John Lochiel Robson
(1909-1993)
Senior public servant, penal reformer
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John Lochiel Robson CBE (4 June 1909 – 17 September 1993) was a New Zealand senior public servant and penal reformer. He was born in Halcombe, Manawatu, New Zealand in 1909. In 1931 he graduated Master of Laws from Canterbury College, University of New Zealand (now University of Canterbury) and Doctor of Philosophy (law) from University of London in 1939. Returning to New Zealand he rose through the civil service to the post of secretary for justice from 1960–69, where he pursued a progressive penal policy. He also had substantial impact on the Indecent Publications Act 1963. After retirement he founded the Institute of Criminology at Victoria University of Wellington.
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4 June 1909 Halcombe, Manawatu, New Zealand
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17 September 1993 (aged 84)
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