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This chapter outlines a brief history of the development of the NZ justice system as part of the expansion of colonial assimilation policies in the nineteenth century and looks at more recent Māori experiences of criminal justice after the 1980s. Several key areas are explored: the significant research into Māori and the criminal justice system, issues of criminal justice, and victimisation. It introduces some distinct elements of Māori criminology, its guiding principles and general research agenda, and covers key themes that have disproportionately affected Māori communities.
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Webb, R. (2017). Māori Experiences of Colonisation and Māori Criminology. In: Deckert, A., Sarre, R. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Australian and New Zealand Criminology, Crime and Justice. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55747-2_45
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