Sentences with phrase «made victims of crime»

The government, as you know, has consistently made victims of crime a priority, and this bill represents our most recent legislative proposal to ensure that offenders are held accountable to the victims who they have harmed.

De Blasio also warned that Trump's actions could sunder what delicate links exist between undocumented immigrants and the NYPD, making victims of crime and those who could provide valuable evidence hesitant to contact police.

Not exact matches

Since its formation, the task force has made great strides in facilitating increased investigation and prosecution of financial crimes; enhancing coordination and cooperation among federal, state and local authorities; addressing discrimination in the lending and financial markets; and conducting outreach to the public, victims, financial institutions and other organizations.

Section 228 (A) of the Indian Penal Code makes illegal the disclosure of the identity of victims of certain crimes.

So let's add that to the Zika virus, the open sewer of a harbour where the sailors and triathletes will compete, the street crime that has already made a victim of an Australian para-athlete and the financial and political chaos that includes a president facing impeachment, many other politicians facing indictments and the declaration of a «state of public calamity» in Rio de Janeiro, with a top state official adding that it is on the verge of «social collapse.»

Making sure that you are not the victim of a crime while away should be on top of anyone's list who is leaving for a trip.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made this argument after the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting: «I think if you look to Chicago, where you had over 4,000 victims of gun - related crimes last year, they have the strictest gun laws in the country.

Making a foolish decision doesn't mean that the person who takes advantage of the foolish decision less culpable for the crime, or make the victim responsible.

Among them are the rights to: bullet joint parenting; bullet joint adoption; bullet joint foster care, custody, and visitation (including non-biological parents); bullet status as next - of - kin for hospital visits and medical decisions where one partner is too ill to be competent; bullet joint insurance policies for home, auto and health; bullet dissolution and divorce protections such as community property and child support; bullet immigration and residency for partners from other countries; bullet inheritance automatically in the absence of a will; bullet joint leases with automatic renewal rights in the event one partner dies or leaves the house or apartment; bullet inheritance of jointly - owned real and personal property through the right of survivorship (which avoids the time and expense and taxes in probate); bullet benefits such as annuities, pension plans, Social Security, and Medicare; bullet spousal exemptions to property tax increases upon the death of one partner who is a co-owner of the home; bullet veterans» discounts on medical care, education, and home loans; joint filing of tax returns; bullet joint filing of customs claims when traveling; bullet wrongful death benefits for a surviving partner and children; bullet bereavement or sick leave to care for a partner or child; bullet decision - making power with respect to whether a deceased partner will be cremated or not and where to bury him or her; bullet crime victims» recovery benefits; bullet loss of consortium tort benefits; bullet domestic violence protection orders; bullet judicial protections and evidentiary immunity; bullet and more...

The part I did nt like (and am not necessarily accusing you of) is that every time there is an anti-semitic crime, so many folks immediately rail against jews for «making something out of nothing» or «always playing the victim card».

They speak of church cultures that treated women's bodies as inherently problematic and seductive, that assigned a woman's worth to her sexual purity or procreative prowess, that questioned women's ability to think rationally or make decisions without the leadership of men, that blamed victims of sexual abuse for inviting the abuse or tempting the abuser, that shamed women who did not «joyfully submit» to their husband and find contentment in their roles as helpers and homemakers, and that effectively silenced victims of abuse by telling women and children that reporting the crime would reflect poorly on the church and thus damage the reputation of Christ.

25:44), beating slaves (Exodus 21:20), incest (Genesis 19:33 - 36), r@pe victims being required to marry the r@pist (Deuteronomy 22:28 - 29), treating women and children as property (Genesis 19:8, 1 Timothy 2:11 - 14, 1 Corinthians 14:33 - 35), requires battered women to remain married to abusive husbands (Matthew 19:9, 1 Corinthians 7:10 - 12), condones jihad type warfare where all children are ki11ed save the virgins who are a «reward» (Numbers 31:15), and makes no mention at all of child molestation, the worst possible crime.

Amid its hodgepodge of topics — female war correspondents, the decorating challenged, moms who are mean to their kids, crime victims who forgive their assailants, and, oh yes, the quest to lose weight — Oprah stresses a message: Make yourself happy.

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Evans will be welcomed as a hero once he scores his first goal which surely makes a mockery of his crime and his victim.

Recent recommendations made in a report on Personal Internet Security by the House of Lords Science & Technology Committee, many of which are backed by the FSB, include increased research into e-crime as well as e-crime victims having the opportunity to report Internet crime to the police and to receive a crime number in return, just like any other type of crime.

Three000 (3) suspects namely Azeez Salawudeen 20 yrs, Adewale Popoola 22 yrs and Adetoyese Muftau 23 yrs from whom Two (2) phones and SIM cards belonging to victims were recovered have also made confessional statements admitting to the various roles they played in the commission of the crime.

Stymied on his top immigration initiatives, Trump is making good on one plan that critics denounce as fearmongering and misleading: opening an office for victims of crimes committed by immigrants, although studies show immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than native - born citizens.

«So we propose a major simplification of the compensation scheme, increasing the amount of support provided to victims of the most serious crimes and making payments quicker.»

We will bring forward other changes to make sure that more offenders directly compensate the victims of crime.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CRIME AND VICTIMS (AMENDMENT) BILL - Sir Paul Beresford MP (Mole Valley) «Bill to amend section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 to include serious harm to a child or vulnerable adult; to make consequential amendments to the Act.&rCRIME AND VICTIMS (AMENDMENT) BILL - Sir Paul Beresford MP (Mole Valley) «Bill to amend section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 to include serious harm to a child or vulnerable adult; to make consequential amendments to the Act.VICTIMS (AMENDMENT) BILL - Sir Paul Beresford MP (Mole Valley) «Bill to amend section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 to include serious harm to a child or vulnerable adult; to make consequential amendments to the Act.&rCrime and Victims Act 2004 to include serious harm to a child or vulnerable adult; to make consequential amendments to the Act.Victims Act 2004 to include serious harm to a child or vulnerable adult; to make consequential amendments to the Act.»

The Home Office maintains the overall chances of being a victim of gun crime are low, with firearms offences making up 0.3 per cent of all recorded crime in England and Wales in 2006/07.

Crime and security bill The purpose of the bill is to make parents take responsibility for their child's antisocial behaviour and introduce new powers to help victims break the cycle of domestic violence.

As a volunteer at AVP, Weis made a habit of walking around the community and guiding crime victims afraid of taking that first step into the office, Quinn said.

Most young people encounter the youth justice system through reactive policing when a victim of crime or a witness has made a report to the police.

«Tackling youth crime is complex and there are no magic solutions but I am determined to make London a safer city for everyone, including young people, who are frequently victims of crime,» he added.

At 7 p.m., Hochul accepts an award on behalf of the governor and makes an announcement at the Crime Victims Center's Parents for Megan's Law «Champions for Children» Gala, IBEW Hall, 370 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, Long Island.

«The publication of the action plan and signing of the convention demonstrates the government's commitment to do more and help identify and protect the victims of this vile crime and is another step towards our other main aim to make the UK a hostile place for traffickers.»

Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice has released her third TV ad of the Democratic AG primary campaign, which highlights her effort to help create «The Safe Place,» a multidisciplinary center for victims of child abuse and domestic violence and a pledge that she'll support a bill to make luring a child on the Internet a felony crime.

The vast majority of these people are the victims of crime, as opposed to making crime.»

«Making this a political issue belittles and devalues the victims of these crimes.

By contrast, Cooper made some good interventions, proactively generating stories over Labour's policies towards the assets of criminals and exposing the government's poor record on waiting times for victims of crime.

Inspector - General of Police, Solomon Arase who made the disclosure yesterday, when he played host to a delegation from IPAS, promised to improve on the existing partnership between the Nigeria Police and the non-governmental organization with focus on promoting women reproductive rights and ensuring justice for victims of gender crimes.

Singas called her record «24 years of making sure justice is done,» for crime victims, and repeated that Murray had never prosecuted a case.

Continue reading «Philip Davies MP: Ken Clarke's misguided approach on sentencing risks making thousands more people victims of crime»»

And while women's rights advocates such as Betty Friedan took exception to the lurid premise of female victims being skinned alive (based on the real - life crimes of Ed Gein, who also was an inspiration for «Psycho»), a closer viewing will reveal it is probably one of the most feminist - forward - thinking horror movies ever made.

Where Berlinger and Sinofsky had to make their way through the wilds of Arkansas, forging their own relationships and figuring out on the fly who was bending the truth, Berg has the story (and the testifiers to same) already in place, plus she has Jackson's money and personal interest in the case to get her access to DNA experts, forensic pathologists and FBI profilers, all of whom establish very convincingly that the three men convicted for this crime were the victims a justice system more interested in expediency than truth.

The Australian newcomer makes his television début as David Madson, ex-boyfriend and second murder victim of serial killer Andrew Cunanan, in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.

This outcome made perfect sense to most of the people in the courtroom, such as the Judge (Annie Corley), the District Attorney (Bruce McGill), Prosecutor Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) and his assistant, Sarah (Leslie Bibb), but it never sat well with Clyde, the victim of the crime.

The seeds of fear and distrust of authorities make immigrants vulnerable to workplace and wage abuses and increase their likelihood to become victims of crime.

In their warped world where «war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength,» these people have the audacity to blame the victims for the crimes that are of the politicians» making.

Comics The South Australia courts have created a comic book celebrating 20 years of «restorative justice,» a strategy that brings juvenile offenders together with their victims to discuss their crimes and make amends.

But it's the living, bleeding humanity of the characters that makes Donna Leon's police procedurals so engaging... In his sensitive dealings with the victims of crime, Brunetti proves as much a psychologist and social worker as a cop... Tagging along after this sleuth is a wonderful way to see Venice like a native.»

Depending on their target / plan / experience with your bank account they can make you a victim of a bigger crime.

Page Ulrey — a senior deputy prosecuting attorney in Seattle's King County — discusses the genesis of courthouse dogs, which are used to make children and others more comfortable when testifying or being interviewed about sexual assaults or other emotionally upsetting crimes: Based on experience with her son's service dog, a colleague thought service dogs could provide comfort to children and others who are victims or witnesses of crimes, and this dovetailed with a period when Ulrey was ready to add a dog to her life.

The Cooper Union encourages victims of crime to make a report to the police.

Covering a chilling array of crimes and retribution — from neglect and poverty to violence and victim's rights — it makes the case for happy endings even under the most violent and disturbing scenarios.

Having observed the portraits and read the quotes, viewers ultimately encounter at the end of the passageway a work of art made by a notorious local criminal, and a donation box for the support of victims of violent crimes.

College campuses have a fake hate crime «crisis», in which students paint swastikas on their own buildings, send themselves hateful emails, and other fake outrages to make themselves apparent victims and push their political agenda of silencing free speech on campuses.

To suggest that coastlines aren't quite as perilous as green activists claim, that the government shouldn't be picking winners, or that cheaper energy might be more helpful to poor people than mitigating climate change was to «deny science», and to be victim of some horrific right wing ideology that would make Hitler's crimes against humanity look like a summer picnic... Climate sceptics were inviting certain doom.