Violent crime is showing a disproportionate occurrence every day in our communities, especially if you live in Auckland, or, as it's playing out now, anywhere in New Zealand. What's worse is the notoriety that goes with it all. One quote from research talks of a second-strike offender that had an offence take place in the prison where he was serving his second strike. In order to rally up the troops from his gang, he—and I quote—"smeared the injured inmate's blood on his hands and wiped it on the bars that covered the windows of his gang member's cell doors." 