SMART on CRIME

Reforming The Criminal Justice System for the 21st Century

August 2013
PROMOVAREA UNOR MODALITI MAI EFICIENTE DE ABORDARE A
CRIMINALITII N SCOPUL PROMOVRII SIGURANEI PUBLICE
REFORMA SISTEMULUI DE JUSTIIE PENAL N SECOLUL 21

INTRODUCTION
At the direction of the Attorney General, in early 2013 the Justice Department
launched a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system in order to
identify reforms that would ensure federal laws are enforced more fairly andin
an era of reduced budgetsmore efficiently. Specifically, this project identified
five goals:

To ensure finite resources are devoted to the most important law enforcement
priorities;

To promote fairer enforcement of the laws and alleviate disparate impacts of

the criminal justice system;

To ensure just punishments for low-level, nonviolent convictions;

To bolster prevention and reentry efforts to deter crime and reduce recidivism;

To strengthen protections for vulnerable populations.

INTRODUCERE
La inceputul anului 2013, Departamentul de Justitie a lansat revizuirea
sistemului de justitie penala (codul penal) in vederea identific[rii reformelor care
ar asigura faptul ca aplicarea legilor federale intr-un mod echitabil si efficient. Mai
exact, acest proiect urmareste 5 tinte:

Asigurarea resurselor dedicate celor mai importante prioritati de aplicare a

legii;

Promovarea aplicarii in mod echitabil a legilor si atenuarea impactului

sistemului de justitie penal;

Asigurarea unor pedepse de nivel scazut si condamnari non-violente;

Sustinerea eforturilor de prevenire si de reintegrare pentru a descuraja

criminalitatea si a reduce recidiva;

Consolidarea protectiei populatiei vulnerabile

The preliminary results of this review suggest a need for a significant change in
our approach to enforcing the nations laws.
Rezultatele preliminare ale acestui recenzie sugereaz o nevoie de schimbare
semnificativ n abordarea noastr a aplicarea legilor na iunii.

Today, a vicious cycle of poverty, criminality, and incarceration traps too many
Americans and weakens too many communities. However, many aspects of our
criminal justice system may actually exacerbate this problem, rather than
alleviate it.

Astzi, exist un cerc vicios care cuprinde srcie, criminalitate, detenie, iar
toate acestea duc la slbirea comunitii. Cu toate acestea, multe aspecte ale
sistemului nostru de justiie penal pot exacerba aceast problem, dect sa o
atenueze.
FIVE PRINCIPLES OF SMART ON CRIME
OBIECTIVE (PRINCIPII)
I. PRIORITIZE PROSECUTIONS TO FOCUS ON MOST SERIOUS CASES
PRIORITIZAREA URMRIRILOR PENALE S SE CONCENTREZE PE
CAZURILE CELE MAI GRAVE.

1. Protecting Americans from national security threats

2. Protecting Americans from violent crime
3. Protecting Americans from financial fraud
4. Protecting the most vulnerable members of society
1. Protejarea americanilor mpotriva ameninrilor la securitatea naional
2. Protejarea americanilor mpotriva crimelor violente

3. Protejarea americanilor mpotriva fraudelor financiare

4. Protejarea americanilor mpotriva membrilor vulnerabili ai societaii
II. REFORM SENTENCING TO ELIMINATE UNFAIR DISPARITIES AND
REDUCE OVERBURDENED PRISONS.
REFORMA PRIVIND CONDAMNAREA ELIMIN DISCREPANELE I
MICOREAZ SUPRASOLICITAREA N PENITENCIARE.
Our prisons are over-capacity and the rising cost of maintaining them imposes a
heavy burden on taxpayers and communities. At the state level, costs for running
corrections facilities have roughly tripled in the last three decades, making it the
second-fastest rising 3 expense after Medicaid. At the federal level, the Bureau of
Prisons comprises one-third of the Justice Departments budget.
nchisorile sunt suprasolicitate i creterea costurilor de meninere acestora n
penitenciare este o povar grea pentru contribuabili i comuniti. La nivel de
stat cu funcionarea penitenciarelor s-a triplat n ultimele trei decenii. La nivel
federal, Biroul Penitenciarelor deine o treime din bugetul Departamentului de
Justiie
III. PURSUE ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION FOR LOW-LEVEL, NONVIOLENT CRIMES.
CUTAREA DE ALTERNATIVE LA (NCHISOAREA) NCARCERAREA DE
NIVEL SCZUT, PENTRU CRIME NON-VIOLENTE
Incarceration is not the answer in every criminal case. Across the nation, no
fewer than 17 states have shifted resources away from prison construction in
favor of treatment and supervision as a better means of reducing recidivism. In
Kentucky, new legislation has reserved prison beds for the most serious
offenders and re-focused resources on community supervision and evidencebased programs. As a result, the state is projected to reduce its prison population
by more than 3,000 over the next 10 years saving more than $400 million.
ncarcerare nu este soluia fiecrui caz penal. n nu mai puin de 17 de state s-au
transferat resursele alocate penitenciarelor n favoarea tratamentului i
supravegherii, ca mijloc mai bun de reducere a recidivei.Ca urmare, statul
urmrete reducerea populaiei n nchisori cu mai mult de 3.000 in urmatorii 10
ani - economisind mai mult de 400 milioane dolari.

IV. IMPROVE REENTRY TO

VICTIMIZATION.

CURB

REPEAT OFFENSES AND

RE-

MBUNTIREA REDUCERII REPETRII RECDERII N RECIDIV I REVICTIMIZARE.

After prison, recidivism rates are high. A reduction in the recidivism rate of even
one or two percentage points could create long-lasting benefits for formerly
incarcerated individuals and their communities.
Dup ieirea din nchisoare, ratele de recidiv sunt mari. O reducere a ratei
recidivei de unul sau dou puncte procentuale ar putea crea beneficii de lung
durat pentru persoanele fizice anterior incarcerate dar i comunitile.

V. SURGE RESOURCES TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND PROTECTING

MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
RESURSELE "RAPIDE" DE PREVENIRE A VIOLENEI I PROTEJAREA
POPULAIEI VULNERABILE
Even as crime levels have fallen, many of our communities still suffer from
alarming rates of homicides, shootings and aggravated assaults. Confronting this
problem and its root causes with a holistic approach remains a priority for the
Department of Justice.
Chiar dac nivelul criminalitii a sczut, multe dintre comuniti sufer nc
datorit ratei alarmante de omucideri, impuscaturi si atacuri grave. Confruntarea
cu aceast problem i a cauzelor sale, rmne o prioritate pentru
Departamentul de Justiie.
In the effort to further protect children, the Department envisions several new
steps:
n efortul de a proteja copiii, Departamentul prevede mai multe etape noi:

As part of the Attorney Generals Defending Childhood Initiative:

o This fall, the Department will launch a public awareness and community action
campaign to stem youth violence.
o The Department will establish a Task Force on American Indian/Alaska Native
Children Exposed to Violence.
o The Department will partner with select states to form State Commissions that
will implement model public policy initiatives at the state and local level to reduce
the impact of childrens exposure to violence, including the adaptation and
implementation of recommendations of the Attorney Generals Task Force on
Children Exposed to Violence.
The Department will prioritize School Resource Officer requests in its COPS
Hiring grant awards this year.
The

Department and the Department of Education will jointly issue guidance to

public elementary and secondary schools on their federal civil rights obligations
to administer student discipline without discrimination on the basis of race, color,
or national origin, and the Department will continue to vigorously enforce civil
rights laws to ensure that school discipline is fair and equitable.
In September, the Department will host the National Forum Youth Violence
Prevention Summit, which, for the first time, will convene stakeholders from the
Forum, Defending Childhood, Community-Based Grant Programs, and youth
violence prevention initiatives at other federal agencies to collaborate on
innovative strategies and comprehensive solutions to end youth violence, protect
the children that are exposed to it, and create safer and healthier communities.
1. Iniiativa Procurorului General privind tinerii
2. Departamentul va acorda prioritate cererilor colii de ofieri de
angajare n COPS de a acorda premii.
3. Departamentul de Justii i Departamentul de Educaie vor emite n
comun orientri pentru colile publice elementare i secundare n
ceea ce privete obligaiile ce le revin privind drepturile civile a
elevilor, fr discriminare pe baz de ras, culoare, origine sau
naional, iar Departamentul de Justiie va continua s pun n
aplicare n mod energic legile civile privind drepturile pentru a se
asigura c disciplina colar este corecta i echitabila.
4. n septembrie, Departamentul de Justiie va gzdui summit-ul
Naional de Prevenire a Violenei a Forumului Tinerilor, care, pentru
prima dat, va reuni prile interesate din cadrul Forumului, Aprarea

copilariei, care va avea n vedere programe de finanare i iniiative

de prevenire a violenei n rndul tinerilor i cu aceast ocazie se va
apela la mai multe agentii federale pentru a colabora la strategii
inovatoare i obinerea unor soluii complete pentru a pune capt
violenei n rndul tinerilor, de a proteja copiii care sunt expusi
violenei, i de a crea comunitati mai sigure i mai sntoase.

In addition to these violence prevention efforts, the Department also remains

focused on serving victims of crime. In June, the Justice Department issued
the Vision 21 report that offers an unprecedented snapshot of the current
state of victim services and calls for sweeping, evidence-based changes to
bring these services into the 21st century. It will empower survivors by closing
research gaps and developing new ways to reach those who need our
assistance the most.
n plus fa de aceste eforturi de prevenire a violentei, Departamentul rmne
concentrat pe ajutorarea victimelor criminalitii. n iunie, Departamentul de
Justiie a emis raportul Vision 21, care ofer o imagine fr precedent a strii
actuale a serviciilor oferite victimelor i solicit schimbri radicale bazate pe
dovezi pentru a aduce aceste servicii n secolul 21.