Sentences with phrase «on criminal justice»

As races for statewide office heat up, two candidates have found common ground on criminal justice reform.

Another focused on the criminal justice system, helping people navigate the traffic court system and reduce the system's disproportionate impact on low - income citizens.

As much as we are focused on the criminal justice system, we also have a responsibility to civil and family law.

By day I am a financial analyst and in my free time I do research on criminal justice issues related to global security and intelligence.

This meant treating the second class of the semester as a primer on criminal justice policy issues.

An emphasis on criminal justice responses to family violence poses two main concerns for Indigenous women.

A social worker focuses on criminal justice by helping in various related aspects, like transitioning offenders back into mainstream from the criminal system.

They focus on criminal justice clients and their addiction treatment needs, and offer translation in Russian and Spanish.

Looking for our resources on criminal justice and immigration, infrastructure, social services, or other areas of government?

She provided advice on criminal justice and civil law matters to veterans and individuals with serious mental health conditions.

It will be interesting to follow developments in the province's plan, and to see what effect it has on the criminal justice system.

The continued need for major reform whether it's at the ballot box, on criminal justice issues, or reproductive health, reflects a failure of leadership at all levels.

Mark - Viverito, who in late January unveiled a bill that could wipe out outstanding warrants for low - level offenses, also said she would enlist former state Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, who was in the audience, to lead a commission on criminal justice reform.

Rapid techniques will also be needed if DNA databases of dangerous criminals are to be established, as was recommended by Britain's Royal Commission on Criminal Justice in 1993.

Together, the Council and its social justice collaboration partner, the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, oversee program committees working on Criminal Justice Reform, Access to Justice, Child Support and Family Law Reform, and Immigration Court Reform.

I can not begin to convey how truly thankful I am to have had David and Christy take on the criminal justice system on my behalf.

Robert Buckland, Michael Ellis and Guy Opperman give a damning critique of Labour's record on criminal justice in their maiden speeches

Ms. Mark - Viverito made the claim at a press conference before the Council voted on the Criminal Justice Reform Act.

The cost of «lost» intimacy: The effect of relationship state on criminal justice decision making: British Journal of Criminology Vol 43 (4) Fal 2003, 689 - 709.

Jeffries is for now insisting he wants to make his career in Congress, where he's become a force in the Judiciary Committee on criminal justice issues, especially aggressive police tactics and mandatory minimum sentences.

Some Democrats have been angry over everything from concessions made on criminal justice to income - tax levels affecting high - earning New Yorkers.

The end result is that $ 260 billion is spent on criminal justice in the U.S. every year, more than a quarter of the national deficit.

They reached the same conclusion as the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards.

Columbia University professor of epidemiology Guohua Li told CNN of the president's plan: «Criminal justice can play a complementary role in addressing the opioid crisis, but relying on the criminal justice system to address public health problems has proven unwise, costly, ineffective and often counterproductive.»

The labor - backed party also would like to see Cuomo do more on criminal justice reform and to address climate change, though Lipton allowed he has made «significant strides» on those issues.

She previously attended fundraisers in Manhattan and delivered a speech on criminal justice reform at Columbia University last month.

«As Massachusetts and Vermont recently legalized recreational marijuana, as well as other states across the nation, the governor has directed DOH to undertake a study to understand the potential impacts on the criminal justice system, economy and public health,» Fashouer said in a statement.

A pair of police reform measures vigorously opposed by New York City's largest officers union is moving toward passage in the City Council, a last - ditch effort by its departing speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, who has staked her legacy on criminal justice reform.

The governor is expected to move on criminal justice reforms in the wake of the death of Eric Garner and a Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict the officer who put him in a fatal chokehold.

«Secretary Clinton today laid out the type of progressive vision on criminal justice reforms the City Council is fighting for in New York,» said Mark - Viverito who still declined to endorse Clinton but said she was looking forward to hearing more on the issue.

Clinton downplayed the clash that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, had with protesters who criticized his record on criminal justice at a campaign event last week and said that if she was elected she would work to reduce unnecessary incarcerations.

As a member of the Correction Committee and the Task Force on Criminal Justice Reform, Wright is an advocate for criminal justice reform.

Hawkins, Jones, Portelli, Jimenez to Speak on Criminal Justice Reform Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 PM at Ethical Culture Society, 2 W. 64th St.

Both Democratic factions in the Senate said they would not support any spending bills unless a deal on the criminal justice issue was reached.

The New York Public Library highlights six books on criminal justice for Serial fans, including The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander (The New Press, 2010; OverDrive Sample).

Spearheaded by Creative Time with Phil Collins, this collaborative project takes over a decommissioned fire station each weekend in May to shed light on the criminal justice system.

Professor Harry Blagg from the University of WA presented on Colonial Dispossession: Postcolonial Perspectives on the Criminal Justice System, tracing how incarceration can be seen as extending colonial oppression, including through lack of action to rectify inequity.

Please check out Mending Our Ways to view the other essays on criminal justice reform.

Over in Westminster Hall (1.30 pm) there will be a debate on the Justice Committee report on the implications of Brexit for the justice system, which called on the government to maintain close cooperation with EU states on criminal justice, after the UK leaves.

28 June 2010 UNODC announces the launch of the Needs Assessment Toolkit on the Criminal Justice Response to Human Trafficking

He is quoted in Labour's recent policy commission that led to its 2015 campaign manifesto and he advises on criminal justice policy, immigration policy and other areas.

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We are all grateful to my friend and new colleague, Justice Michael Boggs, and the Council on Criminal Justice Reform that he has co-chaired for the last five years.

«It is a good start and the right thing to do but I think it is appalling in the current climate that we can't get anything major on criminal justice reform done.»