Sunny Kaushal: Crime Prevention Group President on the increased rates of people victimised by crime

The first quarterly report on public service targets shows rates of people victimised have risen by 30 thousand people to the end of June. 

The government's goal is to reduce that by 20 thousand within the next six years.  

It's bringing sentencing law reforms to Parliament this week to reduce discounts and add aggravating factors. 

Crime Prevention Group President Sunny Kaushal told Mike Hosking these reforms and others in the works will make an impact. 

He believes it'll bring accountability and the consequences that's been missing for years. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
So go.

Speaker 2 (00:00):
One of the government's quarterly reports on their targets they
set for themselves yesterday one of the areas of concern
appears to be this violent crime. So the target is
a reduction by twenty thirty or twenty thousand incidents to
twenty thousand fewer incidents. The latest number hasn't faked up
by thirty thousand. Crime Prevention Group President Sunny courtials were
a sunny morning to you.

Speaker 1 (00:17):
Very good morning, Mike.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
You finally met? Did you meet and solve the problem?

Speaker 1 (00:22):
We have introductory meeting and I won't steal a minister's thunder,
so he would be making an announcement this week with
the more details. But I can tell you why we
are going to work on some of the very important
pieces on the reforms, including the legislative reforms you know
that might include you know, the security guards empowerment and

(00:44):
how do you using those face expedition technology and some
crimate reforms which need to be done. So you would
be hearing quite a lot more from.

Speaker 2 (00:54):
Us looking forward to it. Should we be worried about this?
I mean, thirty thousand up's obviously a problem, but when
you're looking to cut it by twenty thousand, and it's
by twenty thirty and we're sitting here in twenty twenty four.
It's hardly an emergency right here, right now, is.

Speaker 1 (01:07):
It, Mike. There's no question New Zealand has become more violent.
This survey Crime and Victims Survey targets July twenty twenty
two to July twenty four, which is the last two years.
So there's no surprises here what we have witnessed in
twenty twenty two and twenty twenty three, the level of

(01:29):
crime that have increased. And also, you know, stopping crime
is not difficult, Mike, provided you want to do it.
The messes that we are getting the police and the ministers,
they want to do it. While it may take time
to change, but it need to be dealt with unapologetically
and urgently. You know what we have seen recently, for

(01:52):
example in Okland CBD. That's my personal experience. I own
a business over there. So increased patrolling has shown promising
results in up on CBD. Exactivity is getting cleaned up.
You know we are going to see more reduction. So
change has come. It's coming a ram. Rates are down,
but you know there'll be the change in police philosophy,

(02:14):
if we have the changes in the legislative, you know,
the reforms that would make a whole lot of difference,
and that's what is required because the accountability, the consequences
that have been missing from years and that's what needed urgently.

Speaker 2 (02:29):
Seems to be on the same page. Where everyone seems
to be on the same page because they're heading to
Parliament this week. As I mentioned, Sonny, good to catch
up with you appreciate it, Sunny Coscha, the Crime Prevention
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