Human Rights and Prisons - Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Human Rights and Prisons - Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Human Rights and Prisons - Rethinking Crime and Punishment
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Rimutaka that allowed some individual instances of corruption to occur<br />
(Patten, 2008). In 2009, Rimutaka prison had a female officer suspended<br />
after allegations of a prisoner liaison (Fitzsimons, 2009) <strong>and</strong>, in 2011, a senior<br />
manager pleaded guilty to drug offences, including cannabis cultivation (The<br />
Dominion Post, 2011).<br />
The establishment of the Professional St<strong>and</strong>ards Unit is a commendable step.<br />
This Unit started work in November 2007, <strong>and</strong> by 2009 had investigated 67<br />
cases. In February 2009, The Press highlighted that a quarter of all<br />
complaints against Corrections staff, dealt with by the Professional St<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Unit, resulted in disciplinary action (Houlahan, 2009). There is some debate<br />
on whether the Unit should be fully independent of Corrections, to mirror the<br />
Independent Police Conduct Authority.<br />
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