S3 | E6 - Crime and Culture: the worrying hole in Aotearoa’s criminal law legislation - Dr Leua Iosefa

Episode 6 December 06, 2023 00:56:23
S3 | E6 - Crime and Culture: the worrying hole in Aotearoa’s criminal law legislation - Dr Leua Iosefa
PhD: Unpacked
S3 | E6 - Crime and Culture: the worrying hole in Aotearoa’s criminal law legislation - Dr Leua Iosefa

Dec 06 2023 | 00:56:23

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Show Notes

Dr. Leua Iosefa joins us to unpack the growing relevance of culture to criminality and culpability, as New Zealand’s population diversity expands. Diversity brings different cultures and cultural practices that are currenty criminalised. How will our laws adapt?

If you’d like to read more, here’s a link to the PhD: https://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/17014

For any questions, qualms or queries, reach out to the PhD: Unpacked team through [email protected], or @phdunpacked on Instagram.

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