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'We're seeing this trend internationally': Police Commissioner explains declining trust in sector

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 28 Jun 2023, 6:00pm
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster. (Photo / NZ Herald)
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster. (Photo / NZ Herald)

'We're seeing this trend internationally': Police Commissioner explains declining trust in sector

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 28 Jun 2023, 6:00pm

The Police Commissioner says trust in police is declining internationally.

The Public Perceptions Survey - part of the Justice Ministry's Crime and Victims review - shows trust and confidence is at 69 percent.

It was at 79 percent four years ago.

Andrew Coster says trust in institutions is falling generally, driven by factors including social media and Covid-19.

He says locally, a focus on law and order is also a factor.

"The commentary around that, I think has an impact on policing. Even though, as you'll appreciate, police are not responsible for what happens to these offenders after they're in front of the courts."

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