Policing’s ‘gross failings’ in other countries drive dip in public trust for NZ Police despite overall positive perception

3rd August 2023Sarah Gibbons, Contributing Editor, Policing Insight

The latest New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey shows that while public perceptions of policing overall remain strongly positive, high-profile controversies and ‘gross failings’ in police behaviour in other countries – coupled with a fall in support for the ‘public sector brand generally’ – has prompted a dip in public trust and confidence in NZ Police, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports.

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