by juliet | Dec 20, 2018 | DCSAs
Kia ora koutou In my first reflection in October, I foreshadowed a few changes to the Departmental Science Advisory network. After a lot of conversations in Wellington and within the group of advisors, we have decided the best way to enable a team approach to advice...
by EllenR | Dec 12, 2018 | Criminal justice, DCSAs, In the news
The report ‘Every 4 minutes: A discussion paper on preventing family violence in New Zealand’ was presented to the Parliamentary Undersecretary for Justice Jan Logie at Parliament on the 11 December 2018. The report is the third in the series of reports...
by EllenR | Dec 11, 2018 | Criminal justice, DCSAs, From the OPMCSA
How can family violence, and its impact on criminal activity, be prevented? A new report “Every 4 minutes – A discussion paper on preventing family violence in New Zealand” by justice sector Chief Science Advisor, Professor Ian Lambie, discusses the evidence and asks...
by EllenR | Oct 3, 2018 | DCSAs, In the news
Professor Stuart McNaughton, Chief Science Advisor for the Ministry of Education, recently spoke to Newshub about the need to teach children critical analysis and argument—but also empathy. Professor McNaughton was one of the contributors to a collection of essays by...