Peyton Bond and Erin Silver

Guest writer

Peyton is a lecturer in sociology, gender studies and criminology at the University of Otago. Erin is a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Otago.

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Defunding the police is good policy, actually

Suggestions of defunding the police have sparked uproar but it's a sensible and noble goal, argue two crime researchers.

By Peyton Bond and Erin Silver | 17th April, 2025