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In Defense Of The Juggernaut: The Ethical And Constitutional Argument For Prosecutorial Discretion, David A. Lord Jan 2023

In Defense Of The Juggernaut: The Ethical And Constitutional Argument For Prosecutorial Discretion, David A. Lord

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

Within days of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, progressive prosecutors throughout the country announced that if their jurisdictions enacted restrictions on abortion, they would not prosecute the individuals who had these procedures or the doctors who performed them. This is the latest example of situations, like drug crimes, illegal gun possession, and other offenses, where prosecutors have declined to enforce a state law as a matter of public policy. Critics of this broad use of prosecutorial discretion have argued that it violates the constitutional separation of powers.

This Article argues that prosecutorial discretion is well-founded in American …


Trauma-Informed (As A Matter Of) Course, Natalie Netzel Jan 2023

Trauma-Informed (As A Matter Of) Course, Natalie Netzel

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

Law students are impacted by trauma and law professors are in a position to help by adopting a trauma-informed approach as a matter of universal precaution. The 2021 Survey of Law Student Well-Being (“SLSWB”) revealed that over twenty percent of responding law students meet criteria that indicate they should be evaluated for post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”). The study also revealed that almost fifty percent of responding students reported an important motivation for attending law school was experiencing a trauma or injustice. Put differently, law schools are full of law students who have experienced trauma, many of whom are actively struggling …


Stereotyping Evidence: The Civil Exception To The Federal Rape Shield Law And Its Embedded Sexual Stereotypes, Ramona Albin Jan 2022

Stereotyping Evidence: The Civil Exception To The Federal Rape Shield Law And Its Embedded Sexual Stereotypes, Ramona Albin

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Denouncing The Revival Of Pre-Roe V. Wade Abortion Bans In A Post-Dobbs World Through The Void Ab Initio And Presumption Of Validity Doctrines, Nora Greene Jan 2022

Denouncing The Revival Of Pre-Roe V. Wade Abortion Bans In A Post-Dobbs World Through The Void Ab Initio And Presumption Of Validity Doctrines, Nora Greene

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

The United States Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade in a leaked draft of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Written by Justice Alito and joined by four of the other conservative justices, the decision describes Roe as “egregiously wrong from the start” and blatantly overrules the landmark holding and its prodigy, Planned Parenthood v. Casey. In their state codes, nine states—Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin— have unrepealed criminal abortion bans enacted before Roe. These bans prohibit abortion at any point in pregnancy unless to preserve the life of the pregnant person …


Sexual Contact Between A Suspect And Police Officers: How Far Should Police Go To Prove Prostitution?, Paula Del Valle Torres Jan 2020

Sexual Contact Between A Suspect And Police Officers: How Far Should Police Go To Prove Prostitution?, Paula Del Valle Torres

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Defenseless Against Rape: Outdated Laws And A Proposed Legal Solution, David E. Missirian, Marianne D. Kulow Jan 2019

Defenseless Against Rape: Outdated Laws And A Proposed Legal Solution, David E. Missirian, Marianne D. Kulow

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Overcoming Institutional And Legal Barriers That Prevent Abused Females From Accessing Justice In Fragile Nigerian Regions, Valentina Okaru-Bisant Jan 2019

Overcoming Institutional And Legal Barriers That Prevent Abused Females From Accessing Justice In Fragile Nigerian Regions, Valentina Okaru-Bisant

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


There Isn't Any Dumpster, Jill C. Engle Jan 2019

There Isn't Any Dumpster, Jill C. Engle

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


From Criminals To Survivors: Recognizing Domestic Sex Trafficking As Violence Against Women In The District Of Columbia, Alice Mutter Jan 2018

From Criminals To Survivors: Recognizing Domestic Sex Trafficking As Violence Against Women In The District Of Columbia, Alice Mutter

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Pressing Pause: Tolling Statutes Of Limitations For Sex Offenses While Rape Kits Remain Untested, Hunter Grolman Jan 2018

Pressing Pause: Tolling Statutes Of Limitations For Sex Offenses While Rape Kits Remain Untested, Hunter Grolman

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


The Overrepresentation Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Questioning, Gender Nonconforming And Transgender Youth Within The Child Welfare To Juvenile Justice Crossover Population, Angela Irvine Ph.D., Aisha Canfield M.P.P Jan 2016

The Overrepresentation Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Questioning, Gender Nonconforming And Transgender Youth Within The Child Welfare To Juvenile Justice Crossover Population, Angela Irvine Ph.D., Aisha Canfield M.P.P

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Salvaging "Safe Spaces": Toward Model Standards For Lgbtq Youth-Serving Professionals Encountering Law Enforcement, Brendan M. Conner Esq. Jan 2016

Salvaging "Safe Spaces": Toward Model Standards For Lgbtq Youth-Serving Professionals Encountering Law Enforcement, Brendan M. Conner Esq.

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Fashioning Children: Gender Restrictive Dress Codes As An Entry Point For The Tans School To Prison Pipeline, Deanna J. Glickman Jan 2016

Fashioning Children: Gender Restrictive Dress Codes As An Entry Point For The Tans School To Prison Pipeline, Deanna J. Glickman

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Rethinking The Neighborhood Watch: How Lessons From The Nigerian Village Can Creatively Empower The Community To Assist Poor, Single Mothers In America, Dehlia Umunna Jan 2012

Rethinking The Neighborhood Watch: How Lessons From The Nigerian Village Can Creatively Empower The Community To Assist Poor, Single Mothers In America, Dehlia Umunna

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Don't Forget Dad: Addressing Women's Poverty By Rethinking Forced And Outdated Child Support Policies, Daniel L. Hatcher Jan 2012

Don't Forget Dad: Addressing Women's Poverty By Rethinking Forced And Outdated Child Support Policies, Daniel L. Hatcher

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Addressing Intersectionality In The Lives Of Women In Poverty: Incorporating Core Components Of A Social Work Program Into Legal Education, Beth Caldwell Jan 2012

Addressing Intersectionality In The Lives Of Women In Poverty: Incorporating Core Components Of A Social Work Program Into Legal Education, Beth Caldwell

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


International And Regional Standards For Protecting Victims Of Domestic Violence, Andreea Vesa May 2011

International And Regional Standards For Protecting Victims Of Domestic Violence, Andreea Vesa

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Gender Violence And Work In The United States And South America: The Parallel Processes Of Legal And Cultural Change, Julie Goldscheid Jan 2011

Gender Violence And Work In The United States And South America: The Parallel Processes Of Legal And Cultural Change, Julie Goldscheid

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Birthing Barbarism: The Unconstitutionality Of Shackling Pregnant Prisoners , Claire Louise Griggs Jan 2011

Birthing Barbarism: The Unconstitutionality Of Shackling Pregnant Prisoners , Claire Louise Griggs

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Conference: She Can Do No Wrong: Recent Failures In America's Immigration Courts To Provide Women Asylum From Honor Crimes Abroad, Shira T. Shapiro Jan 2010

Conference: She Can Do No Wrong: Recent Failures In America's Immigration Courts To Provide Women Asylum From Honor Crimes Abroad, Shira T. Shapiro

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Developments In The Prosecution Of Gender-Based Crimes - The Special Court For Sierra Leone Experience , Hon. Theresa Doherty Jan 2009

Developments In The Prosecution Of Gender-Based Crimes - The Special Court For Sierra Leone Experience , Hon. Theresa Doherty

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Girls Gone Wild And Rape Law: Revising The Contractual Concept Of Consent & (And) Ensuring An Unbiased Application Of Reasonable Doubt When The Victim Is Non-Traditional , Michele Alexander Jan 2009

Girls Gone Wild And Rape Law: Revising The Contractual Concept Of Consent & (And) Ensuring An Unbiased Application Of Reasonable Doubt When The Victim Is Non-Traditional , Michele Alexander

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Lessons From The Special Court For Sierra Leone On The Prosecution Of Gender-Based Crimes, Valerie Oosterveld Jan 2009

Lessons From The Special Court For Sierra Leone On The Prosecution Of Gender-Based Crimes, Valerie Oosterveld

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Obstacles On The Road To Gender Justice: The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda As Object Lesson , Beth Van Schaak Jan 2009

Obstacles On The Road To Gender Justice: The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda As Object Lesson , Beth Van Schaak

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Failure To Arrest: A Pilot Study Of Police Response To Domestic Violence In Rural Illinois , Sara R. Benson Jan 2009

Failure To Arrest: A Pilot Study Of Police Response To Domestic Violence In Rural Illinois , Sara R. Benson

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Importance Of Effective Investigation Of Sexual Violence And Gender-Based Crimes At The International Criminal Court, Susana Sácouto, Katherine Cleary Jan 2009

Importance Of Effective Investigation Of Sexual Violence And Gender-Based Crimes At The International Criminal Court, Susana Sácouto, Katherine Cleary

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Giving Birth In Shackles: A Constitutional And Human Rights Violation, Dana L. Sichel Jan 2008

Giving Birth In Shackles: A Constitutional And Human Rights Violation, Dana L. Sichel

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Intellectual Property At The Intersection Of Race And Gender: Lady Sings The Blues, K.J. Greene Jan 2008

Intellectual Property At The Intersection Of Race And Gender: Lady Sings The Blues, K.J. Greene

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


The Gang-Rape Of Mukhtar Mai And Pakistan's Opportunity To Regain Its Lost Honor, Tina Karkera Jan 2006

The Gang-Rape Of Mukhtar Mai And Pakistan's Opportunity To Regain Its Lost Honor, Tina Karkera

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Gender Equality, Social Values And Provocaion Law In The United States, Canada And Australia, Caroline Forrell Jan 2006

Gender Equality, Social Values And Provocaion Law In The United States, Canada And Australia, Caroline Forrell

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.