Sentences with phrase «increasing punishment for»

But they [the legislature] only seem to have an appetite for increasing punishment for the poor.

The governor had promised to form the investigatory commission in accordance with the state's Moreland Act after he and lawmakers failed to agree on a package of ethics and elections law reforms that ranged from increasing punishment for taking bribes to making it easier to register to vote to using taxpayer money to finance political campaigns.

Also at 11 a.m., Assemblyman Ron Kim announces new legislative measures aimed at increasing punishment for individuals who assault taxi drivers, Flushing Town Hall, 137 - 35 Northern Blvd., Queens.

Senator Nordquist has worked with other members of the Legislature to increase punishments for violent offenders and create programs to stop violent crime before it happens.»

The new legislation would increase the punishment for the sale of fake IDs.

One setting which is great to mess around with when you're hosting PvP tournaments is the penalty for messing up an input, delaying the time it takes for the player to draw their weapon increase the punishment for mistakes.

We are working on increased punishments for high - frequency offenders, email notifications when your reports result in disciplinary action (we're experimenting with this right now and we'll expand this as we refine it) and eventually notifications in the game client when your report results in disciplinary action.

In the United States a criminal law that seeks to increase the punishment for an act after the fact is called an ex post facto law.

Not exact matches

If the victim is a minor — which Chyna is not — or if the perpetrator has prior convictions for revenge porn, the punishment may be increased to a year in jail or a $ 2,000 fine.

When we know how much God loves us, this not only frees us from fear of punishment, but it also frees us from the desire to sin, because we know that God only wants what is best for us, and His instructions are not to destroy our joy or ruin our lives, but to increase our enjoyment of life, and help us live better, longer, healthier, happier lives.

As for your seriously off base torture comparison, if we saw a drastic increase in violent crimes, and there was a public outcry for harsher punishments to try and serve as a deterrent, and the Bill was drafted, made open to the public, and the solid majority of the population didn't turn against it with protests, signatures, and contacting their representatives; maybe a torture law could make it (though it would never get past the Supreme Court as the Consttution is now, but we'll let that slide as a hypothetical).

Mitchell Merbaek's The Thief, the Cross, and the Wheel: Pain and the Spectacle of Punishment in Medieval and Renaissance Europe documents an increase in the depiction of violence in Renaissance paintings of the crucifixion, which created a dilemma for artists.

The new testing policy «will significantly increase the threshold for a positive marijuana test and reduce the punishments for violations involving that drug» in exchange for league - wide Human Growth Hormone (HGH) testing, according to a report from ESPN's Dan Graziano.

Scientific research shows that physical punishment does not work in the long run, is associated with an increased risk for many behavioral and psychological problems, and is simply unnecessary given that we have non-violent discipline techniques that are very effective.

Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37

The idea of pushing rules onto a child and increasing the amount of punishment that he receives has been the default method for parents to handle troubled teens for years.

Cornell University announced plans to increase oversight and punishments for its fraternities and sororities following yet another hazing incident on its campus.

increase CPS powers to help children by creating a presumption of neglect if there is an incident of excessive corporal punishment, which will make it easier for child protection agencies to make a finding of abuse that will allow Family Court to take appropriate action to protect a child, up to removing a child when a guardian poses a risk to the child;

Legislative Package Stiffens Punishment for Abusers, Increases CPS Powers to Help Children, Modernizes CPS System, Improves Quality of Reporting

If history is any guide, that number might increase as the House ethics probe into Weinergate called for by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi gets underway and will grow still further if that investigation results in punishment.

In the last several months hate crimes have drastically increased, creating the need for stronger punishments for those who commit crimes like race or religious based graffiti.

Delegates debate a motion saying that the Press Complaints Commission should be replaced with a body with the impose large fines on newspapers which breach the code of conduct and that the punishment for breaking the Data Protection Act should be increased so that offenders can be sent to jail.

In other words, the reductions of blame and punishment for imitators were limited to specific conditions and did not reflect increased tolerance of unethical behavior in general.

This entire year I have learned so much about the increase of punitive punishment for mostly students of color, the statistics that show 80 percent of students are taught by white educators while their classes are filled with students who have entirely different identities, fact - based knowledge about the brain, trauma, and so many other components of the educational system that need to be unpacked.

These decisions undoubtedly increased opportunities for student dissent and provided protections against unfair punishment.

When teachers create positive behavior approaches or plans for their students, they minimize the role that punishment plays in the classroom and increase the likely hood of success.

Absolutely avoid punishment for behavior related to fear, phobia, or anxiety, as this will only increase the fear response.

The Illinois Legislature is looking at several dog bills, including statewide breed restrictions (HB 4213) and an increase in punishment for intact dogs that behave aggressively (HB4238).

Although punishment may bring temporary relief for a frustrated dog owner's anger, it damages the human - animal bond and leads to mistrust, pain, fear, agitation, and increasing anger as the dog develops a strong negative association with the punisher.

Punishment increases anxiety — if we «spank» a pet for defecating in the house, it does no good — the pet doesn't understand what it is being disciplined for as the incident is far removed from the pPunishment increases anxiety — if we «spank» a pet for defecating in the house, it does no good — the pet doesn't understand what it is being disciplined for as the incident is far removed from the punishmentpunishment.

Punishments will increase for repeat offenders, with no cap on the amount that they can be fined.

Very serious punishments can be imposed for DWI in Hudson Valley, including, but not limited to, incarceration, probation, fines, surcharges, suspension or revocation of one's New York driver's license, increase in insurance rates and the requirement for an interlock device in one's car.

** Note: This list serves as only a baseline for punishment — certain enhancements (prior criminal history or aggravating circumstances) can increase the punishment range by increasing the minimum time, the maximum time, or both.

For example, possessing the knuckles within 300 feet of a school or on the premises of school function increases the offense level to a state jail felony, which carries a punishment of 180 days to 2 years in a state jail facility and a fine not to exceed $ 10,000.

However, since the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) came into force on 1 April 2013 and effectively wiped out legal aid for family law (save for care proceedings and in a limited way for domestic violence cases) the court service has visibly struggled with the vast increase in litigants in person.

For MacKenzie J.A. in Liang, the Supreme Court's definition of «punishment» is an objective standard that may be used to determine whether punishment has, in fact, increased (whether it has been «varied» within the meaning of Section 11 (i)-RRB-.

Either finding the person guilty for a crime they admit he did not actually do or just increases the severity of the punishment past the normal maximum?

South Korea, meanwhile, has vowed to increase the penalties or punishments for individuals or companies caught raising money through ICOs.

With regards to the association between corporal punishment and deviant behavior, research indicates that it is not corporal punishment per se, but the disregard, inconsistency, and uninvolvement that often accompany harsh corporal punishment that increases a child's risk for problem behaviors (Simmons et al., 1994).

Decrease in physical punishment and restriction of infants, with an increase in use of appropriate discipline for older children14 17

Scientific research shows that physical punishment does not work in the long run, is associated with an increased risk for many behavioral and psychological problems, and is simply unnecessary given that we have non-violent discipline techniques that are very effective.

Harsh parental punishment, low maternal educational aspirations for the youth, maternal possessiveness, maternal verbal abuse, and childhood physical and sexual abuse were associated with increased offspring risk for suicide attempts during late adolescence or early adulthood after all of the covariates were controlled (Table 2).

Increase the positive attention and incentives the parents provide for compliance while decreasing the inadvertent punishment they provide for occasional compliance

The Nurturing Program is the most effective at increasing the appropriateness of parents (1) expectations for their children, (2) empathy for their children, (3) attitudes toward physical punishment, and (4) attitudes toward family roles when those parents attitude scores are average or below average on the AAPI.

Increase the use of immediate and consistent mild punishment for occurrences of child noncompliance

Reduction of child abuse: reduced agency contact for child abuse and neglect, reduced use of physical punishment, increased awareness of child abuse and neglect issues, and effective use of child welfare services

There was little support for increases in harsh punishment and caregiver low warmth predicting subsequent elevations in BPD symptoms.

There was some support for time - specific elevations in BPD symptoms predicting subsequent increases in harsh punishment and caregiver low warmth.

Positive forms of parenting are beneficial for cognitive and social development, while negative parenting such as punishment and low warmth are associated with disruptive behavior in children and increased risk for psychopathology [11, 15].