TVNZ said Police Ten 7 was 'reflective of the reality of patterns of crime and offending in Aotearoa'. This analysis found otherwise.

Criminologist Antje Deckert has just completed a two-year study of how women offenders are portrayed in New Zealand newspapers. The results show journalists are telling very different stories abut Māori and Pākehā. 

The evidence shows that a 'tough on crime' approach is a posture, not a solution, writes criminologist Antje Deckert.