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Juvenile Delinquency And Violence: Examining International Police And Societal Response, Gordon A. Crews, Angela West Crews

Angela Crews

This presentation comparatively examines relationships in the United States, Eastern and Central Europe, Scandinavia, and parts of the Middle East among juvenile violence, "heavy metal" music, substance abuse, and participation in occult and "alternative" youth groups (e.g., Wicca, Satanism, vampirism, Goth). We trace the movement of certain groups, behaviors, and preferences and make a correlation between some of these movements and an increase in youth violence and substance abuse. The authors use results from surveys and participant observations in the U.S., Copenhagen, Germany, the Netherlands, & the Middle East (Egypt & Turkey) that indicate, however, that mere participation in these …

Citizen And Officer Perceptions Of Community Policing In Ghana: Policing Of, By, And For The People, Or Just To The People?, Angela West Crews, Gordon A. Crews

Angela Crews

This presentation presents initial results of an evaluation of citizen and officer perceptions of policing in Ghana. The Ghana Police Service (GPS) is attempting to transition from a para-militaristic philosophy to a more community-centered approach, developing a domestic violence unit in the past decade and, more recently, a community policing unit. Community policing philosophies, however, face unique challenges in Ghanaian society, such as a deep-rooted (and historically well-founded) mistrust of the police, and a culture with a well-established and trusted “traditional” system wherein matters are settled within communities and impacted by religion, spirituality, and mysticism. This project used official reported …

Juvenile Delinquency And Violence: Examining International Police And Societal Response, Gordon A. Crews, Angela West Crews

Gordon A Crews

This presentation comparatively examines relationships in the United States, Eastern and Central Europe, Scandinavia, and parts of the Middle East among juvenile violence, "heavy metal" music, substance abuse, and participation in occult and "alternative" youth groups (e.g., Wicca, Satanism, vampirism, Goth). We trace the movement of certain groups, behaviors, and preferences and make a correlation between some of these movements and an increase in youth violence and substance abuse. The authors use results from surveys and participant observations in the U.S., Copenhagen, Germany, the Netherlands, & the Middle East (Egypt & Turkey) that indicate, however, that mere participation in these …

Citizen And Officer Perceptions Of Community Policing In Ghana: Policing Of, By, And For The People, Or Just To The People?, Angela West Crews, Gordon A. Crews

Gordon A Crews

This presentation presents initial results of an evaluation of citizen and officer perceptions of policing in Ghana. The Ghana Police Service (GPS) is attempting to transition from a para-militaristic philosophy to a more community-centered approach, developing a domestic violence unit in the past decade and, more recently, a community policing unit. Community policing philosophies, however, face unique challenges in Ghanaian society, such as a deep-rooted (and historically well-founded) mistrust of the police, and a culture with a well-established and trusted “traditional” system wherein matters are settled within communities and impacted by religion, spirituality, and mysticism. This project used official reported …

Youth Involvement In Alternative Subcultures, Groups, Belief Systems, And Lifestyles: Examining International Police And Societal Response, Gordon A. Crews

Gordon A Crews

This presentation comparatively examines relationships in the United States, Eastern and Central Europe, Scandinavia, and parts of the Middle East among juvenile violence, "heavy metal" music, substance abuse, and participation in occult and "alternative" youth groups (e.g., Wicca, Satanism, vampirism, Goth). We trace the movement of certain groups, behaviors, and preferences and make a correlation between some of these movements and an increase in youth violence and substance abuse. The authors use results from surveys and participant observations in the U.S., Copenhagen, Germany, the Netherlands, & the Middle East (Egypt & Turkey) that indicate, however, that mere participation in these …

What Is The Fuss About Joint Direct Infringement?: The Saga Of Akamai/Mckesson, Brian J. Love

Faculty Publications

• Summary of procedural history and en Banc holding
• Effect on Litigation in medical devices and computer software fields
• Effect on patent prosecution
• Discussion of dissents: Will this case be taken up by the Supreme Court?

Could A Patent Term Reduction Solve The Software Patent Problem?, Brian J. Love

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Comments On Petherbridge, Et Al., Unenforceability, Brian J. Love

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The 2011-2012 Supreme Court Term: Decisions In Constitutional Law, Wilson Huhn

Akron Law Faculty Publications

This presentation reviews the principal decisions of the Supreme Court in the field of Constitutional Law during the 2011-2012 Term of Court. The presentation primarily focuses on the Court's decisions involving the Arizona immigration law (SB 1070), the federal Stolen Valor Act, the "ministerial exception" to the anti-discrimination laws, and above all the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

The 2011-2012 Supreme Court Term: Decisions In Constitutional Law, Wilson Huhn

Wilson R. Huhn

This presentation reviews the principal decisions of the Supreme Court in the field of Constitutional Law during the 2011-2012 Term of Court. The presentation primarily focuses on the Court's decisions involving the Arizona immigration law (SB 1070), the federal Stolen Valor Act, the "ministerial exception" to the anti-discrimination laws, and above all the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Ethical And Privacy Impact Assessment In The Big Data Era: An Oxymoron ?, Antoinette Rouvroy

Antoinette Rouvroy

No abstract provided.

Same-Sex Marriage Litigation Update - September 17, 2012, Wilson Huhn

Akron Law Faculty Publications

Same-sex marriage cases are reaching the federal circuit courts and may be heard by the Supreme Court in the near future. This presentation summarizes the status of same-sex marriage litigation.

Same-Sex Marriage Litigation Update - September 17, 2012, Wilson Huhn

Wilson R. Huhn

Same-sex marriage cases are reaching the federal circuit courts and may be heard by the Supreme Court in the near future. This presentation summarizes the status of same-sex marriage litigation.

Future Social, Economic And Political Trends In The Arab World: Opening The Region, Nikola S. Georgiev

Nikola S Georgiev

Future social, economic and political trends in the Arab world: opening the region

The Use Of Delphi For The Listing Of Species And Ecological Communities, Angela Dwyer

Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads

This paper considers the limitations of the current methodologies and the potential for the use of the Delphi method as part of the regulatory response to biodiversity loss through the listing of species and ecological communities.

Decision-making in relation to threatened species and ecological communities, especially when the ubiquitous ‘listing’ may be the required outcome to attract a conservation response, is particularly susceptible to challenges over methodology.

Many decisions are made under circumstances where the available scientific evidence is uncertain, inadequate, or inexact; the decisions are generally science-based and the link between science and policy is clouded; and there is …

The Value(S) Of Biodiversity, Mathilde Boutonnet

Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads

Biodiversity today is mainly assessed by the economy. Yet, now both natural sciences and law play a growing part in that field. Our contribution proposes to outline the main biodiversity assessment methods to understand how they are received by law as well as to question their interest and efficiency against the environment protection imperative and to understand the answers offered by the law in regards to biodiversity in terms of “value” or “monetization”.

The legal issue at stake is important as law plays its own part in granting value to biodiversity. This supposes that legal practitioners pay attention to the …

The Emerging Institutional Risks From Widespread Adoption Of An Ecosystem Services Market Approach To Environmental Governance, Paul Martin, Jacqueline Williams, Amanda Kennedy

Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads

Best practice commercial management involves two distinct mindsets, harnessed for separate purposes. The innovative mindset is concerned with the creative side of enterprise – entrepreneurship, innovation, strategising and commercialisation). However this is also married to a more pessimistic mindset focused on the identification and avoidance of what might go wrong- (risk management).

The modernist paradigm for environmental governance stresses scientific model-based estimation to determine resource use-limits, legally specified property rights to fractions of the environment, market or market like mechanisms for allocation of interests, and scientific methods of performance of the strategies. These elements exist in varying forms regardless of …

Análisis Económico De Usos Permitidos De Obras Protegidas, Obras Huérfanas Y Dominio Público Pagante - Propuestas De Reforma A La Vigente Ley Argentina De Propiedad Intelectual, Maximiliano Marzetti

Maximiliano Marzetti

No abstract provided.

Speaker, Accepted Student Reception, On "Making A Meaningful Difference - The Value Of A Single Lawyer", Stephen Spitz

Stephen A. Spitz

No abstract provided.

Pitfalls And Promises Of Social Media And Mobile Lawyering, Jonathan I. Ezor

Jonathan I. Ezor

No abstract provided.

Regulatory Challenges For Mvnos In Latin America, Víctor Pavón-Villamayor

Víctor Pavón-Villamayor

No abstract provided.

Stark Voluntary Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (Srdp) And Stark Law, Kip Klingman

Kip Klingman

When you’ve made a serious mistake, sometimes it is best to step forward and confess before the government regulators find out on their own. The federal Stark Law, governing physician self-referral, provides a mechanism for voluntary disclosing a violation, but using that option requires a carefully crafted game plan.

Cultura De La Legalidad. Participación Ciudada En Transparencia, Norma E. Pimentel

Norma E Pimentel

No abstract provided.

Video Making And Editing, Clare Gaynor Willis, Debbie Ginsberg

Presentations

Presentation from Chicago Association of Law Libraries Half-Day Institute on Technology, 2012

Las Ciencias Del Comportamiento Y Su Impacto En El Law & Economics: De La Economía Conductual A La Neuroeconomía, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

No abstract provided.

Desequilibrio Contractual: El Dilema De La Lesión Y De La Excesiva Onerosidad De La Prestación, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

No abstract provided.

Finding Free Legal Research Sites And Free Case Law - Slides, Lee A. Ryan

Lee A. Ryan

These slides accompany the presentation on free case-law research sites created for the June 2012 National Business Institute seminar. These slides are meant to be used with the outline of the presentation, which are also available on this site.

El Fideicomiso Como Medio De Transferencia Hereditaria, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

En la presentación se efectúo la descripción del recorrido que ha efectuado la doctrina para reconfigurar las vías por las que los particulares pueden establecer cómo se transferirán sus bienes una vez acaecida su muerte. Para ello se estableció la nuestra estructura de actos negociales y la atención que debe prestarse a los objetivos que el causante desea alcanzar. En tal contexto, el fideicomiso se muestra como una herramienta flexible para lograr satisfacer diversos intereses y de muy distintas maneras.

Online Privacy - What You Need To Know, Debbie Ginsberg, Richard Warner

Presentations

Special guest Professor Richard Warner discussed online privacy and the issues surrounding it.

Compliance: E-Science Mandates And Policies, Sarah White

Lecture Series on E-Science

Data collected under federally funded research is subject to compliance rules and regulations. Policies affecting what you can and cannot do with your data, who is responsible, and what role your institution plays can vary with funding agencies and the type of data collected. This talk will address many of the compliance issues associated with research data, as well as funder mandates that you need to be aware of to ensure compliance.