Sentences with phrase «increasing public confidence»

Agarwal consistently calls for a more diverse bar and judiciary, saying it is fundamentally important to increasing public confidence in the justice system, especially among visible minority communities.

Community justice minister Maria Eagle said today: «Community justice courts are an efficient and effective way of conducting court operations, increasing public confidence in the system, reducing crime and giving communities the power to influence decisions.

This is geared towards increasing public confidence on the Police and working in partnership with members of the public in a more friendly and accountable manner.

The commission argued that where police forces improve the proportionality of their stop - and - search procedures there is a significant reduction in crime and increased public confidence in the police.

«In fact, this report shows evidence that police forces, like Staffordshire and Cleveland, which have used fairer stop and search tactics have not only seen reductions in crimes rates in line with overall trends, but have also increased public confidence in the police.»

Mission Statement: The mission statement for the Oneida County Board of Election's office is to establish and increase public confidence in the electoral process by conducting voter registration and elections with the highest level of professional election standards, integrity, security, accuracy, and fairness.

The bill also promises to strengthen data protection laws in order to increase the public confidence in criminal law and the fairness of the justice system as a whole.

The move was recommended by the security and intelligence committee two months ago, and today shadow home secretary David Davis said it was an «eminently sensible idea that will increase public confidence and public vigilance».

The PCRC's view is that the Government proposals would not help to increase public confidence in politics because the grounds for recall «are so narrow that recall petitions would seldom, if ever, take place».

Nevertheless, he maintained that technology «has come to stay» and expressed optimism that the coming together of election managers and experts to share experiences would prepare the EMBs in making appropriate and cost - effective choice of technologies that would increase public confidence in the electoral process.

It says introducing «more challenging GCSEs, which more explicitly assess literacy and numeracy, could improve the relevance of core GCSEs and help increase public confidence in these key subjects».

Does a system that reviews those incarcerated for mental - illness induced crimes every three years rather than the previous annual assessment inspire increased public confidence?

It is intended to increase public confidence in the justice system and improve access to justice.

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It is the organization's hope that this will increase the public's trust and confidence in certified professionals.

Pre-IPO shareholders typically buy in an IPO because they want to increase their holdings in the company (especially mutual and hedge funds that invest in both private and public companies), to provide the company with additional capital than could otherwise be raised and / or to signal their confidence in the company's prospects.

A recent meta - analysis of 11 studies that investigated the association of bed - sharing and SIDS revealed a summary OR of 2.88 (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.99 — 4.18) with bed - sharing.158 Furthermore, bed - sharing in an adult bed not designed for infant safety exposes the infant to additional risks for accidental injury and death, such as suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment, falls, and strangulation.159, 160 Infants, particularly those in the first 3 months of life and those born prematurely and / or with low birth weight, are at highest risk, 161 possibly because immature motor skills and muscle strength make it difficult to escape potential threats.158 In recent years, the concern among public health officials about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports of SUIDs occurring in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 165

«Juxtaposing the corruption that has recently been exposed to our topic of discussion today, brings so much to deliberate on because it is universally recognized that increased access to justice depends on public confidence in the justice system.

Fewer mistakes mean less time wasted for campaigns, enforcement focused on real problems, and increased transparency that helps restore public confidence.

«New York Open Government will help the public keep an eye on what their government is doing in order to deter corruption and increase confidence in the public sector.

It is only through increased transparency, sound governance, and professional management that public confidence and trust can be restored.

Adeosun explained that the policy was expected to «Increase exposure of financial or financial related crimes; support the fight against financial crimes and corruption; improved level of public confidence in public entities; enhance transparency and accountability in the management of public funds; improve Nigeria's Open Government Ranking and Ease of Doing Business Indicators; and recover public funds that can be deployed to finance Nigeria's infrastructure deficit.»

So a restoration of confi dence in the ability of political leaders among business leaders has coincided with an improvement in trust by the public - albeit that the huge improvement among business leaders in confidence for Gordon Brown has been far more pronounced than his modest increase in electoral support.

Speaking in response to the Queen's speech, Business Secretary Vince Cable said increased penalties and regulation were needed in order to restore public confidence in the immigration system.

Speaking in response to the Queen's speech, Business Secretary Vince Cable said increased penalties and regulation were needed to restore public confidence in the immigration system.

New Labour's successes all took place during periods of economic growth and confidence, which allowed increased spending on public services without greatly increasing the tax burden.

These reforms will restore public confidence in our government through stricter campaign finance rules, increased transparency and meaningful ethics oversight of lawmakers.

«We have reached broad agreement on the inspector general legislation which will enhance the effectiveness of the Department, and at the same [time] will increase the public's confidence in the police force, building stronger police - community relations,» Quinn said in a statement.

Workshop goals include increasing scientists» communication skills and confidence in their ability to engage with the public.

The fellowship trains 15 mid-career scientists each year to lead high - impact science communication and engagement, increase confidence in their skills, develop relationships with policymakers and other audiences, and build capacity for more scientists to engage with public audiences.

«The project is to basically increase the confidence in the regulatory system for protecting workers and also, by extension, members of the public...» More...

He claimed the education system is facing a «perfect storm of both decreasing public confidence and increasing pressure in the system as the greater emphasis on end - of - term exams creates even more work for examiners over the summer».

Learning more about public transport will help to increase confidence during transition from primary to secondary education.

STANFORD — Education researchers William G. Howell of the University of Chicago and Martin R. West of Brown University have released newly compiled evidence from the 2008 Education Next / PEPG survey which shows that if the public is given accurate information about what is currently being spent on public schools, their support for increased spending and confidence that more spending will improve student learning both decline.

«The sessions are not formal lessons but specific study of topics and texts that will ultimately lead to increased confidence and subject knowledge in this crucial build up to the public examinations.»

The governor is still expressing confidence that his school funding plan will clear the Legislature, increasing per pupil funding for public schools — but outside of the revenue caps and less than what voucher students will receive.

The commission's decision to announce the opening of a statutory inquiry is based on whether it is in the public interest to do so and with consideration of our objective to increase public trust and confidence in charities.

The boost in public school confidence parallels the increase in Americans» satisfaction with public school education as measured in Gallup's annual Work and Education survey, conducted in August.

The misguided policy of defending bondholders against losses with public funds has increased uncertainty, crowded out private investment, harmed consumer confidence, and prompted defensive saving against possible adversity.

Providing this disclosure is part of Dr. Lopez's commitment to increase transparency, in order to earn and retain the trust and confidence of pet owners, as well as members of the public and media.

Students have cited numerous benefits they hope to gain from their experience with this exhibit, ranging from gaining an in depth knowledge of this period in history, to increased confidence in public speaking.

Make the process more transparent: To counter skeptics and increase confidence among policymakers and people in general, some scientists suggest making the IPCC meetings open to the public and publishing drafts of the report online so people can track the progression of the research.

I believe that the public's confidence in climate science and climate scientists may increase if it is felt that the scientists can take a mostly disinterested view on climate policy.

Support for live - blogging on the basis of increased public oversight is evident in the words of Chief Justice Kennedy, who welcomed digital media into Nova Scotia courtrooms by acknowledging that the «whole premise [of the courts] is based on the fact that we think an informed public will have confidence in [them].

In May 2008, AG Baroness Scotland observed that «the purpose of reviewing the Attorney's role should be to increase public trust and confidence in the role, to enhance the rule of law and the administration of justice».

On a specific level, public confidence could be increased by the use of body - worn cameras that captures all police - public interaction.

With respect to the role of oversight agencies, public confidence in policing can be increased by police management publicly acknowledging the role of civilian oversight, as represented by police services boards, the SIU and the OIPRD.

The great increase in the percentage of unrepresented litigants is not due to a loss of public confidence in the justice system.

Through this process I overcame my fear of public speaking and this gave me increased confidence that made me more efficient as an advocate for my clients.

«This new initiative will increase access to justice and promote public confidence in the administration of justice.»

It would then issue recommendations for «changes in oversight, policies, practices, and laws to reduce crime, increase public safety and promote confidence in the criminal justice system.»