I assessed the Auckland terrorist – our approach has to change | Dr Clarke Jones

Police surveillance and monitoring are key tools for community safety but do not result in rehabilitation. In fact, they could encourage offending

On 3 September, seven innocent people were stabbed at a suburban Auckland supermarket. The perpetrator, Ahamed Aathill Mohamed Samsudeen, was shot and killed by police.

In the aftermath of this heartbreaking event, we ask whether it could have been avoided. For those of us who had been trying to support Samsudeen in his transition out of New Zealand's correctional system, this event raises several important questions.