Whether education reform should be situated within a larger
social justice context is a fair question, and one we should be asking.
In the
civil justice context, the medical model is similar to the model used by legal clinics and poverty law agencies who are forced to allocate their resources to selected cases.
But it fits firmly inside the school's rights platform that sees the role of education — particularly in a
youth justice context — as much more than just learning content or curriculum.
Forensic fingerprint analysis, which is used in
criminal justice contexts, looks at Level 2 details — the more specific variations, such as bifurcations, where a fingerprint ridge splits.
Although well - validated psychotherapies have been developed for children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), these therapies have limited applicability in
juvenile justice context because they have not been tested in this context and do not address the larger issue of making juvenile justice systems trauma - informed.
«Our office is very concerned about the high percentage of aboriginal young people that are before the courts,» Ahmed says, noting she is unable to, based on the data provided, comment on whether this is an indication that the Gladue Principles aren't properly being applied in the youth
criminal justice context but adds «that's certainly something we would want to make sure was at the forefront of all consideration for youth that were before the youth courts.»
This is especially interesting in
the justice context.
learning in the access to
justice context.
I think one of my fears is I think there's been an explosion and an interest in legal technology apps, especially in the access to
justice context, but I think so much of it is great we launched an app, let's check the box and have no idea, never look at the data, never look at how people are using it, never try to make it better.
The co-requisite Reflections course enhances and supports students» understanding of community legal practice and allows them to situate their clinical work within a broader social
justice context.
In the civil
justice context I suggest that triage can take many forms, depending on the situation at hand, and that it can span the full spectrum of efforts from prevention to crisis.
While we will work mostly from the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, required reading will also include scholarship on the unique ethical and moral dilemmas of social justice lawyers, and students will be encouraged to think critically about the rules of Professional Responsibility and their application in social
justice contexts.
Previous Social Justice Reports have noted the apparent invisibility of Indigenous women to policy makers and program designers in a criminal
justice context, with very little attention devoted to their specific needs and circumstances.