So SO and I are watching the first season of Spiral (Engrenages) and there's something about the procedural process that confuses me - suspects are brought in, and then soon after meet with a 'Judge' who decides a sentence - but unlike UK or US shows, this is done in a private office, not a courtroom. Can someone explain this to us? (No spoilers, if you know about French justice but not the programme!)
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posted by mippy
on May 10, 2013 -
10 answers
What are some resources (academic or official) that help explain why incarceration is still the primary means by which the US punishes crime (felony/serious misdemeanor)?
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posted by SMPA
on Mar 30, 2013 -
8 answers
I'm hoping MeFi can help me with the why and how of an unusual business situation. I own a small marketing agency. An elderly woman wants to retain me to make a Facebook page and write about how she was wronged/is still being wronged by a pair of judges who will not drop a case that should be dropped. In addition to calling out the judges she will make a larger point that judicial character reform is necessary.
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posted by michaelh
on Aug 6, 2012 -
17 answers
You're a young person, in your 20s or so, and you've noticed that quite a few of your similarly-aged peers & friends are in desperate need of care due to major mental and emotional health challenges - which are taking a toll on everything else. However, support services for this group are lacking. What could you learn or train in to be able to be a better source of support and care for your peer community?
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posted by divabat
on Oct 20, 2011 -
11 answers
I'm looking to interview recent parolees for an independent radio piece. I'm looking for smart, responsible ways to make contact with them or to invite anyone interested in participating to contact me.
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posted by brynnwood
on Jan 30, 2011 -
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The music that everyone at my lab bench most enjoys working to is stuff like Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, Justice, etc etc etc. Particularly good are seamlessly mixed live sets. Can anyone recommend any easily obtainable sets from these artists, or similar artists that mightn't be on our radar? We've already exhausted Alive 2007, amazing as it is. The only caveat is no naughty words; everyone was pretty abashed when a senior academic walked by just as SUCK MY DICK / AIN'T THAT SOME SHIT was blasting.
posted by nicolas léonard sadi carnot
on Jan 24, 2011 -
23 answers
[Life Path/Career Advice Filter]: How can someone a person with diagnosed depression work in the field of human rights and social justice?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 12, 2011 -
5 answers
I'm making a mod for Amnesia: The Dark Descent, set in Prussia around the turn of the nineteenth century (late 1700s or early 1800s), and I'm looking to add short written excerpts on the theme of abstract justice versus the collateral human cost of achieving it as notes for the player to pick up.
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posted by Tubalcain
on Jan 10, 2011 -
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Question about posting a video of an attack on a bus driver in the hope that viewers might be able to identify the attackers.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 4, 2010 -
4 answers
Where can we find awesome posters & prints that are dedicated to public health and social justice themes?
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posted by thewrongparty
on Oct 21, 2010 -
13 answers
Your best recommendations for well-researched, well-argued books addressing issues of poverty, sentencing, crime and drug policy in the U.S. in the last ten years? Mass market or academic press are fine.
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posted by crush-onastick
on Oct 18, 2010 -
11 answers
In the state of Texas, who has the authority to release the victim of a crime's records to the defense?
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posted by xopaigexo
on Sep 29, 2010 -
5 answers
Criminal Justice & Spider-man filter: According to the New York Times, the judge responsible for the invention of home-arrest monitoring bracelets was inspired by a Spider-man comic. Help me find that comic!
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posted by activitystory
on Sep 13, 2010 -
5 answers
Philosophy+PoliticalScienceFilter: What are the philosophical foundations of egalitarianism?
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posted by edguardo
on Jul 19, 2010 -
32 answers
When people my age say something against gays or against blacks I try to call them out. When my 81 grandpa says something I just let it slide figuring he was raised that way. What rules do you personally use to reconcile this kind of conflict?
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posted by golakers
on Apr 14, 2010 -
18 answers
Crime and Punishment...or Counseling? Based on
this, I would like to know about research,books, etc on that. Why are so many people ready to throw someone in jail, repeatedly, rather than get them counseling to help that person get into a better life?
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posted by sio42
on Jan 28, 2010 -
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Since childhood I've been a rather sensitive and justice-obsessed person, but also pretty interested in / attentive to the well-being and inner lives of other people. But I feel increasingly drained. In my field of work there is a lot of getting-ahead through nepotism/ingratiation rather than ability/ passion/effort, and it bothers me. In my life I have people whom I generally like and have opened up to, but who, at critical junctures, exhibit such self-absorption that I'm left feeling not only outraged but injured. I want to change the intensity and duration of my reaction to these things, as it's a huge waste of time, and sometimes upsets my own self-esteem. Please help me stop thinking about other people without becoming alienated and alienating.
posted by taramosalata
on Nov 18, 2009 -
9 answers
Can anyone suggest some passages on the theme of integrity and/or
justice, to be read aloud at a friend's wedding? They should be no longer than 2 minutes.
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posted by expialidocious
on Jun 30, 2009 -
5 answers
How can I morally justify spending money on luxuries while others lack necessities? Many reputable charities offer ways to save or vastly improve the lives of people in extreme poverty for small donations. What type of person am I if I spend $10 on a movie ticket, for example, that could be spent on mosquito netting to protect a poor child from malaria or to vaccinate dozens of children against measles? I don't see how giving a fixed percentage of my income, such as tithing, absolves me of further moral responsibility.
posted by espertus
on Feb 22, 2009 -
66 answers
I am a graphic designer in Quebec and I have a long term client (8 years!) who abruptly fired me last week. They are a government-grant and foundation-funded non profit working in the (*snort*) social justice sector.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 13, 2009 -
21 answers
Juvenile probation/parol officers...what can you tell me about your profession?
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posted by pdx87
on Dec 21, 2008 -
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(Law)BookListFilter: I would like recommendations for books accessible to a relatively well-informed (but not legally educated) American reader interested in learning about how legal systems function around the globe. Note that I am
not interested in reading about "international law," but rather about different types of legal traditions & procedures, and how law is integrated into and affects its particular society.
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posted by Keter
on Oct 22, 2008 -
9 answers
What are the most important social justice issues in the world today (such as AIDS, poverty, clean water, human trafficking, slavery, etc.) and what is one organization that is working in that field to make a difference?
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posted by roaring beast
on Sep 10, 2008 -
15 answers
What can I do to help a friend, victim of a vicious assault at the hands of her husband, get some justice from the UK legal system?
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posted by nihotaniwha
on Jul 6, 2008 -
9 answers
can anyone tell me what song / sample justice plays at the very beginning of this clip? thanks.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=krZREGJuDlk
posted by fac21
on Jul 3, 2008 -
2 answers
I've found myself with a little more time on my hands. I'd like to add a few useful, relevant blogs and podcasts to the ranks of my RSS reader. Any suggestions for me?
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posted by charmston
on May 30, 2008 -
15 answers
Calling all electro fans: can anyone identify the track sampled at 1:39 in
this Justice concert clip?
posted by aqhong
on Apr 19, 2008 -
5 answers
How much time does being a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate for children) really involve? This relates to Seattle/King County.
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posted by tristeza
on Jan 24, 2008 -
5 answers
According to
these pages on the U.S. Bureau of Justice site, imprisonment for public order offenses suddenly fell by a third in 2002. Why?
posted by painquale
on Jan 12, 2008 -
11 answers
If you believe that people are inherently good, and you approach the world with trust — if you might accurately be described as dewy-eyed and idealistic — if you believe that justice occurs and evil is punished — how do you preserve these elements of your personality (trust, innocence, belief in justice) in light of the urge to protect yourself from hurt and attack (emotional shielding)?
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posted by WCityMike
on Dec 8, 2007 -
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I'm taking a road trip through the southwest, and I'd like to see places with an interesting backstory or that show you "behind the scenes." I'm interested in places with political, economic, environmental, or industrial significance. Can you recommend some?
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posted by salvia
on Sep 30, 2007 -
9 answers
"Real" court case TV shows: what's in it for the parties involved, and the legal system in general?
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posted by Rykey
on Sep 10, 2007 -
14 answers
Julie Amero. Are there ANY concrete actions a non-expert stranger could take to decrease the chance she'll do jail time?
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posted by lorimer
on Jun 1, 2007 -
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I'm a former (er, trying to be former, at least) graphic designer and web idiot, now attending school to become a registered nurse. What I'd really like to do, tho, is eventually work somehow in the area of criminal justice, whether it's directly with victims of crime (and that would be preferable) or not. Help?
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posted by houseofdanie
on Jan 17, 2007 -
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A close relative was attacked, beaten and threatened at gunpoint, and the Sheriff and DA are protecting the attacker. How do we use litigation and/or publicity to force accountability?
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posted by univac
on Nov 21, 2006 -
27 answers
Why have crime rates in the United States fallen over the last several years?
posted by davidgmarkham
on Oct 8, 2006 -
33 answers
A couple of years ago I ran across a series of mugshots of a girl in New York(?)
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posted by ptm
on Aug 11, 2006 -
12 answers
How far can attorneys go in appealing to a jury's emotions? Is there any restriction, formal or informal, on the use of such tactics? What precedent is there for their excessive use?
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posted by Embryo
on Apr 12, 2006 -
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When the United States gets involved in litigation before the International Court of Justice, who makes all of the relevant litigation decisions?
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posted by willbaude
on Jun 21, 2005 -
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I'm a landlord and yesterday the violent crimes unit came by with a felony arrest warrant for one of my tenants, who wasn't home. They left me their card and asked me to call them when she was at home so they could come get her. My trouble is, I left a note on her door asking her to call the cops, which apparently she got, and apparently she did, though I haven't seen her at home any time recently. Have I just obstructed justice by trying to be fair to my (in my estimation) good tenant?
posted by anonymous
on Jan 28, 2005 -
22 answers
