Sentences with phrase «nt youth justice»

«Finally, we are further upset that the terms of reference are not cast widely enough to include the wider NT youth justice system, rather than a narrow focus on youth detention, and that they do not specify an examination of the huge over-representation of Aboriginal youth in detention.

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«When a youth gets into the juvenile justice system, everybody thinks their sins are forgiven when that youth turns 18, and I will assure you that doesn't happen,» the bill's sponsor, Florida Sen. Stephen Wise (R - Jacksonville), said before the legislation was passed.

But for some black racial justice activists, organizers, and public figures, the reaction to the students of Stoneman Douglas has also led to another truth: Organizing around Black Lives Matter and the larger Movement for Black Lives, another youth - led movement demanding policy change in the wake of trauma, was not and has not been as readily embraced.

God the Son is not an androgynous youth, fuzzily playing at the extension of consciousness, or a Marxist rebel, compounding injustice in the name of justice.

But cutting the YJB won't save much money — around # 100,000 over three years — and threatens, through undermining a joined - up youth justice system, to actually increase costs over the long term through higher criminality and the attendant costs to individuals and the state.

Ernesto Yeboah, a youth leader of the Convention People's Party (CPP), who initiated the petition that compelled the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), to investigate President Mahama's receipt of the Ford gift from a Burkinabe contractor, says the outcome of the probe clearly shows that the President can not be trusted to protect the sanctity of the country's laws and...

A former Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Joseph Yamin has said justice will not be delivered to the other...

A former Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Joseph Yamin has said justice will not be delivered to the other suspended appointees if President Akufo - Addo fails to suspend the substantive Minister, Isaac Kwame Asiamah

«Teens and Youths» is code speak, linguistic cover and a play on words in our Kosher controlled, Orwellian society, to describe but not identify Earn your master's in criminal justice online from UC - # 3 ranked Criminology School.

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The PLACE team was careful not to come across as community «saviors,» but instead took time to build a coalition of partners with a shared interest in youth inclusion and social justice.

Insofar as a social movement is «an organized, sustained, self - conscious challenge to existing authorities» (Tilly, 1984), the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions included a multiplicity of informal and formal institutions and alliances: students, unions, professionals, religious groups, etc.And while the master frames calling for the ouster of Mubarak and Ben Ali were no doubt unifying discursive devices that were readily supported by most if not all of the protestors, secondary frames — calls for democracy, social justice, freedom, and dignity — presented significant points of divergence not only in and between Islamist and non-Islamist groups, but between the secular - liberal youth who are credited with initiating the mass protests in the first place.

Youth with juvenile justice experience are not included here, since they are not one of the subgroups established under ESSA (they are given attention in Title 1, Part D).

Another remarked that she appreciated the fact that the course didn't merely address the problem of injustice in our criminal justice system; it also allowed students the opportunity to research and propose reforms in such areas as afterschool youth programs and resources for transitioning incarcerated persons back into their communities.

TFA is not the Peoples Temple in Guyana but it is in the words of Chad Sommer «an incubator for transforming social justice minded youths into advocates for Koch - brothers style education policies.»

For Yasmin Noriega, former youth leader and now a board member for Californians for Justice, «when it comes to the foundation for equity, and ensuring every student feels safe, supported and empowered, it's not about what we can do, it's about what we should do.

«When you make school climate a priority, you make homeless youth feel supported; you make sure foster youth don't fall through the cracks... you make sure that 2 million students that do not have a single caring adult, have that adult in their lives,» states Alena Cotton from Fresno, a student leader with Californians for Justice.

The Beloved Community is to be found not in the segregated citadels of private schools but in a well - funded system of public education, free and open to all — affirming our commitment to democracy and justice and our commitment to the dignity and worth of our greatest resource, our youth.

Examples of policies that can raise disparate impact concerns include policies that impose mandatory suspension, expulsion, or citation (e.g., ticketing or other fines or summonses) upon any student who commits a specified offense — such as being tardy to class, being in possession of a cellular phone, being found insubordinate, acting out, or not wearing the proper school uniform; corporal punishment policies that allow schools to paddle, spank, or otherwise physically punish students; and discipline policies that prevent youth returning from involvement in the justice system from reenrolling in school.

When not writing or reading, Jen works with Portland youth on issues of food justice.

A three - day workshop for youth to encourage confidence in the social justice system and provide emotional support while promoting compassion, effective listening and communication skills (not specifically for newcomers).

We support Youth - Adult partnerships in social justice by collaborating with not - for - profit and non-governmental organizations in making games for social good.

Youth Leadership Council members at Intermedia Arts will facilitate a discussion among youth artists in the gallery framed by the exhibition Hands Up, Don't Shoot — HER and the themes of race, gender, equity, and social jusYouth Leadership Council members at Intermedia Arts will facilitate a discussion among youth artists in the gallery framed by the exhibition Hands Up, Don't Shoot — HER and the themes of race, gender, equity, and social jusyouth artists in the gallery framed by the exhibition Hands Up, Don't Shoot — HER and the themes of race, gender, equity, and social justice.

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For justice - involved youth, courts and legal services alone do not address the underlying issues that lead them to conflict with the law.

Amends s 148 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003) to make clear that just because a community sentence may be passed in relation to an offence; or particular restrictions on liberty may be imposed by a community order or youth rehabilitation order, it does not require a court to pass such a sentence or to impose those restrictions.

The RCMP direction on vulnerable sector checks specifies that these checks (and checks involving records protected by the Youth Criminal Justice Act) must not be provided through commercial services providers.

In his decision, Perell acknowledged that «a judge, managing a class action is not a judge of the Youth Justice Court» and that he doesn't have jurisdiction to make an order under the Youth Criminal Justice Act to grant access to records.

In the situation where a youth really has stepped out of line and committed what potentially is a criminal act, lawyers need to be well aware that the Youth Criminal Justice Act gives them a whole host of tools and access to potential resources that are not necessarily available to somebody who's 18 or youth really has stepped out of line and committed what potentially is a criminal act, lawyers need to be well aware that the Youth Criminal Justice Act gives them a whole host of tools and access to potential resources that are not necessarily available to somebody who's 18 or Youth Criminal Justice Act gives them a whole host of tools and access to potential resources that are not necessarily available to somebody who's 18 or over.

The Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) sets out a process to deal with offences committed by young people who are at least 12 years old, but not yet 18 years.

Since April 2009, Peacebuilders» own fundraising has supported the Youth Circles Program and the development of additional programs that reach out to youth and communities that have not traditionally had fair access to the justice system, provide a safe and inclusive space for respectful dialogue, and promote community leadership and the use of Peacebuilding Circles in educational and correctional settYouth Circles Program and the development of additional programs that reach out to youth and communities that have not traditionally had fair access to the justice system, provide a safe and inclusive space for respectful dialogue, and promote community leadership and the use of Peacebuilding Circles in educational and correctional settyouth and communities that have not traditionally had fair access to the justice system, provide a safe and inclusive space for respectful dialogue, and promote community leadership and the use of Peacebuilding Circles in educational and correctional settings.

Canada has shown, twice within the last month, that Indigenous youth can not expect a reasonable level of justice.

It was argued that Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, s 41 did not apply to offences occurring prior to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 coming into force, but being tried after that date.

Section 25 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act describes a right to counsel that specifies that all youth who can not retain counsel are eligible for Legal Aid, or the appointment of counsel in lieu of such a progrYouth Criminal Justice Act describes a right to counsel that specifies that all youth who can not retain counsel are eligible for Legal Aid, or the appointment of counsel in lieu of such a progryouth who can not retain counsel are eligible for Legal Aid, or the appointment of counsel in lieu of such a program.10

«Our office is very concerned about the high percentage of aboriginal young people that are before the courts,» Ahmed says, noting she is unable to, based on the data provided, comment on whether this is an indication that the Gladue Principles aren't properly being applied in the youth criminal justice context but adds «that's certainly something we would want to make sure was at the forefront of all consideration for youth that were before the youth courts.»

A Youth Criminal Justice Court judge has held that paralegals can not represent clients in that court.

«I'm sorry for what I did, I know it was wrong,» said the teen, who can't be identified under the terms of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Convictions under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (or one of its predecessors) will not produce a negative criminal record check.

The juvenile justice system is not equipped to provide adequate mental health services for the large numbers of detainees with psychiatric disorders.115, 116 Although the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile justice system have been given much attention recently, 10,117,118 there are still few empirical studies of the effectiveness of treatment and outcomes.10 This omission is critical.

Welfare reform has disrupted Medicaid benefits for millions of children who need treatment.97, 98 Medicaid enables many youth to receive psychiatric treatment.99 Many parents who left welfare to go to work found their new jobs did not provide insurance or, when available, they could not afford copayments.100, 101 The State Children's Health Insurance Program, designed to offset the loss of Medicaid, did not fulfill its intended purpose.98, 102 Moreover, welfare reform has not substantially decreased poverty103; many poor children have become even poorer.104 Poor children are vulnerable to poor outcomes, 105 including involvement with the juvenile justice system.

Research within clinical populations consistently finds that girls are more often abused than boys, although research focused on the broader population of community youth has not shown such gender differences in rates of physical maltreatment.72 Female offenders typically are abused before their first offense.73 Among girls in the California juvenile justice system, 92 percent report some form of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse.74 Self - reported victimization rates among boys in the juvenile justice system are considerably lower, though boys may be more likely than girls to underreport certain forms of abuse.75 Some studies report abuse rates for males between 25 percent and 31 percent, while others report rates of 10 percent for sexual abuse and 47 percent for physical abuse.76 Closer comparison reveals that delinquent males and females tend to report different types of traumas as well.

Adopting a justice reinvestment approach means investing in disadvantaged communities — not prisons — to develop and implement local solutions addressing economic and social determinants and risk factors behind youth offending.

Historically, mental health care providers (Henggeler, 1994) and juvenile justice authorities (Henggeler, 1996) have not been required to provide consumers, the public, or funders with data on the outcomes for the youth and families they serve.

More than 100 organisations (including many health groups) are supporting a call for the Royal Commission into abuses within the NT's youth justice system to take a national approach,... Read more

The need for meaningful reform to the youth justice system in the NT and beyond was also the subject of an impassioned op ed in the Sydney Morning Herald by human rights lawyer, Ruth Barson.

Importantly, other organisations, including a coalition of NT Aboriginal organisations and Change the Record and Miwatj Health, have emphasised the need for immediate consultation with Indigenous health and community leaders, and the youth justice sector, in developing the terms of reference, and that the Government commit to funding and implementing the Commission's recommendations.

The disturbing images of the Don Dale youth justice centre, and the harrowing accounts of the children and young people who were subjected to punishing conditions should remind us that getting tough is not the answer.

The individuals and organisations releasing statements yesterday were in favour of a wide - ranging examination of the NT Juvenile Justice system, with some, including the Change the Record coalition, the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services and the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) pointing out that the problems were not confined to one Australian Territory, and the Commission should lead to a national examination of both the conditions of juvenile detention and the factors playing into the unacceptably high number of Indigenous children and youth in prison.

Racial stigmatisation of Aboriginal parents will not reduce the over-representation of Aboriginal children in the youth justice or child protection system but further disadvantage the most vulnerable in our community.