copying American culture and creating imitations of the Bloods and the Crips. It is also interesting to see the responses of government and police in dealing with stereotypes and real criminal activity. I think anyone who reads this book will see familiar practices acted out by the gangs, the authorities and the community. This is a very human story and well worth the read.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This open forum, jointly hosted by the Centre for Theology & Public Issues and the Howard League for Penal Reform, is chaired by Dunedin Barrister Anne Stevens. The panellists include Sir Geoffrey Palmer, QC, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Major Campbell Roberts, Director of Social Policy, Salvation Army and Professor Jennie Connor, Head of the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago. The link between alcohol consumption and criminal offending in New Zealand is well established. Police estimate that about one third of all offending involves alcohol and that about half of all violent crimes are alcohol-related. The link between alcohol and crime is but one indicator of the serious problems caused by alcohol consumption in our society. The panel considers the nature and extent of the problem and the legal, behavioural and cultural changes that are needed to make a difference. 31 October 2013

This open forum, jointly hosted by the Centre for Theology & Public Issues and the Howard League for Penal Reform, is chaired by Dunedin Barrister Anne Stevens. The panellists include Sir Geoffrey Palmer, QC, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Major Campbell Roberts, Director of Social Policy, Salvation Army and Professor Jennie Connor, Head of the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago. The link between alcohol consumption and criminal offending in New Zealand is well established. Police estimate that about one third of all offending involves alcohol and that about half of all violent crimes are alcohol-related. The link between alcohol and crime is but one indicator of the serious problems caused by alcohol consumption in our society. The panel considers the nature and extent of the problem and the legal, behavioural and cultural changes that are needed to make a difference. 31 October 2013

This open forum, jointly hosted by the Centre for Theology & Public Issues and the Howard League for Penal Reform, is chaired by Dunedin Barrister Anne Stevens. The panellists include Sir Geoffrey Palmer, QC, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Major Campbell Roberts, Director of Social Policy, Salvation Army and Professor Jennie Connor, Head of the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago. The link between alcohol consumption and criminal offending in New Zealand is well established. Police estimate that about one third of all offending involves alcohol and that about half of all violent crimes are alcohol-related. The link between alcohol and crime is but one indicator of the serious problems caused by alcohol consumption in our society. The panel considers the nature and extent of the problem and the legal, behavioural and cultural changes that are needed to make a difference. 31 October 2013