The criminal justice system does not focus on individual needs outside of the defense against criminal charges and thus perpetuates the cycle that results in indigent people burdened with a criminal record. This paper first examines the current practices of public defenders. Next it explores the indirect consequences of involvement with the criminal justice system known as collateral consequences and the relatively new practice of holistic defense by which these consequences may be addressed. The paper then discusses issues that previously incarcerated individuals have upon their re-entry into society. Finally, the paper will introduce a new concept, “pre-entry,” inspired by the holistic defense approach.

Maintenance has traditionally been viewed as an unavoidable part of the manufacturing function. It is often identified as an opportunity to wantonly reduce costs, whenever the need to reduce manufacturing cost arises. Its potential to contribute to an organisation’s competitive advantage and business sustainability, has not received significant attention, and consequently formulation and execution of maintenance strategies have been poor, inconsistent or unfocused. Alignment of business strategy and maintenance strategy should help an organization to achieve or improve upon its business performance. Likewise, maintenance performance measures should be linked to an organization’s strategy, in order to provide useful information for making effective decisions. This fit or alignment, can only be achieved when maintenance is viewed as a critical business function, integrated with other business functions in support of business strategy. The impact of alignment between maintenance strategy and business strategy - on business strategy - is studied empirically in this thesis. The results confirm that alignment between maintenance and business strategy is strongly positively correlated with business performance. Copyright / Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / unrestricted

Previous research in the academic literature established the existence of a culture of violence in Colombia. This article focuses on the perpetuation of this culture of violence according to the framework of Waldmann (2007) after the signature of the Colombian Peace Agreement in 2016, and the influence of this phenomena on the persecution of human rights defenders. Colombia remains one of the most dangerous places for human rights defenders, as they are facing multifaceted risks due to the socially anchored culture of enmity and the stigmatisation of political contestation. Given the multifaceted challenges and actors related to violence in this country, the multilevel framework of Steenkamp (2005) will allow to understand the impact of state and nonstate actors. This research will be conducted according to a process-tracing study of Colombian media and policies relating to the strategies of both types of actors. This innovative method will enable to understand the effects of a culture of violence directly from the point of view of both victims and perpetrators. The purpose of this method is to promote the understanding and knowledge of the actors involved rather than international perception of the phenomena. The aim of the research is to understand the causal mechanisms at stake in a...

Na década de setenta, partindo do princípio da dignidade da pessoa humana, o movimento da reforma psiquiátrica brasileira inaugurou uma nova ordem nas políticas de saúde mental, passando a considerar as pessoas com transtornos mentais como sujeito de direitos que devem ser integrados à sociedade. Pautada, também, no princípio da dignidade, a Defensoria Pública é prevista na Constituição (1988) e, no estado de São Paulo, sua implantação (2006) contou com participação popular na luta por sua criação. Em seu anteprojeto, incluía a previsão de atendimento interdisciplinar, que irá se viabilizar com a implantação do Centro de Atendimento Multidisciplinar (2010). Trata-se de uma proposta inovadora no sistema de Justiça e que objetiva ampliar o acesso à justiça, auxiliando na efetivação da garantia de assistência jurídica integral e gratuita àqueles considerados como hipossuficientes. Pela coerência dos princípios, a Defensoria Pública apresenta-se como alternativa institucional na luta pela efetivação dos direitos de pessoas com sofrimento ou portadoras de transtornos mentais e das políticas públicas de saúde mental. O presente estudo teve por objetivo analisar como está se caracterizando o acesso à justiça para a demanda de saúde mental na Defensoria Pública do Estado de São Paulo. Os dados foram coletados por: (i) observação direta; (ii) análise de normas institucionais; (iii) entrevistas não estruturadas; (iv) entrevistas semiestruturas. Foram realizadas: (i) sete entrevistas não estruturadas (seis com representantes da Defensoria e um representante de movimento social); (ii) dez entrevistas semiestruturadas com profissionais do Centro de Atendimento Multidisciplinar; (iii) sete entrevistas com usuários do serviço; (iv) entrevistas semiestruturadas não presenciais com trinta e oito profissionais atuantes no Centro de Atendimento Multidisciplinar das regionais de todo o estado. O estudo foi realizado em três etapas: (i) análise documental e entrevistas exploratórias (com sete representantes); (ii) entrevistas semiestruturadas (dez profissionais e sete com usuários do serviço) e observação direta; (iii) entrevistas semiestruturadas não presenciais (trinta e oito profissionais). Trata-se de estudo qualitativo com análise temática e com fundamentação teórico-metodológica nas Sociologias das Ausências e a Sociologia das Emergências. Os resultados demonstram que a DPESP está desenvolvendo práticas para proporcionar a ampliação do acesso à justiça para demanda de saúde mental, buscando superar barreiras de acesso: (i) estabeleceu deliberação com a previsão de atendimento para pessoas com sofrimento ou portadoras de transtornos mentais; (ii) está realizando práticas extrajudiciais; (iii) atua em mediação de conflitos; (iv) investe em educação em direitos; (v) realiza mapeamento e articulação com a rede pública de serviços; (vi) realiza visita e/ou fiscalização em instituição de internação. Os dados evidenciam que a DPESP está proporcionando que as pessoas em sofrimento ou portadoras de transtornos mentais, que historicamente permaneceram excluídas e estigmatizadas socialmente, possam ser inseridas no sistema de justiça recebendo atendimento em uma instituição, fundamentada na política de inserção e valorização da dignidade humana, coerente com a política de saúde mental em vigor no país. Entretanto, são muitos os desafios a serem enfrentados, principalmente, relacionados à segmentação no serviço de saúde e a dificuldade para a devida implantação da política de desinstitucionalização / In the 1970s, based on the principle of human dignity, the movement of psychiatric reform in Brazil initiated a new order regarding mental health policies, considering people with mental disorders as subject of rights who should be reintegrated into society. Also based on the principle of human dignity, the Public Defenders Office was established in the Federal Constitution (1988) and it was implemented in the state of São Paulo (2006) as a result of a movement in society, which fought for its creation. Its initial project included an interdisciplinary approach, which enabled the implementation of the Multidisciplinary Reference Center (2010). This was considered an innovative proposal in the justice system, which aimed at expanding the access to justice improving the guarantee of integral judicial assistance free of charges to the ones who are considered disadvantaged. Based on a coherence of its principles, the Public Defenders Office is an institutional alternative in the movement for the consolidation of the human rights of people suffering or with mental disorders and in the implementation of public mental health policies. This study aimed at analyzing how the demand with mental health problems is accessing the justice system through the Public Defenders Office in the state of São Paulo. Data were collected through: (i) direct observation; (ii) analysis of institutional norms; (iii) non-structured interviews; (iv) semi-structured interviews. Therefore, the researcher collected data through: (i) seven non- structured interviews (six with representatives from the Public Defenders Office and one with a representative of a social movement; (ii) ten semi-structured interviews with professionals from the Multidisciplinary Reference Center; (iii) seven interviews with service users; (iv) online semi-structured interviews with thirty eight professionals from the Multidisciplinary Reference Center from regional offices at the state of São Paulo. The study followed three stages: (i) documental analysis and exploratory interviews (with seven representatives); (ii) semi-structured interviews (ten professionals and seven service users) and direct observation; (iii) semi-structured online interviews (thirty eight professionals). This is a qualitative study with thematic analysis using the theoretical methodological framework of the Sociology of Absences and Emergences. Results demonstrated that the Public Defenders Office is developing practices to enable the extension of the access to the justice system for the mental health demand, aiming at surpassing the barriers of access through: (i) the establishment of a deliberation establishing the service to people suffering or with mental health problems; (ii) the development of extra-judicial practices; (iii) conflict mediation; (iv) investment in rights education practices; (v) mapping and articulation of the network of public services; (vi) visits and supervision of hospitalization institutions. Data evidenced that the Public Defenders Office is enabling the insertion of people suffering or with mental disorders in the justice system, especially considering their history of exclusion and stigmatization, through an institution which is based in a policy of inclusion which values human dignity and that is coherent to the mental health policy of the country. However, there are several challenges to be faced, mainly related to the fragmentation of health services and the difficulties to implement the deinstitutionalization policy in Brazil

The increasing degradation of the environment and competitiveness on the exploitation of the natural limited resources demonstrates not only serious impacts on the environment, but also it generates important social impacts. The defenselessness which the victims of the environmental degradation face, as victims also of violations of human rights, has given origin to a movement of resistance led by the so called «environmental defenders», who, beyond the activism, try to protect the environment and to defend the most vulnerable groups affected by this type of environmental aggressions. This has led to the recent and worrying proliferation of abuses against the human rights of these people. The frequency of murders and threats that the defenders suffer, the infringement of the rights of its peoples and the subsequent impunity of the authors of these serious violations generate the need to point out the existing problems in the identification of this reality, in its recognition and legal protection and of analyzing which is the protection and assistance, that from the international area, these persons are awarded in situation of high risk. / La creciente degradación del medio ambiente y competitividad frente a la explotación de los recursos naturales limitados evidencia no solo graves impactos sobre el medio ambiente, sino también genera importantes impactos sociales. La indefensión a la que se enfrentan las víctimasde la degradación ambiental, como víctimas también de violaciones de derechos humanos, ha dado origen a un movimiento de resistencia liderado por los llamados «defensores ambientales», quienes, más allá del activismo, intentan proteger el medio ambiente y defender a los grupos más vulnerables frente a este tipo de agresiones ambientales. De ahí que hayan proliferado últimamente, y de forma muy preocupante, los abusos contra los derechos humanos de estas personas. La frecuencia de asesinatos y amenazas que sufren los defensores ambientales, la vulneración de los derechos de sus pueblos y la subsiguiente impunidad de los autores de estas graves violaciones genera la necesidad de señalar cuáles son los problemas existentes en la identificación de esta realidad, en su reconocimiento yprotección jurídica, y de analizar cuál es la protección y asistencia, que desde el ámbito internacional, se confiere a estas personas en situación de alto riesgo.Este artículo se ha realizado en el ámbito del proyecto financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Convocatoria de ayudas de proyectos de investigación fundamental no orientada titulado «La garantía jurídica de la vertiente intrageneracional de la justicia ambiental como aspecto social del desarrollo sostenible». DER2010-19529. Investigador principal:Dr. Antoni Pigrau Solé. Período 2011-2013.

O Poder Judiciário é visto como a principal forma de resolução de conflitos e, por causa disso, está sofrendo uma crise em decorrência do excesso de processos. Acontece que existem outros meios de solução pacífica de conflitos e outras instituições jurídicas que podem estar à frente das resoluções dos litígios. Uma dessas instituições é a Defensoria Pública da União. Sendo assim, o presente estudo procurou através de pesquisa doutrinária e do estudo de campo, comprovar que o Órgão Defensorial Federal pode colaborar com o Poder Judiciário e com toda a coletividade estando à frente de um desses institutos pacificadores: a arbitragem. A opção pela Defensoria Pública da União somente e não por todas elas teve como objetivo viabilizar a pesquisa de campo. Assim, o primeiro capítulo do presente estudo focou na conceituação do termo acesso à justiça, passando pela própria problemática do termo justiça. Em seguida analisaram-se os obstáculos do acesso à justiça até chegar às ondas renovatórias de Mauro Cappelletti e Bryant Garth. No segundo capítulo percorreu-se em meio à sistemática do acesso à justiça garantido pelo Estado, momento onde se estudou e se diferenciou os institutos da Justiça Gratuita, da Assistência Jurídica Gratuita e da Assistência Judiciária Gratuita. O terceiro capítulo se preocupou em aprofundar a instituição Defensoria Pública, distinguindo a ramificação estadual da ramificação federal e analisando as atribuições e características da referida instituição jurídica em várias esferas. O quarto capítulo trouxe o instituto da arbitragem, abordando o seu conceito, a sua natureza jurídica, o seu procedimento, as suas vantagens, a sua importância, a possibilidade de nulidade e como se dá a opção pela mesma. No quinto e último capítulo explanou-se a possibilidade de realização da arbitragem pela Defensoria Pública da União, fez-se um breve apanhado sobre a crise do Poder Judiciário e, em seguida, análise de diversas questões acerca da realização da arbitragem pela Defensoria Pública da União, quais sejam: provável impossibilidade de realização da arbitragem por pessoa jurídica; o fator da confiabilidade; a questão das causas trabalhistas; o ponto da declaração de nulidade; a situação da realização de acordos com o poder público e, em consequência, a opção da arbitragem por este último. A arbitragem realizada pela Defensoria Pública da União como uma opção aos desprovidos de recursos veio à pauta para depois se abordar sobre a experiência da Defensoria Pública da União na resolução extrajudicial e especificamente na arbitragem. Ao final, conclui-se que a arbitragem realizada pela Defensoria Pública da União é uma opção viável e que pode colaborar com o acesso à justiça, desde que seja tomada uma série de medidas, como o fortalecimento do Órgão Defensorial Federal / The judiciary is seen as the main form of conflict resolution, and because of this, is experiencing a crisis due to the excess processes. It turns out that there are other means of peaceful conflict resolution and other legal institutions that may be ahead of the resolutions of disputes. One such institution is the Public Defender of the Union. So, this study search through sought doctrinal and field study demonstrate that the Board Defensorial can collaborate with the Federal Judiciary and the whole community being forward of one of these institutes peacemakers: the arbitration. The choice of the Public Defender of the Union and not only for all of them aimed to facilitate the field research. So, the first chapter of this study focused on the conceptualization of the term "justice access," passing by the problematic term "justice" too. Then the barriers of justice access were analyzed until the Mauro Cappelletti and Bryant Garth renovations. In the second chapter come up through the systematic justice access guaranteed by the state, moment when studied and distinguished institutes of free justice, the Legal Assistance free and judicial assistance free. The third chapter is concerned in public defender institution, distinguishing the state branch of the federal branch and analyzing the functions and characteristics of this legal institution in many spheres. The fourth chapter brought the arbitration institution, its concept, its legal status, its procedure, its advantages, its importance, the nullity and how to choose that. In the fifth and final chapter expounded the possibility of carrying out the arbitration by the Public Defender of the Union, a brief overview on the judiciary crisis and then analysis of several questions about the arbitration conduct by the Public Defender of the Union, namely: probable impossibility of arbitration by a legal entity; the reliability factor; the labor causes questions; the nullity declaration point; the agreements with the government situation and, consequently, the arbitration by the latter option. The arbitration conducted by the Public Defender of the Union as an option for resourcepoor came about and then approached about the Public Defender of the Union experience in extrajucial resolution and arbitration specifically. At the end, it follows that the arbitration conducted by de Public Defender of the Union is a viable option and could contribute to de justice access, provided that a series of measures happen, such as The Public Defender of the Union strengthening

Na década de setenta, partindo do princípio da dignidade da pessoa humana, o movimento da reforma psiquiátrica brasileira inaugurou uma nova ordem nas políticas de saúde mental, passando a considerar as pessoas com transtornos mentais como sujeito de direitos que devem ser integrados à sociedade. Pautada, também, no princípio da dignidade, a Defensoria Pública é prevista na Constituição (1988) e, no estado de São Paulo, sua implantação (2006) contou com participação popular na luta por sua criação. Em seu anteprojeto, incluía a previsão de atendimento interdisciplinar, que irá se viabilizar com a implantação do Centro de Atendimento Multidisciplinar (2010). Trata-se de uma proposta inovadora no sistema de Justiça e que objetiva ampliar o acesso à justiça, auxiliando na efetivação da garantia de assistência jurídica integral e gratuita àqueles considerados como hipossuficientes. Pela coerência dos princípios, a Defensoria Pública apresenta-se como alternativa institucional na luta pela efetivação dos direitos de pessoas com sofrimento ou portadoras de transtornos mentais e das políticas públicas de saúde mental. O presente estudo teve por objetivo analisar como está se caracterizando o acesso à justiça para a demanda de saúde mental na Defensoria Pública do Estado de São Paulo. Os dados foram coletados por: (i) observação direta; (ii) análise de normas institucionais; (iii) entrevistas não estruturadas; (iv) entrevistas semiestruturas. Foram realizadas: (i) sete entrevistas não estruturadas (seis com representantes da Defensoria e um representante de movimento social); (ii) dez entrevistas semiestruturadas com profissionais do Centro de Atendimento Multidisciplinar; (iii) sete entrevistas com usuários do serviço; (iv) entrevistas semiestruturadas não presenciais com trinta e oito profissionais atuantes no Centro de Atendimento Multidisciplinar das regionais de todo o estado. O estudo foi realizado em três etapas: (i) análise documental e entrevistas exploratórias (com sete representantes); (ii) entrevistas semiestruturadas (dez profissionais e sete com usuários do serviço) e observação direta; (iii) entrevistas semiestruturadas não presenciais (trinta e oito profissionais). Trata-se de estudo qualitativo com análise temática e com fundamentação teórico-metodológica nas Sociologias das Ausências e a Sociologia das Emergências. Os resultados demonstram que a DPESP está desenvolvendo práticas para proporcionar a ampliação do acesso à justiça para demanda de saúde mental, buscando superar barreiras de acesso: (i) estabeleceu deliberação com a previsão de atendimento para pessoas com sofrimento ou portadoras de transtornos mentais; (ii) está realizando práticas extrajudiciais; (iii) atua em mediação de conflitos; (iv) investe em educação em direitos; (v) realiza mapeamento e articulação com a rede pública de serviços; (vi) realiza visita e/ou fiscalização em instituição de internação. Os dados evidenciam que a DPESP está proporcionando que as pessoas em sofrimento ou portadoras de transtornos mentais, que historicamente permaneceram excluídas e estigmatizadas socialmente, possam ser inseridas no sistema de justiça recebendo atendimento em uma instituição, fundamentada na política de inserção e valorização da dignidade humana, coerente com a política de saúde mental em vigor no país. Entretanto, são muitos os desafios a serem enfrentados, principalmente, relacionados à segmentação no serviço de saúde e a dificuldade para a devida implantação da política de desinstitucionalização / In the 1970s, based on the principle of human dignity, the movement of psychiatric reform in Brazil initiated a new order regarding mental health policies, considering people with mental disorders as subject of rights who should be reintegrated into society. Also based on the principle of human dignity, the Public Defenders Office was established in the Federal Constitution (1988) and it was implemented in the state of São Paulo (2006) as a result of a movement in society, which fought for its creation. Its initial project included an interdisciplinary approach, which enabled the implementation of the Multidisciplinary Reference Center (2010). This was considered an innovative proposal in the justice system, which aimed at expanding the access to justice improving the guarantee of integral judicial assistance free of charges to the ones who are considered disadvantaged. Based on a coherence of its principles, the Public Defenders Office is an institutional alternative in the movement for the consolidation of the human rights of people suffering or with mental disorders and in the implementation of public mental health policies. This study aimed at analyzing how the demand with mental health problems is accessing the justice system through the Public Defenders Office in the state of São Paulo. Data were collected through: (i) direct observation; (ii) analysis of institutional norms; (iii) non-structured interviews; (iv) semi-structured interviews. Therefore, the researcher collected data through: (i) seven non- structured interviews (six with representatives from the Public Defenders Office and one with a representative of a social movement; (ii) ten semi-structured interviews with professionals from the Multidisciplinary Reference Center; (iii) seven interviews with service users; (iv) online semi-structured interviews with thirty eight professionals from the Multidisciplinary Reference Center from regional offices at the state of São Paulo. The study followed three stages: (i) documental analysis and exploratory interviews (with seven representatives); (ii) semi-structured interviews (ten professionals and seven service users) and direct observation; (iii) semi-structured online interviews (thirty eight professionals). This is a qualitative study with thematic analysis using the theoretical methodological framework of the Sociology of Absences and Emergences. Results demonstrated that the Public Defenders Office is developing practices to enable the extension of the access to the justice system for the mental health demand, aiming at surpassing the barriers of access through: (i) the establishment of a deliberation establishing the service to people suffering or with mental health problems; (ii) the development of extra-judicial practices; (iii) conflict mediation; (iv) investment in rights education practices; (v) mapping and articulation of the network of public services; (vi) visits and supervision of hospitalization institutions. Data evidenced that the Public Defenders Office is enabling the insertion of people suffering or with mental disorders in the justice system, especially considering their history of exclusion and stigmatization, through an institution which is based in a policy of inclusion which values human dignity and that is coherent to the mental health policy of the country. However, there are several challenges to be faced, mainly related to the fragmentation of health services and the difficulties to implement the deinstitutionalization policy in Brazil

Four years after the signing of the Final Agreement for the Termination of the Armed Conflict in Colombia, the promises made to achieve a stable and lasting peace have by no means materialized at the expected pace. The implementation of the Agreements has focused on the demobilization of the FARC-EP while structural transformations to reduce the causes for the existence or prolongation of the conflict have been neglected. While the political and economic elites make efforts to halt the implementation –especially the compromises dealing with the rural reform– those who promote such structural changes have been stigmatized and violated in an effort to maintain the status quo. As a result, Colombia has the highest number of killings of social leaders in Latin America. The leaders mobilizing peasant causes have suffered with particular intensity from this violence.  This thesis thus uses a qualitative method of study, developed through data collection, to analyze the relationship between the elite resistance to the implementation of the Comprehensive Rural Reform and the assassinations of social leaders in Colombia. The conceptual basis for the research is the theory of structural violence. / Cuatro años después de la firma del Acuerdo Final para la Terminación del Conflicto Armado en Colombia, la promesas hechas para lograr una paz estable y duradera no se han materializado al ritmo esperado. La implementación de lo pactado se ha centrado en la desmovilización de las FARC-EP mientras las transformaciones estructurales para disminuir las causas de la existencia o prolongación del conflicto han quedado relegadas.. En este escenario, aquellos que impulsan esos cambios estructurales o mobilizan a sus comunidades en las exigencies de sus derechos han sido estigmatizados y violentados en un esfuerzo por mantener el estatus quo; mientras las élites políticas y económicas hacen esfuerzos para frenar lo pactado. Como resultado, Colombia presenta la cifra más alta de asesinatos en contra de líderes sociales en America Latina. Los líderes que mobilizan causas campesinas han sufrido con especial intensidad esta violencia.  Esta tesis usa un método cualitativo de análisis, desarrollado a traves de la recolección y análisis de datos, para analizar la relación entre la resistencia de las élites a la implementación de la Reforma Rural Integral y los asesinatos de líderes sociales en Colombia. La base conceptual para esta investigación la violencia structural.

Violence targeting politically active women is increasingly researched and recognised as a barrier to gender equal political participation. Previous studies on political violence targeting women have tended to focus on women in formal politics and mostly on the prevalence of violence rather than the impact it has on actors who continue to navigate violent political contexts. This case study uses semi-structured, digital interviews with eighteen Colombian women human rights defenders, focusing on their appraisal of (gendered) political violence and the coping strategies they use to navigate their political space. It finds that both strategies that involve taking up more political space and strategies with a silencing impact are used. For women human rights defenders in Colombia, their geographical conditions and access to resources, especially networks, are important factors to take into account when describing their possibilities to cope with political violence. Their perceptions of where and how gendered political violence occurs indicate that disproportionate impacts of political violence can be underestimated if research and policy does not account for the experiences of different groups of women. The thesis finds that studying lived experiences and micro-level mechanisms can contribute to the literature on macro-level phenomena such as barriers to participation, political violence and marginalisation.

Indigenous autonomy, self-government and self-determination have historically been an area of conflict within the settler colonial state of Canada. This thesis aims to analyze critically the Canadian state’s alleged progressive nature in regard to nation-to-nation relations as well as the discourses that portray Canadian society as fostering Indigenous rights. Grounded in previous research and contextual background, this study uses the Discourse Historical Approach (DHA) to investigate how Canadian media produces and reproduces discourse around the issues connected with Indigenous resistance since the ‘Oka Crisis’ of 1990, based on the selected material published by The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The findings illustrate that while liberal-influenced narratives have improved, significant identification of decolonization within Canada’s media was not found and the structures of settler colonialism remain largely unchanged.