Do you care about your freedom? If so, this article is for you. Norway and North Korea – What do they have in common? Overall, not much, with a significant difference between the two countries being that Norway is ranked number one on the 2017 World Press Freedom Index and North Korea is ranked 180—the
As marijuana legalization spreads, courts are grappling with its impact on child custody and visitation. Parents risk losing custody, even for legal use. With conflicting laws and few precedents, judges must balance child safety with evolving legal standards. The debate over marijuana use and parental rights is just beginning.
Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, liberals and conservatives, there was support from both the right and the left to dismantle the “war on drugs” and reduce mass incarceration. For a number of years, citizens have rejected the politicians’ shibboleth of “tough on crime.” Public opinion polls supported treatment over incarceration, particularly for non-violent crimes. Prisons were closing,
Psycho, lunatic, cripple: all words that now have a demeaning connotation. If someone had a medical condition and got labeled with these words, they were not being complimented. These words, and others even worse, created a stigma that resulted in a person having problems getting proper help, or even participating in society. This article is
JSI Co-Founder Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) delivered drug court training in Australia and New Zealand, meeting with legal leaders and presenting on best practices. From Melbourne to Auckland, her international work highlights the global impact of evidence-based justice and the growth of non-adversarial court models.
When my partners and I created the Justice Speakers Institute, the main goal was to work to improve justice throughout the world but, admittedly, I also wanted the opportunity to travel. As a result, I purchase a lot of airline tickets flying from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, a Delta hub. I have had my share of
The number of people claiming that the American governmental system is broken and that it is impossible to fix is growing. Anti-democratic rhetoric is now common. On Twitter, Facebook and other social media, people routinely claim that our founders created a republic, not a democracy, while others express support for rolling back democratic election reforms.
By JSI Associate Thomas Page, Drug Recognition Expert Emeritus The Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) program, procedure, and police officers constitute a systems approach to identifying, apprehending, and prosecuting the individual who drives while under the influence of a drug or drugs. The program and procedures were initially developed in the 1980s by Los Angeles, California, Police
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