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Justice Minister Phil Goff has appointed Kristy McDonald QC to advise him on compensation for three girls wrongfully imprisoned for seven months in 1999.

Justice Minister Phil Goff says the police were justified in warning the public of the dangers of convicted sex offender Richard Clarence Hunia.

Justice Minister Phil Goff says recent cases have highlighted the need for Judges to update themselves on what the new Sentencing Act allows and requires

Justice Minister Phil Goff outlines what the Governement is doing and is going to do for victims of crime

A High Court Judge says the Government's new Sentencing and Parole laws will `must inevitably pull sentencing levels up'

A report suggesting a Judge was impeded by the new Sentencing legislation from imposing a tougher penalty on a young offender is absolutely incorrect

Provisional police figures show crime has fallen

Justice Minister Phil Goff says a ban on building prisons is a recipe for increased lawlessness.

Richard Prebble is totally inaccurate in claims regarding the Victims of Crime survey

A survey shows the majority of alcohol outlets are not requesting to see proof of age ID from young people when buying alcohol

Phil Goff says imposing a long sentence does not preclude setting a minimum period before parole.

The Goverment's Sentencing Act and Parole Act take effect from today with tougher sentences for the worst offenders and a better deal for victims.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters appears to have reversed his law and order policy within the space of a week.

The NZ First law and order policy is riddled with contradictions and Winston Peters appears to have done an astonishing u-turn in the space of a week.

The Goverment is putting $1 million into youth crime prevention schemes in East and South Auckland, Northland, Hastings and Christchurch

A Ministry of Justice study shows NZ has a significantly lower violent crime rate than the US, Canada, England and Wales and slightly higer than Australia

Justice Minister Phil Goff has recommended to the Governor General the convictions of Alec Waugh be referred back to the High Court.

Ministry of Justice figures debunk ACT claims NZ is a more dangerous society that US

National's youth justice policy confuses what is already available to the Youth and Family Courts

Ministry of Justice report confirms Witness anonymity legislation proving effective.

National's law and order policy is full or irony, inconsistency and inaccuracies.

New legislation will significantly boost the effectiveness of DNA profiling in fighting crime.

Justice Minister Phil Goff will introduce an amendment to the Crimes Act which will prevent instances where people can literally get away with murder.

Ministry of Justice report highlights high rates of reoffending and reconviction or released prisoners.