Advice on the legislative and governance models under the Serious
... ‘correctional’ field. We were nevertheless sufficiently familiar with it to know that it demands, of those whose lives are dedicated to it, a degree of professional commitment and a breadth of knowledge, wisdom, common sense and decency rare in any sphere. Although many of those who we consulted kne ...
... ‘correctional’ field. We were nevertheless sufficiently familiar with it to know that it demands, of those whose lives are dedicated to it, a degree of professional commitment and a breadth of knowledge, wisdom, common sense and decency rare in any sphere. Although many of those who we consulted kne ...
Post-Sentence Supervision and Detention
... whose sentences have expired but who are still considered to be dangerous. Over recent years particular attention has been focused upon sex offenders whose offending has been of great community concern. One response has been to create continuing detention or supervision schemes which extend the stat ...
... whose sentences have expired but who are still considered to be dangerous. Over recent years particular attention has been focused upon sex offenders whose offending has been of great community concern. One response has been to create continuing detention or supervision schemes which extend the stat ...
Suspended Sentences Final Report Part 2
... The Council thanks the following people and organisations for their assistance in the provision of information and the preparation of this report: Australian Community Support Association, Corrective Services (Department of Justice [Vic.]), Court Services, Statistical Services Unit (Department of Ju ...
... The Council thanks the following people and organisations for their assistance in the provision of information and the preparation of this report: Australian Community Support Association, Corrective Services (Department of Justice [Vic.]), Court Services, Statistical Services Unit (Department of Ju ...
inquiry into strategies to prevent high volume offending and
... Media often report very negatively on the youth in Victoria. These reports are very far from the truth. Most young people are good, sensible and lawful, and will grow into great adults. However, for a minority of young people this is not the case. These young people often have had a troubled childho ...
... Media often report very negatively on the youth in Victoria. These reports are very far from the truth. Most young people are good, sensible and lawful, and will grow into great adults. However, for a minority of young people this is not the case. These young people often have had a troubled childho ...
FY16 Judicial Branch Budget Request
... Budget Summary Narrative ……………….……………….. 1 Department Organization Chart …………………………… 7 Judicial District Map ……………………………………… 8 ...
... Budget Summary Narrative ……………….……………….. 1 Department Organization Chart …………………………… 7 Judicial District Map ……………………………………… 8 ...
Phasing out suspended Sentences Final Report No.6
... in terms of the frequency with which they are used, the offences for which they are used, the length of sentences, breach rates, sentencing practices on breach and recidivism rates including where reoffending does not result in a breach. This is addressed in chapter 3 of the Consultation Paper and o ...
... in terms of the frequency with which they are used, the offences for which they are used, the length of sentences, breach rates, sentencing practices on breach and recidivism rates including where reoffending does not result in a breach. This is addressed in chapter 3 of the Consultation Paper and o ...
Part 3 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment
... Data on the risk of becoming a victim of crime by demographic characteristics is from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). The CSEW includes data on race, disability, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation and marital status for victims of crime. The CSEW does not include data on the fo ...
... Data on the risk of becoming a victim of crime by demographic characteristics is from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). The CSEW includes data on race, disability, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation and marital status for victims of crime. The CSEW does not include data on the fo ...
The Costs of Abusing Probationary Sentences
... a second class of citizens-those on probation-for whom the Constitution no longer applies in any meaningful way. The rights and protections inherent in our legal system, developed and refined over the past two centuries, are relegated to the caboose of a train driven by the probation violation proce ...
... a second class of citizens-those on probation-for whom the Constitution no longer applies in any meaningful way. The rights and protections inherent in our legal system, developed and refined over the past two centuries, are relegated to the caboose of a train driven by the probation violation proce ...
The operation and experience of Multi
... The impact of these controls varied. When they were clearly rationalised by supervision staff, offenders indicated a greater readiness to comply. Supervision and treatment programmes were used to enhance an offender’s internal controls. These were used by the offender to limit problematic behaviour ...
... The impact of these controls varied. When they were clearly rationalised by supervision staff, offenders indicated a greater readiness to comply. Supervision and treatment programmes were used to enhance an offender’s internal controls. These were used by the offender to limit problematic behaviour ...
Crime and Justice in the United States and in England and Wales
... robbery, assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft — crime rates are all higher in England than the United States (figures 1-4 of the report beginning on page 1). According to latest (1996) police statistics — which measure incidents reported to police of murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, a ...
... robbery, assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft — crime rates are all higher in England than the United States (figures 1-4 of the report beginning on page 1). According to latest (1996) police statistics — which measure incidents reported to police of murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, a ...
B l u e p r i n t ... A C o m p r e h... I d e n t i f i c a...
... and analysis phases, including Gail Wasserman and Larkin McReynolds of the Center for the Promotion of Mental Health and Juvenile Justice at Columbia University; Steve Banks of The Bristol Observatory; and Linda Teplin and Karen Abram of Northwestern University Medical School. We wish to thank the F ...
... and analysis phases, including Gail Wasserman and Larkin McReynolds of the Center for the Promotion of Mental Health and Juvenile Justice at Columbia University; Steve Banks of The Bristol Observatory; and Linda Teplin and Karen Abram of Northwestern University Medical School. We wish to thank the F ...
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 ...
Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions
... these consequences;8 attorneys in some jurisdictions have addressed the possibility that these consequences will attach by informing clients about them and negotiating plea agreements that take such consequences into consideration;9 and lawmakers have recently called for the examination of these con ...
... these consequences;8 attorneys in some jurisdictions have addressed the possibility that these consequences will attach by informing clients about them and negotiating plea agreements that take such consequences into consideration;9 and lawmakers have recently called for the examination of these con ...
parental involvement practices of juvenile courts
... • Use other “family-centered” approaches to case resolution; and • Use, in particularly egregious cases, criminal or civil sanctions against parents. We hoped that this project would produce useful data on how courts are using existing parental involvement legislation as well as, where such laws do ...
... • Use other “family-centered” approaches to case resolution; and • Use, in particularly egregious cases, criminal or civil sanctions against parents. We hoped that this project would produce useful data on how courts are using existing parental involvement legislation as well as, where such laws do ...
The Influence of Gender, Race, Age, Academic Level
... result in the breaking of skin. The respondents were also informed before answering the eleven questions that they should assume that corporal punishment could be used legally. Results When asked whether “the United States should use corporal punishment, such as caning or whipping, on convicted crim ...
... result in the breaking of skin. The respondents were also informed before answering the eleven questions that they should assume that corporal punishment could be used legally. Results When asked whether “the United States should use corporal punishment, such as caning or whipping, on convicted crim ...
High Risk Offenders Post Sentence Supervision and Detention
... There are two broad approaches to post-sentence detention: a criminal justice model and a medical model. The criminal model sees sex offending as analogous to other types of offending and holds sex offenders responsible for their actions. It recognises that sexually deviant conduct is still intentio ...
... There are two broad approaches to post-sentence detention: a criminal justice model and a medical model. The criminal model sees sex offending as analogous to other types of offending and holds sex offenders responsible for their actions. It recognises that sexually deviant conduct is still intentio ...
The Price of Freedom
... reducing the number of people detained in jail while awaiting trial: each year judges order the pretrial release without bail of tens of thousands of men and women accused of crimes who are then able to remain in their homes and communities pending conclusion of their cases. When judges believe defe ...
... reducing the number of people detained in jail while awaiting trial: each year judges order the pretrial release without bail of tens of thousands of men and women accused of crimes who are then able to remain in their homes and communities pending conclusion of their cases. When judges believe defe ...
Underage Drinking: Intervention Principles and Practice Guidelines
... This section examines some of the legal issues related to supervising underage drinking offenders. The legal issues surrounding underage drinking are delicate, and states should be cognizant of them. This is particularly true for juveniles who are charged with underage drinking, since the act is typ ...
... This section examines some of the legal issues related to supervising underage drinking offenders. The legal issues surrounding underage drinking are delicate, and states should be cognizant of them. This is particularly true for juveniles who are charged with underage drinking, since the act is typ ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES COUNSEL Radha Iyengar
... defenders) and hourly-wage earning court-appointed private attorneys, such as Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel attorneys. Random case assignment results in lawyers of varying experience and quality trying similar cases. This provides a mechanism to evaluate how variation in market and lawyer charact ...
... defenders) and hourly-wage earning court-appointed private attorneys, such as Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel attorneys. Random case assignment results in lawyers of varying experience and quality trying similar cases. This provides a mechanism to evaluate how variation in market and lawyer charact ...
PART I - Florida Courts
... (a) To provide judicial and other procedures to assure due process through which children and other interested parties are assured fair hearings by a respectful and respected court or other tribunal and the recognition, protection, and enforcement of their constitutional and other legal rights, whil ...
... (a) To provide judicial and other procedures to assure due process through which children and other interested parties are assured fair hearings by a respectful and respected court or other tribunal and the recognition, protection, and enforcement of their constitutional and other legal rights, whil ...
Actuarial risk assessment. The loss of recognition
... to imprisonment. Unlike strategies elsewhere, Virginia designs its guidance using actuarial technology. It identifies groups of high-risk and low-risk offenders, and selects the low-risk offenders for alternative sanctions to imprisonment. The ARAI targets cohorts of offenders defined by their stati ...
... to imprisonment. Unlike strategies elsewhere, Virginia designs its guidance using actuarial technology. It identifies groups of high-risk and low-risk offenders, and selects the low-risk offenders for alternative sanctions to imprisonment. The ARAI targets cohorts of offenders defined by their stati ...
Ethical Obligations of Indigent Defense Attorneys to Their
... 9. See infra App. B. Kentucky and Oklahoma both have statewide commissions and state public defense systems, though in each there are jurisdictions that remain outside the statewide system. Georgia and Ohio both have statewide commissions and state public defense systems, but counties can opt in or ...
... 9. See infra App. B. Kentucky and Oklahoma both have statewide commissions and state public defense systems, though in each there are jurisdictions that remain outside the statewide system. Georgia and Ohio both have statewide commissions and state public defense systems, but counties can opt in or ...
McNeill, Fergus (2014) Punishment as rehabilitation. In
... As Raynor and Robinson (2009) note, this statement raises a number of issues. Firstly there seem to be at least two objectives in play here: ‘taking away the desire to offend’ (that is, somehow changing the offender) and reintegration into society (that is, somehow changing his of her relationship w ...
... As Raynor and Robinson (2009) note, this statement raises a number of issues. Firstly there seem to be at least two objectives in play here: ‘taking away the desire to offend’ (that is, somehow changing the offender) and reintegration into society (that is, somehow changing his of her relationship w ...
The Challenge of ADHD and Youth Offending
... while reducing ADHD symptoms, violent attitudes and reactive anger (40). ...
... while reducing ADHD symptoms, violent attitudes and reactive anger (40). ...