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Dr Jarrod David Gilbert

Contact

Department: Sociology and Anthropology

Email: jarrod.gilbert@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3695541

Office: Elsie Locke Building 306

Language: English

Primum cogitare, dein bibamus
About
Research / Creative works
Projects

Fields of Research

  • Gangs
  • Murder
  • Justice and Injustice
  • Criminal recidivism and desistance

Researcher Summary

Dr Gilbert has done extensive research in the areas of crime and justice. He is New Zealand’s leading authority on gangs and the author of Patched: The history of gangs in New Zealand and award winning and best selling book, which stemmed from New Zealand most extensive underworld ethnography. He co-edited Criminal Justice: A New Zealand Introduction, and he writes a column for the New Zealand Herald.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Sociology, Social Policy, Social Work, Criminology and Gender Studies: Criminology; Sociology

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Authored Books
  • Gilbert J. and Martin S. (2019) A Rebel in Exile. Richmond: Hardie Grant Books. 272.
  • Gilbert J. (2013) Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand. Auckland: Auckland University Press. 360.
Edited Volumes
  • Gilbert J; Newbold GC (Ed.) (2017) Criminal Justice: A New Zealand Introduction. Auckland: Auckland University Press. 342.
Chapters
  • Gilbert J. (2022) Street racism - skinheads in New Zealand. In Cunningham M; La Rooji M; Spoonley P (Ed.), Histories of Hate : The Radical Right in Aotearoa New Zealand Dunedin: Otago University Press.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) The Politics and Political Management of Gangs. In Stanley E; Monod de Froideville S; Bradley T (Ed.), The Aotearoa Handbook of Criminology New Zealand: Auckland University Press.
  • Gilbert J. and Martin S. (2021) My Boy Dusty. In Hardy Grant (Ed.), The Story Continues: Dusty Martin: 8-55. Melbourne: Hardy Grant.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) New Zealand: patched gangs, police and political corruption. Handbook of Organised Crime and Politics: 363-373. http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781786434579.00036.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) New Zealand: Patched gangs, police and political corruption. In Allum F; Gilmour S (Ed.), Handbook of Organised Crime and Politics: 363-373.Edward Elgar Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781786434579.00036.
  • Gilbert JD. (2018) Do We Need More Prisons? The Big Questions: What Is New Zealand's Future?Penguin Books.
  • Gilbert JD. (2018) Observation and Ethnographic Fieldwork. In Tolich M; Davidson C (Ed.), Social Science Research in New Zealand: An Introduction: 296-306. Auckland: Auckland University Press.
  • Gilbert J., Elley B. and Newbold GC. (2017) Desistance Among Higher-Risk Youthful Offenders. In Plywaczewski EW; Guzik-Makaruk EM (Ed.), Current Problems of the Penal Law and Criminology/Aktuelle Probleme des Strafrechts und der Kriminologie v.7: 408-422. Warsaw: C.H. Beck.
  • Gilbert JD. (2017) Gangs and Underworld Justice. In Gilbert J; Newbold G (Ed.), Criminal Justice: A New Zealand Introduction: 316-330. Auckland: Auckland University Press.
  • Gilbert JD. (2017) Justice and Injustice. In Gilbert J; Newbold G (Ed.), Criminal Justice: A New Zealand Introduction: 279-295. Auckland: Auckland University Press.
  • Lauchs M. and Gilbert JD. (2017) Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. In Deckert A; Sarre R (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Australian and New Zealand Criminology, Crime and Justice Cham: Palgrave Macmillian.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) The Reorganisation of Gangs in New Zealand. In Harding S; Palasinski M (Ed.), Global Perspectives on Youth Gang Behavior, Violence, and Weapons UseIGI Global.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) The Usual Suspects. In Legat N (Ed.), The Journal of Urgent Writing: 242-254. Palmerston North: Massey University Press.
  • Gilbert J. and Newbold G. (2014) The Control of Patched Gangs. In Plywaczewski EW (Ed.), Current Problems of the Penal Law and Criminology v6: 384-400. Warsaw: Wolters Kluwer.
  • Gilbert J. (2013) Gang Violence. In Taylor A; Connolly M (Ed.), Understanding Violence: Context and Practice in the Human Services: 181-195. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press.
Journal Articles
  • Gilbert J. (2023) Making Gang Laws in a Panic: Lessons from the 1990s and Beyond. Canterbury Law Review Volume 29.
  • Breetzke GD., Curtis-Ham S., Gilbert J. and Tibby C. (2022) Gang Membership and Gang Crime in New Zealand: A National Study Identifying Spatial Risk Factors. Criminal Justice and Behavior 49(8): 1154-1172. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00938548211034200.
  • Breetzke GD., Curtis-Ham S., Gilbert J. and Tibby C. (2022) The Mongrel Mob or Head Hunters? The association between neighbourhood-level factors on different types of gang membership in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Journal of Criminology 55(4): 433-450. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26338076221121402.
  • Gilbert J. and Elley B. (2020) Shaved heads and sonnenrads: comparing white supremacist skinheads and the alt-right in New Zealand. Kotuitui 15(2): 280-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1177083X.2020.1730415.
  • Gilbert J. and Newbold G. (2019) Controlling Gangs in New Zealand: An Evolving Dilemma. Journal of Gang Research 26(3): 1-12.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Academic Freedom: The Threat Posed By Police. New Zealand Sociology 31(4): 70-81.
  • Gilbert J. and Elley B. (2015) Reducing Recidivism: An Evaluation of The Pathway Total Reintegration Programme. New Zealand Sociology 30(4): 15-37.
Reports
  • Gilbert J. (2022) Making Gang Laws in a Panic : Lessons from the 1990s and beyond.Commissioned by The Law Foundation.
  • Gilbert J., Elley B. and Maclean J. (2022) An Evaluation of He Kete Oranga o te Mana Wahine : assessing the programme in its third year.Commissioned by Odyssey House Trust and Pathway Trust.
  • Elley B. and Gilbert J. (2021) On the Path to Release: A Preliminary Evaluation of the Navigate Initiative (Updated).Commissioned by Pathway Trust.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) Opinion prepared for the trial of Dean Eaton: expert evidence for the courts..Commissioned by Paul Murray, Barrister.
  • Gilbert J. and Elley B. (2020) On the Path to Release: A Preliminary Evaluation of the Navigate Initiative.Commissioned by Pathway Trust.
  • Gilbert J., Elley B. and Golda Lamadrid I. (2020) An Evaluation of He Kete Oranga o te Mana Wahine.Commissioned by Odyssey House Trust and Pathway Trust.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) Opinion prepared for the matter involving Damien Kuru (Bail).Commissioned by Commissioned by Jamie Waugh, Barrister.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) Opinion prepared for the matter involving Joseph Johnson in the High Court.Commissioned by Commissioned by Peter Brosnahan, Barrister.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) Opinion prepared for the sentencing of Adrian Champion: expert evidence for the courts.Commissioned by Kirsten Gray, Public Defence Service.
  • Gilbert J. and Elley B. (2019) An Evaluation of the Mpowered dyslexic education programme.Commissioned by Commissioned by Mpowered Ltd.
  • Gilbert J. and Elley B. (2019) Evaluating the Pathway: a quantitative evaluation of Pathway Total Reintegration Strategy.Commissioned by Commissioned by Pathway Trust.
  • Gilbert J., Elley B. and Best T. (2019) Second chances: a report on employing offenders in Canterbury.Commissioned by Pathway Charitable Trust.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Opinion prepared for the case Te Rangi Tenahu: expert evidence for the courts.Commissioned by Iswari Jayanandan, Barrister.
  • Gilbert JD. and Elley B. (2018) Te Wānanga O Aotearoa: Understanding Youth Engagement. A report commissioned by Te Wānanga O Aotearoa.Commissioned by Te Wānanga O Aotearoa.
  • Breetzke G., Elley B. and Gilbert JD. (2017) Post-earthquake analysis of crime & alcohol outlets in Christchurch. In Post-earthquake analysis of crime & alcohol outlets in Christchurch, Health Promotion Agency. Commissioned by Health Promotion Agency.
  • Gilbert J. (2017) Opinion provided with regard to the matters arising from events in Whakatane on 17 January 2017. In Expert evidence for the courts, Commissioned by Rebecca Plunket, Barrister.
  • Gilbert JD. and Elley B. (2016) Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED): An evaluation for the Christchurch City Council.Commissioned by Christchurch City Council.
  • Gilbert J. and Elley B. (2014) Youth Desistance in Aotearoa New Zealand: What We Can Learn From Higher Risk Former Offenders.Commissioned by Department of Corrections. 60.
  • Gilbert JD. (2014) Opinion prepared for the bail hearing of Arthur Mahi: expert evidence for the courts.Commissioned by Moana Cole, Barrister.
  • Gilbert JD. (2014) Opinion Regarding Rikki Austin: expert evidence for the courts.Commissioned by Richard Maze, Barrister.
  • Gilbert JD., Gordon L. and Elley B. (2014) Reintegration Services in the Canterbury Region.Commissioned by Howard League for Penal Reform.
  • Gilbert J. and Elley B. (2013) Living on the Fringes - life near the earthquake 'Red Zones': A report prepared for Edmund Rice and Nga Maata Waka.Commissioned by Edmund Rice and Nga Maata Waka.
  • Gilbert JD. (2013) Gangs in New Zealand Prisons: A report prepared for SecureFuture (Australia).Commissioned by SecureFuture (Australia).
  • Gilbert JD. (2013) Submission to the Law and Order Select Committee on the Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Bill.Commissioned by Law and Order Select Committee.
  • Gilbert JD. and Newbold G. (2012) Gangs: a Review of Literature & Strategies a report prepared for the Safe Tairawhiti Community Trust, Hastings..
Additional Publications
  • Gilbert J. (2022) How a mouse outsmarted my cats and me. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2022) Lessons for bikers from Will Smith saga. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2022) New Zealand Gangs - The Politics and the Policing: a presentation to ESR. Christchurch.
  • Gilbert J. (2022) Police did themselves proud in ending protest. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2022) Should we fear outlaw motorcycle gang packs? The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2022) Tamaki's arrest another example of sound policing. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2022) The moment police should have intervened in Wellington. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2022) Time to rethink approach to tackling crime. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2022) What we can learn from 90s gang clashes ahead of election. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2022) Will a cashless society drive down crime? The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) Covid and the contagion of crazy. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) How drug busts hold corruption in check. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) Inside NZ's gangs: what lies beneath latest warfare - and how to tackle it. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) Is gang violence in NZ the worst it's ever been? The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) 'Kiwi can-do spirit' in prison culinary creativity. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) Policing gangs - how do we do it? Police Senior Leadership Group Forum.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) Prison doesn't usually offer hope. Why this unit is different. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) 'Separate gangs from organised crime' expert warns meth trade will stay. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) Solutions to spread of disinformation and conspiracy theories. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) Tackling the problem requires a bit of give and take. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) The brutal gang battle you've never heard about. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) The Gangs and Organised Crime. Keynote Speaker Conference Australia & New Zealand Society of Evidence Based Policing (ANZSEBP).
  • Gilbert J. (2021) The terrible injustice of Shane 'Kiwi' Martin's exile from family. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) Wastewater testing gives accurate picture of drug use in New Zealand. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) Why ACT's David Seymour should be the happiest person in NZ. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) Why I applaud Don Brash for working with gangs. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) Why male inmates could benefit from reform in women's prison. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) Why we need gangs on board for the Covid fight. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2021) Why we should have our fingerprints all over a gun register. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2020) An important truth about our gangs. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2020) Anti-social media - the gangs have gone online. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2020) Gangs and Organised Crimes. Wellington, New Zealand: Organised Crime Disruption, 27-29 Oct 2020.
  • Gilbert J. (2020) Here's a ride every biker needs to take. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2020) High-quality information has never been more important. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2020) It's election year so expect dog whistles. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2020) My guess is the deniers are in retreat. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2020) The names etched on our social fabric. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2020) Women and Gangs. Gender and Sexual Violence in Gang Life.. Medical Sexual Assault Clinicians Aoteaoroa (MEDSAC) Annual Conference, 30-31 Oct 2020.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) Organised Crime and Our Challenges. New Zealand Police Executive Team Conference, 21 Feb 2019.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) The Gangs, Organised Crime, and the Law. Christchurch: The Public Defence Service.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) All Win When Inmates Take Hire Path. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) Angle of Attack on People who Recline their Airplane Seats. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) Cheap slogans and poor policy allow meth trade to flourish. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) Finally, a meaningful measure of crime rather than cheap slogans. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) Here's Why It Pays to Exercise Caution. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) Inside the Mongrel Mob: Why the fuss about the patch? The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) It's the cricket winter of our discontent. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) Ngai Tahu show what iwi can do with Treaty settlements. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) Older Gang Wants to Turn the Corner. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) Simon Bridges' problem with getting tough on gangs. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) South Auckland Shootings Are a Problem for All of Us.. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) Talking Down: The Perils of Air Travel. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) The Sultans of Stupid Poisoning Oz Politics — and Why I Fear Them. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) We Can't Ignore Pressure-Cooker Issues. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) When Dogs Can't Drink at the Creek It's Time to Act. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) When it comes to cats and dogs, the claws come out. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2019) White Supremacy - An Ugly Problem that Is Becoming Harder to Measure. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Manly As. Christchurch: Christchurch WORD Festival.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Mortification. Christchurch WORD Festival.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Baby Boomers can help fix prison problem. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Cannabis Reform. Christchurch: Harm Reduction The Drug Foundation., 15 Oct 2018.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Chance to rethink the criminal justice system too good to turn down. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Crime is sophisticated, prevention needs to be too. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Desisting from Crime. Corrections leadership, 14 Aug 2018.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Fitness programme Patu Aotearoa a step into the light. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Gangs and Prison: Lessons for Australia. PACCOA Conference, 14 Mar 2018.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Jarrod Gilbert: If cars ran on expletives I'd be sweet. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Jarrod Gilbert: Race role requires special talents - Dame Susan Devoy didn't have them. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Kids smoking dope don't need less education, they need more. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Let's make our criminal justice system the envy of the world. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Massey University is a joke that's no laughing matter. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) Talk is Easy, Reform is Hard: the politics of prisons. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) The gangs in prison: the possibilities and the problems. National Learning Centre, Upper Hutt: Corrections Senior Managers Conference, 14 Aug 2018.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) The Joy of Bus Travel. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) The Need for Criminal Justice Change. Rotorua: Community Law, 17 Oct 2018.
  • Gilbert J. (2018) The Problems of Gangs in Prison. South Island: Corrections Department Intelligence Conference, 1 May 2018.
  • Gilbert JD. (2018) Man on a mission: Jarrod Gilbert and his holiday with Ross Kemp. The Herald on Sunday.
  • Gilbert JD. (2018) Peter Ellis martyr to deranged prejudice. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2018) Sensible Sentencing Trust out of step with the rest of the country. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2018) Should the rich pay bigger speeding fines? The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert J. (2017) Writing Non-Fiction. Manuwatu Writers' Festival.
  • Gilbert J. (2017) Academic Criminologists and the Media: A Panel Discussion at Fourth Annual New Zealand Criminology Symposium, Victoria University. Victoria University: Fourth Annual New Zealand Criminology Symposium, 17-17 Feb 2017.
  • Gilbert J. (2017) National's Drug Policy is Cynical and Dangerous. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2017) Gangs in Prison: a Presentation to the Department of Corrections National Meeting of Prison Directors. Christchurch. Chateau on the Park: Department of Corrections: a national meeting of prison directors, 07 Sep 2017.
  • Gilbert JD. (2017) Murder a Social History: a presentation to the National Library of New Zealand. Wellington.
  • Gilbert JD. (2017) Drug tests are a needless barrier to jobs. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2017) Gang fight night really is evidence of desire for change. New Zealand Herald, 25 July.
  • Gilbert JD. (2017) Hells Angels Poker Run and Outlaw Biker Camaraderie. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2017) If People No Longer Trust Science, We Need to Explain it Better. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2017) Let's Really Find Out Why Our Prison Population is Skyrocketing. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2017) Peter Dunne Feature: Captain Sensible on politics, drugs and the Easter bunny. Herald on Sunday.
  • Gilbert JD. (2017) Society Should be Shaped by Ideas not Violence. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2017) We Must Stop This Cycle of Child Abuse. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2017) When it comes to the Police we need a Revolution, New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Herald New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Gangs, Drugs, and Organised Crime: A presentation to senior Auckland Metro police. North Shore, Auckland: Auckland Metro Policing District Training Day.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) The Challenges of Gangs: a presentation to the Department of Corrections, Te Awamutu, Rotorua & Te Puke, 27, 28, 29 May. Te Awamutu, Rotorua, Te Puke, New Zealand: Department of Corrections Staff Training Days.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Youth Desistance - our challenges: a presentation to the Department of Corrections, Te Awamutu, Rotorua & Te Puke, 27, 28, 29 May. Te Awamutu, Rotorua & Te Puke, New Zealand: Department of Corrections Staff Training Days.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Be Careful Ascribing Racism to the Fact Fewer Maori are Let Off With a Warning. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Beat-up on Bikies and Assault on all of our Rights. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Bill English Faces Tough Job Shifting the 'Lock 'em up' Penal Policy. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Bill English Feature: 'I specialise in being boring'. Herald on Sunday.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Climate Change Deniers Dangerously Wrong. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Confessions Unreliable in Solving Crimes. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) For Every Case Gone Cold, Guilt's Hot Needle Burns. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Gangs Will Endure Longer Than Judith Collins. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Gangs: Everything we don't know and more - address to the Forensic Psychology Student Conference, Victoria University. Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand: Forensic Psychology Student Conference, 19-19 Nov 2016.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Jacinda Ardern Feature: Life, kids and being Jacinda. Herald on Sunday.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Maori Incarceration Rates are an Issue For Us All. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Massive Meth Bust Inevitable as Supply Adapts. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) 'Phoney' checkpoint a direct challenge to NZ's freedoms. Radio New Zealand.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Record Prison Muster and Growing. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) 'Riwaka River' in Love Letters to the Landscape compiled by Paul Little. Paul Little Books, Auckland. 1-1 Jan 2016. [Illustrated non fiction].
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) The Gangs: a few thoughts on Australia and New Zealand: keynote at the DCS Psychology Conference, Sydney. Sydney, Australia: DCS Psychology Conference, 14-15 Sep 2016.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Time for a Shake-up of Corporate Responsibility. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2016) Watch Christchurch to see how Good Building Design can make Cities Safe. New Zealand Herald.
  • Millar P., Gilbert J. and King R. (2016) How to get published: A session with three authors. University of Canterbury: The Great Southern Unconference, 4-6 Nov 2016.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Criminal Desistance Among Youth a presentation to the Ministry of Justice, Wellington. Ministry of Justice.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Gangs and Drugs: A presentation to the New Zealand Drug Foundation, Wellington. Wellington: New Zealand Drug Foundation AGM.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Gangs: Myth and Reality: a presentation to the New Zealand Police Association Conference, Wellington. Wellington: New Zealand Police Association Conference.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Gangs: What We Know a presentation at the City Gallery Wellington. City Gallery Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) The Need for a Criminal Cases Review Commission in New Zealand and the Establishment of the New Zealand Public Interest Project. Wellington: Law and Order Select Committee.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Child Abuse Anger Robbing Focus From Prevention. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Collin's Defence of Police Offending is Indefensible. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Criminal Desistance - What it Means for Probation a presentation to the New Zealand Probation Service Conference, Rotorua. Rotorua: New Zealand Probation Service Conference, 25-26 Nov 2015.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Few Prison Success Stories Offer Telling Picture. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Gang Brotherhood Opens Gates of Hell. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Gangs and Criminal Justice keynote address at the Conference of Appeal, High and Supreme Court Judges, Waitangi. Waitangi: Conference of Appeal, High and Supreme Court Judges, 19-22 Mar 2015.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Government Statistics on Gangs Wildly Inaccurate. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Looking Beneath the Surface Key to Redirecting Life. The New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Overblown Fear of Crime No Way to Live. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Ross Kemp's Extreme World - Australia. Associate Producer: 1-1 Jan 2015. [Documentary].
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Sandwich Gang Lesson Packs lunch, and a Punch. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) The Gangs and Justice a presentation to the New Zealand Public Defence Conference. New Zealand Public Defence Conference, 26-27 Mar 2015.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) The Night all Hell Broke Loose at Mt Eden Prison. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) The Police Have Deemed Me Unfit to Undertake Crime Research Because I have Studied Criminals. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2015) Wrongful Convictions Blight on the Law. New Zealand Herald.
  • Gilbert JD. (2014) Gangs and Blue Vision a presentation to Detectives and senior police, Christchurch. Christchurch Central Police Station, Christchurch, New Zealand: Presentation to senior police.
  • Gilbert JD. (2014) The History of Gangs in New Zealand a presentation for the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, Wellington. Ministry of Culture and Heritage: Lecture series.
  • Gilbert JD. (2014) Gang members come of age. Sunday Star Times.
  • Gilbert JD. (2014) Ross Kemp's Extreme World - Papua New Guinea. Associate Producer: 1-1 Jan 2014. [Documentary].
  • Gilbert JD. (2014) The Gangs: Then and Now a keynote at the New Zealand Criminology Symposium, Auckland University of Technology. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Criminology Symposium, 5-24 Mar 2014.
  • Gilbert JD. (2011) The Rise and Development of Patched Gangs in New Zealand. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.

Future Research

  • Dr Gilbert is currently studying murder.
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