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Books Films and other resources

In this section we will look at books on criminal justice, criminology, and the experiences of victims.

A Land Fit for Criminals This comprehensive and frankly outstanding book is by former British probation officer David Fraser, who has over thirty years experience of Britain's justice and prison systems, and gives an account of the ideologically driven changes over the last fifty years and the disatrous results, backed by copious statistics and graphs

Justice with Both Eyes Open A review of the book by Christchurch Sensible Sentencing campaigner Marc Alexander, launched on 12th July 2005 in Auckland.

Without Conscience A short review and precis of Robert D. Hare's definitive book on psychopaths, describing the nature of the beast. Essential reading for Parole Boards, it describes offenders such as Paul Dally and a fair proportion of our more violent inmates to a tee.

Paedophile Index about Deborah Coddington's controversial New Zealand Paedophile and Sex Offender Index, New 2004 Edition which was released in 2005. Also has information on the publisher and retail outlets where it is available. This'll get the politically correct spewing!

Shattered Dreams Families of New Zealand Murder Victims Speak Out; a collection written and compiled by Bill O'Brien in 1996. No longer published, but still available in second hand bookshops. A harrowing read...