Sir Kim Workman: Criminal justice advocate on whether New Zealand should ban minor traffic stops

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Nov 2, 2021 · 3m

Police are undergoing a research project investigating whether they have unconscious bias towards Māori.

It will be examining whether bias exists within Police, and how to eradicate it.

Over in the US, Philadelphia has become the first big city to ban minor traffic stops.

Police can't pull people over for broken tail lights or expired inspection stickers.

Could something similar be done here?

Criminal justice advocate Sir Kim Workman joined Kate Hawkesby.

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