Sentences with phrase «criminal justice efforts»

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Herbalife spokesman Alan Hoffman said this was «just another stunt by Bill Ackman in his campaign, a campaign that is under criminal investigation by the FBI and the Department of Justice, to drive down the stock price in an effort to enrich himself and his investors.»

I hope that Catholics will join efforts to address our current crisis of criminal justice in the United States.

It aligns with Kaepernick's commitment to helping fund reform in the criminal justice arena, which is one of many efforts he supports.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie sais the raise the age campaign was part of a broader effort of criminal justice measures.

At 5 p.m., Hochul speaks about the state's efforts to combat sexual assault in the workplace, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Shiva Art Gallery, 860 11th Ave., Manhattan.

But she added the meeting was held in part to brief her on the efforts for juvenile justice reform through raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18.

The candidacy of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, both facing trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their alleged role in the 2007 - 08 violence, served as a grim reminder that justice has not been prioritised in Kenya's broader reform effort.

«When I was first elected speaker, I said at some point we're going to have a real review of the criminal justice system,» he said, predicting that the effort would resume next year, though he could not promise success.

Trump's efforts to undo much of the Obama administration's criminal justice reforms bring into question his own commitments.

This year, in a speech that included applause for Cuomo's criminal justice reform efforts such as strengthening state oversight of jail and his plan to fight the federal government on the tax law, Cuomo sought to give shootouts to individual members of the Legislature and praise Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as well as DiNapoli.

A pair of police reform measures vigorously opposed by New York City's largest officers union is moving toward passage in the City Council, a last - ditch effort by its departing speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, who has staked her legacy on criminal justice reform.

Gangi's defining campaign issue is criminal justice reform, and he is highly critical of de Blasio's failure to comprehensively reform NYPD practices, especially so - called broken windows policing, which relies on intensive enforcement of low - level offenses in the effort to prevent major crimes.

Former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito — who impaneled the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform in 2016 after calling for Rikers to be closed — argued that the effort is «not about politics.»

This is another example of the ongoing efforts of District Attorneys to continuously improve the criminal justice system in the State of New York.»

Eric Koch, a spokesman for Mark - Viverito, said she believes strongly in criminal justice reform efforts.

In the Democratic - led Assembly, meanwhile, criminal justice concerns include a focus on reform efforts, such as moving criminal cases involving 16 and 17 year olds to juvenile court, a measure that has stalled at the Capitol.

«This is change; this is reform; this is moving forward,» Ms. Mark - Viverito said in a phone interview on Tuesday, citing her criminal justice reform efforts.

Mr. Lipton added that the groups in question — Citizen Action, New York Communities for Change and Make the Road Action — had been critical to efforts to raise minimum wage and criminal justice reform, among others.

«Our support for the NYPD and our efforts to improve the criminal justice system are not mutually exclusive.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's (D.) Office of Criminal Justice has launched a taxpayer - funded effort to make the city's court system more friendly to accused criminals.

His efforts to exonerate prisoners who'd been wrongfully convicted were heralded by criminal justice reformers across the nation.

The governor's unusual effort — potentially granting mass clemency on a level rarely seen — comes as efforts to reform the state's juvenile justice laws have met resistance in the Legislature; most states have raised the age of criminal responsibility after reviewing studies that showed people are often not psychologically mature until early adulthood.

«Our support for the NYPD and our efforts to improve the criminal justice system are not mutually exclusive — in fact, they go hand in hand.

Creation of an organization to oversee the City's efforts, chaired by the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, that will include City agencies and providers to ensure coordination of programming and services; and continued support of research to ensure program effectiveness and accountability.

State and local programs that expedite Medicaid enrollment for people being released from jails and prisons have become more common in recent years as part of efforts to reduce soaring criminal justice costs.

In fact, radicalization scholars have found that some extremist groups actively seek out harsh penalties from criminal justice agencies and governments, in an effort to exploit perceived overreactions for a public relations advantage that also aids their recruitment efforts.

The goal of all of these efforts is to improve the fairness and effectiveness of the criminal justice system — not only by distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate uses of neuroscientific evidence, but also by using neuroscientific techniques to enrich understanding of the decisions and behavior of defendants, judges and jurors.

It is important to note that breaking the cycle of trauma will require a collaborative effort among leaders in the education, health, social services, child welfare, criminal justice, and community development sectors.

Criminal justice reformers should build upon those efforts, while school reformers must press harder on what they are doing so far.

They have embraced the kind of solidarity mindset that stifle important efforts to transform America's criminal justice and public education systems that our children and communities need.

Again, school reformers must work harder on these fronts, while criminal justice reform advocates should work on such efforts within law enforcement.

All across the country, criminal justice activists are trying to reduce the number of beds in correctional facilities and end efforts to remove citizenship from black and brown people.

Lynch and the PBA were already incensed at de Blasio over protracted negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, annoyed with the mayor's move to formally end a police practice called stop - and - frisk (which criminal justice reformers say has been used disproportionately and abusively against young black men), and looking to weaken him by convincing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill passed by the legislature that would allow the PBA to all but stifle any efforts by the city to discipline corrupt and incompetent cops.

Given Trump's general opposition to criminal justice reform, the antipathy among Republicans and many conservative reformers to the Black Lives Matter movement (which has championed Obama's efforts), and the skepticism among so - called conservative reformers (most - notably Michael Petrilli of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and his amen corner at Education Next) on school discipline reform, expect nothing more after January.

Meanwhile Trump's ascent into the White House bodes ill for one of the Obama Administration's most - admirable efforts: Holding districts accountable for overusing out - of - school suspensions and other harsh school discipline that put poor and minority children onto the school - to - prison pipeline, an important issue both on the education and criminal justice reform fronts.

The city has sought to reduce how often students get sent home for misbehavior, in an effort to keep them on track to graduate and out of the criminal justice system.

In June 2017, visionary arts advocate Agnes Gund announced that proceeds from the sale of a beloved painting would create a fund to support efforts to reform the American criminal justice system.

He announced the effort as part of a larger package of proposed changes to the criminal justice system, including eliminating cash bail for low - level crimes.

Scott has become a larger presence in Ontario through his volunteer efforts that include assisting elementary school mock trials and as a panelist for many criminal justice related discussions.

As a result, some of us are making an effort to begin to document the history of the Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice — here, on this page.

Minister of Justice Jody Wilson - Raybould announced the proposed changes Tuesday as part of an effort to modernize the country's criminal laws to bring them more in line with the Charter.

While the criminal justice system will work and fight for justice on your behalf in most cases, there remain some wrinkles in established practices and law that may obstruct efforts to seek justice in cases involving sexual abuse crimes.

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Earlier this month, in an effort to protect federal public defender offices against «permanent damage,» the committee announced a plan to reduce and delay compensation for private lawyers appointed under the Criminal Justice Act to represent indigent defendants.

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As part of the association's continued efforts to protect the legal rights of lawyers, clients and other travelers crossing the U.S. border, the ABA Criminal Justice Section recently established a new Task Force on Border Searches of Electronic Devices.

The mission of the National Academy of Jurisprudence (NAJ) is to promote and support the work of trial attorneys in their efforts to ensure that anyone can receive the justice they deserve, whether in the criminal courts or civil courts.