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When A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Sentences: A Call To Reword Federal Sentencing Of Non-Production Child Pornography Offenses In The United States, Lucy T. Shephard Oct 2023

When A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Sentences: A Call To Reword Federal Sentencing Of Non-Production Child Pornography Offenses In The United States, Lucy T. Shephard

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Developing Police, Madalyn K. Wasilczuk Mar 2022

Developing Police, Madalyn K. Wasilczuk

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Focusing Presidential Clemency Decision-Making, Paul J. Larkin Jr. Feb 2022

Focusing Presidential Clemency Decision-Making, Paul J. Larkin Jr.

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The Article II Pardon Clause grants the President authority to award clemency to any offender. The clause contains only two limitations. The President cannot excuse someone from responsibility for a state offense, nor can he prevent Congress from impeaching and removing a federal official. Otherwise, the President’s authority is plenary. The clause authorizes the President to grant clemency as he sees fit, but the clause does not tell him when he should feel that way.

Historically, Presidents have generally used their authority for legitimate reasons, such as freeing someone who was wrongfully convicted, who is suffering under an unduly onerous …


Taking Restorative Justice Seriously, Adriaan Lanni Jun 2021

Taking Restorative Justice Seriously, Adriaan Lanni

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Those seeking to reduce mass incarceration have increasingly pointed to restorative justice—an approach that typically brings thoseaffected by a criminal offense together in an attempt to address the harmcaused by the offense rather than to mete out punishment. This Article is an attempt to think seriously about incorporating restorative justice throughout the criminal legal system. For restorative justice proponents, expanding these practices raises a host of questions: Does the opportunity to alleviate mass incarceration justify collaboration with a deeply flawed criminal legal system? Will the threat of criminal prosecution destroy the voluntariness and sincerity that is essential for a successful …


Progressive Punitivism: Notes On The Use Of Punitive Social Control To Advance Social Justice Ends, Hadar Aviram Jan 2020

Progressive Punitivism: Notes On The Use Of Punitive Social Control To Advance Social Justice Ends, Hadar Aviram

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Ending The Internal Affairs Farce, Rachel Moran Aug 2016

Ending The Internal Affairs Farce, Rachel Moran

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Patterns Of Injustice: Police Brutality In The Courts, Susan Bandes Oct 1999

Patterns Of Injustice: Police Brutality In The Courts, Susan Bandes

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Regulating The Market For Snitches, Ian Weinstein Jan 1999

Regulating The Market For Snitches, Ian Weinstein

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The Wages Of Ambivalence: On The Context And Prospects Of New York's Death Penalty, Franklin E. Zimring Apr 1996

The Wages Of Ambivalence: On The Context And Prospects Of New York's Death Penalty, Franklin E. Zimring

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Recontextualizing The Context Of The Death Penalty, Daniel D. Polsby Apr 1996

Recontextualizing The Context Of The Death Penalty, Daniel D. Polsby

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Federalizing Death, George Kannar Apr 1996

Federalizing Death, George Kannar

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Jury Responsibility In Capital Sentencing: An Empirical Study, Theodore Eisenberg, Stephen P. Garvey, Martin T. Wells Apr 1996

Jury Responsibility In Capital Sentencing: An Empirical Study, Theodore Eisenberg, Stephen P. Garvey, Martin T. Wells

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Reply To Daniel Polsby, Samuel R. Gross Apr 1996

Reply To Daniel Polsby, Samuel R. Gross

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Simple Murder: A Comment On The Legality Of Executing The Innocent, Susan Bandes Apr 1996

Simple Murder: A Comment On The Legality Of Executing The Innocent, Susan Bandes

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The Risks Of Death: Why Erroneous Convictions Are Common In Capital Cases, Samuel R. Gross Apr 1996

The Risks Of Death: Why Erroneous Convictions Are Common In Capital Cases, Samuel R. Gross

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The Systems Approach To Criminal Justice Administration, John Hartje Oct 1975

The Systems Approach To Criminal Justice Administration, John Hartje

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The Prisoner's Right To A Statement Of Reasons For Parole Denial: Silence Is Not Always Golden, William Ernsthaft Apr 1975

The Prisoner's Right To A Statement Of Reasons For Parole Denial: Silence Is Not Always Golden, William Ernsthaft

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Kind And Usual Punishment. By Jessica Mitford., Daniel Nobel Oct 1973

Kind And Usual Punishment. By Jessica Mitford., Daniel Nobel

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Incarcerating The Innocent: Pretrial Detention In Our Nation's Jails, Mike Place, David A. Sands Apr 1972

Incarcerating The Innocent: Pretrial Detention In Our Nation's Jails, Mike Place, David A. Sands

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The Prison As A Lawless Agency, David F. Greenberg, Fay Stender Apr 1972

The Prison As A Lawless Agency, David F. Greenberg, Fay Stender

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The Discovery Of Prison Reform, Fred Cohen Apr 1972

The Discovery Of Prison Reform, Fred Cohen

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Prediction Of Criminal Conduct And Preventive Confinement Of Convicted Persons, Andrew Von Hirsch Apr 1972

Prediction Of Criminal Conduct And Preventive Confinement Of Convicted Persons, Andrew Von Hirsch

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A Comment On Sostre V Mcginnis, Herman Schwartz Apr 1972

A Comment On Sostre V Mcginnis, Herman Schwartz

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The Indeterminate Sentence: Judicial Intervention In The Correctional Process, James W. Gresens Apr 1972

The Indeterminate Sentence: Judicial Intervention In The Correctional Process, James W. Gresens

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Prisons—State Must Devise System Ensuring Indigent Prisoner's Meaningful Access To The Courts, Robert E. White Apr 1972

Prisons—State Must Devise System Ensuring Indigent Prisoner's Meaningful Access To The Courts, Robert E. White

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Gilmore v. Lynch, 319 F. Supp. 105 (N.D. Cal. 1970), aff'd sub nom. Younger v. Gilmore, 92 S. Ct. 250 (1971).


Traffic And The Police. By John A. Gardner., James P. Manak Jan 1970

Traffic And The Police. By John A. Gardner., James P. Manak

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Crime, Justice And Correction. By Paul W. Tappan., J. Douglas Cook Jan 1961

Crime, Justice And Correction. By Paul W. Tappan., J. Douglas Cook

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