Sentences with phrase «justice policies focus»
As regards access to tertiary education, they are treated as if they are international students who are required by immigration policy to be self reliant and economically independent.9 South African social justice policies focus primarily on advancing the historically disadvantaged and such focus has an implication of excluding refugees from benefiting from socio - economic scheme.
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«The DEA appears to be dragged into this kicking and screaming,» said Sanho Tree, director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank focused on social - justice issues.
Because the birth control cases all focus on a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate to provide free access to 20 forms of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden» on religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy interest.
He has focused on legislation and policy changes to support affordable housing, protect the environment, promote economic and social justice and a more humane society, prevent gun violence, create a fairer and more open political process, and provide for greater accountability in the ways government provides services and spends our tax dollars.
Clinton referenced Garner in her first major policy speech which focused on criminal justice reform.
Because of their focus on justice and virtuous behavior, ethical liberalism supports wealth redistribution policies (such as the New Deal in America).
Richard Aborn is president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City — a non-partisan non-profit organization focused on criminal justice and public safety policies and practices — Richard Aborn draws on his wide experience in criminal prosecution and litigation...
Richard Aborn is president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City — a non-partisan non-profit organization focused on criminal justice and public safety policies and practices — Richard Aborn draws on his wide experience in criminal prosecution and litigation — policy development — management and government affairs to promote the Crime Commission's agenda of making...
His current work as an AAAS S&T Policy fellow at the National Institute of Justice has focused on strategic planning and developing effective science communitcation strategies.
Working with HGSE students, she has developed case studies focusing on particular dilemmas of justice in schools and school districts like ethics of grade inflation, eighth - grade promotion and retention policies, lottery - based school assignment, disciplining socially fragile children, and teacher firings.
This course, by contrast, addresses the ethical dimensions of educational practice and policy, with justice as our primary focus.
Her goal is to use her school nursing expertise and education in assisting with the national agenda and national policy to shift the juvenile justice process from a punitive reform to one that includes a focus on physical / behavioral health and family engagement.
Events focused around three key demands: ending zero - tolerance policies and implementing Restorative Justice, hiring more Black teachers in their schools, and mandating Black History / Ethnic Studies in grades K - 12.
That same morning, the Journey for Justice Alliance, Advancement Project and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education hosted a breakfast forum focused on the negative impact of school closures, one of the policies encouraged under No Child Left Behind.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Dec. 10: The Journey for Justice Alliance, Advancement Project and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education will be hosting a breakfast forum focused on the impact of school closures in low - income communities.
Kirsten holds a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she focused on issues of social justice and educational policy, and an undergraduate degree in English literature from Vassar College.
With guidance from an experienced advisor, students may elect courses in such areas as policy analysis, diversity and justice, performance - based leadership, and other topics that focus on reforming and transforming schools and school systems into high performing organizations for all students.
The Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education (LHAE) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education is a dynamic and inclusive learning community comprised of scholars focused on educational leadership and administration, policy and change, social justice and community engagement.
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE: The Atlantic: The Push for Harsher School Discipline After Parkland WSJ: Lawmakers Focus on Obama - Era Policies After Florida School Shooting VOSD: «Restorative Justice» Can Make Schools More Violent if Not Done Right AP: Armed security officers are on the rise in US schools [see also EdWeek] Texas Tribune: TX schools suspended thousands of younger students, report says
Her work focuses on improving school safety policies and putting an end to the path that leads students away from schools and toward the juvenile and criminal justice systems.
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Talk: «Art and Immigration Policy» at John Jay College of Criminal Justice This timely event, which coincides with the «Internalized Borders» exhibition at Shiva Gallery, will focus on the ways in which visual culture and language influence elections, politics, and perspectives regarding immigration in the U.S..
Her adult life has been focused on public diplomacy, social justice and foreign policy.
ALEC members focus on new and innovative state policies that reduce prison populations, prioritize criminal justice spending and help rehabilitate and restore offenders» lives.
Bill McKibben, 350.org founder Naomi Klein, activist and author of the book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate 99 posse, Italian hip hop / reggae band Caparezza Florent Compain, President of Les Amis de la Terre France Mark Fodor, Director, CEE Bankwatch Network Johan Frijns, Director, BankTrack Elena Gerebizza, Re: Common Sebastien Godinot, Economist, WWF European Policy Office Rafael Gonzalez, Dakota / Puerto Rican Water Protector James Hansen, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch Rachel Heaton, Mazaska Talks co-founder and Muckleshoot Tribal member / Duwamish descendant Danielle Hirsch, Director, Both ENDS Ziva Kavka Gobbo, Chairperson, Focus Association for Sustainable Development Jeremy Leggett, Founder and Chair, SolarAid; Founder and Director, Solarcentury Simon Lewis, Professor of Global Change Science, UCL Lo Stato Sociale Erri De Luca, Italian novelist, translator and poet Olivier de Marcellus, Coordinator, Climat Justice Sociale
It is also practically important because the first four IPCC reports, although not completely ignoring all ethical and justice problems with economic arguments about climate change policies, failed to examine the vast majority of ethical problems with economic arguments against climate change policies while making economic analyses of climate change policies the primary focus of Working Group III's work thereby leaving the strong impression that economic analyses, including but not limited to cost - benefit analyses, is the preferred way to evaluate the sufficiency of proposed climate change policies.
Achieving emissions reductions for environmental justice communities through climate change mitigation policy by Nicky Sheats, PhD This paper focuses on emissions reductions for EJ communities under the Clean Power Plan in particular as well as climate change mitigation policy in general and argues that these reductions should be both mandatory and planned.
Goldman Environmental Prize recipients focus on protecting endangered ecosystems and species, combating destructive development projects, promoting sustainability, influencing environmental policies, and striving for environmental justice.
Jessica holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Oberlin College and a Master's in Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, where she focused on climate policy and climate justice.
Hosted by Public Citizen's Consumer Justice Project, this group blog focuses on consumer law and policy from the consumer's point of view.
Assuming no general election is called in the near future, access to justice policy will be focused on the review of LASPO.
Begging the Question begs to differ, arguing that cutting clerks would not lead justices to hear more cases or focus away from their own policy agendas.
«Eliminating the law clerks would force the justices to focus more on legal analysis and, we can hope, less on their own policy agendas.»
While many arguments were raised in the courts below, Justice Brown focused the issue on what happens where a support payor dies with a life insurance policy who was required by court order to name a spousal or child support recipient as the irrevocable beneficiary of the policy.
(a) an internal focus on access to justice as a strategic objective underpinning all of the Law Society's work, which will include: (i) designating appropriate resources to enhance the Law Society's approach to developing access to justice objectives integrated across program areas; (ii) strategically reviewing, reconsidering and, where appropriate, amending the Law Society's rules, regulations, policies and practices to foster change and innovation and achieve the Law Society's access to justice objectives; and (iii) developing metrics to measure the effectiveness of actions taken; and.
Justice Pazaratz's single - minded focus on the policy failures of LAO, and the moral failures of the parties — a focus and position which he does not sufficiently justify — led him to abandon his judicial duty: adjudicating the parties» dispute.
In the United Kingdom, academics Hazel Genn and others have used research about justiciable problems to reorient how access to justice policy is developed, making it more focused the paths to justice available to users for resolving their problems.
The Cal U M.S. in Legal Studies is distinct from other master's degree programs because of its focus on the practical legal and policy issues related to homeland security, criminal justice, and law and public policy.
This Briefing focuses on the development of EU State aid policy in 2014 and the recent preliminary ruling handed down by the European Union's Court of Justice (CJ) on whether the London bus lane restricted use policy constitutes State aid.
From September 2014 — September 2015 researchers at the Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution conducted over 30 interviews and 5 focus groups with justice stakeholders including lawyers, legal educators, legal entrepreneurs, legal clinic staff, policy makers, governments, judges, trusted intermediaries and users, in order to gain insight into how we might build capacity for innovation within the civil -LSB-...]
The purpose and policy of the Juvenile Court Act under Illinois law is to promote a juvenile justice system focused on rehabilitation, not punishment...
David would seem to be arguing that there really is not a problem but if that were true then why was this matter of potential conflicts such a focus in the debates of the Committee for Justice Policy that led to the Access to Justice Act?.
A recent article points out that ``... focusing on technological solutions to the access - to - justice crisis risks letting policy - makers and the legal community off the hook.»
This story discusses a new Justice Department policy in which federal prosecutors must focus on individual accountability and that eliminates partial credit for corporate cooperation may have unintended consequences.
From September 2014 — September 2015 researchers at the Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution conducted over 30 interviews and 5 focus groups with justice stakeholders including lawyers, legal educators, legal entrepreneurs, legal clinic staff, policy makers, governments, judges, trusted intermediaries and users, in order to gain insight into how we might build capacity for innovation within the civil justice system and what specific innovations are required.
Social Service Specialist — Duties & Responsibilities Trained in social service with a focus on crisis intervention, rehabilitation, public safety and criminal justice Oversee mediation, life skills, and practical guidance for clients facing personal challenges Set client goals and provide benchmarks and action plans for achieving success Coordinate confidential patient information in an accessible and organized fashion Provide administrative support services across a variety of human services settings Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and positivity Responsible for client and staff schedules ensuring timely and efficient daily operations Set and strictly adhere to all department budgets and project timelines Handle accounts receivable, accounts payable, QuickBooks, billing, and reimbursements Responsible for tracking and replenishing office supplies Study internal literature to become an expert on products and services Develop and strengthen relationships with partner agencies, coworkers, and community leaders Train new team members ensuring they understand the brand and adhere to company policies and procedures Perform all duties with positivity, integrity, and professionalism
Voices for Children in Nebraska has developed the following Pro-Kid Policy Plan, focusing on the issues of child welfare, economic stability, health, and juvenile justice.
The Ministerial Taskforce Charter outlines the government's long term agenda for Indigenous policy while at the same time focusing on the strategies to be put in place urgently to improve outcomes.23 As the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, stated «every dollar spent on Indigenous projects and services must contribute to improved outcomes».24 The Ministerial Taskforce Charter stresses the urgency of improving social and economic well being for Indigenous Australians focusing on housing, health, education, employment, family violence, increasing economic development, improving community safety, and law and justice.
It is the fourth successive Social Justice Report to substantially focus on the federal governments» policy settings for Indigenous affairs.
In his dissent, Justice Kirby considered the interpretation of the LAA through examining legal authority, legal principles and legal policy which «demand respect for the legal rights to property of private individuals in Australia generally, and in particular the legal rights of Aboriginal Australians...» [68] He focused on the general principle of common law which requires that legislation depriving individuals of established legal rights must be clear and unambiguous: [69]