Home detention with electronic monitoring was introduced in New Zealand in October 1999. It is an early release option for people sentenced to varying lengths of imprisonment. Detainees, as they are called, are released ...

This article reviews the use of home detention with electronic monitoring in New Zealand, drawing on research undertaken in 2001. The discussion considers the impact of home detention on women who are subject to this ...

In New Zealand, Amendment No. 9 (1999) of the Criminal Justice Act 1985 introduced Home Detention Orders as an early release from prison option, implemented on the 1st October 1999. The orders, with electronic monitoring,were ...