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... © The Ohio State University ABA Policies Relating to Diversion and Special Courts (other than ABA Standards) Approved (after revision by proponents) at Midyear 1994 Meeting #100 (Committee on the Drug Crisis; cosponsored by CJS, Ohio State Bar Association) BE IT RESOLVED, That the American...

...David B. Wexler © The Ohio State University Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Legal Landscapes, and FormTHERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE, LEGAL LANDSCAPES, AND FORMReform: The Case of Diversion I. INTRODUCTION At the University of Puerto Rico School of Law (UPR) in the fall term of the 2008-2009 academic...

...Barry Boss; Kara Kapp Abstract 2022 marks an important year for racial diversity in our criminal justice system. President Biden has just nominated the first black woman, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Senate appears poised to add additional members...

... of such sentences may require stakeholders to look elsewhere, including either legislative reform or appointment of a more diverse set of district judges. © The Ohio State University substantive reasonableness judicial discretion bird’s-eye view mine-run case judicial review From the Bird s Eye...

... and comparative perspective. Over time, age has recurrently served to legitimize punitiveness toward children or adults. America has oscillated between deeming that juveniles deserve fewer rights than adults, that they deserve more rights, or that they should essentially be treated the same. After diverse...

... much less use of custodial sentences by employing alternatives such as prosecutorial diversion, fines and day fines as the sole sanction, suspended custodial sentences, and community service or training orders imposed as conditions of probation. These European practices should not be dismissed...

... by the accomplished and diverse group of leaders and innovators who comprise its members, Directors and Trustees. Through research, task forces, convenings, and special projects, CCJ accelerates momentum for criminal justice reform and drives smart policymaking by generating achievable solutions that are factual...

... members an approach that recognizes harm, addresses the needs of people in a humane way, and increases public safety. Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion/Let Everyone Advance with Dignity (LEAD) is that response. Established in 2011 in Seattle in response to the failed War on Drugs, and its disparate...

... of traffic fines and fees in Nevada, historically one of the fastest growing and increasingly diverse states in the nation. Nevada is one of thirteen US states to prosecute minor traffic violations as criminal misdemeanors rather than civil infractions. Drawing on legislative histories, we find that state...

... with mental health treatment needs, these efforts have focused almost entirely on the front end of the criminal legal system (e.g., arrest and jail diversion), as well as problem-solving courts and alternative sentencing programs. And while plenty of work to prevent incarceration remains to be done...

... commission that would review applications expeditiously and make recommendations to the president, would ensure fair and timely consideration for every applicant. The commissioners would come from diverse backgrounds, in contrast to the current system in which the Department of Justice has a monopoly...

..., research demonstrates that drug treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy, diversion programs, etc. can be efficacious, while too often imprisonment is not. Second, the Commission’s decision making underscores Justice Antonin Scalia’s dissent in United States v. Mistretta : It is a junior varsity legislature...

.../cocaine sentencing disparity, and pretrial diversion. All of these new policies tack in the same direction: ameliorating the harshness of the modern-era federal sentencing regime. Most notably, Attorney General Garland’s Drug Memo seeks to all but do away with the disparity by calling for federal...

... and scrutiny. Marvin liked advocacy and as a judge always wanted to get the right result even if meant acknowledging that his previous views were incorrect. He applied the same critical thinking when he critiqued subjects as diverse as sentencing, the adversary system and the proper relationship between church...

... for solutions that enhance safety and justice for all. In 2022, CCJ established the Task Force, recruiting 16 national subject matter experts representing diverse political perspectives to scrutinize the impact of extended sentences on the criminal justice system and the communities it serves, encompassing...

... into the key policy tensions the group faced, including how to weigh empirical and experiential evidence. It describes the central themes of the group’s findings and recommendations and importance of reaching consensus across diverse perspectives. © The Ohio State University long sentences homicide...

... tate.az.us/asd/pdf/ dtef%2099%20part%20one .pdf Introduction In 1996, the people of Arizona passed the Drug Medicalization, Prevention and Control Act. The centerpiece of the Act is the diversion of certain drug offenders from prison. The Act requires a court to sentence Þrst and second time offenders who...

... Electronic Monitoring Sentencing Policy Federal Sentencing Commission Police Public Safety Clemency Compassionate Release LEAD Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Diversion Mass Incarceration Re ections on the Rewriting the Sentence II Summit on Alternatives to Incarceration HANNA LIEBMAN...

... procedures.2 As seen in the table on [p. 254], these changes focused on: diversion of drug offenders from incarceration through expanded treatment options; expansion of alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders; parole and probation reforms designed either to reduce time served in prison...

... risk assessment instrument is to identify good candidates for diversion from incarceration at the time of sentencing. The VCSC designed the tool to identify, from among eligible offenders who would otherwise be recommended for incarceration by state sentencing guidelines, offenders with the lowest...