Professor and sociologist Greg Newbold, New Zealand’s foremost expert in corrections, will discuss “Crime and Justice in New Zealand,” at 1 p.m., Nov. 21 in the Nebraska Union Heritage Room. The talk, which is part of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice fall lecture series, is free and open to the public.
Newbold was imprisoned for seven and a half years following a drug conviction. During that time, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He completed his doctorate after being released.
Newbold is a professor of sociology at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
He is the author of “The Problem of Prisons,” a book that examines the evolution of New Zealand’s prison system from 1840 to today.
