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Showing 1 to 20 of 600 for “"justice system"”.
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Inside the Juvenile Justice System
… and integrity and being a nation that stands for justice and equality for all. Within the United States there are systems in place to better the people and communities in order to provide safety and order. However, just as any nation, there is a struggle with violent behavior and tendencies among …
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Child suggestibility in the Namibian legal justice system
… whether Namibian legal and allied criminal justice professionals involved in child sexual abuse investigations were cognizant of child suggestibility and whether the concept child suggestibility was duly weighted during investigations and court proceedings. The legal practitioners were …
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Minority over-representation in the juvenile justice system
Minority over-representation in the juvenile justice system is a national concern. Research in this area is limited, however, there is indication that minority over-representation, particularly of African-American youth, seems to occur at various stages of juvenile justice processing. It is my …
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Racial Adultification and the American Criminal Justice System
… Americans are overrepresented in the criminal justice system and known to experience disadvantages in society because of their race, ethnicity and sometimes gender. With determination to understand the barriers that hinder African Americans from equal opportunities; this thesis explores the …
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Court management and the Massachusetts criminal justice system.
Thesis. 1976. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Alfred P. Sloan School of Management.
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Separation of powers in the Kuwaiti criminal justice system
… of separating powers within the criminal justice system of Kuwait, examining the function of this division and the structures that are designed to protect the rights of citizens. Despite being formally regulated according to democratic principles, the criminal justice system of Kuwait has …
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The Revolving Door: Stories from the Juvenile Justice System
… who have lived experience within the Juvenile Justice System (JJS). Narrative inquiry allows research to be interpretive and phenomenological—in that it involves examination of a participant’s lifeworld and explores their personal perception of an object or event, as opposed to an attempt to …
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The politics of race and the criminal justice system
The intersection of race, justice and politics create a vicious cycle in the U.S. Those most affected by disparities in the current system are the least likely to participate in politics, while those relatively unaffected are often unlikely to acknowledge the issue as one in need of political …
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The language of racism and the criminal justice system
The question of racial bias in the criminal justice system has long been a controversial one in South African legal, sociological and political discussion. This thesis is an intervention in the discussion, in favour of the argument that the criminal justice system is a site of racial and other …
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Constitutional rationalisation of legislation dealing with traditional justice system
… the question of whether an imposed traditional justice system operating through traditional courts is still relevant in South Africa. I interrogate whether traditional courts are necessary in a constitutional democracy outside of the existing western type courts system. The Constitution, in …
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Home Visiting with Justice System Involved Women: A Qualitative Study
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate one Early Head Start-Home Based Option program and their home visiting work with pregnant incarcerated women. The study explored the experience in services, support and barriers encountered by pregnant incarcerated women receiving home visiting …
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Juvenile Injustice: Disproportionate Minority Contact in Oklahoma's Juvenile Justice System
… that minority overrepresentation in the juvenile justice system is not a new phenomenon. The problem, however, is not going away and might even be getting worse. In 2008, the FBI's Uniform Crime Report showed that 52% of juvenile Violent Crime Index arrests, and 33% of juvenile Property Crime …
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Punishment versus non-stigmatization in the Massachusetts juvenile justice system.
Thesis. 1976. B.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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Peoples opinion on the punishments in the Icelandic Criminal Justice system
… well and have general knowledge on the Icelandic justice system. The data was collected through survey, shared on Facebook, so the sample was self-selected. The results showed that 66,2% were supportive of using EM at the end of sentences but over half were opposed to the usage of EM as an …
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Decision Making and Reform Within the United States Criminal Justice System
<p>The United States Criminal Justice System has undergone massive legislative reform in the past decade. These reforms have prompted a demand to analyze the benefits and potential unintended consequences of proposed policies and legislation. The following dissertation measures policy implications …
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A critical analysis of the child justice system in (mainland) Tanzania
This study critically examines the child justice system in mainland Tanzania in the light of principles recommended by international child rights law. Thus far, international child rights law has developed a three-dimensional approach to child justice: an effective system to prevent child …
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Witnesses in South Africa, the stepchildren of the criminal justice system
In South Africa the criminal justice system is primarily controlled by the Criminal Procedure Act1 and its application in the criminal process. The introduction of a justiciable Bill of Rights2 on 27 April 19943 ushered South Africa into a new legal and constitutional dispensation, which in tum …
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Aggravated robbery in the Zambian criminal justice system: controlled use of firearms
The regulation of firearms is a pertinent issue in every nation because it hinges on the protection of human life. A nation with uncontrolled use of firearms is prone to have high levels of insecurity. As a result nations, such as Zambia have developed firearm laws which control the use of firearms …
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