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dc.contributor.authorBold-Wilson, Paula
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T19:08:19Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T19:08:19Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/4170
dc.description.abstract“We cannot run society for the privileged and allow a significant proportion of the population to be marginalized. It impacts the quality of life for all of us if we have ‘throw away’ people. A justice system which tolerates injustice is doomed to collapse.” - Leonard Noisette This research explored the quality of legal representation Māori men receive in the New Zealand Justice system. Drawing on interviews with eight Māori men aged 18-30, the research project challenges the discourses implicit within the terms ‘justice’ and ‘quality’. Through the utilisation of kaupapa Māori methodologies, ‘quality’ is defined by the participants, and is used to assess their experience with their lawyers in the criminal justice system. Three lawyers were also interviewed, to gain their perspectives on the young men’s construction of their experience. Findings indicate that the men who had appeared multiple times in the justice system, had experienced social, economic, cultural and political disadvantage. Accordingly, these determinants of wellbeing are considered, in order to provide a greater understanding of the factors which have permeated and shaped their lived experiences. In examining the young men’s experience from their initial engagement with the police, their experiences with their lawyers, through to being sentenced by a judge in court, themes of unconscious bias, unjust practices and white privilege emerged from the narratives. In considering ‘quality’, the lawyer/client relationship was integral to their experience. The use of legal terminology, the range of legal options made available to clients, and lawyers’ willingness to defend non-guilty pleas created barriers to justice for these young men. In addition, the lawyers identified systemic issues such as inadequate resourcing, significant workloads, and problematic courtroom environments as factors which contribute to legal services which are substandard. The thesis concludes that Māori responses to justice, such as the Hoani Waititi Tikanga Programme, Māori social workers in court and whānau support were pivotal turning points for the participants. Moreover, addressing systemic barriers, provides the answers to reducing the disproportionate number of Māori in the New Zealand1 criminal justice system. A key factor in this research thesis is that kaupapa Māori methodology can not only provide an effective means to empower research participants, but also adds value by enhancing social justice in an area that is not widely researched.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjectMāori youthen_NZ
dc.subjectMāori menen_NZ
dc.subjectlegal representationen_NZ
dc.subjectsocial justiceen_NZ
dc.subjectcriminal justice systemen_NZ
dc.subjectjustice systemen_NZ
dc.subjectindigenous methodologiesen_NZ
dc.titleThe injustice in justice. An examination of the quality of legal representation young Māori men receive in the criminal justice systemen_NZ
dc.typeMasters Thesisen_NZ
dc.rights.holderAuthoren_NZ
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Social Practiceen_NZ
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden160203 Courts and Sentencingen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden180102 Access to Justiceen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden180299 Māori Law not elsewhere classifieden_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationBold-Wilson, P. (2018). The injustice in justice. An examination of the quality of legal representation young Māori men receive in the criminal justice system. An unpublished thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Social Practice, Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand.en_NZ
unitec.pages131en_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.subject.tukutukuTaitamarikien_NZ
dc.subject.tukutukuTangata haraen_NZ
dc.subject.tukutukuPūnaha ture taiharaen_NZ
dc.subject.tukutukuKaupapa rangahauen_NZ
unitec.advisor.principalBridgman, Geoffrey
unitec.advisor.associatedKeelan, Josie
unitec.institution.studyareaSocial Practice
dc.identifier.wikidataQ112935702


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