Hemispheric Plan of Action on Drugs 2016-2020 - CICAD-OAS
... and multi-causal phenomenon that has adverse effects on health, social cohesion, citizen security, the integrity of democratic institutions, development and economic activities in the countries of the region, with political, economic, social and environmental costs. This requires a comprehensive, ba ...
... and multi-causal phenomenon that has adverse effects on health, social cohesion, citizen security, the integrity of democratic institutions, development and economic activities in the countries of the region, with political, economic, social and environmental costs. This requires a comprehensive, ba ...
The National Criminal Justice Association: Home
... The successful Hawaii Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) program allows a court to deliver swift, certain, and proportionate jail consequences for probation violations. The HOPE is interconnected with Hawaii’s Interagency Council on Intermediate Sanctions (ICIS) – a joint effort of probat ...
... The successful Hawaii Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) program allows a court to deliver swift, certain, and proportionate jail consequences for probation violations. The HOPE is interconnected with Hawaii’s Interagency Council on Intermediate Sanctions (ICIS) – a joint effort of probat ...
Drug Prohibition in the United States: Costs, Consequences, and
... taxes on the production and sale of all psychoactive substances-with the possible exception of restrictions on sales to children. The alternative extremes are more varied. Some would limit legalization to one of the safest (relatively speaking) of all illicit substances: marijuana. Others prefer a " ...
... taxes on the production and sale of all psychoactive substances-with the possible exception of restrictions on sales to children. The alternative extremes are more varied. Some would limit legalization to one of the safest (relatively speaking) of all illicit substances: marijuana. Others prefer a " ...
Working with the complex relationships between addictions and
... The substance is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than was intended. ...
... The substance is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than was intended. ...
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA
... Meanwhile, in a middle-income residential area, a young husband and wife arrive home from a movie. They notice that the glass in the back door has been smashed in. Inside, they find a horrible mess, with furniture tipped over and china broken on the floor. The television and DVD player are gone. The ...
... Meanwhile, in a middle-income residential area, a young husband and wife arrive home from a movie. They notice that the glass in the back door has been smashed in. Inside, they find a horrible mess, with furniture tipped over and china broken on the floor. The television and DVD player are gone. The ...
Re-visioning Drug Use: A Shift Away From Criminal Justice and
... seizures, and the use of drug tests violates individuals’ rights to privacy (Stevenson, 2011). It is clear that repressive drug policy may actually contribute to the harms associated with drug use. The use of incarceration to punish drug use highlights this concept even further. The policies related ...
... seizures, and the use of drug tests violates individuals’ rights to privacy (Stevenson, 2011). It is clear that repressive drug policy may actually contribute to the harms associated with drug use. The use of incarceration to punish drug use highlights this concept even further. The policies related ...
Ward Punishment Practice 21 - Victoria University of Wellington
... terms of “its intrinsic justice as a response to crime” (Duff, 2002- p19). The primary aim of punishment is to hold offenders accountable for crimes by inflicting burdens that are roughly equal in harm to those inflicted on their victims. According to retributive theorists a key relationship is the ...
... terms of “its intrinsic justice as a response to crime” (Duff, 2002- p19). The primary aim of punishment is to hold offenders accountable for crimes by inflicting burdens that are roughly equal in harm to those inflicted on their victims. According to retributive theorists a key relationship is the ...
Youth Justice in the Community
... • Little representation by the community • Offenders admitted a lot or quite a lot of responsibility for the offence in 60% of the conferences observed, with 11% admitting only a little or no responsibility. • Disapproval of the offence and shaming of the offender in ...
... • Little representation by the community • Offenders admitted a lot or quite a lot of responsibility for the offence in 60% of the conferences observed, with 11% admitting only a little or no responsibility. • Disapproval of the offence and shaming of the offender in ...
Daytona College Drug Prevention Program
... A federal drug conviction may result in the loss of federal benefits, including school loans, grants, scholarships, contracts, and licenses. Federal drug trafficking convictions may result in denial of federal benefits for up to 5 years for a first conviction, 10 years for a second conviction. Perso ...
... A federal drug conviction may result in the loss of federal benefits, including school loans, grants, scholarships, contracts, and licenses. Federal drug trafficking convictions may result in denial of federal benefits for up to 5 years for a first conviction, 10 years for a second conviction. Perso ...
Research Advances in Drug Abuse and Drug Addiction: Science
... Goals of Drug Treatment: Keeping an Eye on the Target ...
... Goals of Drug Treatment: Keeping an Eye on the Target ...
1 - Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry
... (2000) argue that poverty and unemployment are not necessarily linked to high crime levels. For example, Gauteng, where unemployment levels are low by South African standards, crime is high. Whereas the Eastern Cape has some of the country’s poorest yet crime levels are below the national averages. ...
... (2000) argue that poverty and unemployment are not necessarily linked to high crime levels. For example, Gauteng, where unemployment levels are low by South African standards, crime is high. Whereas the Eastern Cape has some of the country’s poorest yet crime levels are below the national averages. ...
What is a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP)
... Applicants will be issued a SAP Certificate with a passing score of 75% or higher on the exam. In addition, applicants who successfully pass the homestudy course receive a certificate of completion worth 12 CEUS. Those who are only interested in obtaining ceus can certainly use this course for that ...
... Applicants will be issued a SAP Certificate with a passing score of 75% or higher on the exam. In addition, applicants who successfully pass the homestudy course receive a certificate of completion worth 12 CEUS. Those who are only interested in obtaining ceus can certainly use this course for that ...
Snímek 1
... values of a democratic society, human rights and the rule of law to ensure the implementation of the criminal policy of the democratic society based in particular on above mentioned principles to dispose of the relics of non-democratic conception of functions and purposes of substantive criminal law ...
... values of a democratic society, human rights and the rule of law to ensure the implementation of the criminal policy of the democratic society based in particular on above mentioned principles to dispose of the relics of non-democratic conception of functions and purposes of substantive criminal law ...
Crimes Against Children by Babysitters
... child protective services, also exclude family offenders from the babysitter category. Offenders who commit crimes against family members are identified in NIBRS by their family relationship to the victim, and not as babysitters, because NIBRS only categorizes offenders in a single relationship cate ...
... child protective services, also exclude family offenders from the babysitter category. Offenders who commit crimes against family members are identified in NIBRS by their family relationship to the victim, and not as babysitters, because NIBRS only categorizes offenders in a single relationship cate ...
Decriminalization of Youth Work Group: Draft Recommendations
... The Decriminalization of Youth Work Group presents the following draft recommendations to address implications associated with the current criminal gang and direct file statutes. To briefly summarize, changes to the criminal gang statute include the addition of language to clarify the definition of ...
... The Decriminalization of Youth Work Group presents the following draft recommendations to address implications associated with the current criminal gang and direct file statutes. To briefly summarize, changes to the criminal gang statute include the addition of language to clarify the definition of ...
Letter against lifetime ban on social services for
... Second, the lifetime ban on assistance will severely undermine the Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative. Michigan has been at the forefront, nationally, in recognizing that providing support for prisoners upon release from imprisonment is critical to promoting their successful reintegration into soc ...
... Second, the lifetime ban on assistance will severely undermine the Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative. Michigan has been at the forefront, nationally, in recognizing that providing support for prisoners upon release from imprisonment is critical to promoting their successful reintegration into soc ...
Separate Opinion by Judge Blair - ICC
... eignty has been transferred to the successful belligerent Allied Powers cannot be sustained either as a matter of fact or under any construction of the foregoing rules of land warfare. The control and operation of Germany under the Allied Powers' occupation is provisional. It does not transfer any ...
... eignty has been transferred to the successful belligerent Allied Powers cannot be sustained either as a matter of fact or under any construction of the foregoing rules of land warfare. The control and operation of Germany under the Allied Powers' occupation is provisional. It does not transfer any ...
George W. Bush and the `Texas Solution`
... In 1998, of the 25 Texan offenders who committed capital offences while aged under 18, no less than 23 were from ethnic minorities - a staggering 92%. Bush directly linked the overall 14% decrease in offending and the 20% drop in violent crime in Texas over his two terms as governor to his policy of ...
... In 1998, of the 25 Texan offenders who committed capital offences while aged under 18, no less than 23 were from ethnic minorities - a staggering 92%. Bush directly linked the overall 14% decrease in offending and the 20% drop in violent crime in Texas over his two terms as governor to his policy of ...
Protecting Young Athletes From Predators
... sports organizations are really good people,” he said “But when people know they must submit to a ...
... sports organizations are really good people,” he said “But when people know they must submit to a ...
Briefing Paper for House Judiciary (August 31, 2009).
... ever-evolving criminal justice sciences. These underfunded and poorly administered systems compromise the ability of the lawyers employed by or under contract with those systems to meet their constitutional and ethical obligations to their clients. The states’ inability to provide necessary resource ...
... ever-evolving criminal justice sciences. These underfunded and poorly administered systems compromise the ability of the lawyers employed by or under contract with those systems to meet their constitutional and ethical obligations to their clients. The states’ inability to provide necessary resource ...
NIDA- Treatment Approaches
... treatment process. Withdrawal. Medications offer help in suppressing withdrawal symptoms during detoxification. However, medically assisted detoxification is not in itself “treatment”—it is only the first step in the treatment process. Patients who go through medically assisted withdrawal but do not ...
... treatment process. Withdrawal. Medications offer help in suppressing withdrawal symptoms during detoxification. However, medically assisted detoxification is not in itself “treatment”—it is only the first step in the treatment process. Patients who go through medically assisted withdrawal but do not ...
Crime and Incarceration in the 1990s
... declines in crime?” We look at state-level data because most crime is prosecuted under state law and more than 90% of prisoners are housed in state prisons. There are two primary measures of crime in the U.S. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program uses seven categories to establish a “Crime ...
... declines in crime?” We look at state-level data because most crime is prosecuted under state law and more than 90% of prisoners are housed in state prisons. There are two primary measures of crime in the U.S. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program uses seven categories to establish a “Crime ...
Spring 2013 - Lancaster County
... marijuana for medical use. No, he hasn’t. The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidance for federal prosecutors in states that have enacted laws authorizing the medical use of marijuana under state law. The DOJ guidelines do not legalize marijuana. The DOJ guidance explicitly states that marijuana ...
... marijuana for medical use. No, he hasn’t. The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidance for federal prosecutors in states that have enacted laws authorizing the medical use of marijuana under state law. The DOJ guidelines do not legalize marijuana. The DOJ guidance explicitly states that marijuana ...