As part of its law and order policy, the National Party wants to cut the funding of cultural reports used for sentencing in criminal trials.
Paul Goldsmith says from eight cultural reports being written in 2017 - to 2,500 last year, at a cost of $6 million.
Māmari Stephens, is an associate law professor at Victoria University of Wellington.
Māmari Stephens spoke to Perlina Lau.
