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Victims Questions and Answers from MP's

These were questions put to a board of Members of Parliament at the Advancing Victims Conference in Wellington on the 19th April 2008 as follows;
Ron Marks from NZ First
Heather Roy from Act
Chester Burrows from National
from Labour (on behalf of Annette King)
Peter Dunne from United First
The Greens declined to send a representative

Will you remove Parole and Bail for Repeat violent/sexual Offenders
Wiill you ensure Accountability for Justice and Corrections decisions
Will you implement a National Victims Centre
Three Strikes for violent/sexual Offenders? And if not, what instead?
Compulsory DNA on arrest
Will you take action so prisons are no longer run by gangs?
Will you implement drug impaired driver testing?
What will you do with Recidivist Drink drivers
Parole and Bail for Repeat violent/sexual Offenders

Parole and Bail for Repeat violent/sexual Offenders

NZ First	ACT	National	Labour	United Future
abolish both	abolish both	Not for repeat offenders	"Should be a privilege rather than a right"	Not for repeat offenders

Accountability for Justice and Corrections decisions

NZ First	ACT	National	Labour	United Future
Yes (no parole anyway as a matter of policy)	Yes (no parole anyway as a matter of policy)	Yes (no parole for repeat offenders as a matter of policy)	No, not individually	Yes (no parole for repeat offenders as a matter of policy)

National Victims Centre

NZ First	ACT	National	Labour	United Future
Yes, policy since 2005	Yes, perhaps not government funded/ tied	Yes, in latest policy	No, why have another bureaucracy	Maybe, perhaps put more resources into victim support

Three Strikes for violent/sexual Offenders? And if not, what instead?

NZ First	ACT	National	Labour	United Future
Yes, and remove concurrent sentencing	Yes, truth in sentencing, remove concurrent	Policy to be released, sentence depends on severity	No, sentence depends on severity	Yes, maybe not 25 years

Compulsory DNA on arrest

NZ First	ACT	National	Labour	United Future
Yes, and fully fund ESR	Yes, as above	Yes	No	Yes, and also at birth

Will you take action so prisons are no longer run by gangs?

NZ First	ACT	National	Labour	United Future
Yes, and eliminate gangs	Yes, and eliminate gangs	Will come down on gangs harder	No clear answer	Will come down harder on gangs

Will you implement drug impaired driver testing?

NZ First	ACT	National	Labour	United Future
Yes, does cost $1200 to test to cannabis	Yes, note cost as above	Not answered	Not answered	Yes

What will you do with Recidivist Drink drivers

NZ First	ACT	National	Labour	United Future
Lock up for life on second conviction	Three Strikes	Policy to be released	Needs to discuss with Transport Minister	Policy to be released