Custody Messaging Evaluation

Date Published: 
October 2022

The Custody Messaging Evaluation was developed to reduce the rates of people who fail to appear (FTA) in court after they are released from Police custody on bail.

Prepared by Evidence-Based Policing Centre and Behavioural Science Aotearoa.

Criminal disclosure - Police Manual chapter

Date Published: 
December 2025

This chapter details the practice of criminal disclosure by New Zealand Police and key duties and responsibilities for Police employees.

Criminal procedure - Police Manual chapter

Date Published: 
April 2026

This chapter provides an introduction to the Criminal Procedure Act and an overview of the five stages of the criminal procedure process applying to adult offenders. It also includes information about the impact of the Act on previous proceedings involving adult offenders.