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Revoking the Three Strikes Policy w/ Andrew Geddis: November 12, 2021

Revoking the Three Strikes Policy w/ Andrew Geddis: November 12, 2021

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Friday, November 12, 2021

The government has announced they are revoking the 'Three Strikes Policy' introduced by the National Party in 2010. The policy imposes the maximum punishment on a violent offender after their third offence. While it aimed to keep the worst criminals out of society, it has since been criticised for absurd and disproportionate sentences on offenders. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to Professor Andrew Geddis from the University of Otago about the policy, its potential flaws, and future improvements he would like to see to Aotearoa's criminal justice system.