193 (2024). Hon Dr Duncan Webb to the Minister of Justice

193 (2024). Hon Dr Duncan Webb to the Minister of Justice: Does the Minister agree with the the chief science adviser to the justice sector, clinical psychologist Professor Ian Lambie, of Auckland University, who says the youth justice system is doing an “exemplary job” and that “For the vast majority of kids, diversion is the key... It’s far better to take a restorative process, and rather than saying what’s wrong with this kid, reframing that and saying, what happened to this kid, how can we support them, how can we get around them?”

Hon Paul Goldsmith: I am not the Minister responsible for the youth justice system, however, I do generally agree that restorative justice can be beneficial.