Te Puna Haumaru
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Te Puna Haumaru Centre for Security and Crime Science aims to reduce crime and increase security through multi-disciplinary research at the University of Waikato 🇳🇿
Not all police callouts are equal. NZ Police’s Dr Sophie Curtis-Ham and Ryan Jones introduced the Police Response Effort Index (PREI) — a new way to measure the time and effort behind crime and demand, alongside Crime Harm Indices. Watch now 👉 youtu.be/41vPw7pQeAI?...
Beyond Crime Counts: Introducing the Police Response Effort Index
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November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Not all police callouts are equal. NZ Police’s Dr Sophie Curtis-Ham and Ryan Jones introduced the Police Response Effort Index (PREI) — a new way to measure the time and effort behind crime and demand, alongside Crime Harm Indices. Watch now 👉 youtu.be/41vPw7pQeAI?...
Dr Sophie Curtis-Ham & Ryan Jones from NZ Police join us this month as our seminar speakers on the topic Beyond Crime Counts: Introducing the Police Response Effort Index (PREI). Register to learn more about the PREI & how it can be used to provide additional insights into crime tinyurl.com/zrakaxnj
November 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Dr Sophie Curtis-Ham & Ryan Jones from NZ Police join us this month as our seminar speakers on the topic Beyond Crime Counts: Introducing the Police Response Effort Index (PREI). Register to learn more about the PREI & how it can be used to provide additional insights into crime tinyurl.com/zrakaxnj
We're excited to share that Dr @jolliffesimpson.bsky.social has been awarded a @royalsocietynz.bsky.social Tāwhia te Mana Research Fellowship for her research on developing a systematic approach to identifying high-harm perpetrators of family violence 🔍 👏 @waikatouniversity.bsky.social
Apriel Jolliffe Simpson
2025: Dr Apriel Jolliffe Simpson of Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato – the University of Waikato will develop a systematic approach to identifying high-harm perpetrators of family violence and supporting th...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
We're excited to share that Dr @jolliffesimpson.bsky.social has been awarded a @royalsocietynz.bsky.social Tāwhia te Mana Research Fellowship for her research on developing a systematic approach to identifying high-harm perpetrators of family violence 🔍 👏 @waikatouniversity.bsky.social
New research: Auckland’s Safety Hub shows how visibility, trust & cultural grounding can power community-led safety.
Partnership policing can work - if coordination, comms & care are built in. Bradley & Tompson (2025) report for CPNZ 👇
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Partnership policing can work - if coordination, comms & care are built in. Bradley & Tompson (2025) report for CPNZ 👇
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October 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
New research: Auckland’s Safety Hub shows how visibility, trust & cultural grounding can power community-led safety.
Partnership policing can work - if coordination, comms & care are built in. Bradley & Tompson (2025) report for CPNZ 👇
researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/server/api/c...
Partnership policing can work - if coordination, comms & care are built in. Bradley & Tompson (2025) report for CPNZ 👇
researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/server/api/c...
Understanding demographics of victims who experience multiple offence types. Our researchers supported by the MoJ used 5 years of data from the NZCVS within the IDI, to examine poly-victimisation over 12-months. The study helps to better understand who is most at risk and why. Factsheet link below 👇
October 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Understanding demographics of victims who experience multiple offence types. Our researchers supported by the MoJ used 5 years of data from the NZCVS within the IDI, to examine poly-victimisation over 12-months. The study helps to better understand who is most at risk and why. Factsheet link below 👇
What do Kiwis think about crime + justice in Aotearoa? At our October seminar, Dr Tadhg Daly & Dr Patrick Neilands (MoJ) unpacked fresh insights from the NZ Crime & Victims Survey (NZCVS). Cycle 7 (2024) covers: fraud + scams, burglary, sexual assault reporting & violent crime. Watch now 👇
October 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
What do Kiwis think about crime + justice in Aotearoa? At our October seminar, Dr Tadhg Daly & Dr Patrick Neilands (MoJ) unpacked fresh insights from the NZ Crime & Victims Survey (NZCVS). Cycle 7 (2024) covers: fraud + scams, burglary, sexual assault reporting & violent crime. Watch now 👇
WATCH @richard100.bsky.social at the 2025 Applied Research in Crime and Justice Conference in Sydney earlier this year presenting research on suspicious accounts contacting adolescents via social media networks 🎥 youtu.be/7GDER16M9Ps?...
The contacting of adolescents on social media by suspicious accounts
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October 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
WATCH @richard100.bsky.social at the 2025 Applied Research in Crime and Justice Conference in Sydney earlier this year presenting research on suspicious accounts contacting adolescents via social media networks 🎥 youtu.be/7GDER16M9Ps?...
📰 Check it out! Our Associate, Dr. Justin Phillips, co-authored an insightful piece for The Conversation exploring the real-world impact of online misinformation. A timely and important read—don’t miss it! 👉 theconversation.com/facebook-dat...
Facebook data reveal the devastating real-world harms caused by the spread of misinformation
New research reveals misinformation’s real-world impact, including poor health outcomes, falling public trust, and significant societal harm.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
📰 Check it out! Our Associate, Dr. Justin Phillips, co-authored an insightful piece for The Conversation exploring the real-world impact of online misinformation. A timely and important read—don’t miss it! 👉 theconversation.com/facebook-dat...
Tadhg Daly and Patrick Neilands from the Ministry of Justice join us next month to present the latest insights from the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey, Cycle 7 (2024),with a focus on fraud, burglary, sexual assault reporting, and violent crime. Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/4ksuff8m
September 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tadhg Daly and Patrick Neilands from the Ministry of Justice join us next month to present the latest insights from the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey, Cycle 7 (2024),with a focus on fraud, burglary, sexual assault reporting, and violent crime. Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/4ksuff8m
WATCH Dr Anna Sutton share research she & Prof Devon Polaschek ran on Critical Incident Recovery: Insights from a Police Reintegration Programme. With insights from 21 officers & 5 support staff they looked at how recovery differed for those who’ve completed the programme vs. those before it existed
August 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
WATCH Dr Anna Sutton share research she & Prof Devon Polaschek ran on Critical Incident Recovery: Insights from a Police Reintegration Programme. With insights from 21 officers & 5 support staff they looked at how recovery differed for those who’ve completed the programme vs. those before it existed
Dr Anna Sutton joins us this month for the Te Puna Haumaru Seminar Series presenting Critical Incident Recovery: Insights from a Police Reintegration Programme Evaluation. See event poster below for more details. Register by clicking the following link 👉 tinyurl.com/23xuakcu
August 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Dr Anna Sutton joins us this month for the Te Puna Haumaru Seminar Series presenting Critical Incident Recovery: Insights from a Police Reintegration Programme Evaluation. See event poster below for more details. Register by clicking the following link 👉 tinyurl.com/23xuakcu
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Prof @richard100.bsky.social presenting research on suspicious accounts contacting adolescents on social media at ARCJC 💻 @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @uclcrimescience.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Prof @richard100.bsky.social presenting research on suspicious accounts contacting adolescents on social media at ARCJC 💻 @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @uclcrimescience.bsky.social
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@jolliffesimpson.bsky.social presenting our research (and bossing it!) on understanding polyvictimisation, using boost & flag mechanism from repeat victimisation lit @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social #ARCJC
August 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
@jolliffesimpson.bsky.social presenting our research (and bossing it!) on understanding polyvictimisation, using boost & flag mechanism from repeat victimisation lit @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social #ARCJC
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AI is being used to generate synthetic CSAM - but it also helps law enforcement analyse data to identify victims & perpetrators with the prospect of reducing psychological harm. Watch @joelscanlan.com explore enforcement to prevention, highlighting the need for "Safety by Design" principles online.
July 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
AI is being used to generate synthetic CSAM - but it also helps law enforcement analyse data to identify victims & perpetrators with the prospect of reducing psychological harm. Watch @joelscanlan.com explore enforcement to prevention, highlighting the need for "Safety by Design" principles online.
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Just accepted! 🎉 www.researchgate.net/publication/...
We examined 1,158 New Zealand Police reports for IPV episodes to identify whether officers recorded evidence of controlling behaviors and...
We examined 1,158 New Zealand Police reports for IPV episodes to identify whether officers recorded evidence of controlling behaviors and...
(PDF) Identifying Controlling Behaviors in Police Reports for Intimate Partner Violence: Implications for Risk Assessment
PDF | Purpose Practitioners and policy makers increasingly recognize controlling behaviors as forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) and potential... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
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July 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Just accepted! 🎉 www.researchgate.net/publication/...
We examined 1,158 New Zealand Police reports for IPV episodes to identify whether officers recorded evidence of controlling behaviors and...
We examined 1,158 New Zealand Police reports for IPV episodes to identify whether officers recorded evidence of controlling behaviors and...
Summer Research Scholarships offer $8,000 scholarships to promising undergrads, final-year honours, and first-year master’s students. 10 weeks of full-time research during Tri C (Nov – Feb). Applications close 13 July 2025. View projects and learn more by visiting: www.waikato.ac.nz/study/schola...
June 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Summer Research Scholarships offer $8,000 scholarships to promising undergrads, final-year honours, and first-year master’s students. 10 weeks of full-time research during Tri C (Nov – Feb). Applications close 13 July 2025. View projects and learn more by visiting: www.waikato.ac.nz/study/schola...
We're looking forward to welcoming @joelscanlan.com as our guest speaker for next month's Te Puna Haumaru Seminar Series. Dr Scanlan will speak on The Impact of AI on CSAM Offending and Deterrence Efforts. See poster for more details. To register, click here 👉 tinyurl.com/y548k8vf
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We're looking forward to welcoming @joelscanlan.com as our guest speaker for next month's Te Puna Haumaru Seminar Series. Dr Scanlan will speak on The Impact of AI on CSAM Offending and Deterrence Efforts. See poster for more details. To register, click here 👉 tinyurl.com/y548k8vf
Dr L. Maaike Helmus presented a talk on 'A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis on Predictors of Domestic Violence Recidivism: The Role of Universal and Specialized Risk Factors’ as part of the Te Puna Haumaru Seminar Series. The recording is now available to view - link below 👇
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A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis on Predictors of Domestic Violence Recidivism
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May 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Dr L. Maaike Helmus presented a talk on 'A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis on Predictors of Domestic Violence Recidivism: The Role of Universal and Specialized Risk Factors’ as part of the Te Puna Haumaru Seminar Series. The recording is now available to view - link below 👇
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NZ Govt invest funds to deal with the growing prison population. Evidence suggests that prisons have no real effect on reoffending rates. What is needed, is offence-focused rehabilitation. Can we provide effective rehabilitation for people remanded in prison? Dr Polaschek writes for The Conversation
‘Chaotic, sometimes dangerous places’ – why successful rehab for prisoners on remand will be hard to achieve
Nearly half of New Zealand’s prison population is on remand. But these units are not suitable for successful rehabilitation, and most people are not eligible anyway.
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May 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
NZ Govt invest funds to deal with the growing prison population. Evidence suggests that prisons have no real effect on reoffending rates. What is needed, is offence-focused rehabilitation. Can we provide effective rehabilitation for people remanded in prison? Dr Polaschek writes for The Conversation
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We assume that reporting to police leads to better outcomes for victims of family and sexual violence, but is that true? 👮♀️ We compared wellbeing outcomes for NZ Crime & Victims Survey respondents depending on whether they reported to police & found almost no differences 🧐 hdl.handle.net/10092/108247
To report or not to report? Understanding the impacts of reporting decisions for family and sexual violence in Aotearoa New Zealand
Most victims of family violence (FV) and sexual violence (SV) do not report their
criminal victimisation to police, but instead their experiences remain part of the ‘dark figure of
crime’, or the pr...
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May 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
We assume that reporting to police leads to better outcomes for victims of family and sexual violence, but is that true? 👮♀️ We compared wellbeing outcomes for NZ Crime & Victims Survey respondents depending on whether they reported to police & found almost no differences 🧐 hdl.handle.net/10092/108247
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My energy levels have been running low as the teaching trimester nears its end, so it was nice to receive some kind words from FPSYC101 students at our last workshop today ☺️ they were such a great cohort this year! ⭐️
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May 26, 2025 at 7:21 AM
My energy levels have been running low as the teaching trimester nears its end, so it was nice to receive some kind words from FPSYC101 students at our last workshop today ☺️ they were such a great cohort this year! ⭐️
@waikatouniversity.bsky.social @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social
@waikatouniversity.bsky.social @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social
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Come and get involved in our mugshot prize draw if you're at @waikatouniversity.bsky.social open day. Challenge is to look more deranged than this 👇 😆
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@tepunahaumaru.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Come and get involved in our mugshot prize draw if you're at @waikatouniversity.bsky.social open day. Challenge is to look more deranged than this 👇 😆
@tepunahaumaru.bsky.social
@tepunahaumaru.bsky.social
This month's seminar is open for registration! L. Maaike Helmus will join us to delve into A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis on Predictors of Domestic Violence Recidivism: The Role of Universal and Specialized Risk Factors. Register here: tinyurl.com/35v2xdkr
May 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This month's seminar is open for registration! L. Maaike Helmus will join us to delve into A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis on Predictors of Domestic Violence Recidivism: The Role of Universal and Specialized Risk Factors. Register here: tinyurl.com/35v2xdkr
Dr Amanda Turnbull discusses how ridesharing puts women into unsafe situations where their behaviour is moderated based on ratings rather than responding to the harmful situations and has become a vehicle for the growing issue of technology-facilitated gender-based violence.
On Demand Bias: Technology facilitated gender based violence in the ride sharing industry
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April 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Dr Amanda Turnbull discusses how ridesharing puts women into unsafe situations where their behaviour is moderated based on ratings rather than responding to the harmful situations and has become a vehicle for the growing issue of technology-facilitated gender-based violence.