Sentences with phrase «criminal justice outcomes»

BDS's Special Litigation Counsel works with BDS defenders and clients, outside counsel and activists, to identify systemic criminal justice deficiencies and constitutional violations that unjustly affect criminal justice outcomes for our clients.

Not exact matches

Having spent 20 years in the trenches of the NYC criminal justice system as a grunt, I will offer my prognistication for McGregor's outcome...

Guido Fawkes was amongst the first to suggest that this might be the most plausible outcome — the social and economic liberalism in both parties (the Cameroons and Orange Bookers) could be made to match (with some limits on Lib Dem tax policy recommendations), so the difficulties would be Europe (where they are utterly divergent), and Cameron's reluctance to negotiate on Trident renewal, criminal justice and sentencing, and electoral reform (the Tories are squarely in favour of First Past The Post).

«For far too long, our antiquated criminal justice system has created a two - tier system where outcomes depend purely on economic status — undermining the bedrock principle that one is innocent until proven guilty,» Mr. Cuomo said in statement outlining the proposals.

«The Criminal Justice Reform Act has provided fairer and more proportionate outcomes for tens of thousands of New Yorkers in just the first few months of its existence,» she said in a statement.

July 19, 2013 • New research suggests that racial disparities and other biased outcomes in medicine, the criminal justice system, and other areas, can be explained by unconscious attitudes and stereotypes.

Told largely from the perspective of the lawyers, the show examines topics like race, gender, celebrity and the criminal justice system and how each one affected the outcome of the trial.

They found that early social competence was a consistent, significant predictor of outcomes in education, employment, criminal justice, substance use, and mental health.

Graduates may also enjoy lower rates of poverty, better health outcomes, be less likely to engage with the criminal justice system, and report higher levels of personal happiness.

The authors of the study hold out hope that the positive finding on kindergarten retentions means that the TN - VPK had a positive effect on children's social / emotional development, which will lead to long term positive outcomes like those that were found in the famous Perry Preschool Project (in which, for example, participants were less likely than nonparticipants to have had encounters with the criminal justice system as adults).

► Improved educational programs, opportunities, and outcomes for students from low - income families, students of color, students with disabilities, English Language Learners, students living in temporary housing, LGBTQ students, and students involved in the child welfare or the juvenile or criminal justice systems.

Researchers found that teacher - rated social competence in kindergarten consistently predicted outcomes in education, employment, criminal justice, substance use, and mental health into adulthood.

Racial inequality in discipline fuels racial disparities in long - term outcomes for young people, including low graduation rates and disproportionate contact with the criminal justice system.

Regardless of the outcome of their arrests, this formal contact with the juvenile / criminal justice systems (J / CJS) is a critical developmental turning point, with substantial implications along the life course.

Personal experiences faced by students — homelessness, trauma, health or mental health issues, lack of caring adults, needing to contribute financially to the home, involvement in the criminal justice system, racism and other forms of discrimination — significantly impact school performance and educational outcomes.

Education is just one sector with racial disparities, but the same root causes affect outcomes in health care, criminal justice, child welfare, banking, housing, employment, and other areas of society.

Our familiarity with the local court systems, judges, and our good rapport with all those involved in the criminal justice system are effective in securing the best possible outcome for our clients.

Matthew Gould can help you to expertly navigate the criminal justice system for a more favorable outcome to your next trial or hearing.

Since the mid 1980s, he has worked as a defense attorney helping clients achieve the very best outcome in the criminal justice system.

The StatsCan report, Mandatory minimum penalties: An analysis of criminal justice system outcomes for selected offences, written by Mary Allen and released on Tuesday, notes that for charges of selected sexual violations of children, the proportion of summary cases resulting in guilty findings increased from 72 per cent to 77 per cent, while the increase in custody sentences for guilty cases jumped from 37 per cent to 85 per cent.

By navigating the often complex criminal justice system, an experienced lawyer will aggressively present your case in the best possible way, so you can obtain the best possible outcome and move on with your life.

The scheme for prosecution appeals under s 58 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 is that proceedings in the court below stand adjourned pending the hearing of the appeal, and the ruling is to have no effect pending the outcome of the appeal.

Steggerda is widely respected for securing favorable outcomes in high - stakes and complex litigation involving the federal government's most formidable enforcers, including the Justice, Defense and State departments, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Small Business Administration, the General Services Administration and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service.

With an extensive understanding of the state and federal criminal justice system, experienced lawyer Dean Chuang has aggressively advocated the rights of our clients in order to achieve the most favorable outcomes.

Justice Topolniski held, at para. 2, that Judge Savaryn misapplied the law of consent and went on to state this, at paras. 24 - 5: «There is no place for sexual stereotyping in sexual assault cases and no inference should be drawn about a complainant's credibility on how a victim of sexual assault is to react to the trauma... [T] he criminal justice system must not allow myths and stereotypes about sexual assault victims to influence ouJustice Topolniski held, at para. 2, that Judge Savaryn misapplied the law of consent and went on to state this, at paras. 24 - 5: «There is no place for sexual stereotyping in sexual assault cases and no inference should be drawn about a complainant's credibility on how a victim of sexual assault is to react to the trauma... [T] he criminal justice system must not allow myths and stereotypes about sexual assault victims to influence oujustice system must not allow myths and stereotypes about sexual assault victims to influence outcomes.

The human rights group says a structured sentencing framework would produce injustice, prevent optimum sentencing outcomes and could even result in an increase in rates of imprisonment: «These proposals go entirely against the prevailing trend of government criminal justice policy in recent years in relation to violent and sexual offences: that is, an emphasis on the individualised risk posed by the individual offender towards a member or members of the public.»

Trapp Law, LLC, will focus on defending your freedom and your future, while at the same time helping you to work within the criminal justice system to obtain the best outcome possible for your specific case.

The discipline committee and the Divisional Court both decided it was reasonable for the College to await the outcome of all the criminal proceedings before pursuing disciplinary proceedings, [230] and that the delay did not amount to a denial of natural justice.

«Since 2016, our team in Manitoba Justice has worked tirelessly to evaluate the criminal justice system and identify opportunities to improve outcomes in the system and enhance overall public Justice has worked tirelessly to evaluate the criminal justice system and identify opportunities to improve outcomes in the system and enhance overall public justice system and identify opportunities to improve outcomes in the system and enhance overall public safety.

8) Caution in Appointments to Task Forces: The outcome of any task force (i.e. criminal justice) can be determined by the interests of the appointed members.

Some studies find that victims are more satisfied with the criminal justice system when they have received a favorable outcome, while others show that procedural justice elements dominate their concerns.

The unit's main aims are: to develop policy and law in relation to children and young people who offend and are at risk of offending; and to ensure that children and young people in contact with the criminal justice system achieve the outcomes of the government's Every Child Matters agenda.

The goal of these courts is diversion of targeted offenders away from the traditional criminal justice system and towards clinical treatments and pro-social outcomes.

Your [Daily Journal] article on the outcome of the much - publicized trial of Robert Blake casts the criminal justice process as simply a strategic game in which a verdict of acquittal my be seen as a «stinging setback» or a «major loss» for the prosecution.

The vast difference in outcomes for defendants assigned different counsel types raises important questions about the adequacy and fairness of the criminal justice system.

Children gain from participating in high - quality care in the short and long - term, as demonstrated by improved cognitive and social outcomes, better academic performance through school, and better health, employment outcomes, and criminal justice involvement reduction as adults.

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.

Processes for healing were seen as having the potential to increase the health and well - being of Indigenous women, with a possible outcome of this being reductions in rates of involvement of Indigenous women in criminal justice processes.

This lifetime estimate takes into account short - and long - term health outcomes, productivity loss, child welfare and criminal justice costs, and special education costs.

Increasingly, the evidence points to the limitations of incarceration as a tool for effective justice, and to the strong link between contact with the criminal justice system and poor health and social outcomes for individuals and families.

Data about prison populations and re-incarceration rates are poorly reported, and information about post-prison release outcomes is almost entirely missing — despite data on all these issues being routinely collected through criminal justice system administration processes.

A study on adolescent drug treatment outcomes showed that adolescents treated in TC programs were more likely than those in outpatient drug - free programs to have prior drug abuse treatment experience, more severe problems, and a criminal justice history.

Children's Justice Alliance Seeks to improve outcomes for children whose parents are involved in the criminal justice system and supports initiatives to create systems change and parent leadership in Justice Alliance Seeks to improve outcomes for children whose parents are involved in the criminal justice system and supports initiatives to create systems change and parent leadership in justice system and supports initiatives to create systems change and parent leadership in Oregon.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Psychological Science / Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice Areas of interest: Data analysis, client outcomes, parenting and couple relationships.

Some of those outcomes include; negative outcomes relative to employment, educational attainment, access to healthcare, safe and stable housing and also criminal justice involvement,» said Kara Foley the policy analyst for RI Kids Count.

In a study released in July 2015 that examined nearly 20 years of data from the Fast Track Research Project, researchers found that teacher - rated social competence in kindergarten consistently and significantly predicted outcomes in education, employment, criminal justice, substance use, and mental health into adulthood.

An analysis released today by the White House Council of Economic Advisers describes the economic returns to investments in early childhood education, including increased parental earnings and employment in the short - term, reduced need for remedial education and later public school expenditures, as well as long - term outcomes such as increased educational attainment, increased earnings, improved health, and decreased involvement with the criminal justice system.

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Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) Over a 1 - year period, a four - treatment condition randomized design evaluated the outcomes for family court with usual services, drug court with usual services, drug court with Multisystemic Therapy (MST), and drug court with MST enhanced with contingency management for adolescent substance use (as measured by self - report and urine screens), criminal behavior (as measured by the Self - Report Delinquency Scale and arrest records), symptomatology (as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist), and days in out - of - home placement (as documented in criminal justice records).

Short - term costs are more than offset by the immediate and long - term benefits through reduction in the need for special education and remediation, better health outcomes, reduced need for social services, lower criminal justice costs and increased self - sufficiency and productivity among families