law, order, & crime

Corporates and their “Flexi-Ethics”
It's easier for corporates to have slipshod ethics than individuals. The reason is managers can hide behind the bhurka of limited liability and the separable corporate entity....
5 November 2004 - Gareth Morgan

Business ethics - available to the highest bidder
The elasticity of business ethics should ensure we always interpret public utterances on public policy issues by business people with caution....
14 August 2002 - Gareth Morgan

Curfews Incite Indolent Parents
One of the more incongruous "modern day" values New Zealanders hold is an apathetic regard of the welfare of children and youth. Wellington this year has had a spate of violence in its city streets in the pre-dawn hours of the morning with teenagers being both victims and perpetrators. The violence has resulted in a couple of deaths...
8 September 1999 - Gareth Morgan

Crime, Rationality and Accountability
Eleven percent of burglaries committed produce a conviction. Of those convicted 39% get a jail sentence. The average sentence is 11.9 months. Work it out - if you commit a burglary then the expected cost of the activity is 1.3 days in prison. But it's better than that - only the bozo's get caught so providing you've honed your skills to a...
19 March 1999 - Gareth Morgan

Judge Not, Lest Ye be Judged
The independence and integrity of our judges lies at the heart of the constitution and is a bulwark of the rule of law and the rights of citizens. Nevertheless we cannot afford to place the judges on too high a pedestal. As with other institutions, the judiciary must justify its privileges by showing that it has the ability to adapt and renew itself to meet changing societal needs. There ...
30 August 1995 - Gareth Morgan