New Zealand Women's Law Journal - Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a ngā Wāhine, 2022, 7: 14-20

This article addresses the challenges faced by young women (kōtiro) in New Zealand’s justice system, which have been typified by inequity and simplistic assumptions about how kōtiro “should” behave. The author notes that almost all
interventions in the youth justice system have been designed for tama, and don’t respond to the needs of kōtiro. Further, the life experience of many kōtiro make mixed group courses difficult and even retraumatising. Judge Eivers argues that
to effect change in this context, the focus of all professionals involved must be on what we do for this young person to support change and create a better future for them – despite the system. (Author's abstract). Record 8213