Adam Foss: A prosecutor's vision for a better justice system
Ādams Foss: Prokurora vīzija par labāku tiesu sistēmu
By shifting his focus from incarceration to transforming lives, Adam Foss is reinventing the role of the criminal prosecutor. Full bio
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the opinions or policies
viedokļus vai politiku.
a Marine and a hairdresser.
un frizieres audžudēls.
in our communities.
specifically told to stay out of,
kur bijis piekodināts neiet,
ever spent one day in jail
esat pavadījuši cietumā kaut vienu dienu?
domā, ka esat bīstami sabiedrībai
pēc jūsu neapdomīgās rīcības jaunībā?
of youthful indiscretion?
tiesu sistēmas reformu,
criminal justice reform,
uz dažām lietām,
to talk to you about today.
since you shared with me,
a confession on my part.
in being a public servant,
that I would ever be a prosecutor.
ka kļūšu par prokuroru.
of law school, I got an internship
of Boston Municipal Court.
Roksberijas nodaļā.
neighborhood in Boston,
ir nabadzīga Bostonas daļa,
lietošana nav retums.
the first day of that internship.
manu dzīvi un jurista karjeru.
and I saw an auditorium of people
un ieraudzīju auditoriju ar cilvēkiem,
the front of that courtroom
vai brūnas ādas krāsas.
attorney and a prosecutor
about that person without their input.
bez viņa paša ziņas.
approached the front of that courtroom,
stājās tiesas priekšā,
read the facts of each case,
katras apsūdzības faktus,
in criminal law,
krimināltiesību eksperts,
people in the auditorium,
kriminālpasaules ģēniji,
criminal masterminds
coming to us for help
es strādāju par advokāta asistentu,
as a paralegal for a defense attorney,
slepkavībā apsūdzētus jaunus puišus.
young men accused of murder.
es redzēju cilvēka dzīvesstāstu.
and the criminal justice system,
un tiesībsargājošo iestāžu redzeslokā,
were condemned to die in prison,
vadīt cietumā visu dzīvi,
with those men that I couldn't fathom
es arvien lauzīju galvu,
for the next 80 years
turpmākos 80 gadus,
preventīvi investēt
from happening in the first place.
pirms tas viss bija sācies.
sīkos ielu noziegumos apsūdzētos,
of small street crimes,
bezpajumtniekus, no narkotikām atkarīgus,
without that help.
palīdzību nesnieguši.
drove me to criminal justice work.
tās satriecošā neefektivitāte.
made me want to be a defender.
vēlēties būt par aizstāvi.
that I came to understand
talking about the problem.
runājot par šo problēmu.
vajadzīga reforma.
system needs reform,
ir 2,3 miljoni cilvēku,
people in American jails and prisons,
par visieslodzītāko nāciju pasaulē.
nation on the planet.
people on probation or parole,
ir notiesāti nosacīti vai apžēloti.
ar tumšu ādas krāsu, it īpaši nabadzīgos.
people of color,
happening everywhere
ir mūsu prokurori, kas tos saņem.
are to receive them.
criminal justice reform,
koncentrējamies uz trim lietām.
about the prosecutor.
runājam par prokuroriem.
by the Boston Police Department.
he was African American
at a local public school.
valsts skolas pēdējā klasē.
wasn't providing the financial opportunity
uzsākt studijas.
and sold them on the Internet.
un pārdeva tos internetā.
of 30 felony charges.
stressed Christopher out the most.
kas viņam būs jāpavada cietumā.
would have on his future.
ietekmēs viņa nākotni.
Kristofera lieta.
came across my desk.
dramatic, in that moment,
bija Kristofera dzīve.
a brand-new prosecutor,
for how the decisions I would make
kā manis pieņemtie lēmumi
kriminālnoziedzinieka zīmogu
a felon for the rest of his life
prosecutors step onto the job
of the impact of our decisions,
par visām varītēm vairīties no riska,
to believe that somehow,
ka kaut kādā veidā
brings about accountability
veido atbildības sajūtu
by our convictions and our trial wins,
pēc notiesājumiem un uzvarām tiesu prāvās,
incentivized to be creative
īsti nav stimula būt radošiem
we might not otherwise.
kuriem mēs citkārt neuzticētos.
the very goal that we all want,
ko visi vēlamies sasniegt,
would have arraigned Christopher.
būtu apsūdzējuši Kristoferu.
for what we can do.
ko mēs varam darīt.
would give him a criminal record,
radītu viņam sodāmības vēsturi,
criminal justice system today.
krimināltiesu sistēmu.
employment, education or stable housing.
iegūt izglītību un stabilu dzīvesvietu.
factors in his life,
to commit further, more serious crime.
izdarīt arvien smagākus noziegumus.
krimināltiesu sistēma,
with the criminal justice system,
ka viņš tajā atgrieztos atkal
that he would return again
to his children, to his family
viņa bērniem, ģimenei
briesmīga rezultāta mums visiem pārējiem.
outcome for the rest of us.
expected to do justice,
no kura sagaida taisnīgumu,
justice was in my classes --
kas ir taisnīgums.
are the most powerful actors
ir paši ietekmīgākie spēlētāji
ne prezidents
not the President
and give him a criminal record
un aizsākt viņa sodāmību
him for 30 felonies, for one felony,
30 noziegumos vai vienā
vai neapsūdzēt vispār.
Christopher into a plea deal
Kristofera brīvības atņemšanu.
for Christopher to go to jail.
make every day unfettered,
ik dienas, un nekas viņus neierobežo,
of those decisions.
tumšādaino cilvēku sanāksmē.
of professional men of color
free finger sandwiches into my mouth,
bezmaksas sviestmaizītes,
at me and approaching me.
un nāca uz manu pusi.
but I couldn't place from where,
īsti atcerēties, no kurienes.
this young man was hugging me.
viņš jau bija mani apkampis
and you changed my life."
un mainījāt manu dzīvi."
viņam nebija sodāmības.
for his actions,
atbildību par pastrādāto
where he wouldn't re-offend.
no atkārtotiem noziegumiem.
of the computers that he sold
no pārdotajiem klēpjdatoriem,
ko neizdevās atgūt.
we couldn't recover.
sabiedriskos darbus.
this case could impact his future
viņa un viņa apkārtējo nākotni.
from a four-year school.
I looked at his name tag,
es palūkojos uz viņa vārda kartīti
lielas Bostonas bankas vadītājs.
of a large bank in Boston.
un pelnīja daudz vairāk nekā es.
and making a lot more money than me --
seen him in Roxbury Court.
satiku Roksberijas tiesā.
journey to success,
to keep him on the path.
lai viņš uz tā noturētos.
of Christophers out there,
for public safety than a condemned one.
drošībai ir labāks nekā notiesāts.
to throw the book at Christopher
lēmums neapsūdzēt Kristoferu
Roksberijas tiesā,
in Roxbury Court,
kam vajadzīga pamācība.
in need of intervention.
quantity of drugs in my late teens,
narkotiku tirgošanā lielā apjomā
kāds spēks ir sniegtām iespējām
of the criminal justice system.
sistēmas nežēlībai.
and guidance of my district attorney,
par pārtikas zagšanu, lai pabarotu bērnus,
for stealing groceries to feed her kids
vardarbībā cietušu pusaudzi
teenager in adult jail
and community supervision.
un sabiedrisko pārraudzību.
on the streets,
showing up after school,
sastapt vecākos ielas bandu puišus,
of a lunchbox into his backpack,
pielādētu deviņmilimetrinieci.
normally take prepping our cases
mēnešiem ilgai tiesvedībai,
for trial down the road
to the problems as they presented.
tā brīža problēmām.
your prosecutors to spend theirs?
izmanto savu laiku?
that we know is failing,
and reallocate it into education,
so we can develop our neighborhoods?
kas attīsta pilsētas kopienas?
uz vienu gadu izmaksā 109 000 dolāru,
tajā pašā sistēmā atgriezīsies atkal.
will return to the very same system.
of creating the problem,
izmantojot citas disciplīnas,
and research for us.
un pētījušas mūsu vietā.
un balsojums to spēj paveikt.
can make that happen.
district attorney's election
apgabala prokurora vēlēšanas
un mani kaimiņi būtu drošībā?
me and my neighbors safer?
at the beginning of this talk
šīs runas sākumā,
of the power of opportunity,
your own brand of discipline
ar sava veida disciplinēšanu,
that you are today --
prātiem pasaulē.
wield power so great
bring about opportunity,
of a strong community,
sabiedrības iezīmes,
that you elect fix them
dārgām metodēm.
expensive methods.
kas palīdz izvairīties no cietuma,
who's helping people stay out of jail,
in the system deserve it,
ir to pelnījuši.
kurus mēs esam zvērējuši aizstāvēt,
and do justice for demand it.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Adam Foss - Juvenile justice reformerBy shifting his focus from incarceration to transforming lives, Adam Foss is reinventing the role of the criminal prosecutor.
Why you should listen
As Assistant District Attorney in the Juvenile Division of Suffolk County, Adam Foss has become one of Boston's leading voices for compassion in criminal justice. Recognizing that prosecutors have a unique opportunity to intervene in offender's lives, Foss co-founded the Roxbury CHOICE Program, a collaborative effort between defendants, the court, the probation department, and the D.A. to recast probation as a transformative experience rather than a punitive process.
In addition to his work with the DA's office, Foss is the founder of the SCDAO Reading Program, a project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students.
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