Te Puna Haumaru

Why denominators matter in policing bias | Lisa Tompson | TEDxUniversity of Waikato YouTube video by TEDx Talks

What if some of our fiercest public debates are being shaped not by lies, but by simple mathematical misunderstandings? @lisatompson.bsky.social reveals how using the wrong denominator can dramatically distort our picture of racial disparities in policing. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNot...

AProf Armon Tamatea lead a symposium on understanding prison ecologies to prevent prison violence 🔓 with colleagues including Prof Devon Polaschek, AProf Lars Brabyn, Prof Randolph Grace and Prof Michael Daffern at the International Research in Corrections Conference last week 🛡️

Honorary Research Associate Julia Yesberg discussing the relationship between procedural justice and organisational citizenship at the International Research in Corrections Conference 🔁

Honorary Research Associates Ryan Botha and Simon Davies presenting their analysis of the LS/CMI’s predictive accuracy in New Zealand at the International Research in Corrections Conference 🔍

Our PhD Candidate and Teaching Fellow Zahra Rennie presenting a poster on her examination of the SDAC-21 case management assessment tool at the International Research in Corrections Conference 📚

Prof Devon Polaschek and AProf Armon Tamatea presenting in a panel on reimagining prisons as safe institutions alongside Karl Goldsbury and Melissa Westin at the International Research in Corrections Conference 🛡️

Our very own @richard100.bsky.social will be presenting Situational Aspects of Homicide: Variations Across Homicide Types for our March Te Puna Haumaru seminar series. Click on the following link to register 👇
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Is it possible to predict lethal and non-lethal family violence? Evidence from an Australian sample YouTube video by Te Puna Haumaru

Can we really predict lethal family violence? 🎓 In this Te Puna Haumaru seminar, Assoc Prof Benjamin Spivak examines evidence from 40,000+ Victorian cases and questions the limits of lethality risk prediction. ▶️ Watch the recording youtu.be/LqngWYqfTsc?...

Hacked off? Not so much An expert’s labelled the Manage My Health hack response ‘unacceptable’, but people in the street seem less concerned.

Honorary Research Associate and member of The Waikato Cyber Security Research Group (CROW), Dr Vimal Kumar shares his thoughts with the Waikato Times on the Mange My Health hack. Read what he had to say here: www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Beyond ‘what works’: why systematisation matters and what more it can do for the criminal justice evidence base That a convenience sample cannot safely be generalised from is a trite truism in research. Yet in the criminal justice field, unrepresentative samples of studies routinely inform policy, practice, ...

New article by @lisatompson.bsky.social Beyond ‘what works’: why systematisation matters and what more it can do for the criminal justice evidence base. Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Is it possible to predict lethal and non-lethal family violence?This online seminar shares findings from a prospective study of nearly 40,000 family violence reports in Victoria, AUS testing whether commonly used risk factors predict lethal and non-lethal outcomes.🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/57ucmdhf

One of the Lakes on the University of Waikato's campus, on a beautiful summers morning.

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Beyond Crime Counts: Introducing the Police Response Effort Index YouTube video by Te Puna Haumaru

Not all police callouts are equal. NZ Police’s Dr Sophie Curtis-Ham and Ryan Jones introduced the Police Response Effort Index (PREI) — a new way to measure the time and effort behind crime and demand, alongside Crime Harm Indices. Watch now 👉 youtu.be/41vPw7pQeAI?...

Dr Sophie Curtis-Ham & Ryan Jones from NZ Police join us this month as our seminar speakers on the topic Beyond Crime Counts: Introducing the Police Response Effort Index (PREI). Register to learn more about the PREI & how it can be used to provide additional insights into crime tinyurl.com/zrakaxnj

Apriel Jolliffe Simpson 2025: Dr Apriel Jolliffe Simpson of Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato – the University of Waikato will develop a systematic approach to identifying high-harm perpetrators of family violence and supporting th...

We're excited to share that Dr @jolliffesimpson.bsky.social has been awarded a @royalsocietynz.bsky.social Tāwhia te Mana Research Fellowship for her research on developing a systematic approach to identifying high-harm perpetrators of family violence 🔍 👏 @waikatouniversity.bsky.social

New research: Auckland’s Safety Hub shows how visibility, trust & cultural grounding can power community-led safety.
Partnership policing can work - if coordination, comms & care are built in. Bradley & Tompson (2025) report for CPNZ 👇

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Understanding demographics of victims who experience multiple offence types. Our researchers supported by the MoJ used 5 years of data from the NZCVS within the IDI, to examine poly-victimisation over 12-months. The study helps to better understand who is most at risk and why. Factsheet link below 👇

From perceptions to reality: Latest insights from the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey YouTube video by Te Puna Haumaru

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What do Kiwis think about crime + justice in Aotearoa? At our October seminar, Dr Tadhg Daly & Dr Patrick Neilands (MoJ) unpacked fresh insights from the NZ Crime & Victims Survey (NZCVS). Cycle 7 (2024) covers: fraud + scams, burglary, sexual assault reporting & violent crime. Watch now 👇

The contacting of adolescents on social media by suspicious accounts YouTube video by NSW BOCSAR

WATCH @richard100.bsky.social at the 2025 Applied Research in Crime and Justice Conference in Sydney earlier this year presenting research on suspicious accounts contacting adolescents via social media networks 🎥 youtu.be/7GDER16M9Ps?...

Facebook data reveal the devastating real-world harms caused by the spread of misinformation New research reveals misinformation’s real-world impact, including poor health outcomes, falling public trust, and significant societal harm.

📰 Check it out! Our Associate, Dr. Justin Phillips, co-authored an insightful piece for The Conversation exploring the real-world impact of online misinformation. A timely and important read—don’t miss it! 👉 theconversation.com/facebook-dat...

Tadhg Daly and Patrick Neilands from the Ministry of Justice join us next month to present the latest insights from the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey, Cycle 7 (2024),with a focus on fraud, burglary, sexual assault reporting, and violent crime. Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/4ksuff8m

Critical Incident Recovery: Insights from a Police Reintegration Programme YouTube video by Te Puna Haumaru

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WATCH Dr Anna Sutton share research she & Prof Devon Polaschek ran on Critical Incident Recovery: Insights from a Police Reintegration Programme. With insights from 21 officers & 5 support staff they looked at how recovery differed for those who’ve completed the programme vs. those before it existed

Dr Anna Sutton joins us this month for the Te Puna Haumaru Seminar Series presenting Critical Incident Recovery: Insights from a Police Reintegration Programme Evaluation. See event poster below for more details. Register by clicking the following link 👉 tinyurl.com/23xuakcu

Prof @richard100.bsky.social presenting research on suspicious accounts contacting adolescents on social media at ARCJC 💻 @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @uclcrimescience.bsky.social

Apriel Jolliffe Simpaon presenting research on polyvictimisation at #ARCJC

@jolliffesimpson.bsky.social presenting our research (and bossing it!) on understanding polyvictimisation, using boost & flag mechanism from repeat victimisation lit @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social #ARCJC