Sentences with phrase «of youth justice»

«Put the smoke through your hair, under your feet,» urges Clayton, an Aboriginal liaison worker, as he explains the significance of the different gum leaves he is burning to the group of youth justice clients and other staff members.

Former head of Queensland corrections Keith Hamburger, who gave evidence about shocking conditions in the Don Dale detention centre, called for an overhaul of the youth justice system, led by Aboriginal people and communities.

Dr Watson is a member of the Youth Justice Board of WA and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Advisory Group.

See responses of the Governments of Tasmania (p. 39)(now bolstered by the enactment of the Youth Justice Act 1997); Victoria (pp.49 - 50), Queensland (p. 14) and the ACT (p. 8); and the draft response of the New South Wales Government.

Frances Done has replaced Rod Morgan, who resigned last January, as chairman of the Youth Justice Board.

Due to the rehabilitative focus of the youth justice system, often charges can be diverted outside the court process for resolutions through extra-judicial measures.

The new unit merges the responsibilities of the Youth Justice and Children Unit and those of the Young Offender Education Team of the Offenders Learning and Skills Unit of the former Department for Education and Skills.

The Public Legal Information Association of NL (PLIAN) is seeking a dynamic and independent student to work for us this summer, in the position of Youth Justice Camp Coordinator.

He is an author of over 150 articles, books and reports covering a wide range of topics including public knowledge and attitudes about sentencing and other aspects of the youth and criminal justice system, crime and the operation of the criminal justice system in aboriginal communities, trends in criminal victimization and the operation of the youth justice system.

Draft amendment rules were published in August 2015, many of whose provisions already exist for children in criminal proceedings following the introduction of Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.

In his decision, Perell acknowledged that «a judge, managing a class action is not a judge of the Youth Justice Court» and that he doesn't have jurisdiction to make an order under the Youth Criminal Justice Act to grant access to records.

Truss has said that education and training will be «at the heart of youth justice», with the secure schools delivering core subjects such as English and Maths.

The new plans are being considered based on the findings of a review of youth justice by former head teacher Charlie Taylor, which found that the youngsters could be rehabilitated more effectively if education was put at the heart of the system.

We look forward to working with our elected officials to ensure that all youth who enter the justice system receive the treatment they need to succeed,» said Naomi Post, Executive Director and Beth Powers, Director of Youth Justice, Children's Defense Fund — New York.

This has placed restorative justice at the heart of the youth justice system, integrated within both the prosecution and sentencing processes.

Lord McNally resigned as Minister of State for Justice on 18 December 2013 following his appointment as Chair of the Youth Justice Board.

Government claims of the success of youth justice reforms are overstated, while the reforms themselves have had «no measurable impact» on the levels of self - reported youth offending, a new report claims.

Community punishments are a valuable part of our youth justice system.

Not exact matches

It is time for them to resolve their partisan differences and pass the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, which is crucial to the well - being and protection of our most vulnerable youth.

One critically important proposed amendment to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act is the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, which provides important resources for homeless young people, keeping them safe from exploitation.

Miller, age 22, is one of ten low - income youths employed at the Town Kitchen, an Oakland - based business where entrepreneurship mingles with a powerful social justice mission.

Hundreds of young people of color gather to learn about climate justice and just transitions through an innovative agenda that is entirely developed and implemented by youth leaders.

The Climate Justice Youth Summit is the largest gathering of its kind in the United States.

But for some black racial justice activists, organizers, and public figures, the reaction to the students of Stoneman Douglas has also led to another truth: Organizing around Black Lives Matter and the larger Movement for Black Lives, another youth - led movement demanding policy change in the wake of trauma, was not and has not been as readily embraced.

This is particularly important for the moral formation of adolescents, who with the exuberance of youth display a natural thirst and energy for social justice.

God the Son is not an androgynous youth, fuzzily playing at the extension of consciousness, or a Marxist rebel, compounding injustice in the name of justice.

Imagine what would happen if all the evangelical institutions — youth organizations, publications, colleges and seminaries, congregations and denominational headquarters — would dare to undertake a comprehensive two - year examination of their total program and activity to answer this question: Is there the same balance and emphasis on justice for the poor and oppressed in our programs as there is in Scripture?

Fed by the social gospel and the Farmer - Laborite progressivism of his youth, Mondale's standpoint holds that «Christ taught a sense of social mission» and that churches should commit themselves to justice for the whole of society and the welfare of all its members, especially the needy.

She works full time at the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Hickory as a Project Coordinator with at - risk youth and now, with the help of BGCA and Kimberly Clark, she will be enrolling in the University of Phoenix to pursue a career in the juvenile justice system helping at - risk kids.

Mr. Weill is chair of the board of directors of the Alliance for Justice Action Council and is a member of the boards of OMB Watch and the National Center for Youth Law.

Services include community youth justice services, prison services, social services, psychiatric, general practice and A&E services, and the costs of unemployment and other benefits.

A survey by the Youth Justice Board found almost half of the boys and one girl in six questioned said they had carried a weapon.

Neither the National Offender Management Service nor the Youth Justice Board were able to supply information on the number of official complaints of sexual abuse in custody or the number of investigations, criminal charges or convictions following a complaint.

The intolerable outbreak of crime we saw on the streets of our cities this summer shined a light on our youth justice system and the underlying reasons why young people sometimes feel they have nothing to lose and a lot to gain from crime.

The riots brought about much debate over the tense relationship between immigrant youth and the state, the recurring problems of «fracture sociale,» and a perceived lack of social justice.

A survey by the inspector of prisons and the Youth Justice Board found only a third would tell staff if they were being victimised by other children or by staff.

The basic sentiment that informs Barnardos work on youth justice and youth offending — that, regardless of their background or behaviour, all children, even the most troubled, deserve the opportunity to turn their lives around - is perhaps more relevant now than ever.

But youth justice projects are being squeezed or forced to shut down in the face of cuts to local authority budgets, NOMS, the YJB and YOTs.

I'm glad that the institutional innovations of Labour — Youth Offending Teams and the Youth Justice Board — both exist (for the time being anyway) and are able to do their valuable work in providing pre-sentencing support and advice, and where necessary, working to ensure young people in the secure estate are treated as children and that the secure estate recognises their particular needs and vulnerabilities as far as possible.

We now have, I hope, an opportunity for a grown up debate on how to make our youth justice system work, for the young people within it and the communities it protects — by examining the root causes of youth offending, what preventative action can be taken, how to most appropriately punish and reform offenders and rehabilitate them back into our society.

And despite the fact that the vast majority of young people, including those in riot - hit areas, are law abiding citizens, there is no doubt that the unrest we saw in August will shape debates we have from now on on youth provision, youth services and — the issue I'm going to focus on today - youth justice.

In Tahrir Square and Benghazi, citizens — particularly millions of youth — rallied around common demands such as bread, freedom and social justice.

In April, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the members of the Commission on Youth, Public Safety and Justice, created in part to address raising the age of criminal responsibility.

• Juvenile Justice Reorganization: With a goal of reducing wasteful spending, Governor Cuomo will undertake an immediate reorganization of the state's youth detention facilities with the goal of consolidation, while providing current staff the priority for relocation to other facilities, retraining, and / or reemployment opportunities.

«He condemned the attack on the protesters and assured that the state government would ensure that those responsible for the death of the three youths were brought to justice.»

«I look forward to our continued partnership to improve our industrial waterfront economy, to create a Harbor Middle School, to continue working alongside organizations like UPROSE to create opportunities for our youth and supporting the Red Hook Community Justice Center to break the cycle of mass incarceration,» she said.

The governor was in Albany on Monday to receive the results of a commission he established on youth, public safety and justice.

Juvenile Justice Reorganization: With a goal of reducing wasteful spending, Governor Cuomo will undertake an immediate reorganization of the State's youth detention facilities with the goal of consolidation, while providing current staff the priority for relocation to other facilities, retraining and / or reemployment opportunities.

As advocates for children's rights, we have been working with other concerned charities, including the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Standing Committee for Youth Justice, to ensure MPs understand the reality of what is being proposed.

Aside youth groups daily and openly declaring their support for him to use the justice system to fight what they described as injustice meted out to him, a number of big shots of the party are reported pledging solidarity and allegiance to the business magnate's action at the Human Rights Court in Accra.