Feminist theory has provided an important awareness of how the patriarchal nature of our structures, including the justice system, but has also enriched the stream with its emphasis on an ethic of relationship. (3) The process of justice finds expression as a conflict between adversaries in which the offender is pitted against state rules and intentions outweigh outcomes and one side wins while the other side loses
Sentencing Law and Policy: Don't registered sex offenders need gun rights for personal self-defense more than others?
Threats on a site like this have also been successfully prosecuted and the people that made them thrown in prison, which would instantly make you a felon. But back to the subject of guns, the lying criminal governments have made targets of the residences of the people who are listed on their Sex Offender Registries
It is lower than almost any other felony in any class - yet the media will make sure that every day there is some story somewhere about a new sex crime involving children or an assaultive rapist and if is someone who reoffends that will be splashed across America's TV's, papers and computer screens for weeks - but we don't do that with Drunk Drivers, even those who cause a loss of life, do we? Why doesn't the newspaper report on the thousands of sex offenders who have been released and never stepped on the wrong side of the law again? Why are there not reports highlighting the blacklisting of an RSO from most jobs? How do you start the process of making someone a second-class citizen? You deny them the same access to basic services, you deny them housing opportunities that are afforded to all, you pass laws and restrictions making it unfavorable and unprofitable for any business to hire them, thus taking away there ability to provide a living for themselves. If you think I am wrong think of the last time someone in law enforcement actually did you a service? Police are nothing more that tax collectors with a gun and power
Was in the process of contacting the referred law firm of David Shrager by Premier Defense (this site) about this recent ruling about Corruption of Minors NOT being a registrable offence in Pa. Although it may be hard to imagine, some high courts have ruled that sex offender registration requirements are not punitive, but are instead collateral consequences
Is adult court right place for 12-year-old suspects in 'Slender Man' stabbing? (+video) - CSMonitor.com
According to the criminal complaint, both girls said they were driven to kill by the mythological character Slender Man, a staple of user-generated online fiction. In 2012, the high court went further, saying states cannot mandate a life sentence without the possibility of parole for juvenile murderers, but must take into account their individual life circumstances
At present, very few civil commitment programs have released sufficient numbers of offenders to allow researchers to study the impact of civil commitment in a meaningful way. Limitations: Impact on Sexual Offender Recidivism The limitations cited for the specialized supervision research, and in particular the containment approach, hold for the polygraph research as well
The hypocrisy of sex offender laws that allege to combat sexual crime by pouring millions into surveillance and registry programmes is reflected in the difficulty experienced by rape support centres that are struggling to merely survive. I did not post this decision because 1) there was a Superior Court decision that ruled otherwise, and 2) the PA Supreme Court is currently deciding this particular issue in another case
Juvenile Life Without Parole
More than 500 of these people were sentenced in Pennsylvania, more than in any other state.Much of the rhetoric around children sentenced to die in prison focuses on their brain development; this science tends to show that children, still growing, are less culpable for their actions. When he was convicted, he was given a mandatory life without the possibility of parole sentence--even though he didn't actually kill anyone.Earlier this year, Adolfo, now 38 years old, came before Judge Angela Petrone for his resentencing
Rousseau: Social Contract: Book III
THE MARKS OF A GOOD GOVERNMENT THE question "What absolutely is the best government?" is unanswerable as well as indeterminate; or rather, there are as many good answers as there are possible combinations in the absolute and relative situations of all nations.But if it is asked by what sign we may know that a given people is well or ill governed, that is another matter, and the question, being one of fact, admits of an answer.It is not, however, answered, because everyone wants to answer it in his own way. Law being purely the declaration of the general will, it is clear that, in the exercise of the legislative power, the people cannot be represented; but in that of the executive power, which is only the force that is applied to give the law effect, it both can and should be represented
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Though documents describing the evidence used to obtain the arrest warrant are not readily available, Andrews was able to convince a judge (probably the same Judge Parker who presided over the trial) that the trail had not gone cold after so many years. It is possible that Arcene may have hoped to obtain a pardon by falsely pleading youth, but he did not revise his statement, even when it became apparent that it would do him no good
Management asked him about when hiring, took a chance, and he turned out to be one of the most competent, most dependable, most make-it-happen employees in the company. Fabrizio Costantini for the Wall Street Journal When Precious Daniels learned that the Census Bureau was looking for temporary workers, she thought she would make an ideal candidate
Juvenile Offenders Sentenced To Life Can Face Harsher Treatment Than Adults: Report
Although Hines never pulled a trigger or even held a weapon that day, he was sentenced, under Michigan law, to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The confrontation turned into an argument and one of Hines' buddies pulled out a gun and shot and killed the man.The shooter was later charged with second-degree murder and given the possibility of parole
Should kids go to court in chains? - USATODAY.com
"You go to a juvenile courtroom and you see a child shackled like a wild animal, and you go over to the adult courtroom and the adult is not shackled," says Carlos Martinez, assistant chief public defender. At issue is whether kids as young as 10 need to be shackled for court security, and whether putting chains on young defendants not only makes them look like criminals but also makes them more likely to think of themselves in that way
His prison mentor gave him a Bible with multiple versions of the scriptures, even Greek.Family visits are confined to normal Thursday and Sunday visiting hours. "Phil Danner was, regardless of what we call this crime, murdered."The decision was remarkable in light of the fact that, between 2000 and 2010, only 13 children in Indiana were sentenced as adults for murder or attempted murder
Why trying kids as adults unjust: Column
Adolescents have limited empathy for others and limited ability to assess the long-term impact of their behavior on their own future, much less that of their victims.At same time, the response of accomplices can be all important. As in the Wisconsin case, teenagers sometimes perpetrate despicable crimes, more to express loyalty to their partner in crime than to express any disdain for the victim.The late-'80s and early-'90s surge in youth violence prompted rapid change in state laws nationwide, widening the range of offenses and lowering the minimum age when transfer to adult court is possible, if not mandatory
Moreover, the implications and consequences of administering a long and harsh punishment are very different when the offender is young than when he or she is an adult. Transferring juveniles to criminal court has three sets of implications that need to be considered in discussions about whether they should be tried as adults
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