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UPDATED: Submissions on CYPF Act Amendment Bill
Click here to download a submission on the CYPF Act Amendment Bill that NYWNA is supporting.
Other submitters include NZAAHD, Youth Law, NZ Council of Christian Social Services, UNICEF, Barnardos, NZ Families Commission and Tairawhiti Community Law Centre.
Reducing the age that young people can be charged with serious offences, longer Youth Court Orders, Parenting Orders and Military-Style Boot Camps are all part of the changes proposed in this Bill.
- Paula Bennett’s Press Release (Feb 09)
- Questions in Parliament about the rationale for boot camps (scroll to end)
- Minister’s Response to Families Commission criticism of boot camps
NYWNA has compiled some of the most robust and recent research on military-style bootcamps and the impact these have on young participants with a history of offending. You can read the reports by visiting our Downloads page and scrolling to the RESEARCH section.