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2022 A Legal Odyssey: This Mission Is Too Importaint For Us To Allow Computers To Jeopardize It, Cameron P. Cordell

Honors Projects

The purpose of this paper is to discover if Artificial Intelligence could and should replace human jurists. By looking at the two theories that offer a way to apply the law (legal formalism and legal realism), multiple different answers to this question emerge. Looking at the corner stone of legal realism which is considered empathy, reasons as to why A.I. in the court room begin to emerge. Many studies and data were included in this study that covered a variety of topics such as A.I. experiments, legal data, and psychological emotions. In summary, the results of the research are that …

The Heart Of A City: Using Empathy For Connected Municipal Public Policy, Sara Kline

Graduate Student Publications

This article explores the relationship between empathy and the practices used to design and implement municipal public policy. Given the challenges faced by government at all levels to capture the trust and support of the public, using empathy is a useful tool for municipal governments to employ.

Building upon Brown (2010, 2018) and the power of connection, I argue empathic municipal public policy should strengthen the connection among citizens, city government, municipal employees, and elected officials. With further conversation and practice, utilizing empathy as a primary driver of municipal public policy will foster improved relations between citizens and municipal government. …