Sentences with phrase «criminal justice circles»
A package of police reform measures, known in New York's criminal justice circles as the Right to Know Act, will not be considered for passage by the City Council, even though the bills have broad support.
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A package of police reform measures, known in New York's criminal justice circles as the Right to Know Act, will not be considered for passage by the NYC Council, even though the bills have broad support.
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The school - to - prison pipeline phenomenon that has been a major topic of discussion in education circles in recent years is defined as a result of policies that encourage a police presence at schools, harsh tactics such as extreme physical restraint, zero - tolerance policies and other automatic punishments that result in suspensions and out - of - class time, and other actions that could increase a student's chances of landing in the criminal justice system, according to Teaching Tolerance magazine, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
In reality the Bill simply seeks to correct the perceived mistakes enacted in the Criminal Justice Act 2003, a piece of legislation that has been subject of severe criticism in judicial circles.
ADR features prominently in the criminal justice system in the form of negotiation (plea bargaining) and increasingly through the use of practices and institutions such as restorative circles, victim - offender mediation and problem solving courts.
Peacebuilders» core program, Restorative Youth Circles (RYC), is a highly respected, volunteer - driven program that has won many awards including the Canadian Criminal Justice Associations» Crime Prevention Award, the City of Toronto Mayor's 2008 Community Safety Award and the Toronto Community Foundations» 2009 Vital Ideas Award.
For her pioneering work in adapting Peacebuilding Circles to Toronto's diverse inner - city communities, Eva was awarded of the prestigious Law Society Medal from the Law Society of Upper Canada, the YMCA Peace Medallion in 2006, the Canadian Congress on Criminal Justices» Crime Prevention Award in 2007, the Dianne Martin Medal for Social Justice Through Law in 2009, became a Fellow of the Ashoka Foundation in 2010 and on October 3, 2013, became the first recipient of the Roy McMurtry Community Service Award.
«I started with the criminal justice side and I'm glad things have come full circle because I do get to do some criminal justice work here at the clinic.»
Other areas of mediation that will be addressed include the Community Practitioner — landlord - tenant, neighbor, HOA, peer, school; the Civil Mediation Practitioner — small claims, limited civil, unlimited civil, unlawful detainer, civil harassment; the Restorative Justice Practitioner — victim - offender, criminal restraining orders, restitution, talking circles, spiritual; the Business Practitioner — construction, employer - employee, labor contracts, malpractice, personal injury, insurance, real estate; and the Face of the Practitioner — ethics, dispute resolution styles, practice building
Therapeutic and restorative processes, such as Koori and Murri courts, drugs courts and healing circles, are ways in which the criminal justice system can help to rebuild relationships and deliver positive outcomes for the entire community.