juvenile transfer to criminal court study: final report
... Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) of the U.S. Department of Justice. It was designed in a cooperative effort between the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board of the Florida Legislature and researchers from the University of Florida. The heart of this study is a comparison of outcomes between a c ...
... Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) of the U.S. Department of Justice. It was designed in a cooperative effort between the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board of the Florida Legislature and researchers from the University of Florida. The heart of this study is a comparison of outcomes between a c ...
In the shadow of the prison gates: an institutional analysis of early
... Comparative historical analysis offers a unique insight into the significant reconfiguration of the criminal justice landscape since 1960 (Farrell et al 2014). L.P Hartley famously wrote that ‘the past is a foreign country: they do things differently there’ (Hartley 1953) and this neatly encapsulate ...
... Comparative historical analysis offers a unique insight into the significant reconfiguration of the criminal justice landscape since 1960 (Farrell et al 2014). L.P Hartley famously wrote that ‘the past is a foreign country: they do things differently there’ (Hartley 1953) and this neatly encapsulate ...
The Costs of Abusing Probationary Sentences
... 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 process. The end result is often that any interaction whatsoever with the criminal justice system can escalate into incarc ...
... 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 process. The end result is often that any interaction whatsoever with the criminal justice system can escalate into incarc ...
Wealthy “Justice”
... law, all persons are equal.5 A person’s wealth should not be taken into account when sentencing them because it violates the Equal Protection Clause, contradicts the reasoning behind punishment, and is contrary to the purpose of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. This Note addresses the role w ...
... law, all persons are equal.5 A person’s wealth should not be taken into account when sentencing them because it violates the Equal Protection Clause, contradicts the reasoning behind punishment, and is contrary to the purpose of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. This Note addresses the role w ...
2003 ABA Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of
... The first edition of this Guideline stated that the objective in providing counsel in death penalty cases should be to ensure the provision of “quality legal representation.” The language has been amended to call for “high quality legal representation” to emphasize that, because of the extraordinary ...
... The first edition of this Guideline stated that the objective in providing counsel in death penalty cases should be to ensure the provision of “quality legal representation.” The language has been amended to call for “high quality legal representation” to emphasize that, because of the extraordinary ...
the court of bosnia and herzegovina second instance verdict
... Huso Tukelija, who was detained in the cellar of the Kalinovik SJB, and subjected him to mental suffering by using him as a driver for mine detection. He had to drive a cargo vehicle ahead of military and civilian convoys down the road from Kalinovik to Miljevina, with police escort by the Kalinovik ...
... Huso Tukelija, who was detained in the cellar of the Kalinovik SJB, and subjected him to mental suffering by using him as a driver for mine detection. He had to drive a cargo vehicle ahead of military and civilian convoys down the road from Kalinovik to Miljevina, with police escort by the Kalinovik ...
general provisions - North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings
... "Official Record Holder record holder" means the agency that maintains the master documentation and all investigative supplements of a restricted file entry or unrestricted file entry. ...
... "Official Record Holder record holder" means the agency that maintains the master documentation and all investigative supplements of a restricted file entry or unrestricted file entry. ...
The Rhetoric of Motive and Intent
... If the motive is irrelevant maxim is true by definition, it has no normative bite. If the only identifying 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 cri ...
... If the motive is irrelevant maxim is true by definition, it has no normative bite. If the only identifying 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 cri ...
Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions
... beyond-the-conviction/Beyond%20the%20Conviction%20-Updated%20-%202007.pdf. 9 See McGregor Smyth, Holistic Is Not a Bad Word: A Criminal Defense Attorney’s Guide to Using Invisible Punishments as an Advocacy Strategy, 36 U. TOL. L. REV. 479, 494–96 (2005) (describing innovative ways in which criminal ...
... beyond-the-conviction/Beyond%20the%20Conviction%20-Updated%20-%202007.pdf. 9 See McGregor Smyth, Holistic Is Not a Bad Word: A Criminal Defense Attorney’s Guide to Using Invisible Punishments as an Advocacy Strategy, 36 U. TOL. L. REV. 479, 494–96 (2005) (describing innovative ways in which criminal ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES COUNSEL Radha Iyengar
... The Sixth Amendment guarantees that “in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall…have the assistance of counsel for his [sic] defense.” The Warren court, through Gideon v. Wainwright, implemented this right by requiring the state to provide lawyers to criminal defendants who face imprisonment. I ...
... The Sixth Amendment guarantees that “in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall…have the assistance of counsel for his [sic] defense.” The Warren court, through Gideon v. Wainwright, implemented this right by requiring the state to provide lawyers to criminal defendants who face imprisonment. I ...
To Blame or to Forgive? - Oxford Journal of Legal Studies
... Phillips, Peter Ramsay, David Soskice, and audiences at the London School of Economics, New York University Law School, the University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge for extremely helpful discussion. We are also very grateful to the OJLS anonymous referees for extensive and productive co ...
... Phillips, Peter Ramsay, David Soskice, and audiences at the London School of Economics, New York University Law School, the University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge for extremely helpful discussion. We are also very grateful to the OJLS anonymous referees for extensive and productive co ...
Abraham`s Legacy: An Empirical Assessment of (Nearly)
... said, however, the difficulty is in determining what constitutes a true first-time offender, and whether such individuals are common within the federal criminal justice system. Before delving into that question, however, I would like to turn to a discussion of the federal sentencing guidelines and t ...
... said, however, the difficulty is in determining what constitutes a true first-time offender, and whether such individuals are common within the federal criminal justice system. Before delving into that question, however, I would like to turn to a discussion of the federal sentencing guidelines and t ...
- Berkeley Law Scholarship Repository
... Parliament to grant judges authority to bypass the petition and pardon process and sentence certain types of offenders directly to transportation. In 1718, the Parliament obliged. The Transportation Act of 1718 allowed judges to sentence offenders directly to transportation and slightly expanded the ...
... Parliament to grant judges authority to bypass the petition and pardon process and sentence certain types of offenders directly to transportation. In 1718, the Parliament obliged. The Transportation Act of 1718 allowed judges to sentence offenders directly to transportation and slightly expanded the ...
DOJ Memo - Bringing Criminal Charges against
... All Component Heads and United States Attorneys ...
... All Component Heads and United States Attorneys ...
the promises and perils of evidence-based corrections
... Garnett, Jordan Woods, Daniel McConkie, Jason Krieg, Roger Alford, and Stephen Smith, for their comments on various iterations of this paper. Thanks also to University of Wisconsin Law School students Zachary Carlson, Tip McGuire, and Matthew Hefti for their able editorial assistance. ...
... Garnett, Jordan Woods, Daniel McConkie, Jason Krieg, Roger Alford, and Stephen Smith, for their comments on various iterations of this paper. Thanks also to University of Wisconsin Law School students Zachary Carlson, Tip McGuire, and Matthew Hefti for their able editorial assistance. ...
Designed to fail - Department of Sociology
... frame of 25,640 defendants processed by the pretrial services unit during this time. The sample is 73% male (n = 365) and 27% female (n = 135). The average offender age is 33 years with a range of 18 to 72 years. The sample is 61% white (n = 306) and 39% minority (n = 194). The majority of the nonwh ...
... frame of 25,640 defendants processed by the pretrial services unit during this time. The sample is 73% male (n = 365) and 27% female (n = 135). The average offender age is 33 years with a range of 18 to 72 years. The sample is 61% white (n = 306) and 39% minority (n = 194). The majority of the nonwh ...
Dialogue on Strategies to Save States Money
... people behind bars have not been convicted of any crime; rather, they are accused individuals awaiting trial. Two thirds of the 500,000 individuals incarcerated in jail and awaiting trial are low bail risk, meaning they have been deemed by a magistrate to pose no significant risk to themselves or th ...
... people behind bars have not been convicted of any crime; rather, they are accused individuals awaiting trial. Two thirds of the 500,000 individuals incarcerated in jail and awaiting trial are low bail risk, meaning they have been deemed by a magistrate to pose no significant risk to themselves or th ...
Smith / Traynor Inquiry Report
... was supplied with information about New Zealand citizens who, because of restraints imposed by the criminal justice system, were not permitted to leave New Zealand. Therefore, Internal Affairs was unaware that Mr Smith’s passport application had come from a serving prisoner. The fact the passport ap ...
... was supplied with information about New Zealand citizens who, because of restraints imposed by the criminal justice system, were not permitted to leave New Zealand. Therefore, Internal Affairs was unaware that Mr Smith’s passport application had come from a serving prisoner. The fact the passport ap ...
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... b. Crime rates today are significantly higher than they were when this country was emerging as a nation. c. In a historical sense, crime peaked during Civil War times and has been diminishing since that era. d. Crime today is comparable to the lawlessness of the Old West. ANS: A OBJ: 2 ...
... b. Crime rates today are significantly higher than they were when this country was emerging as a nation. c. In a historical sense, crime peaked during Civil War times and has been diminishing since that era. d. Crime today is comparable to the lawlessness of the Old West. ANS: A OBJ: 2 ...
Published - North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings
... 1996 “Class A misdemeanor” conviction as required by the Respondent’s rules? Should Petitioner’s certification be suspended due to his ineligibility for such certification for a period of five years after a “Class B misdemeanor” conviction? ...
... 1996 “Class A misdemeanor” conviction as required by the Respondent’s rules? Should Petitioner’s certification be suspended due to his ineligibility for such certification for a period of five years after a “Class B misdemeanor” conviction? ...
IMPROVING JUVENILE JUSTICE
... The way in which children, who are victims of the conditions in which they are living and children who have violated the law are approached, treated, rehabilitated, disciplined and punished, is essentially a reflection of that society’s culture and value system. This is expressed in its vision on ch ...
... The way in which children, who are victims of the conditions in which they are living and children who have violated the law are approached, treated, rehabilitated, disciplined and punished, is essentially a reflection of that society’s culture and value system. This is expressed in its vision on ch ...
Reentry Strategic Plan - Northampton County Department of
... Many very positive things are already happening within the education department at Northampton County Jail. The team noted that the judiciary values education as seen through their advocacy for education. ...
... Many very positive things are already happening within the education department at Northampton County Jail. The team noted that the judiciary values education as seen through their advocacy for education. ...
The Debt Penalty
... limited budgets. However, fines and fees often fail to accomplish this second goal because many offenders are too poor to pay them. To compound their financial struggles, offenders may be subject to other financial obligations, such as child support payments and restitution requirements. If they do ...
... limited budgets. However, fines and fees often fail to accomplish this second goal because many offenders are too poor to pay them. To compound their financial struggles, offenders may be subject to other financial obligations, such as child support payments and restitution requirements. If they do ...