Advice on the legislative and governance models under the Serious
... a professional lifetime within the very broad horizons of what is now known as the ‘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, commo ...
... a professional lifetime within the very broad horizons of what is now known as the ‘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, commo ...
Post-Sentence Supervision and Detention
... Around Australia, and in many other jurisdictions in the common law world, governments and legal systems are grappling with the practical and jurisprudential problems posed by high-risk offenders whose sentences have expired but who are still considered to be dangerous. Over recent years particular ...
... Around Australia, and in many other jurisdictions in the common law world, governments and legal systems are grappling with the practical and jurisprudential problems posed by high-risk offenders whose sentences have expired but who are still considered to be dangerous. Over recent years particular ...
How to Prepare Your Client for the BOP
... This is done by your Ward Officer, Counselor, Case Manager, Doctor, Unit Manager, Nurse, and others who make up the treatment team. If you are assigned to the Mental Health Unit, you will be admitted to an observation ward. The length of stay there will depend upon the completion of an evaluation of ...
... This is done by your Ward Officer, Counselor, Case Manager, Doctor, Unit Manager, Nurse, and others who make up the treatment team. If you are assigned to the Mental Health Unit, you will be admitted to an observation ward. The length of stay there will depend upon the completion of an evaluation of ...
Suspended Sentences: Discussion Paper
... Should courts be able to attach conditions to suspended sentence orders? If so: (a) Should the power to attach conditions be able to be exercised in all cases or only for defined offences and/or offenders (and how should these be defined)? (b) What sorts of conditions should be available? (c) Should ...
... Should courts be able to attach conditions to suspended sentence orders? If so: (a) Should the power to attach conditions be able to be exercised in all cases or only for defined offences and/or offenders (and how should these be defined)? (b) What sorts of conditions should be available? (c) Should ...
Handbook on the Management of Violent Extremist Prisoners and
... 1.2 The overall context of violent extremism Violent extremism is an affront to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. It undermines peace and security, human rights and sustainable development. No country or region is immune from its impacts ... Violent extremism is a diverse phenomeno ...
... 1.2 The overall context of violent extremism Violent extremism is an affront to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. It undermines peace and security, human rights and sustainable development. No country or region is immune from its impacts ... Violent extremism is a diverse phenomeno ...
Suspended Sentences Final Report Part 2
... each of the 10 offences that had the highest number of suspended sentences imposed, Magistrates’ Court, 2000–01 to 2006–07 ...
... each of the 10 offences that had the highest number of suspended sentences imposed, Magistrates’ Court, 2000–01 to 2006–07 ...
juvenile transfer to criminal court study: final report
... gender and race, as well as prior offense history, including such factors as victim injury, property damage, use of weapons and other details that were unavailable through automated data systems. The study reveals that, after age 18, youth transferred to adult criminal court were more likely to comm ...
... gender and race, as well as prior offense history, including such factors as victim injury, property damage, use of weapons and other details that were unavailable through automated data systems. The study reveals that, after age 18, youth transferred to adult criminal court were more likely to comm ...
Neuroscience, PTSD, and Sentencing Mitigation
... Consideration of PTSD in these two contexts has gained acceptance among the general populace as well as within the law: we can believe the individual military veteran or battered woman just “snapped” and committed a crime. 7 Thus, although the claim may not rise to the level of a complete defense, s ...
... Consideration of PTSD in these two contexts has gained acceptance among the general populace as well as within the law: we can believe the individual military veteran or battered woman just “snapped” and committed a crime. 7 Thus, although the claim may not rise to the level of a complete defense, s ...
Issues Paper 29 Sentencing of Federal Offenders
... In what circumstances should a court be able to reconsider a sentence passed on a federal offender? For example, should a court be able to resentence an offender based on new information or a fundamental change in circumstances that occurred after sentencing? Who should be able to initiate a reconsi ...
... In what circumstances should a court be able to reconsider a sentence passed on a federal offender? For example, should a court be able to resentence an offender based on new information or a fundamental change in circumstances that occurred after sentencing? Who should be able to initiate a reconsi ...
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... problems & prospective We have made a behavior study to assertion views of eminent persons from various work of life. ...
... problems & prospective We have made a behavior study to assertion views of eminent persons from various work of life. ...
Suspended Sentences Final Report
... The release of our Discussion Paper in April 2005 and our Interim Report in October 2005 had the desired effect of eliciting a range of views and thoughtful responses to our proposals. We are grateful to those who took the time to prepare submissions to the Council and attend its various forums. Thi ...
... The release of our Discussion Paper in April 2005 and our Interim Report in October 2005 had the desired effect of eliciting a range of views and thoughtful responses to our proposals. We are grateful to those who took the time to prepare submissions to the Council and attend its various forums. Thi ...
Conviction and Sentencing of Offenders in New
... on New Zealand criminal court proceedings and sentencing, and is recognised as part of the Tier 1 statistics in Statistics New Zealand’s official statistics programme. The Ministry of Justice is committed to supplying high quality policy advice on a range of criminal justice issues, and this report ...
... on New Zealand criminal court proceedings and sentencing, and is recognised as part of the Tier 1 statistics in Statistics New Zealand’s official statistics programme. The Ministry of Justice is committed to supplying high quality policy advice on a range of criminal justice issues, and this report ...
Phasing out suspended Sentences Final Report No.6
... Term of Reference 1 requires the Council to report on the current use of suspended sentences of imprisonment 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 ...
... Term of Reference 1 requires the Council to report on the current use of suspended sentences of imprisonment 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 ...
High Risk Offenders Post Sentence Supervision and Detention
... In any society there is a small group of convicted offenders who pose a continued and serious danger of committing further serious offences. This group of offenders presents a significant challenge for the justice system that involves balancing the community’s right to safety and the right of potenti ...
... In any society there is a small group of convicted offenders who pose a continued and serious danger of committing further serious offences. This group of offenders presents a significant challenge for the justice system that involves balancing the community’s right to safety and the right of potenti ...
Capital Punishment: A Philosophical Rejection of
... diminish the happiness of the party whose interest is in question.”8 Bentham advocates the principle of utility as a standard for judging laws and social institutions, referred to as the Greatest Happiness Principle. However, utility has a plural nature between normative and positive senses that cre ...
... diminish the happiness of the party whose interest is in question.”8 Bentham advocates the principle of utility as a standard for judging laws and social institutions, referred to as the Greatest Happiness Principle. However, utility has a plural nature between normative and positive senses that cre ...
The Costs of Crime and Violence - Inter
... The overall estimates reveal that crime costs Latin American and the Caribbean countries 3 percent of GDP, on average, with a lower bound of 2.41 percent and an upper bound of 3.55 percent, and a wide range of variation that illustrates the heterogeneity of the region with respect to crime. The cost ...
... The overall estimates reveal that crime costs Latin American and the Caribbean countries 3 percent of GDP, on average, with a lower bound of 2.41 percent and an upper bound of 3.55 percent, and a wide range of variation that illustrates the heterogeneity of the region with respect to crime. The cost ...
Part 3 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment
... Data on IPP releases are based on information held by the Public Protection and Mental Health Group, NOMS, in the Public Protection Database. Data are held centrally for gender and age. Information is not held centrally on ethnicity, religion, disability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pre ...
... Data on IPP releases are based on information held by the Public Protection and Mental Health Group, NOMS, in the Public Protection Database. Data are held centrally for gender and age. Information is not held centrally on ethnicity, religion, disability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pre ...
A Profile of the Macoupin County Criminal and Juvenile Justice
... Authority updated and expanded the scope of these reports to reflect current criminal and juvenile justice activity. It is hoped that these 2004 updated reports will be as valuable, if not more, than the original versions. In addition to providing policymakers with an overview of activities across t ...
... Authority updated and expanded the scope of these reports to reflect current criminal and juvenile justice activity. It is hoped that these 2004 updated reports will be as valuable, if not more, than the original versions. In addition to providing policymakers with an overview of activities across t ...
A Profile of the Massac County Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems
... Authority updated and expanded the scope of these reports to reflect current criminal and juvenile justice activity. It is hoped that these 2004 updated reports will be as valuable, if not more, than the original versions. In addition to providing policymakers with an overview of activities across t ...
... Authority updated and expanded the scope of these reports to reflect current criminal and juvenile justice activity. It is hoped that these 2004 updated reports will be as valuable, if not more, than the original versions. In addition to providing policymakers with an overview of activities across t ...
The Rhetoric of Motive and Intent
... characteristic of motives is that they are not offense elements, the irrelevance of motive maxim can tell us nothing about how to define offenses. It can have no implications regarding hate crimes, mercy killing, transferred intent, necessity, provocation, or criminal negligence. On the other hand, ...
... characteristic of motives is that they are not offense elements, the irrelevance of motive maxim can tell us nothing about how to define offenses. It can have no implications regarding hate crimes, mercy killing, transferred intent, necessity, provocation, or criminal negligence. On the other hand, ...
Scoping the involvement of third sector
... prisons, NOMS and TSOs on advice and accommodation services at the time of discharge from prison. Local authorities also work with families where accommodation is threatened on admission to prison, NOMS, housing associations, advice agencies such as Citizens' Advice Bureau and charities. Pathway 2: ...
... prisons, NOMS and TSOs on advice and accommodation services at the time of discharge from prison. Local authorities also work with families where accommodation is threatened on admission to prison, NOMS, housing associations, advice agencies such as Citizens' Advice Bureau and charities. Pathway 2: ...
The Influence of Gender, Race, Age, Academic Level
... When asked whether “the United States should use corporal punishment, such as caning or whipping, on convicted criminals,” 18% strongly disagreed, 27% disagreed, 20% were uncertain, 24% agreed, and 12% strongly agreed. Respondents were asked their views on eleven aspects of corporal punishment, and ...
... When asked whether “the United States should use corporal punishment, such as caning or whipping, on convicted criminals,” 18% strongly disagreed, 27% disagreed, 20% were uncertain, 24% agreed, and 12% strongly agreed. Respondents were asked their views on eleven aspects of corporal punishment, and ...
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 ...
Reforming Sentencing and Corrections Policy
... At the system level, outcomes of interest include corrections population counts, averted costs or savings resulting from reforms, and dollars reinvested in proven public safety strategies. PRISON POPULATION TRENDS Many reforms enacted through JRI aimed to limit incarceration where appropriate. As a ...
... At the system level, outcomes of interest include corrections population counts, averted costs or savings resulting from reforms, and dollars reinvested in proven public safety strategies. PRISON POPULATION TRENDS Many reforms enacted through JRI aimed to limit incarceration where appropriate. As a ...