Jarrod Gilbert
Midweek Mediawatch: Copy-and-paste Chris
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about Chris Luxon being harangued by the media for copy-and-pasting his Waitangi Day speech, an eye-opening column… Audio
Report finds history repeating in coverage of calls for crime crackdown
Political calls to crack down on crime are echoing in our media ahead of the upcoming election - not for the first time. Two seasoned journalists showed this was part of a pattern in a report on crime… Audio
Drive-bys rose during Tribesman-Killer Beez conflict - report
Drive-by shootings dramatically increased at the height of inter-gang conflict between the Tribesmen and Killer Beez last year.
A report - from the inter-governmental Gang Intelligence Centre - also… Audio
Controversial police interrogation method under fire
A controversial police interrogation method that's been implicated in a false confession is under fire from human rights lawyers, criminologists and psychologists.
Last month, Crown Law and police… Audio
The Panel with Anna Dean and Peter Field (part 1)
Today on The Panel, Anna Dean and Peter Field discuss with Wallace today's announcement of gang measures the Government is planning. Also, they discuss Kamala Harris speaking at the Pacific Island… Audio
The History of Gangs in NZ
Jarrod Gilbert, a senior lecturer at University of Canterbury and author of Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand joins us to give some context to the latest shootings in Auckland. Audio
Law and order police funding package 'knee-jerk reaction' - experts
The Government is promising nearly half-a-billion dollars to tackle gang-related crime.
Some experts say the announcement is a knee-jerk reaction to a recent spate of crimes.
University of Auckland… Audio
Government announces $562 million law and order package
The government yesterday anounced a $562 million law and order package, which it says will increase police numbers, tackle gang violence, and extend rehabilitation programmes. It will also be used to… Audio
Warning from history in ‘gang warfare’ panics
Recent reports about gangs and an upswing in gun crime echo a similar panic 25 years ago which prompted a political backlash and hasty changes in the law. A new report looking back at that says most… Audio
Gang legislation should avoid impulsive action - expert
As political debate around crime and gangs intensifies, a criminologist is warning against hasty controls.
Canterbury University gang expert Jarrod Gilbert has been researching 1996, a year of… Audio
501 deportees to blame for escalating gang violence - expert
A gang expert says the police may need to monitor gangs "extremely heavily" - or get them in a room together - in a bid to quash any tit for tat violence that may be brewing.
There are growing… Audio
Covid-19: Encouraging vaccination in gangs a challenge - Expert
An expert on gangs says there is a challenge to get vaccination rates up in gangs.
A positive case last month on the Hauraki Plains involved a Black Power member, and several Mongrel Mob members in… Audio
Police defend Waikato focus in FBI linked operation
An FBI-led operation that resulted in the arrests of several top gang members in New Zealand continued overnight, resulting in the arrests of more than 800 people across the globe.
So far, New… Audio
Drug bust: Head knocked off importing beast - Gilbert
The head has been knocked off a drug importing beast. That's the take of a gang expert, after New Zealand police carried out raids across the North Island as part of an international sting led by the… Video, Audio
Gang numbers data used by Judith Collins shouldn't be used for policy - expert
New Zealand's leading expert on gangs says that gang statistics from New Zealand Police aren't suitable for use by politicians.
The figures were used on Wednesday by the National Party leader Judith… Audio
Lifting the lid on the rise and rise of organised crime in NZ
In his new book, Gangland, investigative reporter Jared Savage explores the country's growing underbelly of organised crime and violent gangs, paying particular attention to the constantly-growing… Audio
The increasing financialisation of crime
Sociologist and organised crime expert, Jarrod Gilbert, joins The Panel to discuss the increasing financialisation of crime. Audio
The Panel with Ruth Money and Mike Williams (Part Two)
Today The Panel looks at the issues around law and order. Audio
Gang growth. More 'Underbelly' than "Once Were Warriors'
Gangs are growing at their highest rate since the 1970s. What's behind the hike across New Zealand, especially in the provinces? Detective Sergeant Ray Sunkel is presenting on the shocking statistics… Audio
Gang membership on the rise
Despite efforts to tackle it, gang membership in New Zealand has risen by about a quarter since 2017. Sociologist and gang expert Dr Jarrod joins the panel to discuss what all this means, and whether… Audio