Table of Contents

Part I: The Historical Development of Corrections in New Zealand Birth of the prison The development of Correctional Policy in NZ: 1814-1949 Two decades of reform: 1949-1970 Modernising the system: 1970-1985 Later developments: 1985-1995 Contemporary corrections: 1995-2006 Part II: Aspects of New Zealand Corrections The New Zealand prison system today The maximum security prisons Women in prisons The privatisation of corrections Capital punishman Corrections in the community Specialised custodial sentences The problem of reforming criminals Appendices Chronology of sentencing variationsChronology of women in correctionsKey dates of New Zealand's major prisonsNew Zealand prison homicides Index