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The document lists and provides brief descriptions of 16 top local criminal justice nonprofits in the United States. The nonprofits focus on a range of criminal justice issues like alternatives to incarceration, challenges to human rights violations, advocacy for criminal justice reforms, legal representation for indigent defendants, juvenile justice reform, and advocacy for fair treatment in the legal system. They work on criminal justice issues in states across the country like New York, Georgia, Texas, California, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado and Alabama.
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The document lists and provides brief descriptions of 16 top national cancer nonprofits in the United States. The nonprofits focus on a variety of cancers including breast cancer, lung cancer, leukemia, colorectal cancer, and others. Their missions center around funding research, supporting patients and their families, raising awareness, and working to advance prevention and treatment of cancer.
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AmeriCorps is a national service program that places volunteers in communities to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. It is part of the larger Corporation for National and Community Service that also oversees Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America. Since 1994, over 500,000 AmeriCorps members have served over 700 million hours and earned education awards totaling over $1.4 billion. AmeriCorps members work with over 4,000 organizations to tutor students, mentor youth, build homes, fight poverty, and respond to disasters.
This 3-year project called Project STAR runs out of the Flemingdon Park Ministry and Food Bank. It aims to help food bank participants make progress in key settlement areas like employment, income, and education through self-case management. Project STAR will offer skills training in self-case management, access to resources, and case management and referral services. Research showed community strengths but also challenges like poverty, language barriers, and lack of access to opportunities. Project STAR hopes to address these challenges through collaboration between community organizations.
The document provides information on events and resources for military families in Washington state. It discusses:
1) The Month of the Military Child in April, which recognizes the important role of military children. Various programs and activities are planned throughout the month to honor military kids.
2) An events calendar for Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) that lists activities celebrating the Month of the Military Child.
3) Information on Tutor.com, a free online tutoring service available to all military families regardless of duty status, and a fact sheet about the program.
The University of South Carolina Fraternity Council is partnering with Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands to provide sexual violence prevention education and resources to fraternity members. The Fraternity Council is donating $10,000 to STSM's Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event and hosting a kickoff event on March 17th to announce the partnership. The partnership aims to ensure fraternity members receive training to intervene safely as bystanders and have access to support services to eliminate interpersonal violence.
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This document provides a community engagement report from the UIC College of Pharmacy for the 2014-2015 year. It summarizes the community engagement efforts of 14 student organizations at the college, including the number of community engagement events held, total volunteer hours, and number of community members engaged. The report highlights that through 200 community events, students volunteered over 5,000 hours and engaged over 13,000 community members across the college's two campuses in Chicago and Rockford.
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The document lists and provides brief descriptions of 16 top local criminal justice nonprofits in the United States. The nonprofits focus on a range of criminal justice issues like alternatives to incarceration, challenges to human rights violations, advocacy for criminal justice reforms, legal representation for indigent defendants, juvenile justice reform, and advocacy for fair treatment in the legal system. They work on criminal justice issues in states across the country like New York, Georgia, Texas, California, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado and Alabama.
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The document lists and provides brief descriptions of 16 top national cancer nonprofits in the United States. The nonprofits focus on a variety of cancers including breast cancer, lung cancer, leukemia, colorectal cancer, and others. Their missions center around funding research, supporting patients and their families, raising awareness, and working to advance prevention and treatment of cancer.
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AmeriCorps is a national service program that places volunteers in communities to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. It is part of the larger Corporation for National and Community Service that also oversees Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America. Since 1994, over 500,000 AmeriCorps members have served over 700 million hours and earned education awards totaling over $1.4 billion. AmeriCorps members work with over 4,000 organizations to tutor students, mentor youth, build homes, fight poverty, and respond to disasters.
This 3-year project called Project STAR runs out of the Flemingdon Park Ministry and Food Bank. It aims to help food bank participants make progress in key settlement areas like employment, income, and education through self-case management. Project STAR will offer skills training in self-case management, access to resources, and case management and referral services. Research showed community strengths but also challenges like poverty, language barriers, and lack of access to opportunities. Project STAR hopes to address these challenges through collaboration between community organizations.
The document provides information on events and resources for military families in Washington state. It discusses:
1) The Month of the Military Child in April, which recognizes the important role of military children. Various programs and activities are planned throughout the month to honor military kids.
2) An events calendar for Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) that lists activities celebrating the Month of the Military Child.
3) Information on Tutor.com, a free online tutoring service available to all military families regardless of duty status, and a fact sheet about the program.
The University of South Carolina Fraternity Council is partnering with Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands to provide sexual violence prevention education and resources to fraternity members. The Fraternity Council is donating $10,000 to STSM's Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event and hosting a kickoff event on March 17th to announce the partnership. The partnership aims to ensure fraternity members receive training to intervene safely as bystanders and have access to support services to eliminate interpersonal violence.
Community Engagement Report 2015 5_27-15 Final[1]Jason Rebello
This document provides a community engagement report from the UIC College of Pharmacy for the 2014-2015 year. It summarizes the community engagement efforts of 14 student organizations at the college, including the number of community engagement events held, total volunteer hours, and number of community members engaged. The report highlights that through 200 community events, students volunteered over 5,000 hours and engaged over 13,000 community members across the college's two campuses in Chicago and Rockford.
The document summarizes trends in police misconduct and the US criminal justice system from 2010. It reports that there were over 4,800 cases of reported police misconduct in 2010, resulting in over 6,800 alleged victims and 247 fatalities. The majority of police corruption cases were concentrated in five states. The US has more incarcerated individuals than any other country, and over 3,000 people are serving life imprisonment for relatively minor crimes like petty theft. There are perceived issues with injustice, racial disparities, and civil rights violations within the US criminal justice system.
The criminal justice system involves several steps:
1) A crime is reported to the police, who investigate and may arrest a suspect. The suspect can request a solicitor.
2) The police question the arrested person and must charge or release them within 72 hours. They can charge the person or request more time for questioning.
3) A charged suspect will be remanded in custody until their court date or released on bail until their court date.
4) Both sides prepare evidence and witness testimony for court. Prosecutors decide if there is enough evidence to bring the case to trial.
This document outlines the basic process and key steps in a criminal trial, from arrest through verdict. It includes: 1) An arraignment where the defendant is informed of charges and bail is set, and a possible plea bargain; 2) A preliminary hearing where the prosecution presents evidence for trial or a grand jury; 3) A grand jury hears evidence from the prosecution to decide if there is enough for trial; 4) Possible plea bargaining to reduce charges; 5) Pre-trial activities like requesting a bench trial or discovery exchanges; 6) A trial with jury selection, opening statements, presentation of evidence, closing arguments, and jury deliberations; 7) If found guilty, a pre-sentencing investigation is conducted before
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This document summarizes Indonesia's efforts to combat corruption through the establishment of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). It describes KPK's independent structure and duties to investigate, prosecute, and prevent corruption. It then discusses several corruption cases related to illegal logging that KPK has investigated and prosecuted, resulting in prison sentences and large fines. Recommendations are made to strengthen supervision of officials, focus on asset recovery, and increase international cooperation.
This document provides an overview of the criminal justice system and law enforcement agencies in Australia. It discusses Australia's population and government structure, the separation of powers, criminal law making, the common law system, crime rates, illegal drugs, policing principles established by Sir Robert Peel, state police structures and funding, national law enforcement agencies, prosecutions, courts, capital punishment, imprisonment, prisons, community corrections programs, and police oversight.
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The document discusses various scenes and quotes from King Lear and asks questions about Lear's madness and progression throughout the play. It analyzes Lear's madness based on his actions and quotes provided, looking at whether his madness grows or lessens. It also examines how Lear's use of iambic pentameter relates to his sanity and control.
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Balanced and restorative justice for juvenilessevans-idaho
- The juvenile justice system has traditionally focused on either treatment or punishment alone, but both approaches have failed to satisfy the needs of victims, communities, and offenders.
- A new model called Balanced and Restorative Justice aims to address these shortcomings by focusing on making amends to victims, increasing offender competencies, and protecting public safety through processes where victims, offenders, and communities are active participants.
- Implementing this model requires systemic reforms like developing new goals and resources, redefining roles, and piloting new programs that accomplish sanctioning, rehabilitation, and public safety objectives.
Balanced and restorative justice for juvenilessevans-idaho
- The juvenile justice system has traditionally focused on either treatment or punishment alone, but both approaches have failed to satisfy the needs of victims, communities, and offenders.
- A new model called Balanced and Restorative Justice aims to address these shortcomings by focusing on making amends to victims, increasing offender competencies, and protecting public safety through processes where victims, offenders, and the community are active participants.
- Implementing this model requires systemic reforms like developing new goals and resources, redefining roles, and piloting programs to build consensus and test the approach.
The document discusses the importance of the rule of law. It makes three main points:
1. The rule of law promotes equality, justice, accountability, and protects human rights. It is essential for peace, security, and development.
2. Challenges to the rule of law still exist today in forms like discrimination, inequality and corruption. Upholding the rule of law is crucial to overcoming these issues.
3. Various organizations like the UN and its agencies are working to strengthen the rule of law globally and ensure it applies equally to protect all people.
The Just Trust funds criminal justice reform advocacy organizations across the political spectrum in order to shrink the footprint of the criminal justice system and build a more humane system. It provides funding to national and local groups working on important issues in their communities. The Just Trust supports a full ecosystem of reform efforts, from narrative campaigns to direct advocacy. This includes places often left behind by philanthropy like the Deep South and Appalachia.
The document discusses the concepts of equality and justice, and outlines various initiatives in the Philippines aimed at improving access to justice. It defines equality before the law as the principle that each individual is subject to the same laws, with no special legal privileges. John Rawl's theory of justice as fairness is summarized. Several projects are then described that seek to address barriers to access like costs, delays, and lack of information, through activities like legal aid, education, research, and reform of procedures and institutions. The overall goal is a well-functioning judicial system that is efficient, fair, and enjoys public trust and confidence.
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Child Helpline International is part of the "International NGO Council of Violence against Children", which developed this report. This report from creates an enriching
vision of a non-violent juvenile justice system.
The vision is no more than the fulfillment of states’
obligations under international law to create a distinct
and separate justice system which takes account of
the special status of the child, focuses exclusively on
rehabilitation and reintegration and protects the child
from all forms of violence.
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This document discusses human rights education. It defines human rights education as all learning that develops knowledge, skills and values of human rights. It explains that human rights education grew in recognition as a tool for social change and increasing awareness of rights for all. The document outlines that the UN declared a decade for human rights education to strengthen respect for human rights and promote understanding between groups. It discusses models of human rights education including values and awareness, accountability, and transformational models. The importance of teaching human rights and citizenship in formal education is also addressed.
Civil rights lawyers play a pivotal role in upholding justice and equality in society. Their expertise and dedication are crucial in fighting against discrimination, advocating for marginalized communities, and ensuring that everyone's civil liberties are protected.
This document introduces the Safety and Justice Challenge, which aims to reduce overreliance on jails in the US by selecting 20 jurisdictions committed to reform. It describes the 5 phase planning process these sites will undergo over the next 7 months, with help from partner organizations, to develop data-driven plans to safely reduce unnecessary incarceration while addressing racial disparities. The goal is for sites to create more just, effective and fiscally responsible criminal justice systems as part of a national effort to transform how America views and uses local jails.
The document summarizes trends in police misconduct and the US criminal justice system from 2010. It reports that there were over 4,800 cases of reported police misconduct in 2010, resulting in over 6,800 alleged victims and 247 fatalities. The majority of police corruption cases were concentrated in five states. The US has more incarcerated individuals than any other country, and over 3,000 people are serving life imprisonment for relatively minor crimes like petty theft. There are perceived issues with injustice, racial disparities, and civil rights violations within the US criminal justice system.
The criminal justice system involves several steps:
1) A crime is reported to the police, who investigate and may arrest a suspect. The suspect can request a solicitor.
2) The police question the arrested person and must charge or release them within 72 hours. They can charge the person or request more time for questioning.
3) A charged suspect will be remanded in custody until their court date or released on bail until their court date.
4) Both sides prepare evidence and witness testimony for court. Prosecutors decide if there is enough evidence to bring the case to trial.
This document outlines the basic process and key steps in a criminal trial, from arrest through verdict. It includes: 1) An arraignment where the defendant is informed of charges and bail is set, and a possible plea bargain; 2) A preliminary hearing where the prosecution presents evidence for trial or a grand jury; 3) A grand jury hears evidence from the prosecution to decide if there is enough for trial; 4) Possible plea bargaining to reduce charges; 5) Pre-trial activities like requesting a bench trial or discovery exchanges; 6) A trial with jury selection, opening statements, presentation of evidence, closing arguments, and jury deliberations; 7) If found guilty, a pre-sentencing investigation is conducted before
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This document summarizes Indonesia's efforts to combat corruption through the establishment of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). It describes KPK's independent structure and duties to investigate, prosecute, and prevent corruption. It then discusses several corruption cases related to illegal logging that KPK has investigated and prosecuted, resulting in prison sentences and large fines. Recommendations are made to strengthen supervision of officials, focus on asset recovery, and increase international cooperation.
This document provides an overview of the criminal justice system and law enforcement agencies in Australia. It discusses Australia's population and government structure, the separation of powers, criminal law making, the common law system, crime rates, illegal drugs, policing principles established by Sir Robert Peel, state police structures and funding, national law enforcement agencies, prosecutions, courts, capital punishment, imprisonment, prisons, community corrections programs, and police oversight.
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The document discusses various scenes and quotes from King Lear and asks questions about Lear's madness and progression throughout the play. It analyzes Lear's madness based on his actions and quotes provided, looking at whether his madness grows or lessens. It also examines how Lear's use of iambic pentameter relates to his sanity and control.
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Balanced and restorative justice for juvenilessevans-idaho
- The juvenile justice system has traditionally focused on either treatment or punishment alone, but both approaches have failed to satisfy the needs of victims, communities, and offenders.
- A new model called Balanced and Restorative Justice aims to address these shortcomings by focusing on making amends to victims, increasing offender competencies, and protecting public safety through processes where victims, offenders, and communities are active participants.
- Implementing this model requires systemic reforms like developing new goals and resources, redefining roles, and piloting new programs that accomplish sanctioning, rehabilitation, and public safety objectives.
Balanced and restorative justice for juvenilessevans-idaho
- The juvenile justice system has traditionally focused on either treatment or punishment alone, but both approaches have failed to satisfy the needs of victims, communities, and offenders.
- A new model called Balanced and Restorative Justice aims to address these shortcomings by focusing on making amends to victims, increasing offender competencies, and protecting public safety through processes where victims, offenders, and the community are active participants.
- Implementing this model requires systemic reforms like developing new goals and resources, redefining roles, and piloting programs to build consensus and test the approach.
The document discusses the importance of the rule of law. It makes three main points:
1. The rule of law promotes equality, justice, accountability, and protects human rights. It is essential for peace, security, and development.
2. Challenges to the rule of law still exist today in forms like discrimination, inequality and corruption. Upholding the rule of law is crucial to overcoming these issues.
3. Various organizations like the UN and its agencies are working to strengthen the rule of law globally and ensure it applies equally to protect all people.
The Just Trust funds criminal justice reform advocacy organizations across the political spectrum in order to shrink the footprint of the criminal justice system and build a more humane system. It provides funding to national and local groups working on important issues in their communities. The Just Trust supports a full ecosystem of reform efforts, from narrative campaigns to direct advocacy. This includes places often left behind by philanthropy like the Deep South and Appalachia.
The document discusses the concepts of equality and justice, and outlines various initiatives in the Philippines aimed at improving access to justice. It defines equality before the law as the principle that each individual is subject to the same laws, with no special legal privileges. John Rawl's theory of justice as fairness is summarized. Several projects are then described that seek to address barriers to access like costs, delays, and lack of information, through activities like legal aid, education, research, and reform of procedures and institutions. The overall goal is a well-functioning judicial system that is efficient, fair, and enjoys public trust and confidence.
Juvenile Justice And The Criminal Justice SystemToya Shamberger
The juvenile justice system aims to rehabilitate juvenile offenders rather than punish them. It recognizes that juveniles are still developing and can be reformed. However, some argue juveniles should face tougher consequences to deter crime. This document discusses the history and goals of the juvenile justice system, including landmark Supreme Court cases that established juveniles' constitutional rights in the system. It also examines different approaches to treating juvenile offenders and the challenges of addressing their rehabilitation and public safety.
Creating a Non-Violent Juvenile JusticeThomas Müller
Child Helpline International is part of the "International NGO Council of Violence against Children", which developed this report. This report from creates an enriching
vision of a non-violent juvenile justice system.
The vision is no more than the fulfillment of states’
obligations under international law to create a distinct
and separate justice system which takes account of
the special status of the child, focuses exclusively on
rehabilitation and reintegration and protects the child
from all forms of violence.
HUMAN RIGHT EDUCATION AND GOOD CITIZENSHIPRhon Paigao
This document discusses human rights education. It defines human rights education as all learning that develops knowledge, skills and values of human rights. It explains that human rights education grew in recognition as a tool for social change and increasing awareness of rights for all. The document outlines that the UN declared a decade for human rights education to strengthen respect for human rights and promote understanding between groups. It discusses models of human rights education including values and awareness, accountability, and transformational models. The importance of teaching human rights and citizenship in formal education is also addressed.
Civil rights lawyers play a pivotal role in upholding justice and equality in society. Their expertise and dedication are crucial in fighting against discrimination, advocating for marginalized communities, and ensuring that everyone's civil liberties are protected.
This document introduces the Safety and Justice Challenge, which aims to reduce overreliance on jails in the US by selecting 20 jurisdictions committed to reform. It describes the 5 phase planning process these sites will undergo over the next 7 months, with help from partner organizations, to develop data-driven plans to safely reduce unnecessary incarceration while addressing racial disparities. The goal is for sites to create more just, effective and fiscally responsible criminal justice systems as part of a national effort to transform how America views and uses local jails.
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This document presents an overview of five main areas for taking action on human rights issues: human rights education, human rights research, monitoring human rights, advocacy, and upholding human rights legal standards. For each area, one or two examples are given of specific projects that were developed in partnership with Rights & Democracy to support human rights work. The document concludes by asking the reader to reflect on which action area they see themselves participating in to promote human rights.
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1. recommended by 126 Criminal Justice experts 16 Top National Criminal Justice Nonprofits at
2. #1 The Innocence Project The Innocence Project’s mission is nothing less than to free the staggering numbers of innocent people who remain incarcerated and to bring substantive reform to the system responsible for their unjust imprisonment.
3. #2 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
4. #3 The Sentencing Project The Sentencing Project is a national organization working for a fair and effective criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing law and practice, and alternatives to incarceration.
5. #4 Vera Institute of Justice The Vera Institute of Justice combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety.
6. #5 NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is America's premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. Through litigation, advocacy and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans. LDF also defends the gains and protections won over the past 70 years of civil rights struggle and works to improve the quality and diversity of judicial and executive appointments.
7. #6 Southern Center for Human Rights The Southern Center for Human Rights provides legal representation to people facing the death penalty, challenges human rights violations in prisons and jails, seeks through litigation and advocacy to improve legal representation for poor people accused of crimes, and advocates for criminal justice system reforms on behalf of those affected by the system in the Southern United States.
8. #7 Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama A nonprofit organization providing legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners denied fair and just treatment in the legal system.
9. #8 Public Safety Performance, Pew Center on the States The Public Safety Performance Project helps states advance fiscally sound, data-driven policies and practices that protect public safety, hold offenders accountable and control corrections costs.
10. #9 Justice Policy Institute Our mission is to reduce the use of incarceration and the justice system and promote policies that improve the well-being of all people and communities.
11. #10 Drug Policy Alliance Our mission is to advance those policies and attitudes that best reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to promote the sovereignty of individuals over their minds and bodies.
12. #11 Campaign for Youth Justice The mission of the Campaign for Youth Justice is to end the practice of prosecuting, sentencing and incarcerating youth (under 18) in the adult criminal justice system. CFYJ also seeks to promote research-based, developmentally-appropriate rehabilitative programs and services for youth as an alternative to the adult criminal justice system.
13. #12 Death Penalty Information Center The Death Penalty Information Center is a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment. The Center was founded in 1990 and prepares in-depth reports, issues press releases, conducts briefings for journalists, and serves as a resource to those working on this issue. The Center is widely quoted and consulted by all those concerned with the death penalty.
14. #13 Justice Center, The Council of State Governments The Council of State Governments Justice Center is a national nonprofit organization that serves policymakers at the local, state, and federal levels from all branches of government. Staff provides practical, nonpartisan advice and consensus-driven strategies—informed by available evidence—to increase public safety and strengthen communities.
15. #14 Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Our mission is to advocate for the civil rights and empowerment of incarcerated parents, children, family members and people at risk for incarceration through responding to requests for information, trainings, technical assistance, litigation, community activism and the development of more advocates. Our focus is on women prisoners and their families, and we emphasize that issues of race are central to any discussion of incarceration.
16. #15 W . Haywood Burns Institute To protect and improve the lives of youth of color, poor youth and the well-being of their communities by reducing the adverse impacts of public and private youth-serving systems to ensure fairness and equity throughout the juvenile justice system.
17. #16 The Constitution Project The Constitution Project (TCP) brings together unlikely allies—experts and practitioners from across the political spectrum—in order to promote and safeguard America’s founding charter. TCP is working to reform the nation’s broken criminal justice system and to strengthen the rule of law through scholarship, consensus policy reforms, advocacy, and public education.
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