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Māori face harsher sentences than NZ Europeans for similar drink-driving offences
Māori offenders are twice as likely as New Zealand Europeans to receive community-based sentences for first-time drink-driving despite similar offence severity, study finds.
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Māori face harsher sentences than NZ Europeans for similar drink-driving offences – with lasting consequences
Sandra Mu/Getty ImagesPeople of Māori descent account for just a fifth of Aotearoa’s population, but are overrepresented at every stage of the criminal justice system. They comprise 37% of people prosecuted by police, 45% of those convicted and 52% of the prison population. Such statistics, however, aren’t easily explained. Differences in offending type only go so far – for instance, a minor assault charge can involve varying impacts on victims …
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