Sentences with phrase «working on criminal justice»

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.

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.

That has begun to change with the Council's work on criminal justice, which Ms. Mark - Viverito calls the leading edge of a national movement.

My colleague Tim Lynch, who directs Cato's work on criminal justice issues, moderated.

Not exact matches

Laura, a Yale - trained lawyer, has often taken the lead on the foundation's criminal justice work, helping to orchestrate a groundbreaking left - right coalition last year to advance reform proposals in Washington, among other things.

See 4 Blackstone 148 — 149 (1769); 3 B. Wilson, Works of the Honourable James Wilson 79 (1804); J. Dunlap, The New - York Justice 8 (1815); C. Humphreys, A Compendium of the Common Law in Force in Kentucky 482 (1822); 1 W. Russell, A Treatise on Crimes and Indictable Misdemeanors 271 — 272 (1831); H. Stephen, Summary of the Criminal Law 48 (1840); E. Lewis, An Abridgment of the Criminal Law of the United States 64 (1847); F. Wharton, A Treatise on the Criminal Law of the United States 726 (1852).

«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.

Zellnor then went to Cornell Law School where he served as student body president, an editor on the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, a constitutional law instructor in prison, and as a Pro Bono Scholar — a position that allowed him to take the New York Bar early and spend his last semester working full - time at Justice 360, a criminal justice reform organiJustice 360, a criminal justice reform organijustice reform organization.

«After many years of working on this issue, I am deeply gratified to see the State Legislature finally correct this vague statute that's been arbitrarily applied, unnecessarily sending thousands of New Yorkers through the criminal justice system,» said Assemblyman Dan Quart.

I am fighting for true equality for all; for equal pay and fair treatment at work, expanded voting rights, educational equity, criminal justice reform, freedom from gun violence in our schools and on our streets, and health care for all Americans.

«Eric Schneiderman has worked to reform our criminal justice system with «smart on crime» policies, like changing the Rockefeller Drug Laws and taking effective steps to stem the flow of illegal guns,» Koch said.

«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.

«We have a real shot to flip the State Senate this fall so we can build a New York that works for all of us: reforming our broken criminal justice system, fighting climate change and creating good jobs, expanding opportunities for immigrant New Yorkers, fully funding all of our schools and public universities, and taking on big money in politics to expand and protect our democracy.

«My office will handle these cases with the highest level of care and independence, while we continue to work with lawmakers, District Attorneys, advocates and other experts in criminal justice reform on a long - term legislative solution to this critical matter of law and policy,» Schneiderman said in a statement.

«Londoners have made clear that there are no excuses for violence, and I call on all members of local communities to work constructively with the police to help them bring these criminals to justice,» she said.

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.

In April 2012, NICE announced that, following a topic referral from the Department of Health, people working in health, youth and criminal justice, education and social care sectors would be given NICE guidance on the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of interventions for the prevention and early treatment of mental health problems of offenders.

Bunkeddeko, a Queens native and the son of Ugandan immigrants, wants to work on affordable housing, helping students write off college debt and criminal justice reform.

My office will handle these cases with the highest level of care and independence, while we continue to work with lawmakers, District Attorneys, advocates and other experts in criminal justice reform on a long - term legislative solution to this critical matter of law and policy.

We will also be targeting communities of color who feel abused and neglected by the Cuomo administration and his austerity policies on schools, criminal justice and human services,» said Hawkins, a working Teamster from Syracuse who unloads truck at night for UPS for a living.

Gun dealers would have to work more closely with law enforcement, and report all sales of firearms to the state's Division of Criminal Justice, where they'd be kept on file for a decade.

The pardons would allow Cuomo to work around the state legislature, which has not approved any such measure on criminal justice reform, the New York Times reports.

But he acknowledged that there are «a lot of campaigns on the table» related to police reform that the entire city needs to «work harder on» as well as criminal justice reform.

With 11 years as DA and 7 years as an assistant DA in the Manhattan DA's office he's deeply experienced and speaks effectively on the work of his office and criminal justice.

Murray deflects concern that she would be the first district attorney in recent history on Long Island not to come from the ranks of active attorneys working in criminal justice or from the judiciary.

«For years, Senate Republicans have been one of the main obstacles to progress on some of the issues working families care most about, like fair elections, the DREAM Act, reforming our broken criminal justice system, and fighting climate change,» the email states.

The Governor also renewed his call for all Californians to conserve water, laid out the key elements of the state's long - term water plan and noted the work ahead to fight climate change and build on historic reforms to the state's school funding and criminal justice systems.

With his current work, and his years in private practice handling both criminal and civil litigation, Mr. McNally is well - prepared to take on the daily, diverse responsibilities of a Supreme Court justice.

Mr. Sharpton has worked closely with Mr. Cuomo on criminal justice - matters, praising him at the governor's mansion as recently as last month.

«My office will handle these cases with the highest level of care and independence, while we continue to work with lawmakers, district attorneys, advocates and other experts in criminal justice reform on a long - term legislative solution to this critical matter of law and policy,» Schneiderman said in an e-mailed statement.

Ralph Nader will rally the campaign supporters and volunteers to get out the vote for Howie Hawkins and will highlight the Green Party's agenda including: acting on climate change and clean energy, banning fracking, raising the minimum wage to $ 15, creating public sector jobs, creating and protecting affordable housing for the working and middle classes, legalizing marijuana, fighting for economic justice and criminal justice reform.

Only when progressives hold the gavel can we actually deliver on the progressive agenda working families demand: fair funding for public schools and universities, stronger rent laws, real criminal justice reform and so much more.»

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke wants a «rehabilitation revolution» within the criminal justice system and angered many on the right of his party by suggesting that prison doesn't always work for many offJustice Secretary Ken Clarke wants a «rehabilitation revolution» within the criminal justice system and angered many on the right of his party by suggesting that prison doesn't always work for many offjustice system and angered many on the right of his party by suggesting that prison doesn't always work for many offenders.

NIJ has social scientists working alongside physical scientists to work on a wide range of criminal justice issues, including understanding the causes of crime, crime prevention, forensic sciences, law enforcement practices and adjudication.

Professor Lea's work has two areas of focus, research and education: «My research interests focus on sexual violence, including criminal justice, health service and public responses to victims / survivors of violence.

I am 35 years old, work as a registered nurse, have a Bachelor's in criminal justice and currently working on my Bachelor's in nursing.

Right now I'm currently working on a degree in Criminal Justice to be able to work with fingerprints.

I am in college, working on getting my degree in Criminal justice.

Currently working on my Bachelors in Criminal Justice.

Additionally, Ava DuVernay earned her first Oscar nomination for 13th, a documentary about race in the U.S. criminal justice system, after being snubbed for her work on Selma.

The work of the committee will be managed on a daily basis by a special adviser to Mr. Gonzalez, Jill Harris, who has spent her career working for criminal justice reform at groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Drug Policy Alliance.

Again, school reformers must work harder on these fronts, while criminal justice reform advocates should work on such efforts within law enforcement.

For too long, «tough on crime» policies have deliberately targeted our black, brown, and working class communities — ICE is tearing apart families, our youth are being criminalized in school and treated as adults by our overzealous criminal justice system, and the legal system's reliance on cash bail continues to overcrowd our prisons, keeping the House of Correction facility open despite its notoriety for its decrepit conditions.

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.

On January 25th, 2011, the Massachusetts coalition reconvened to continue the work of addressing zero tolerance and school discipline policies that are funneling children into the state's criminal justice system.

Her work focuses on improving school safety policies and putting an end to the path that leads students away from schools and toward the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

University collaborators and partners have included Dr. Robert Bonn of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City; Dr. David Silver who worked at the Yale Child Study Center, UC ACCORD and the National Center for Research on Evaluation Standards and Student Testing (CRESST) at UCLA; the Education Alliance at Brown University; and AES's current university partner CRESST at UCLA.

(8) the points made in the conclusion are: (1) consistent with avoiding expenditures on the criminal justice system, the federal attorney general appeared to be neglecting the plight of pre-trial inmates in custody in extremely bad jail conditions, and the provincial attorney general appeared to ignore the needs of prosecutors for greater resources of staff and time in order to work adequately; (2) similarly, the other examples presented also support the proposition that the criminal justice system is inadequately resourced because there are «no votes in justice»; and, (3) the reduction in the safeguards against wrongful convictions caused by the radical changes in procedures made necessary because governments do not provide adequate resources for the criminal justice system;

«As a result of repeated cuts, our justice system has deteriorated over many years to breaking point, and we are now seeing the cumulative impact on practitioners seeking to operate within it — particularly the criminal and family Bar — on all others working within it, and on members of the public passing through it.