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Monthly Blog Archive / May, 2010
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May, 2010
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May 26, 2010How do we address the disturbing fact that although they're seeking help and healing, crime victims often report being traumatized by their experience with the police and the courts? For victims of violent crime, what are the routes to emotional and mental health? At Vera, where we ha... More
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May 24, 2010Graham v. Florida is an important addition to the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Eighth Amendment. Because life sentences are extreme decisions and deprive young people of their liberty in a lasting way, courts must make sure that such sentences are just. There are (at least) two important pi... More
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May 18, 2010In response to the recent Vera report It’s About Time, geriatrics specialists Dr. Brie Williams and Jessamyn Conell-Price from the University of California, San Francisco, examine the practice of geriatric release from a medical perspective. Vera’s report It’s About Time: Aging Pri... More
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May 17, 2010The Supreme Court took an important step today in ruling against life in prison without parole for kids convicted of violent crimes other than homicide. Now what about revisiting the thousands convicted as juveniles who are already consigned to death in prison? Today’s Supreme Court ... More
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May 13, 2010Success in prosecuting a batterer takes more than a guilty verdict—it requires intentional forethought and planning for the victim's safety. Nancy Smith's blog post illustrates that this is, indeed, a complicated issue without a one-size-fits-all answer. It can be true that if prosecutors... More
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May 13, 2010A tough prosecutor who uses evidence-based methods gets convictions, but does his hard-driving approach help the victims? When one of my colleagues read Vanessa O’Connell’s article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal describing the practices that have brought national attention ... More
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May 05, 2010Investing in community-based responses for kids when they first get in trouble could save lives as well as money. Lately, the media, policy makers, and the advocacy community have paid a lot of attention to the need for “placement reform” in the juvenile justice system—shortha... More
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May 04, 2010A new report from the Coalition for Juvenile Justice describes how a strength-based approach can play an important role in successful justice interventions for young people. A cornerstone of the Family Justice Program’s work is helping organizations integrate a strength-based approach. Working... More
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