Nakhid Camille, Shorter Lily Tairiri
AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2014 Jun;58(6):697-717. doi: 10.1177/0306624X13476939. Epub 2013 Mar 12.
Māori are overrepresented in the criminal justice system in Aotearoa New Zealand. Māori offenders comprise 53% of those serving custodial sentences and 48% serving community-based sentences. The majority of Māori offenders reoffended within 2 years of serving their sentence. A number of programmes aimed at reducing recidivism among Māori have been implemented, and there is considerable debate around the effectiveness of these programmes. This qualitative study focuses on the narratives of four Māori male ex-inmates about their reoffending and their experiences of the rehabilitation programmes during their incarceration. Using a narrative approach, the study sought to hear the shared stories from the men and to determine what they believe would have reduced their reoffending. The stories revealed that a lack of financial resources and gang connections influenced reoffending; the value of prison rehabilitation programmes varied depending on their appropriateness to the inmate and to their intended outcomes; and healing programmes incorporating kaupapa Māori principles and practices assisted the participants in understanding their cultural heritage and communicating with society in more acceptable ways.
在新西兰奥特亚罗瓦，毛利人在刑事司法系统中所占比例过高。毛利罪犯占被监禁服刑人员的53%，占社区服刑人员的48%。大多数毛利罪犯在刑满释放后的两年内再次犯罪。已经实施了一些旨在减少毛利人再犯罪的项目，围绕这些项目的有效性存在相当多的争论。这项定性研究聚焦于四名毛利男性前囚犯关于他们再次犯罪以及在监禁期间参与康复项目经历的叙述。该研究采用叙事方法，试图倾听这些男性的共同故事，并确定他们认为哪些因素可以减少他们的再次犯罪。这些故事表明，缺乏经济资源和与帮派的联系会影响再次犯罪；监狱康复项目的价值因其对囚犯的适用性和预期结果而异；纳入毛利原则和做法的康复项目帮助参与者了解他们的文化遗产，并以更可接受的方式与社会交流。
