Sentences with phrase «justice system i knew»

After holding the first public hearing dedicated solely to this issue and hearing testimony from every side of the justice system I knew this was something that needed to happen immediately.

Not exact matches

If you want to know more about how the big guys work out problems, check out Justice on the Job, by David W. Ewing (Harvard Business School Press, Boston, 1989), a lively chronicle of the creative complaint systems in place at corporations such as Federal Express, IBM, and Northrop.

CFPB director Richard Cordray announced that rights of groups of consumers to a day in court is «a cherished tenet of our justice system» and «that no one, no matter how big or how powerful, should escape accountability if they break the law.»

Even though algorithms decide so much of a citizen's life — what ads a person sees, what political messages they hear, what kinds of loans they can get, how they fair in the criminal justice system — these things are all under the sway of algorithms, and most consumers don't feel empowered to push back because they don't know the math.

Known as the «Melbourne Response,» this system made a form of justice available to victims who were disinclined to establish legal liability — though it did not preclude their also pursuing civil action, if they wished.

But I would like to point out several dangers in the thinking of those who reject the concept of justice based on creation ordinances known to all persons, regardless of their religious persuasion or soteriological and revelational systems.

I know things that the scientific method or justice system's rules of evidence can't prove to me.

Can you prove using the scientific method or justice system's rules of evidence that the scientific method or justice system's rules of evidence is the most reliable methods for knowing something?

I read somewhere that inevitably — no matter how good we make the justice system, INEVITABLY, something like 8 % of executions will be men (or women) who were in fact, innocent of the crimes they were charged with that put them on death row.

snore, are you so inept that you don't know the difference between «justice» and a legal system?

«I frankly don't know how I am going to come up with the rest of the money,» Thomson told Sun News Network's Brian Lilley on Byline.Canada's justice system has a knack for punishing people for defending themselves and their property, often called «castle law.MORE: Court drops final charge against Ontario man who fired shots to protect his home under attack by firebombers Joseph and Marilyn Singleton of Taber, Alberta spent $ 30,000 in court.

No, what's unclear is where those who feel they have been done harm by the American justice system will find help amplifying their voices.

If you know your child has a problem but you haven't been able to get him off drugs or into treatment, then consider reporting his thefts to the police to get him into the juvenile justice system.

Comparison with the US is a problem, however - the justice system in the Netherlands is well - known to be rather lenient (A recent media event was the public apology by the Dutch IOC member Camiel Eurlings for domestic violence - the justice department decided not to press charges because he was doing volunteer work!).

He says more diversion is needed early, with education and job opportunities, and that New York needs to stop treating 16 - and 17 - year - olds as adults in the criminal justice system, a movement known as «raise the age.»

President Muhammadu Buhari has admonoshed the country's judiciary do away with the a reputation for delay in the administration of justice system it is known for.

But Mr Blair wrote: «They need to know clearly that if they do make this move; if they hold their ard fheis by the end of January, pass the ard comhairle motion and, as they say they will, immediately go out and actively encourage everyone in the community to co-operate fully with the police and criminal justice system in tackling crime in all areas, then unionism will not be found wanting.»

With Governor Cuomo's leadership, New Yorkers will have one of the highest minimum wages, the most expansive paid family leave act, and a criminal justice system that will no longer treat teenagers like adults.

«In all the serious researches on the best known administration of justice systems, it is evident that at various points in their histories, the institutions were challenged by falling standards, corruption, and abuse of office.

And, you know, the disparities in the criminal justice system are the worst segregation we've got.

No matter how you look at it — whether it's the economic benefits, the security benefits, or the human benefits — this action is the right thing to do, and I am proud to continue bringing much - needed reform to the justice system.»

«Having seen the justice system from multiple vantage points he knows firsthand the importance of getting things right.»

I know that with their support, we will step up with even more critical reforms that will make Brooklyn safer and our system of justice fairer,» he said.

«This same man — a radicalised Muslim known to intelligence services and the justice system — then took a Famas (assault weapon) from a soldier at Orly's southern terminal..

I would know if it's possible to have an anarchist system that is also able to enforce rules and to guarantee a form of justice.

«The public has the right to know what happened behind closed doors so we can restore transparency in our faith in the criminal justice system.»

«Families across the state are breathing a huge sigh of relief knowing that our children will now be treated like the minors that they are in the justice system.

Might have something to do with: 1) knowing that there is less chance of being caught than years ago: 2) you will be dealt with leniently, unless of course you are a former Tory minister, in which case our lefty justice system tries to make an example of you.

As a developer of affordable housing, I know that Councilman Lancman's proposal to expedite the building of new local facilities and addressing the flaws of our criminal justice system can be accomplished quickly and successfully.

The court heard that Briscoe was intent on bringing about Huhne's downfall and knew how to manipulate the criminal justice system to her advantage, misleading police in her witness statements and deliberately giving them an altered copy of one of her statements.

You know, the justice system is a fundamental institution of our democracy, and it has two basic goals: to do justice, to deliver a just outcome, and two, to instill in the public confidence that the justice system works for all, right?»

Known as the Criminal Justice Reform Act, the package of bills that passed last year created a new civil system for handling minor offenses that in the past often resulted in open warrants and the possibility of arrests for a disproportionate number of minority New Yorkers.

At that point the only difference between Fraser and Dirty Harry is that Fraser still believes in the legal system and Dirty Harry knows that justice is an academic concept unsuited for street survival.

It turns out the Prosecutor has his reasons for keeping the case close to the vest: the police force, the justice department, the entire political system in Milan is riddled with corruption and he doesn't know who he can trust.

Others have never known an adult life outside the criminal justice system.

«People who are mistreated know they're mistreated and know that our justice system is broken,» says Stern.

Chris King, chair of HMC and headmaster of Leicester Grammar School, said: «Yet again, schools have known that students have been graded unfairly but have been unable to gain justice for pupils under the current system.

It's positive to know that many practitioners and policymakers are focusing on this issue, and they are devising thoughtful and clever solutions to tackle the problem of students exiting academics and filtering into the justice system.

For example, we know that young students who get a good start in kindergarten and the early grades have lower rates of involvement with the justice system and higher rates of high school graduation.

Bronxdale is known as a model for restorative practices, but Quintana's path to success highlights just how difficult it will be to roll out restorative justice across the entire school system.

Meanwhile Malkin seems to ignore the reality that the nation's criminal justice systems are in as sore a need of reform as public education — and that as school reformers, Teach For America alumni and staffers can no more ignore the consequences of those woes on children outside of schools than the crises within them.

So if as citizens we know the strategies to dismantle inequities in our education system, why have we not been able to balance the scales of justice?

I also know that justice isn't blind and that our current legal system and society presume guilt not innocence with an arrest (if you're arrested you must have done something wrong), so I'd also hope that I'd be able to get the best defense possible to ensure that said family member receives a fair trial.

In an instant, everything Stephon knew, including his belief in the justice system, is broken beyond repair.

He knew the legal system enough to know that the evidence he had to implicate the president for her murder would not stand up in court, so he gave his life hoping it would lead to what he believed was justice.

The fossil free divestment movement has been successful because it knows that fighting for climate justice is about changing the power dynamics of our political system and standing up to the fossil fuel industry.

Building on this critique, Speth goes on to conclude in his book that: (1) «today's system of political economy, referred to here as modern capitalism, is destructive of the environment, and not in a minor way but in a way that profoundly threatens the planet» (2) «the affluent societies have reached or soon will reach the point where, as Keynes put it, the economic problem has been solved... there is enough to go around» (3) «in the more affluent societies, modern capitalism is no longer enhancing human well - being» (4) «the international social movement for change — which refers to itself as «the irresistible rise of global anti-capitalism» — is stronger than many imagine and will grow stronger; there is a coalescing of forces: peace, social justice, community, ecology, feminism — a movement of movements» (5) «people and groups are busily planting the seeds of change through a host of alternative arrangements, and still other attractive directions for upgrading to a new operating system have been identified» (6) «the end of the Cold War... opens the door... for the questioning of today's capitalism.»

As you know, legal maneuvering and the usual procedural folderol of the sclerotic US «justice» system has delayed my efforts to get Mann deposed, discovered, and for the first time in his life up on the witness stand, testifying about the «hockey stick» under oath.

Bridging the digital divide should obviously remain a priority, and stakeholders within the justice system should not forget that not all Canadians can and do know how to use a computer or even have access to one.

I know I would because the message is that the profession cares about the «fishes in the net» who have no way of escaping a justice system that is broken.