Crime and Deviance

This survey traces changes that have occurred in the past three decades not only in New Zealand crime, but also in patterns of behaviour (such as homosexuality and gang membership) which, although not illegal, are still seen by society as deviant. Without knowing a community's economic and political dynamics, its patterns of crime and deviance cannot be understood. In following the altered profiles of crime and deviance in this country, Greg Newbold makes close reference to other social, economic and political changes of the past three decades.