Sentences with phrase «imprisonment increased»
For Indigenous women, the rate of imprisonment increased by over 58 % between 2000 and 2010, and more than 51 % for men.
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Other regulatory changes will enact penalties for those who fail to comply, including «10 years imprisonment,» with an increase in fines from 50 million won or less to a maximum of 500 million won.
According to John J. DiIulio of Princeton University, a leading expert of prisons and punishment, «much evidence shows that imprisonment reduces crime... The data leave no doubt that the increased use of prisons averted millions of serious crimes [in the 1980s]».
The commission cited the rampant imprisonment of prisoners of conscience, the startling increase in refugees, and the ongoing bigotry toward Jews and Muslims in Europe, as examples of attacks on religious adherents.
«A consistent stream of virulent and inflammatory statements by political and religious leaders and an increase in harassment and imprisonment of, and physical attacks against, these groups has led to a renewal of the kind of oppression seen in the years immediately following the Iranian revolution,» the report says.
Judicial proceedings started to increase in the weeks following the attack and attracted heavy sentencing — even imprisonment.
Using data from Minnesota, an Ohio State University sociologist found that the U.S. criminal justice system felt the reverberations from the increase in violent crime and imprisonment that occurred from the 1960s to the early 1990s.
Although the scandal of mass imprisonment of blacks has begun to receive wide attention, Murray strikingly notes a fivefold increase in Fishtown prisoners, by definition all white, with no increase from the infinitesimal level of imprisonment in Belmont.
Today, over one - third of our K - 12 students never graduate increasing the likelihood of their imprisonment, single parenthood, poverty...
Today, over one - third of our K - 12 students never graduate increasing the likelihood of their imprisonment, single parenthood, poverty and the use of alcohol and drugs.
If any of these factors are involved in your case, you must be aware that even though it may be your first DUI charge, the penalties can be substantially increased — including longer or mandatory terms of imprisonment.
On April 12, 2016, the Alberta Court of Appeal released its split 2 - 1 ruling reported as R v Sargent, 2016 ABCA 104 where the majority, Justice J.D. Bruce McDonald and Justice Thomas W. Wakeling, increased the sentence to one year imprisonment.
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.»
Amends ss 139 (6)(b) and 139A (5)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 so that the maximum term of imprisonment for the offences of having an article with a blade or point in a public place, or of having such an article or another offensive weapon on school premises, is increased from two to four years.
The maximum penalty for carrying an imitation firearm in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse is increased from six to 12 months» imprisonment.
Given that research suggests that high rates of imprisonment make only a modest difference to crime levels, Lacey says that in purely economic terms, «increased prison spending is a form of fiscal mismanagement».
210 to 213) infringe s. 2 (d) freedom of association rights because these provisions prevent prostitutes from joining together to increase their personal safety; s. 7 security of the person rights due to the possibility of arrest and imprisonment and because the provisions prevent prostitutes from taking steps to improve the health and safety conditions of their work; s. 15 equality rights because the provisions discriminate against members of a disadvantaged group; and s. 2 (b) freedom of expression rights by making illegal communication which could serve to increase safety and security.
However, the court underlined the evolution in European penal policy towards the increasing relative importance of the rehabilitative aim of imprisonment, particularly towards the end of a long prison sentence.
As the number of offenses increase, the penalties will also increase sharply and the imprisonment will be followed by a series of other regulatory measures.
Furthermore, the upcoming bill will increase the penalties up to 10 years of imprisonment and $ 500 million won.
If it were working, we would be seeing a reduction in Indigenous imprisonment, rather than the 48 % increase since 1996.
Successful early intervention and prevention strategies will not only cut offending and imprisonment rates, but importantly will increase safety by addressing the root causes of violence against women and children.
the adult Indigenous imprisonment rate had increased by 57 % between 2000 and 2013, and the rate of juvenile detention remained about 24 times that of non-Indigenous youth.
The increase in imprisonment of Indigenous women has also been much greater over the period compared with non-Indigenous women.
It shows the age - standardised imprisonment rate of Indigenous people increased between 2000 and 2014 (from 1,100 to 1,857 per 100,000 adults) while the non-Indigenous rate increased only slightly, resulting in an 82 % increase in the gap over this period.
Victoria now has the fastest rate of increase in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment in Australia, doubling in number to 1,435 prisoners over the ten years to 2014, an increase of 114 per cent and just ahead of the Northern Territory on 104 per cent.
Panellists will discuss the Change the Record campaign (pictured above right), and calls for greater investment in early intervention, prevention and diversion strategies, and «smarter solutions that increase safety, address the root causes of violence against women, cut reoffending and imprisonment rates, and build stronger and safer communities».
It will contribute to the increasing trend of Indigenous imprisonment, harsher sentences and oppression of Indigenous Australians.
a focus on health issues associated with increased risk of contact with the criminal justice system and imprisonment.
And for Aboriginal women, the rate of imprisonment is accelerating even faster — a 74 per cent increase in the past 15 years.
We also will be sharing stories from communities that highlight effective, culturally appropriate solutions to help reverse the increasing rates of imprisonment.
rates of imprisonment at «crisis point», with an 88 % increase in rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders over the past decade — Indigenous people now 13x more likely to end up in custody, comprise one - third of all female prisoners and half of all juveniles in detention
«For example, in the past 12 months the imprisonment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women has increased by nearly 12 %, a stark reminder of how much hard work we still have in front of us.»
A person is disqualified from receiving One - Parent Family Payment including any increases, for any period of penal servitude, imprisonment or detention in legal custody.
A person is disqualified from receiving pension, or any increases, for any period during which they are undergoing penal servitude, imprisonment or detention in legal custody.
The increases were reasonably comparable across many offence categories, although of particular significance has been the increase in imprisonment for robbery offences, which outstripped all other changes.
The overall imprisonment rate has been increasing substantially in Australia, growing by around 4 % each year since 1984.
Further state / territory governments have taken legislative actions not to envisage the Royal Commission of Inquiry, not envisaged by it, which has led to an increase in Aboriginal imprisonment.»
The imprisonment rate has increased by 46 % for Indigenous women and by 27 % for Indigenous men between 2000 and 2008.
That is why in this year's Social Justice Report I look to justice reinvestment as a new approach that may hold the key to unlocking Indigenous Australians from the cycle of crime and increasing imprisonment rates.
[130] The Indigenous female imprisonment rate has increased by 34 % between 2002 and 2006 while the imprisonment rate for Indigenous men has increased by 22 %.
In the decade since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody incarceration rates for women have increased at a more rapid rate than for men, and imprisonment rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women have increased more than for other women.
At the same time, the penalties for contravention of the conspiracy provisions have increased to up to $ 25 million and / or imprisonment for up to 14 years.