“The researchers focused on methods authorities can take to improve the quality of family engagement, which they defined as “the systemic inclusion of family in activities that promote children’s development and overall well-being, including the planning, structure, implementation and evaluation of these activities.”“
The Crime Report
July 5, 2019
Read More“Long prison terms do little to achieve those important goals. Instead, they too often extinguish hope and frustrate efforts made by countless people to turn their lives around and return to their communities to give something back. I can do much more to change the lives of the next generation in my community, acting as a mentor, than locked up behind bars. And there are many others, just like me, sitting in prison and waiting for their second chance. It’s long past time we reach out a helping hand and bring them home.“
The Crime Report
April 30, 2019
Read More“It was a far different philosophy from that expressed by many politicians at similar meetings in previous decades, when the emphasis was on putting more people behind bars—and not on training them for productive work when they were released.“
The Crime Report
February 25, 2019
Read More"More than 100 civil rights, 'digital justice' and community groups issued a statement expressing concerns about the expanding use of risk assessment instruments as a substitute for basing bail releases on money. "
The Crime Report
July 31, 2018
Read More"21 percent of licensed, employed attorneys qualify as problem drinkers, compared to 12 percent of the highly-educated workforce. The study also found elevated levels of mental health disorders: 28 percent of attorneys surveyed struggled with some level of depression, compared to an estimated seven percent of the general population. Some 19 percent experienced anxiety."
The Crime Report
June 26, 2018
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