
Visibility Matters: The Pursuit of American Belonging in an Age of
... probes a series of key moments between the mid-1910s and the late 1970s in order to lay bare the roots of this notion, trace its development, and weigh its implications. During the twentieth century, racial and ethnic minorities and other marginalized groups staked claims to full citizenship and sei ...
... probes a series of key moments between the mid-1910s and the late 1970s in order to lay bare the roots of this notion, trace its development, and weigh its implications. During the twentieth century, racial and ethnic minorities and other marginalized groups staked claims to full citizenship and sei ...
- Fordham
... sentences ranging from 3 years to 15 to 20 years. 18.307o of the convicted defendants received sentences between three to four years, 11.4076 between four to five years, 30.607o between five to seven years, and 21.9% of the sentences were from seven to ten years in duration. Id. In addition, sentenc ...
... sentences ranging from 3 years to 15 to 20 years. 18.307o of the convicted defendants received sentences between three to four years, 11.4076 between four to five years, 30.607o between five to seven years, and 21.9% of the sentences were from seven to ten years in duration. Id. In addition, sentenc ...
A Guide to Evidence-Based Prisoner Reentry Practices
... TABLE OF CONTENTS FORWARD ........................................................................................................................ I INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ................................................................................... 1 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CONCEPTS ...... ...
... TABLE OF CONTENTS FORWARD ........................................................................................................................ I INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ................................................................................... 1 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CONCEPTS ...... ...
QUINTA REUNIÓN DE MINISTROS DE JUSTICIA
... Second Summit of the Americas (Santiago, Chile, 1998) ............................................ 5 Dialogue on the Topic of Administration of Justice in the Americas, General Assembly of the OAS (Caracas, Venezuela, June 1998)) ............................. 6 Second Meeting of Ministers of Justice ...
... Second Summit of the Americas (Santiago, Chile, 1998) ............................................ 5 Dialogue on the Topic of Administration of Justice in the Americas, General Assembly of the OAS (Caracas, Venezuela, June 1998)) ............................. 6 Second Meeting of Ministers of Justice ...
Wealthy “Justice”
... example of wealthy individuals receiving special treatment when being sentenced.4 The current trend in the United States is to issue lighter sentences to the wealthy compared to those of lower socioeconomic status— sending the message that wealthy people are above the law, when under the law, all pe ...
... example of wealthy individuals receiving special treatment when being sentenced.4 The current trend in the United States is to issue lighter sentences to the wealthy compared to those of lower socioeconomic status— sending the message that wealthy people are above the law, when under the law, all pe ...
Capital Punishment: A Philosophical Rejection of
... with the aforementioned Bentham and John Stuart Mill. Embodying a hedonistic act interpretation of utility, classical utilitarianism expanded in the 19th century to mean the promotion of right actions as bringing about the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. The ethical theory's pr ...
... with the aforementioned Bentham and John Stuart Mill. Embodying a hedonistic act interpretation of utility, classical utilitarianism expanded in the 19th century to mean the promotion of right actions as bringing about the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. The ethical theory's pr ...
NCSC Sentencing Survey Report - National Center for State Courts
... prevention and rehabilitation over enforcement and punishment as the best way to deal with crime (58% vs. 39%). Rehabilitation is seen as achievable for many offenders – eight in 10 (79%) reject the notion that little can be done to turn someone into a productive citizen once they turn to crime. But ...
... prevention and rehabilitation over enforcement and punishment as the best way to deal with crime (58% vs. 39%). Rehabilitation is seen as achievable for many offenders – eight in 10 (79%) reject the notion that little can be done to turn someone into a productive citizen once they turn to crime. But ...
The Morality of Mercy
... than acts of mercy—for example, efforts to redress procedural or factual errors so as, in fact, to impose just deserts; efforts to obtain gains in social utility; efforts to restore a victim’s sense of power and control by honoring her wishes as to the punishment accorded her aggressor. Indeed, as I ...
... than acts of mercy—for example, efforts to redress procedural or factual errors so as, in fact, to impose just deserts; efforts to obtain gains in social utility; efforts to restore a victim’s sense of power and control by honoring her wishes as to the punishment accorded her aggressor. Indeed, as I ...
2014_Borden_Barbara_A_Dissertation
... white collar offenders in which she found that “[w]omen’s economic marginality, not liberation or occupational mobility,” explained their offending, and that men’s white collar offending was not the “norm” from which women deviate (p. 70). Subjecting a first-time female offender to incarceration has ...
... white collar offenders in which she found that “[w]omen’s economic marginality, not liberation or occupational mobility,” explained their offending, and that men’s white collar offending was not the “norm” from which women deviate (p. 70). Subjecting a first-time female offender to incarceration has ...
The Effect of Plea Bargaining Vs. Trial Conviction
... removed entirely by the mandatory minimums, prosecutors found it necessary to allow defendants to plea to a lesser charge in order to get the lesser sentence. He notes that many have argued that when a guilty person plea bargains to a lesser charge, it permits the defendant to escape the legal conse ...
... removed entirely by the mandatory minimums, prosecutors found it necessary to allow defendants to plea to a lesser charge in order to get the lesser sentence. He notes that many have argued that when a guilty person plea bargains to a lesser charge, it permits the defendant to escape the legal conse ...
Drug Policy Guide - Drug Policy Alliance
... balanced response. Although individual countries have adopted different approaches to this subject, some of which are outlined in this Guide, there is a clear consensus that drug policies must be based on facts rather than on ideology. Drug policies should take into account different cultures and no ...
... balanced response. Although individual countries have adopted different approaches to this subject, some of which are outlined in this Guide, there is a clear consensus that drug policies must be based on facts rather than on ideology. Drug policies should take into account different cultures and no ...
The Punishment of Other People`s Children
... the possible solutions to the basic problems faced within juvenile detention facilities and gain perspective on those issues from wards, probation staff, and high school staff within the camps. My experience within juvenile detention centers and literature review has shown that rehabilitation and tr ...
... the possible solutions to the basic problems faced within juvenile detention facilities and gain perspective on those issues from wards, probation staff, and high school staff within the camps. My experience within juvenile detention centers and literature review has shown that rehabilitation and tr ...
between prohibition and legalization the dutch experiment in drug
... drug policy model has favored more mundane objectives such as de-escalation and normalization of drug problems. During the last twenty years a rather coherent pattem of drug political instruments and practices has been developed to further this basic goal. They will be described and explained in the ...
... drug policy model has favored more mundane objectives such as de-escalation and normalization of drug problems. During the last twenty years a rather coherent pattem of drug political instruments and practices has been developed to further this basic goal. They will be described and explained in the ...
general provisions - North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings
... "Criminal Justice Board justice board" means a board composed of heads of law enforcement or criminal justice agencies that have management control over a communications center. ...
... "Criminal Justice Board justice board" means a board composed of heads of law enforcement or criminal justice agencies that have management control over a communications center. ...
Tamara L. Roleff, Book Editor
... the criminal courts with kids fourteen or fifteen who might have been experimenting with a single stick of marijuana and who could face a lifelong disadvantage with a criminal record? Isn’t there a better way?” They contend that the resources of the criminal justice system should be focused on prose ...
... the criminal courts with kids fourteen or fifteen who might have been experimenting with a single stick of marijuana and who could face a lifelong disadvantage with a criminal record? Isn’t there a better way?” They contend that the resources of the criminal justice system should be focused on prose ...
In the shadow of the prison gates: an institutional analysis of early
... Penal administrators operating in 1960 would have recognised many of the central concerns of criminal justice at the close of the 20th century and yet, the re-configuration of criminal justice and the role of the liberal democratic state within that process would no doubt seem extraordinary and deep ...
... Penal administrators operating in 1960 would have recognised many of the central concerns of criminal justice at the close of the 20th century and yet, the re-configuration of criminal justice and the role of the liberal democratic state within that process would no doubt seem extraordinary and deep ...
The Costs of Abusing Probationary Sentences
... offender's neck, waiting for the inevitable violation. Not surprisingly, recidivism and failure to adhere to the technical requirements of probation have created a burgeoning prison population. Having placed an offender on probation, a court often feels compelled to respond to a violation with incar ...
... offender's neck, waiting for the inevitable violation. Not surprisingly, recidivism and failure to adhere to the technical requirements of probation have created a burgeoning prison population. Having placed an offender on probation, a court often feels compelled to respond to a violation with incar ...
Community sentences since 2000: How they work – and why they
... accompanied a release of in average time spent in sentencing statistics with a prison since 2000, in statement welcoming the England and Wales. steady increase in the average prison sentence handed down in the period since 2010 when the coalition government took power. The statement pointed to the g ...
... accompanied a release of in average time spent in sentencing statistics with a prison since 2000, in statement welcoming the England and Wales. steady increase in the average prison sentence handed down in the period since 2010 when the coalition government took power. The statement pointed to the g ...
Crime, Politics and Late-modernity: an exploration of community
... I was told early on that a criminology PhD needed be empirically grounded and as a result the first incarnation of my PhD was an exploration of influence of ideology on policy and its translation into practice. This entailed semi-structured interviews with a range of statutory and voluntary practiti ...
... I was told early on that a criminology PhD needed be empirically grounded and as a result the first incarnation of my PhD was an exploration of influence of ideology on policy and its translation into practice. This entailed semi-structured interviews with a range of statutory and voluntary practiti ...
Punishment: Consequentialism
... consider what punishment is. The orthodox analysis of the concept of “punishment” is that developed by H.L.A. Hart, who drew on the work of Antony Flew (Flew) and Stanley Benn (Benn). According to the Flew-Benn-Hart definition of “punishment”, as it is sometimes called (although Hart does not, in fa ...
... consider what punishment is. The orthodox analysis of the concept of “punishment” is that developed by H.L.A. Hart, who drew on the work of Antony Flew (Flew) and Stanley Benn (Benn). According to the Flew-Benn-Hart definition of “punishment”, as it is sometimes called (although Hart does not, in fa ...
Chicago Report of Mayoral Caucus on Reentry
... But most Americans have typically paid little or no attention to people coming back from prison.5 At least 95 percent of all state prisoners will be released at some point.6 This year, our country’s prisons will release nearly 650,000 individuals, an increase from 170,000 in 1980.7 This number does ...
... But most Americans have typically paid little or no attention to people coming back from prison.5 At least 95 percent of all state prisoners will be released at some point.6 This year, our country’s prisons will release nearly 650,000 individuals, an increase from 170,000 in 1980.7 This number does ...
Clemency and the Unitary Executive
... But criminal cases are different. The President is not limited to frontend controls or removing prosecutors if he or she believes prosecutors have gone too far. The President has broad and explicit back-end control as well. The Pardon Clause vests the President with “Power to Grant Reprieves and Par ...
... But criminal cases are different. The President is not limited to frontend controls or removing prosecutors if he or she believes prosecutors have gone too far. The President has broad and explicit back-end control as well. The Pardon Clause vests the President with “Power to Grant Reprieves and Par ...
bromley briefings prison factfile
... cope with the criminal justice system. The second report, Too Little Too Late, draws on evidence from 57 independent monitoring boards. It reveals that very many people who should have been diverted into mental health or social care are entering prisons, ill equipped to meet their needs, and then be ...
... cope with the criminal justice system. The second report, Too Little Too Late, draws on evidence from 57 independent monitoring boards. It reveals that very many people who should have been diverted into mental health or social care are entering prisons, ill equipped to meet their needs, and then be ...