Sentences with phrase «affected by his crimes»

«I have been granted access to the police in several states; I've got to know the people affected by crime; and I've also spent time with the perpetrators of crime, with the idea of understanding the causes of it, both on a systemic level and also in a very personal way.»

This past week, numerous Albertans seriously affected by crime made their way to the legislature.

Editor's note: Ronald W. Nikkel has been President of Prison Fellowship International, which cares for offenders and other people affected by crime, for 29 years.

«I want Ukip to become the party that focuses on the issues that matters to the people most affected by uncontrolled immigration, the people who are most affected by crime.

«In addition to the money being paid back, I hope the defendant pleading guilty brings justice to those affected by his crimes.»

Discussion and debate around the mismatch between crime levels and economic hardship will continue, as must efforts to improve the lives of those who continue to be affected by crime and its consequences.

One primary school participant told the NCCL team that through the project they had learned: «How many people can be affected by a crime... I didn't understand how serious crime can be».

Criminals can be prosecuted for cybercrimes when they were in Uganda or where the computer that was used for or affected by the crime was in Uganda.

The focus is on those closely affected by the crime.

The Directive contains harmonised laws intended to improve protection for individuals affected by crime and law enforcement, while enhancing cross-border police co-operation to better combat crime and terrorism.

Bell specializes in appraising damaged properties, including those affected by crimes.

Not exact matches

With city data indicating that African - Americans have been charged with marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drugs.

Studies have found that longer sentences do not have appreciably greater deterrent effects; many serious crimes are committed by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs, who are not necessarily thinking of the consequences of their actions, and certainly are not affected by the difference between a 15 - year and a 30 - year sentence.

Proceeds from the event will support the Serena Williams Fund, which finances two schools in Kenya and provides assistance to families affected by violent crimes.

By reaching children at an early age and providing positive activities and encouragement, we offer successful youth development programs that addresses youth crime, gang membership, drugs, and other negative influences that affect our children daily.

Here is a video of Serena finishing the race, which raised money to provide assistance to families affected by violent crimes, as well helping to fund two schools in Kenya.

These days your safety and security is affected by cyber crime as well as physical break ins, car crashes and natural disasters.

The voices of those affected by violent crime have a pivotal role to play in bringing safety to London and they repeatedly highlight the need to address the underlying social issues that lead people to carry knives in the first place.

RISE Project on Thursday released a report alleged drawn up by DIGIPI called «Note on aspects affecting the social and economic climate of Teleorman County,» that speaks of «a crime ring made up of the county's decision makers,» including PSD's Dragnea, who previously was the county's prefect, misappropriated European and national budget funds.

Colombia's borderlands are the regions that have been most affected by the conflict, but are also fertile grounds for myriad cartels and gangs involved in multiple forms of transnational organised crime.

«If you talk to anybody in the streets, and particularly in the poorest areas which are most affected by violent crime, you will find people will absolutely say that violent crime has risen sharply over the last ten years,» he said.

«Allowing the victims» relatives to speak in court is about the criminal justice system being prepared to listen and learn from those most directly affected by the most serious of all crimes.»

Other new measures announced today include # 5 million injected into areas particularly affected by knife crime, increased use of searches and more home visits to parents of those suspected of carrying weapons.

In the days after the presidential election, Governor Andrew Cuomo has asked those affected by hate crimes to call a state hotline to report incidents.

The Minister admitted that, despite the efforts by the police in fighting crime, if vigilantism is not dealt with, it has the potential to negatively affect all the good policies of government such as the One District - One Factory policy.

Williams drew thunderous applause as he implored members of the City Council who might not be affected by high crime rates and poor relationships with police to understand his viewpoint and vote for the profiling bill.

«Reduce crime and gun violence and stabilize neighborhoods: A randomized controlled study: As much as a 29 percent reduction in gun violence in poor neighborhoods could translate into hundreds of fewer shootings every year for cities affected by blighted spaces.»

A decrease in recorded gunshots would be a reliable indicator that police hiring is preventing crime, as it is not affected by changes in reporting.

«Crime reporting is so often affected by policy changes that it's hard to get an accurate picture of what's really happening.

A talented and attractive actress who has managed to wrangle a remarkable number of affecting roles despite her youthful age, Elisabeth Moss may be best known to television viewers as the President's daughter on the acclaimed series The West Wing, though thoughtful characterizations in such features as Girl, Interrupted and Imaginary Crimes have been a testament to an actress not afraid to court more challenging and emotionally demanding roles unusual for an actress of her age.Born to music manager and a mother who specialized in the blues harp in 1983, Moss spent her childhood in Los Angeles and was inspired to pursue acting at an early age by screen idol Bette Davis.

However, what really elevates «The Night Of» beyond the typical crime drama is the superb writing by co-creators Richard Price and Steve Zaillian, which delivers a probing examination of the systemic problems in the U.S. criminal justice system (from the police, to the prisons, to the lawyers) and how one crime can affect the lives of not only the accused but the people connected to them as well.

There is breaking news footage by Anderson Cooper covering the scouts» affects on crime.

But judging by this year's audience reactions to the sold - out showings of both Martin McDonagh's «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» and Dee Rees» «Mudbound,» maybe sentiment concerning matters involving the verbal and physical abuse of women, hate crimes and violence directed at those of different races or creeds and the rise of white supremacy has affected more than just those who voted against the GOP candidate.

... except for «all idiots, imbeciles, feeble - minded persons, epileptics, insane persons; persons who have had one or more attacks of insanity at any time previously; persons of constitutional psychopathic inferiority; persons with chronic alcoholism; paupers; professional beggars; vagrants; persons afflicted with tuberculosis in any form or with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease; persons not comprehended within any of the foregoing excluded classes who are found to be and are certified by the examining surgeon as being mentally or physically defective, such physical defect being of a nature which may affect the ability of such alien to earn a living; persons who have been convicted of or admit having committed a felony or other crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; polygamists, or persons who practice polygamy or believe in or advocate the practice of polygamy; anarchists, or persons who believe in or advocate the overthrow by force or violence of the Government of the United States.»

In light of this, the mayor brought education leaders together with Ofsted, the Met police, Transport for London as well as parents and young people who have been affected by knife crime, at a special summit in Euston, to help increase efforts, and collaborate on how to best tackle the problem in schools.

The scheme aims to help young Londoners, particularly those affected by gang - related crime, thanks to # 1.4 m from the Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (MOcrime, thanks to # 1.4 m from the Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (MOCrime (MOPAC).

But according to media reports, immigrant rights groups are being flooded with calls from fearful parents, along with pregnant women afraid to go to the hospital and crime victims afraid to call the police — all affected by the new law.

He added that sales of novels, which had been particularly affected by the rise of ebooks as fans of genre fiction such as crime novels fed their habit digitally, were also on the rise again.

Most people in Fresno are safe and not affected by fires or crimes.

It gave us the opportunity to listen to the voices of those worst affected by the fossil fuel industry, and to understand them as proof of a corporate crime.

Reporting in the Phoenix - based Arizona Republic newspaper described how 11 DUI cases have been consolidated into one action, questioning «whether a crime - lab technician's decision to bootstrap old software onto a new blood - testing machine in 2009 — and the faulty results that allegedly arose from that decision — has affected evidence handled by Scottsdale's crime lab.»

For a while, the tough hand of Lady Justice being directed by the will of eliminating a plaque of crime, which affected and spread among societies, created the legal tools for bringing the unfaithful to a rule of criminal law, to her.

For all the intense debate over the number of police officers, virtually no mention of fraud was made by any politician during the election campaign and its aftermath — despite ONS figures showing that 4.5 % of all adults were a victim of bank or credit card fraud, by far the most common crime affecting adults in Britain.

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The Florida Practice is dedicated to helping those accused of crimes and those who are affected by a personal injury.

penalizes the defendant for engaging in public participation «plaintiff» means a person who initiates or maintains a proceeding against a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper purpose.

This is a description that you may want to give to the police, or crown counsel or the Crime Victim Assistance Program to let them know in what ways (physical, emotional and financial) you have been affected by the situation.

Statistics Canada has introduced a new measure of police - reported crime, the crime severity index, in which more serious crimes are weighted more heavily, by comparison with the usual crime rate in which all crimes affect the outcome equally.

CCLA is focusing on the new powers and crimes created by Bill C - 51 with specific attention to the broad and rash information sharing pursuant to the new Security of Canada Information Sharing Act, and amendments to the CSIS Act, and Criminal Code, which all affect powers of preventive arrest, longer pre-charge detentions, lowered thresholds for peace bonds, and increased powers of CSIS.

Provide direct legal services to crime victims / survivors affected by fraud and / or identity theft, campus sexual assault, hate crimes, immigrant victims with meritorious immigration relief to address the range of civil legal issues that arise from the victimization