A recent government proposal to put $rson for Police and Corrections, Simeon Brown, who has spoken out against the proposal, arguing it will giv2.75 million towards a meth rehabiliation programme, led in part by former gang members, has received extensive media coverage in recent weeks. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to Jarrod Gilbert from the University of Canterbury about how gangs are perceived in Aotearoa, and how the goverment should work with them.