Sentences with phrase «in justice reform efforts»

I invite those of you who see yourselves reflected in the list above to consider getting involved in justice reform efforts — there are many opportunities available!

Not exact matches

Andy Brenner, head of international fixed income securities at National Alliance Securities, said in a note that the hiring of a special prosecutor «and talk about obstruction of justice being an impeachable offense» could push back efforts to enact Trump's tax reform and fiscal stimulus proposals for months.

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

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.

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.»

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.

In describing the work of the panel, Mr. Lippman — an advocate for bail reform and community justice efforts — spoke broadly about problems and possibilities.

«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.

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.

That letter — and other efforts to reduce exclusionary discipline, such as suspensions, in favor of reforms like restorative justice — sparked a backlash from critics who accused the department of government overreach and of prompting chaos and disorder that could most harm students of color.

I told this story to a group of two dozen or so of my fellow ed reformers last week at an American Enterprise Institute convening on «race, social justice, and school reform» because I wanted to make two simple (some will say simplistic) points: our expensive and aggressive ed reform efforts still focus far too little on what kids do in school all day; and we don't all have the same ideas about what it means to serve the cause of social justice — or whether it is even appropriate to place social justice issues at the heart of our efforts to improve outcomes for kids.

Council of State Governments Justice Center released a school discipline publication that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages policymakers and education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged in school and improve student outcomes.

Exploring «union reform» efforts in ways that expands the role of teacher voice in education reform efforts, incorporates social justice for students and families and strengthens the quality of the teaching profession

In 2009, the Justice Policy Institute noted that some states have begun to decrease the size of the prison population — thereby reducing spending — by providing community - based substance - abuse treatment programs, increasing rehabilitation efforts, improving parole mechanisms and services, and decriminalizing nonviolent offenses.105 States that intentionally decreased their prison populations saw crime decrease even faster than national averages.106 Other states should consider such reforms.

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.

Increasingly, reform efforts are also involving users in recognition of the need to design a user - centred justice system.

I'm involved in a number of the present efforts to reform family justice.

The report goes on to say that «although Justice Camp made significant efforts after complaints were made to the Council to reform the thinking and the attitudes which influenced his misguided approach to the Trial, in the particular circumstances of this inquiry, education — including social context education — can not adequately repair the damage caused to public confidence through his conduct of the Wagar Trial.»

Whatever is or isn't done to interrupt the slippery slope engaged by those who litigate without the benefit of counsel, I hope that those involved in the current justice reform efforts will consider the research undertaken by Professor Macfarlane, Justice Gray and the Insjustice reform efforts will consider the research undertaken by Professor Macfarlane, Justice Gray and the InsJustice Gray and the Institute.

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In addition to parallel legal education systems and outdated curricula, lack of educational materials, research centers, legal clinics, and a dearth of qualified professors have held back efforts of legal education reform in Afghanistan, which, if addressed, could significantly improve the justice sectoIn addition to parallel legal education systems and outdated curricula, lack of educational materials, research centers, legal clinics, and a dearth of qualified professors have held back efforts of legal education reform in Afghanistan, which, if addressed, could significantly improve the justice sectoin Afghanistan, which, if addressed, could significantly improve the justice sector.

In a defining effort, the Wisconsin Legislature, with Gov. Walker's leadership, enacted sweeping civil justice reforms during the contentious 2011 - 12 Legislative Session.

Efforts to reform the justice system are largely driven by lawyers and judges — the public is not engaged in this movement.

Produced in conjunction with the new Stanford Criminal Justice Center, this Issue reflects such an effort to restate the major lessons about sentencing reform from the past twenty - five years, and to do so in a manner that will assist further efforts at reform.

Rules were substantially reformed in an effort to achieve Honourable Coulter A. Osborne's goal to «make the civil justice system more accessible and affordable.»

My experience is that, at least in BC, justice reform efforts have focused primarily on accessibility.