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However, it is ultimately inadequate and counterproductive to focus on criminal justice issues in isolation from other capacity - building and governance issues.

News Headlines — Swiss bank Vontobel has extended its certificate on Bitcoin to Germany and Austria; The CEO of one of Russia's largest banks, Sberbank, has publicly shared his bitcoin experience; A UN organization focused on criminal justice issues in Uganda; the US dollar reaching a ten year high vs the India Rupee at an all time low; Morgan Stanley is said to be pulling out of the R3CEV blockchain...

Not exact matches

In addition to The Jinx, several other true crime series and television programs centered on the issue of criminal justice have gripped viewers over the past year, including current series focused on O.J. Simpson and infamous Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff that are airing on FX and ABC, respectively.

«The determination of the PSD - led government to charge ahead with the contentious criminal justice reform in disregard of widespread public discontent and political opposition sets a scene for tumultuous period ahead, highlighting a risk of further deteriorating operating environment,» Andrius Tursa, advisor on central and eastern European issues at Teneo Intelligence said in a note last week.

The exclusive stories cover criminal justice, expose corruption and scandal and shine light on issues in local communities.

In the interview, Stewart - Cousins said she he had hoped the Senate's one - house budget resolution went further on issues such as criminal justice reform, ethics and climate change, saying those subjects should be dealt with in the finalized spending plaIn the interview, Stewart - Cousins said she he had hoped the Senate's one - house budget resolution went further on issues such as criminal justice reform, ethics and climate change, saying those subjects should be dealt with in the finalized spending plain the finalized spending plan.

«The speaker laid out a comprehensive agenda this week on issues like education, reproductive rights and criminal justice reform, so we have a lot of work to do here in Albany and that is what we will be focusing on,» said Michael Whyland, spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D - Bronx.

Also on Tuesday, Police Commissioner James O'Neill said the NYPD will form a 30 - day working group to address marijuana - related issues, which will consult several experts, including the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, advocacy organizations, those involved in academics, and attorneys.

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.

«Brian Kavanagh has worked hard in the Assembly on issues of critical importance to Brooklyn — affordable housing, reforming our criminal justice system, creating an equitable transportation system and combatting the effects of climate change.

The Senate also held hearings on the issue of criminal justice reforms following the death of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man whose death in police custody led to protests in New York and around the country.

The Assembly's final hearing on the issue of criminal justice reforms is scheduled for Thursday in New York City.

The governor, who is considered a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2020, also plans to take on some of the leading national issues of the day - sexual harassment, climate change, the opioid epidemic, terrorism and reforming the criminal justice system.

«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.

Gangi's defining campaign issue is criminal justice reform, and he is highly critical of de Blasio's failure to comprehensively reform NYPD practices, especially so - called broken windows policing, which relies on intensive enforcement of low - level offenses in the effort to prevent major crimes.

Fliedner ran in the 2017 Brooklyn Democratic primary as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America on a platform of criminal justice reform, an end to broken windows policing, and the shutdown of Rikers Island, issues shared more or less by his five competitors.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has faced UKIP leader Nigel Farage in a debate about the EU - with human rights legislation, and its impact on the UK's criminal justice system, just one issue that the men had very different opinions on.

As the future congressman from this great district, I know Keith stands ready to deliver on the same fundamental issues he has fought for alongside me in the legislature — bringing more affordable housing to our neighborhoods, pushing through meaningful criminal justice reform and ensuring that all of our children have every chance to succeed with the promise of a first - rate education.

Cuomo's statement calls on IDC Leader Jeff Klein, a Bronx Democrat who supports the policy, to end the «historic recalcitrance» in the Senate on the issue, which would end the treatment of 16 and 17 - year - olds as adults in the criminal justice system.

Senate Republicans plan to hold a series of hearings on criminal justice issues starting this month, but have shown little willingness to take up previously proposed measures in the Democratic - led Assembly.

The Sanders campaign in New York City has raised the issues of criminal justice and police reform, concerns that resonate with voters of color who the senator has struggled to gain the support of early on in the campaign.

Mr. Jeffries, meanwhile, made a name for himself in Albany with his work on criminal justice and good government issues, and has been backed by most of the political leadership in the district.

«With or without Peralta, we will assemble on June 26th to discuss the range of issues at stake on the state level, including public school funding, health care, women's health care, immigrants» rights, sanctuary state, Dream Act, LGBT rights, voter reform, criminal justice reform, and climate change reforms,» organizers wrote in a press release.

While Democrats have a governor who has become newly vocal on issues like minimum wage and criminal justice reforms over the past year, these issues remained gridlocked in the Legislature.

Speaker Quinn released the plan just prior to a mayoral debate focused on criminal justice and public safety issues in an attempt to advance her candidacy for mayor.

He said, «In the course of further review of facts of this case, it transpired that the legal issues arising from the originating motion of the applicant are very recondite and novel as there have not been concrete apex court decisions on them and they also affect and will affect many criminal and civil cases all over Nigeria where the Administration of Criminal Justice Act is being appliedcriminal and civil cases all over Nigeria where the Administration of Criminal Justice Act is being appliedCriminal Justice Act is being applied.»

By Josh Kurtz New Jersey Sen. Cory A. Booker (D), who has already endorsed former NAACP president Benjamin T. Jealous in the Maryland gubernatorial election, will be joining Jealous Wednesday evening for a rally on criminal justice issues at 7 p.m. at Busboys & Poets in Hyattsville.

For Mr. Cuomo, calling for wholesale change at Rikers has been in keeping with several other forays he has made into criminal justice reform over the past year, part of a reinvigorated emphasis on liberal issues.

At 6:30 pm on Tuesday, the Rev. Al Sharpton will take part in a discussion with the New School's Maya Wiley on «key issues impacting civil rights, social justice, and criminal justice reform in NYC and nationally.»

I became interested in the criminal justice system in the U.S. when I started OITNB on Netflix a year or so back and loved that this book helped me to think about the issues I was learning about in my criminal law class in the context of Cleary's story.

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.

What has become clear is that explicitly focusing on the educational concerns of poor and minority children regardless of where they live, and expanding that to the criminal justice reform and other the social issues that end up touching (and are touched by) American public education, is critical, both in helping all children succeed as well as rallying long - terms support for the movement from the parents and communities that care for them.

That many in the school reform movement have either been reluctant or outright hostile about working with Black Lives Matter and criminal justice reform activists on addressing issues that are tied to schools (including overuse of harsh school discipline and the penchant of traditional districts to refer children to juvenile courts), has also made it easy for NEA and AFT to win over some activists.

Sophie was trained as a lawyer in France, Italy and at the University of Texas in Austin where she focused on criminal justice issues.

... In her monumental paintings, Abney takes on some of the most pressing issues today from racial dynamics and criminal justice to consumerism and celebrity culture.»

If an organization raised $ 1,000,000, and then put $ 100,000 into savings, spent $ 1,000 on climate change issues and $ 899,000 on tax reform, criminal justice reform, and Medicare reform, the group's entire $ 1 million income was included in the Brulle Number.

The year Dodd - Frank became law, in 2010, the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) formed its «Right On Crime» project to make a conservative push for criminal justice reform, with «overcriminalization» one of its priority issues.

Our report focuses on the central issues faced by adults with FASD in the criminal justice system.

She said Alberta needs to do more on the justice side of the issue akin to projects in Ontario that provide four hours of free legal advice for anyone who has experienced sexual violence and is considering going to the criminal courts.

In response to the latest consultation with regards cuts to the LGFS and Court Appointed fees, the Big Firms» Group calls on the Lord Chancellor to meet with all relevant stakeholders to better understand the issues regarding the sustainability of the criminal justice system before imposing further cuts on the criminal defence sector.

These help the members share information on the latest issues in criminal justice in Minnesota.

As the Pennsylvania Wrongful Conviction Committee finalizes its report on issues in the criminal justice system and the PA Innocence Project prepares our response, the addition of another state funded innocence commission in Florida would add weight to our recommendation that Pennsylvania create its own independent commission with the same power of oversight and influence as the commission in North Carolina.

For more detail on these issues in criminal justice, see my Slaw note from earlier in 2017: http://www.slaw.ca/2017/07/24/proprietary-algorithms-for-public-purposes/

In November, the Delaware Criminal Justice Council issued its annual report on recidivism in Delaware, finding that «by the end of three years, about 76 percent of offenders in each cohort had been rearrested for a serious offense.&raquIn November, the Delaware Criminal Justice Council issued its annual report on recidivism in Delaware, finding that «by the end of three years, about 76 percent of offenders in each cohort had been rearrested for a serious offense.&raquin Delaware, finding that «by the end of three years, about 76 percent of offenders in each cohort had been rearrested for a serious offense.&raquin each cohort had been rearrested for a serious offense.»

Presumably, that has some connection to the fact that Justice Watt gets some of the more complex criminal cases (I hope to do a post on a related issue of what judges get the most criminal cases sometime in the future).

with millions of crimes committed and over a million felonies prosecuted every year (as well as over two million persons behind bars and seven million persons currently under criminal justice supervision), crime and punishment issues have a profound scope in the United States and have a profound impact on Americans» day - to - day lives;

The keynote will be followed by workshop sessions on a wide variety of topics of interest to criminal, juvenile, child welfare and mental health practitioners, including but not limited to the wrongful conviction and exoneration of Frederick Clay, litigating nursing home admissions, appellate advocacy, criminal case law update, how to use social science research in your case, the new sentencing guidelines, restorative justice, ensuring language access, advanced issues in Superior Court litigation, representing emerging adults, how to contest preliminary drug test results, a practicum on mindfulness, as well as the latest from the immigration impact unit.

Citing Richardson v. Vancouver (City), 2006 BCCA 36 (CanLII), a case in which police were sued for wrongful arrest by a plaintiff relying on their acquittal on the charge of obstructing justice, the Court of Appeal found it is improper to conflate issues pertaining to criminal responsibility and those pertaining to the civil liability of police.

Her clinical expertise is focused on working with issues related to Trauma and Abuse, working with families and working with youth who are involved in the criminal justice system and mental health system.

Limited preliminary inquiry (1.1) If the prosecutor and the accused agree under section 536.5 to limit the scope of a preliminary inquiry to specific issues, the justice, without recording evidence on any other issues, may order the accused to stand trial in the court having criminal jurisdiction.