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Collateral Legal Consequences and Criminal Sentencing [PDF]
, 2023 A criminal conviction can trigger numerous burdensome legal consequences beyond the formal sentence. Some charge that these “collateral” legal consequences (CLCs) constitute additional measures of punishment, which raises the further question of whether ...
Hoskins, Zachary
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Longer‐duration, holistic, cohort‐based, coach‐led interventions may be particularly effective in promoting both economic health and emotional well‐being among unmarried mothers living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Aligning with the 1999 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) framework for program evaluation, this study presents a ...
Jennifer Langhinrichsen‐Rohling +5 more
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The Use of Criminal Charges and Sanctions in Mental Health Courts [PDF]
Psychiatric Services, 2002 This study sought to describe the use of criminal charges, sanctions (primarily jail), and other strategies mental health courts use to mandate adherence to community treatment, and in doing so to elaborate on earlier descriptions of such courts.Telephone interviews were conducted with staff of four mental health courts, located in Santa Barbara ...
Griffin, Patricia A. +2 more
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Powers of the Prosecutor in Criminal Investigation [PDF]
, 2021 This comparative analysis examines the scope of prosecutorial powers at different phases of criminal investigation in four countries: the United States, Italy, Poland, and Germany.
Kremens, Karolina
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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Criminal associations aimed at committing environmental crimes and aggravating circumstances applicable to the association [PDF]
Lexambiente, 2020 This report concerns environmental criminal organizations and the system of aggravating circumstances of the associative crime, committed to the commission of crimes against the environment.
Giulio Monferini
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Little is known about the impacts of the disclosure, or the non‐disclosure, of medical conditions associated with neurodiversity in the context of court proceedings and hearings before tribunals and commissions. This paper examines the experiences of twenty‐three Queensland Judges, Magistrates, and Tribunal and Commission Members with ...
Danielle Bozin +5 more
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Mental Health and Criminal Charges: Variation in Diversion Pathways in Australia [PDF]
Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2017 Mental health and criminal justice legislation must provide the appropriate mechanisms for ensuring the assessment and care of mentally ill individuals. It must also balance the right to justice of these individuals with the rights of the community. In Australia, each jurisdiction has its own legislative provisions related to mental health, criminal ...
Davidson, Fiona +4 more
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Detectives and disclosure: an analysis of the implementation of the disclosure provisions of the criminal procedure and investigations act 1996 by cm officers, based on a study of operational procedure in two police force areas [PDF]
, 2002 The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 introduced new procedures for the handling of unused material in criminal cases. Defective treatment of such material has been a central aspect of many of the most notorious miscarriages of justice of ...
Taylor, Christopher William
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Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
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