Steve Cullen: Criminal lawyer on convictions for crimes by people on bail rise
Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Newstalk ZB
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Show Notes
Belief attitudes towards bail is a reflection of a global decline in law and order.
Convictions for crimes carried out by someone on bail rose by almost 12-thousand between 2015 and 2024.
Amongst these, homicide and related convictions more than doubled to 25.
Criminal lawyer Steve Cullen told Ryan Bridge a law-and-order decline stems from social media and leads to some not taking bail as seriously.
However, he says 80-percent of people who are on electronically monitored bail for example, are compliant.
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