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 ...
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 ...
Suspended Sentences Final Report
... are widely divergent and strongly held. This sentence polarises opinions and provokes high emotion. Justice is a deeply felt issue, and properly so. 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 thoug ...
... are widely divergent and strongly held. This sentence polarises opinions and provokes high emotion. Justice is a deeply felt issue, and properly so. 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 thoug ...
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 ...
Doing the Due: Constitutional Issues in Drug Courts
... People v. Watkins, No. 10CA0579, Court of Appeals of Colorado, February 2, 2012 (constitutional authorization to use medical marijuana did not trump statutory condition of probation prohibiting commission of crime including federal crime which includes use of marijuana) Beinor v. ICAO, 262 P.3d 970 ...
... People v. Watkins, No. 10CA0579, Court of Appeals of Colorado, February 2, 2012 (constitutional authorization to use medical marijuana did not trump statutory condition of probation prohibiting commission of crime including federal crime which includes use of marijuana) Beinor v. ICAO, 262 P.3d 970 ...
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 ...
An Evaluation of the Palm Beach County Family Drug Court August 2013
... of drug courts to reduce recidivism as well as to reduce the fiscal impact on the criminal justice system. In 2005, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its third comprehensive report on the effectiveness of drug courts. The report included evidence from 23 program evaluations th ...
... of drug courts to reduce recidivism as well as to reduce the fiscal impact on the criminal justice system. In 2005, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its third comprehensive report on the effectiveness of drug courts. The report included evidence from 23 program evaluations th ...
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 ...
imageREAL Capture
... a judgment that is expressed to contain guidelines to be taken into account by courts in sentencing offenders, being guidelines that apply(a) generally; or (b) to a particular court or class of court; or (c) to a particular offence or class of offence; or (d) to a particular penalty or class of pena ...
... a judgment that is expressed to contain guidelines to be taken into account by courts in sentencing offenders, being guidelines that apply(a) generally; or (b) to a particular court or class of court; or (c) to a particular offence or class of offence; or (d) to a particular penalty or class of pena ...
High Risk Offenders Post Sentence Supervision and Detention
... sexual offences and do not go on to be convicted for further violent or sexual offending.6 In fact, a review of studies examining recorded recidivism rates of sex offenders found that only 13.4 per cent committed a new recorded sexual offence within four to five years.7 However, this figure is likely ...
... sexual offences and do not go on to be convicted for further violent or sexual offending.6 In fact, a review of studies examining recorded recidivism rates of sex offenders found that only 13.4 per cent committed a new recorded sexual offence within four to five years.7 However, this figure is likely ...
Corel Ventura - untitled.chp
... 6 Previous studies indicate only a small percentage of alcoholics have FAS children according to Abel, supra note 3 at 89-90. Citing R.J. Sokol, S.I. Miller & G. Reed’s findings found in “Alcohol Abuse During Pregnancy: An Epidemiologic Study” (1980) 4 Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research ...
... 6 Previous studies indicate only a small percentage of alcoholics have FAS children according to Abel, supra note 3 at 89-90. Citing R.J. Sokol, S.I. Miller & G. Reed’s findings found in “Alcohol Abuse During Pregnancy: An Epidemiologic Study” (1980) 4 Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research ...
Adult-Felony Drug Courts - Publications and Resources
... Overall, it appears that drug courts save the state money by providing a low-cost sentencing alternative to traditional higher-cost sentencing options. In order to illustrate the fiscal impact of drug courts on public resources, we analyzed a cohort of drug court participants to determine which alte ...
... Overall, it appears that drug courts save the state money by providing a low-cost sentencing alternative to traditional higher-cost sentencing options. In order to illustrate the fiscal impact of drug courts on public resources, we analyzed a cohort of drug court participants to determine which alte ...
Adolescent Criminal Responsibility, Proportionality, and Sentencing
... and waive jurisdiction if she finds that a youth is not amenable to treatment or poses a threat to public safety." Legislatures may exclude serious offenses from juvenile court jurisdiction and youths charged with those crimes are tried in criminal court without any hearing. A dozen states give pros ...
... and waive jurisdiction if she finds that a youth is not amenable to treatment or poses a threat to public safety." Legislatures may exclude serious offenses from juvenile court jurisdiction and youths charged with those crimes are tried in criminal court without any hearing. A dozen states give pros ...
Juvenile Justice and Racial Disproportionality
... matters,11 but it may be extended up to an offender’s 21st birthday.12 By law, children under the age of eight years are incapable of committing a crime and in no case may be charged in juvenile court.13 A child at least eight years old and under twelve years of age is presumed to be incapable of co ...
... matters,11 but it may be extended up to an offender’s 21st birthday.12 By law, children under the age of eight years are incapable of committing a crime and in no case may be charged in juvenile court.13 A child at least eight years old and under twelve years of age is presumed to be incapable of co ...
overview of the community corrections system in kenya
... out the current practices which include the engagement with victims, ex-offenders, those on community punishment orders and the various responses to crime typologies (e.g. Gender Based Violence, psychiatric cases etc). Nevertheless, this understanding places us at the foot of the emergence of probat ...
... out the current practices which include the engagement with victims, ex-offenders, those on community punishment orders and the various responses to crime typologies (e.g. Gender Based Violence, psychiatric cases etc). Nevertheless, this understanding places us at the foot of the emergence of probat ...
Actuarial risk assessment. The loss of recognition
... justice administration is taking place, has not been received unchallenged. The demise of the individual as a subject of analysis is not widely accepted as a general shift in orientation in the penal field.4 There are many examples of penal justice structures pertaining to some form of individualism ...
... justice administration is taking place, has not been received unchallenged. The demise of the individual as a subject of analysis is not widely accepted as a general shift in orientation in the penal field.4 There are many examples of penal justice structures pertaining to some form of individualism ...
Summary: Report on the C.L.E.A.R. Act: Community Law
... Table 3.12: Initial Sentence for County Court, by most serious conviction charge (N=33,444) ......... 36 Table 3.13: Initial Sentence for County Court, by gender (N=33,444)................................................ 36 Table 3.14: Initial Sentence for County Court by race/ethnicity* (N=33,444) ...
... Table 3.12: Initial Sentence for County Court, by most serious conviction charge (N=33,444) ......... 36 Table 3.13: Initial Sentence for County Court, by gender (N=33,444)................................................ 36 Table 3.14: Initial Sentence for County Court by race/ethnicity* (N=33,444) ...
With Liberty and Juvenile Justice for All: Extending the Right to a
... criminal offenders. 17 Under this type of flexible sentencing, judges were encouraged to use their discretion when imposing sentences in order to maximize the possibility of rehabilitating the criminal offenders.18 Through indeterminate sentencing, judges hoped to break the cycle of crime by giving ...
... criminal offenders. 17 Under this type of flexible sentencing, judges were encouraged to use their discretion when imposing sentences in order to maximize the possibility of rehabilitating the criminal offenders.18 Through indeterminate sentencing, judges hoped to break the cycle of crime by giving ...
Evaluation of the Aboriginal Sentencing Court of Kalgoorlie
... The literature review identified that the success of alternative courts is inextricably linked to the provision of offender programs. The Community Court design included funding for one position each in Community Justice Services (CJS) and Juvenile Justice (JJ) and the planned development of a regis ...
... The literature review identified that the success of alternative courts is inextricably linked to the provision of offender programs. The Community Court design included funding for one position each in Community Justice Services (CJS) and Juvenile Justice (JJ) and the planned development of a regis ...
Adult Court Bench Book - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
... magistrates, together with the relevant pronouncements. A particular request from the Magistrates’ Association was the inclusion of guidance on dealing with applications to adjourn on the day of trial. As a result therefore, section 2 includes comprehensive reference to case law, giving examples of ...
... magistrates, together with the relevant pronouncements. A particular request from the Magistrates’ Association was the inclusion of guidance on dealing with applications to adjourn on the day of trial. As a result therefore, section 2 includes comprehensive reference to case law, giving examples of ...
Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series no. 11
... rehabilitative treatment over incarceration for eligible offenders.4 In 2010, the Orange County veterans court reported 28 new participant admissions (of 43 total participants), seven program graduates, and four early terminations.5 Along with veterans courts in Buffalo, New York, Tulsa, Oklahoma, ...
... rehabilitative treatment over incarceration for eligible offenders.4 In 2010, the Orange County veterans court reported 28 new participant admissions (of 43 total participants), seven program graduates, and four early terminations.5 Along with veterans courts in Buffalo, New York, Tulsa, Oklahoma, ...
Medication Assisted Treatment in Drug Courts
... MAT – provided by licensed program, usually on courtprovided list (more later about courts’ criteria) Exception – when licensed program reaches buprenorphine cap, some permit participants to receive buprenorphine from private doctor (approved by court) but also must get counseling from licensed ...
... MAT – provided by licensed program, usually on courtprovided list (more later about courts’ criteria) Exception – when licensed program reaches buprenorphine cap, some permit participants to receive buprenorphine from private doctor (approved by court) but also must get counseling from licensed ...
Addicted to Courts - Justice Policy Institute
... Use and Health, about 9 percent of people in the U.S. are classified with substance abuse or dependence for drugs and/or alcohol,20 but less than a quarter of them receive treatment. For those who do receive treatment for a drug addiction, over a third, 37 perce ...
... Use and Health, about 9 percent of people in the U.S. are classified with substance abuse or dependence for drugs and/or alcohol,20 but less than a quarter of them receive treatment. For those who do receive treatment for a drug addiction, over a third, 37 perce ...
Community court
In the United States and several other countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and South Africa, a community court is a neighborhood-focused problem-solving court that applies a problem-solving approach to local crime and safety concerns. Community courts can take many forms, but all strive to create new relationships, both within the justice system and with outside stakeholders such as residents, merchants, churches and schools. Community courts emphasize collaboration, crime prevention, and improved outcomes, including lower recidivism and safer communities. Community courts are also sometimes referred to as community or neighborhood justice centers. In Australia, a community court is the name given to “indigenous court” proceedings conducted in the Magistrates Court of the Northern Territory. Australia also has a Neighbourhood Justice Centre in Collingwood, Victoria, based on the U.S.-style community court.