Sentences with phrase «justice programs instead»
· Provide successful restorative - and transformation - justice programs instead of tougher punishment policies and practices.
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Albany County District Attorney David Soares announced a series of criminal justice reform programs Tuesday at the Albany County Judicial Center that will help young offenders at various phases of their life avoid criminal convictions and instead, rehabilitate and give back to the community.
«I feel youth court is such a good program because instead of a child getting a violation or — it's usually violations or minor crimes — instead of sort of getting slap on the hand, you're incorporating restorative justice into their lives,» Ms. Maccagli said.
But the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance bypassed Syracuse for its body - worn camera pilot program, instead awarding millions of dollars in matching grants to 72 agencies nationwide.
But Scharf, a yoga teacher with the downtown Rama Lotus Centre, said the concept does not apply in this case, arguing the complaint that killed the program came instead from a «social justice warrior» with «fainting heart ideologies» in search of a cause celebre.
Echoing Jesus» remarks during the opening plenary, Rosazlia called for the elimination of zero tolerance policies in schools, instead promoting a network of parent - run peace centers where students lead their own restorative justice programs.
«Racial discrimination in our nation's educational systems persists and both the Departments of Education and Justice are failing to protect the civil rights and educational future of our Black and brown students,» said Todd A. Cox, director of policy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. «This administration must stop endangering students of color and instead ensure equal educational opportunities and foster educational excellence by upholding the federal school discipline guidance and promoting policies and programs that keep students safe.»
Kimberley Murray, Ontario assistant Deputy attorney General, aboriginal Justice Division added that instead of simply providing interesting information about «sweat lodges and medicines,» lawyer education programs must focus on the more serious — and difficult − work of relationship building.
Instead of operating a less well funded legal aid style program, perhaps the profession could start addressing the structural issues that are contributing to the problem amorphously referred to as «access to justice» (which I am defining as a person's inability to obtain legal representation at a price they can afford) by:
The program has now been expanded to the Malmsbury Youth Justice Precinct, set up under Victoria's unique dual track system to allow adult courts to sentence young offenders aged 18 - 20 to serve custodial sentences in youth detention instead of adult prison.
Instead, funding is focused on costly downstream programs like acute treatment care and criminal justice systems.
Funding focused on prevention instead of costly downstream programs like acute treatment care and criminal justice systems will be far more effective in reducing the societal costs from the marijuana industry and intensify an evidence - based fight against substance abuse.