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Crossing the Line: An Analysis of Problems with Classifying Recidivist Misdemeanor Offenses as Felonies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Alaska is in the minority of states that apply felony charges based on a defendant\u27s history of misdemeanor violations. This approach to the challenges of criminal recidivism, however, creates both constitutional and prudential problems.
Katbi, Andrew
core   +1 more source

Implementation of Youth Empowerment Services (YES) juvenile justice diversion program: A first‐person account

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Santa Barbara County, the Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Program brought together several government and community‐based organizations, as well as a university‐based evaluation team, to provide pre‐adjudication diversion to youth ages 12 to 17.
Angela Pollard   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modern Interpretations of the Theory of Criminal Misdemeanorin Administrative Law of Russia

open access: yesСибирское юридическое обозрение, 2017
The article examines in historical retrospect the experience and tendencies of parallel development of criminal and administrative responsibility in domestic jurisprudence and legislation from the 19th century to the present day.
Anatolii V. Kirin, Nelli I. Pobezhimova
doaj   +1 more source

Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Jails: Recommendations for Local Practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
People of color are overrepresented in our criminal justice system. One in three African American men born today will be incarcerated in his lifetime. In some cities, African Americans are ten times more likely to be arrested when stopped by police. With
Jessica Eaglin
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The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
wiley   +1 more source

Duty of a defendant to plead to his detriment [PDF]

open access: yesGlasnik Advokatske komore Vojvodine, 2015
The laws governing criminal proceedings, economic offences and misdemeanor proceedings stipulate certain rights and duties of a defendant. A new Misdemeanor Law of the Republic of Serbia, which is applicable as of March 1 2014, has limited one of the ...
Milić Ivan
doaj  

A Special Case in Terms of Repetition of Misdemeanors: Special Irregularities

open access: yesInternational Journal of Public Finance, 2021
Repeats in the Tax Criminal Law; It refers to the expression that a person who committed a misdemeanor before, after a certain period of time, the second misdemeanor can be increased in different dimensions. Although the provisions of repetition in terms
Burçin Bozdoğanoğlu, Vakkas Yurtlu
doaj   +1 more source

Felony Definition: A White Paper [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
As part of a larger project to improve the quality and timeliness of Alaska criminal history records, the Alaska Department of Public Safety intends to upgrade the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN) to provide an indicator to show whether a
Rieger, Lisa
core  

Border harm and affective injustice: The politics of anger at the Melilla border, Spain

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines protests in a detention center in Melilla, Spain—a site where structural violence intersects with the everyday harms of confinement. Adopting a justice and dignity‐centered perspective, we analyze grassroots forms of resistance emerging at the border. The study focuses on the protests of Tunisian migrants and explores the
Corina Tulbure
wiley   +1 more source

Temeiurile, procesul și tactica audierii expertului judiciar // The grounds, process and tactics of the judicial expert hearing

open access: yesAnalele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii "Al.I. Cuza" din Iaşi. Ştiinţe Juridice, 2022
It is well known that the special knowledge of experts is successfully used by conducting forensic expertise for establishing the truth in criminal, civil and misdemeanor cases.
Mihail Gheorghiță, Anatol Rotari
doaj   +1 more source

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