Sacred Cows and Rogue Elephants: Policy Development in the New Zealand Justice Department
- ISBN-10
- 0477013732
- ISBN-13
- 9780477013734
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- U.S. Government Printing Office
- Author
- John Lochiel Robson
Description
"What really goes on behind the walls of the Justice Department? Who makes the decisions? How does the Minister work with those who serve him? How are the vital laws which govern our society made? Those who seek answers to these important questions will find them in "Sacred cows and rogue elephants". John Robson's fascinating inside account of the workings of New Zealand's justice administration during this century focuses particularly on the 1950s and 1960s when the author was Assistant Secretary and then Permanent Head of the department. After a brief autobiographical introduction, Dr Robson traces justice policy developments and changes. He places special emphasis on the 1960s, a period of impressive legislative achievement which saw the abolition of capital punishment, a comprehensive programme of penal policy improvement (including the introduction of the periodic detention sentence) and the creation of the ombudsman system ..."--Inside front cover.
