Sentences with phrase «reduce punishment for»

MANHATTAN — Rep. Charles Rangel is resorting to a colorful chart in a last - ditch effort to convince colleagues in the House to reduce his punishment for ethics violations.

Here's the supporting documentation Rep. Charlie Rangel's team is preparing in hopes of convincing his House colleagues to reduce his punishment for being found guilty on 11 ethics charges from censure, as was recommended by a 10 - person bipartisan committee, to reprimand.

To be clear are you looking for any example of a country allowed to reduce punishment for a crime?

The new testing policy «will significantly increase the threshold for a positive marijuana test and reduce the punishments for violations involving that drug» in exchange for league - wide Human Growth Hormone (HGH) testing, according to a report from ESPN's Dan Graziano.

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Because of the lasting toll it takes on prisoners, President Barack Obama has called on state correction centers to reduce punishment by isolation and banned solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons.

When guilt is reduced, the energies previously employed in the guilt and self - punishment process are freed and made available for therapeutic ends.

Is it possible and after reading about it i kept on thinking «i will sell to my soul for 20 carats get out shut up i will never ever sell my soul to you oh god please help me and this is continuing for a few days i am afraid that i have sold my sold to the devil have i please help and still i think god's way of allowing others to hate him us much worse even you know and can easily think think about much better punishments like rebirth after being punished for all the sins in life and i am feeling put on the sin of those who committed the unforgiviable sin (the early 0th century priests) imagine them burning in hell fire till now for 2000 years hopelessly screaming to god for help i can't belive the mercy of god are they forgiven even though commiting this sin keans going to hell for entinity thank you and congralutions i think the 7 year tribulation periodvis over in 18th century the great commect shooting and in 19th century the sun became dark for a day and moon was not visible on the earth but now satun has the domination over me those who don't belive in jesus crist i used to belive in him but now after knowing a lot in science it is getting harharder to belive in him even though i know that he exsists and i only belived in him not that he died for me in the cross and also not for eternal life and i still sin as much as i used to before but only a little reduced and i didn't accept satan as my master but what can i do because those who knowingly sin a lot and don't belive in jesus christ has to accept satan as their master because he only teaches us that even though he is evil he gives us complete freedom but thr followers of jesus and god only have freedom because they can sin only with in a limit and no more but recive their reward after their life in heaven but the followers of satun have to go to hell butbi don't want to go to hell and be ruled by the cruel tryant but still why didn't god destroy satun long way before and i think it was also Adam and eve's fault also they could have blamed satan and could have also get their punishment reduced but they didn't and today we are seeing the result

The political and legal fate of Jesus can not be reduced to the matter of a martyr who suffered unjust punishment for a crime which in the eyes of God he did not commit.

So what if the FA reduces Gabriel's punishment and punishes Costa for the head - butt.

It's also worth noting that there is no appeal for this third offense; a player can appeal the first two and see his punishment reduced, but there are no appeals for a third failed test.

Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37

The Romanian Government's emergency ordinance to change the Penal Code decriminalizes or and reduces the criminal punishments for corruption offences such as abuse of office, conflict of interest, and negligence at work.

[Anyone] who, in public and against the facts, ascribes to the Polish Nation or to the Polish State, responsibility or co-responsibility for Nazi crimes committed by the Third Reich, [as] defined in Article 6 of the Charter of the International Military Tribunal, Annex to the Agreement for the prosecution and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis, signed in London on August 8, 1945 -LSB-...], or for other offences which are crimes against peace [or] humanity or [that are] war crimes, or who otherwise grossly reduces the responsibility of the actual perpetrators of said crimes, is subject to a fine or [to] imprisonment for up to 3 years.

«The bill is also counterproductive, especially at a time Nigerians are witnessing a sprawling gap in accountability for grand corruption, and high - ranking public officials accused of corruption are getting away with reduced punishment, and allowed to keep their ill - gotten wealth.»

Also, blame and punishment were only reduced for imitators when the two transgressors were from the same company and when they committed the exact same offense.

Research suggests that this form of punishment can cause severe psychiatric and neurological damage to inmates, and evidence for its effectiveness in reducing crime or recidivism is scant.

It was not so much the dying but the level of punishment for dying (reducing your maximum health) that I was so opposed to.

This can be a very effective strategy to reduce teacher temptation to inflict collective punishment on a class, enhance the likelihood of a class with a sub being somewhat productive, and dramatically reduce stress for the sub.

Meanwhile, discipline «reforms» are focused overwhelmingly on reducing punishments, often with little attention to the potential downside for learning in the classroom.

For the past several years, state education leaders in California have encouraged schools to reduce these exclusionary punishments.

Strong evidence is piling up that their approach improves behavior while reducing the need for punishment.

Though Travis has not met state standards for the past two years, school officials said it has made some strides including reducing suspensions and harsh punishments for students and offering parenting classes, adult education classes and parent volunteer classes.

Enfield said she hopes to eventually reduce punishments across the board, but that, for now, in - school suspensions help the school monitor students» academic progress and confront the behaviors that led to their outbursts.

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For example, the claim against Exxon for the clean - up bill and punishment for the disaster caused by criminal negligence was reduced on appeal because it was too muFor example, the claim against Exxon for the clean - up bill and punishment for the disaster caused by criminal negligence was reduced on appeal because it was too mufor the clean - up bill and punishment for the disaster caused by criminal negligence was reduced on appeal because it was too mufor the disaster caused by criminal negligence was reduced on appeal because it was too much.

Through the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 we have already reduced what we spend on legal aid for civil cases by targeting resources on those most in need.

With a criminal defense lawyer by your side, you'll be able to understand the possible punishments for your crime as well as possible defenses that may reduce those penalties.

Those who oppose capital punishment on moral grounds will not be persuaded, I expect, unless it can be demonstrated pretty clearly that the proposed scheme will work to reduce the total number of deaths — and even then the fact that it is the state that is killing somebody will be an insuperable objection for a number of people.

Other examples of discriminatory practice relating to sexualized dress codes involve the punishment of female employees for challenging a sexualized dress code, often by reducing their scheduled shifts.

These changes should be made retroactive as the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017 proposes in order to reduce excessive punishments for those already sentenced.

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline)-- The Wisconsin Supreme Court has refused to reduce the punishment on a lawyer previously arrested for allegedly giving his imprisoned client materials to make pepper spray and shanks.

If a federal bill reduces a sentence for a crime, can a prisoner get relief at the state level, possibly by stating the original sentence was cruel and unusual punishment?

By making the unemployed also do community service, they are a) being â $ œpunishedâ $ in the same way as a convicted criminal, and b) reducing the impact of this prevalent court punishment for those that have caused a criminal offence.

Don't reduce a child's parenting time with your ex-spouse as punishment for not giving you what you want during negotiations.

RESULTS: Comparisons between the Early Start and control series showed that families in the Early Start program showed significant (P <.05) benefits in reduced risk of hospital attendance for unintentional injury, lower risk of parent - reported harsh punishment, lower levels of physical punishment, higher parenting competence scores, and more positive child behavioral adjustment scores.

Positive reinforcement for desirable behavior will reduce reliance on punishment.

Reduction of child abuse: reduced agency contact for child abuse and neglect, reduced use of physical punishment, increased awareness of child abuse and neglect issues, and effective use of child welfare services