Understanding prison violence using data and maps
About event organiser
Te Puna Haumaru | New Zealand Institute for Security & Crime Science was established at the University of Waikato in 2017. Their research aims to reduce crime and increase security through multi-disciplinary, evidence-based research.
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About the event
For more information and to register, visit the event page.
Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Department of Corrections) tracks every violent incident in prison through the COBRA database. The research shared in this webinar looks at how that data can be combined with mapping tech (GIS) to better understand — and help reduce — prison violence.
Please direct all questions to the organiser: tepunahaumaru@waikato.ac.nz.
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