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Developing Understandings Of Racial Profiling Issues And Practices: An Annotation And Analysis Of Key Documents, M. Bortner, Heather Campbell, Rob Melnick, Michael Musheno, Carlos Posadas, Anne Schneider, Christine Yalda

Michael Musheno

No abstract provided.

Conflicts And Common Interests In Committees , Hao Li, Sherwin Rosen, Wing Suen

hao li

Committees improve decisions by pooling independent information of members, but promote manipulation, obfuscation, and exaggeration of private evidence when members have conflicting preferences. We study how self-interest mediates these conflicting forces. When members' preferences differ, no person ever submits a report that allows perfect inference of his private information. Instead, equilibrium strategies are many-to-one mappings that transform continuous data into ordered ranks: voting procedures are the equilibrium methods of achieving a consensus in committees. Voting necessarily coarsens the transmission of information among members, but is necessary to control conflicts of interest. The degree of coarseness of the equilibrium voting procedure …

Diversity Issues In Gilbert, Arizona: Effectiveness Of Human Relations Commission For Resolving Human Rights Violations, Penny L. Willrich, Pamela M. Smith

Penny Willrich

In response to unwelcome, unattractive media attention and citizen political pressure, Mayor Cynthia Dunham of Gilbert, Arizona appointed 36 citizens to the Diversity Task Force in September 2000. Its purpose was to make recommendations to the town Council on issues of diversity. The town had been plagued for a number of years with incidents of violence, white supremacist gang intimidations and various other acts of discrimination. The stigma of a prejudiced community led to a negative perception that many wanted to correct. The Task Force recommended the creation of a human relations commission and identified eight critical social issues facing …

Prosecutorial Ethics: Private Decision Making In The Very Public Practice Of Law, Charles E. Maclean

Charles E. MacLean

No abstract provided.

Current Issues Related To The Administration Of Electronic Monitoring Programs, Kristine Botsford Mullendore, James Ballard

Kristine Botsford Mullendore

No abstract provided.

No Place Like Home: Housing And The Ex-Prisoner, Katharine H. Bradley, Noel C. Richardson, Elspeth M. Slayter

Elspeth Slayter

The Impact Of Race On Policing And Arrests, John Donohue, Steven Levitt

John Donohue

No abstract provided.

Ex Parte Declaration Of Peter Cramton, Peter Cramton

Peter Cramton

Further comments on the CMRS spectrum cap. For Leap Wireless.

Mediation In Black And White: Unequal Distribution Of Empowerment By Police, Christopher C. Cooper

Christopher C. Cooper Dr.

Mediation in Black & White: Unequal Distribution of Empowerment by Police. On calls-for-service involving an interpersonal disputes, patrol Police officers either arbitrate the matter (e.g., authoritarian directives or arrest) or empower disputing parties to reach a collective resolutiuon; however whether the latter is availabe to disputing parties depends on their race.

Mental Health Parity: National And State Perspectives 2001: A Report To The Florida Legislature, Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Ardis Hanson, Richard Coe

Ardis Hanson

The federal Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 requires insurers to offer the same benefits for mental disorders and substance abuse as they would for physical disorders, including any annual or lifetime limitations and restrictions placed upon such coverage. This report examines actuarial studies, the current state of parity legislation across the nation, cost of treatment issues, and the impact on Florida should parity legislation be passed.

Memorandum Of Argument For Leave To Appeal Of The Appellant James R. Demers, Court Of Appeal For Province Of British Columbia, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

No abstract provided.

Mediation In Black And White: Mediation Center-Police Partnerships - A Dignified Police Response, Christopher C. Cooper Dr.

Christopher C. Cooper Dr.

Police Officers assigned to Patrol duties can use mediation skills to address calls-for-service involving interpersonal disputes. The research shows that whether or not police use mediation or a similar methodology to resolve a dispute may depend on the race, ethnicity or social class of the complaining parties. Finally, police mediation [center] partnerships must be employed in such a way that community members are empowered by law enforcement to help themselves.

It's Time To Put The Military's Death Penalty To Sleep, Michael Spak

Michael Spak

No abstract provided.

Juggling Constitutional Rights: Judicial Resolutions Of The Conflict Between Witness And Victim Rights To Be Safe In Court And Defendant Rights To Confront Their Accusers When Defendants Represent Themselves, Kristine Botsford Mullendore

Kristine Botsford Mullendore

No abstract provided.

Evidentiary Relevance, Morally Reasonable Verdicts, And Jury Nullification, Todd E. Pettys

Todd E. Pettys

In Old Chief v. United States, the Supreme Court stated that evidence offered by the Government in a criminal case has “fair and legitimate weight” if it tends to show that a guilty verdict would be morally reasonable. This Article focuses on that proposition. First, it discusses the ways in which Old Chief’s analysis rests upon a broadened understanding of evidentiary relevance. Second, it argues that significant theoretical difficulties impede any effort to determine whether evidence tends to show that a guilty verdict would be morally reasonable. Third, it argues that adopting Old Chief’s conception of relevance would necessitate significant …

Why Is The Japanese Conviction Rate So High?, Eric Bennett Rasmusen, J. Mark Ramseyer

Eric Bennett Rasmusen

Conviction rates are high in Japan. Why? We suggest it is because Japanese prosecutors are understaffed. If they can afford to bring only their strongest cases, judges see only the most obviously guilty defendants, and high conviction rates would then follow. Crucially, however, Japanese judges face biased incentives. A judge who acquits a defendant runs significant risks of hurting his career and earns scant hope of positive payoffs. Using data on the careers and published opinions of 321 Japanese judges (all judges who published an opinion on a criminal case in 1976 or 1979), we find skewed incentives to convict. …

Eindrapport Stadsbendes En Hun Buurt, Jenneke Christiaens, Els Enhus, Christian Eliaerts, Liesbeth Vanmechelen

Jenneke Christiaens

No abstract provided.

Federalization Of Local Criminal Justice Procedure: A Study Of Conflicts In Values And Process, Kam C. Wong

Kam C. Wong

This article is an investigation into why the U.S. federal courts have failed to effectively control local police conduct by means of constitutional rules. In so doing, the article finds that the federal courts’ approach to the control of police abuse of power – federalization and constiotutionalization of criminal procedures – is ill informed of the nature and essence of police work within the community context and at the grassroots level. Particularly, it fails to take into account the structural and normative forces giving rise to police abuse. The central thesis of this paper is that the federal courts’ constitutional …

Origin Of Communist Policing In The People's Republic Of China, Kam C. Wong

Kam C. Wong

This is an investigation into the origin of Communist policing in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Existing literature on the PRC police (baowei, gongan, jingcha) are not in agreement as to the origin of Communist policing. Most sources, particularly western ones, point to the formation of the Ministry of Public Security in November of 1949 as the origination of Communist police. Others, particularly the PRC police historians, have traced the starting date to November of 1931 when the Chinese Soviet government in Shan-Gan-Ning border area established the Political Security Department (zhengzhi baoweiju). Still, a minority have suggested that Communist …

Een Theoretische Onderbouw Voor Een Legitiem Strafproces. Reflecties Over Procesculturen, De Doelstellingen Van De Straf, De Plaats Van Het Strafrecht En De Rol Van Slachtoffers’, Serge Gutwirth, Paul De Hert

Serge Gutwirth

Article in Dutch : A theoretical framework for a legitimate criminal proces. Reflexions about processcultures, the function of punishment, the position of criminal law and the role of victims]

Preventing Targeted Violence Against Judicial Officials And Courts, Bryan Vossekuil, Randy Borum, Robert Fein, Marisa Reddy

Randy Borum

No abstract provided.

Community Probation For Juvenile Offenders: Important Lessons Of Coordinated Enforcement Programs, Kathleen Bailey, James Ballard, Suzanne Wolfe

Kathleen Bailey

No abstract provided.

Police Chief's Perception Of Support For Community Policing, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl, Devere Woods

Joanne Ziembo-Vogl

When implementing new policies, police chiefs need to develop strategies to identify potential supporters and mobilize their assistance. Some critics question the feasibility of implementing community policing in traditional organizations. Advocates, on the other hand, suggest these issues can be overcome by such common techniques as planning and training. We use principal-agent theory to investigate police chiefs' perception of support for community policing. Training and inclusion in planning are found to be associated with levels of support down through the rank structure. At the level of line officer, the picture is less clear.

Introduction, Daniel Kanstroom

Daniel Kanstroom

No abstract provided.

Toward A Comparative Economics Of Plea Bargaining (With Thomas Miceli), Richard Adelstein

Richard Adelstein

A comparison of adversarial and inquisitorial approaches to criminal adjudication and its implications for plea bargaining.

Recurrent Issues In Efforts To Prevent Homicidal Violence In Schools: Expert Opinions, Richard E. Redding, Karen E. Dill, Peter K. Smithh, Ray Surette, Dewey Cornell

Richard E. Redding

The purpose of this article is to consider four issues that are raised repeatedly by public policy makers, educators, and juvenile justice authorities in seeking ways to prevent youth violence in general and homicidal attacks on schools in particular. The first topic, bullying, has received great attention because many youth involved in school shootings and other violent attacks at school have been victims of bullying. The two boys who carried out the Columbine shootings cast themselves as champions of victims of bullying in their videos and writings, some still available on the Internet. The second topic concerns the influence of …

The Law And Economics Of Remedies For Predatory Lending

Patricia A. McCoy

No abstract provided.

The Swinging Pendulum Of Victims’ Rights: The Enforceability Of Indiana’S Victims’ Rights Laws, Mary Margaret Giannini

Mary Margaret Giannini

Universal Jurisdiction For International Crimes: Historical Perspectives And Contemporary Practice, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.

Feminism For The Mainstream Criminologist: An Invitation, Jeanne M. Flavin

Jeanne M Flavin

Feminism has historically been peripheral to the study and practice of criminal justice; mainstream criminologists have not been widely exposed to feminist perspectives. This has contributed to perceptions that criminology is about men and feminism is only about women. Consequently, many criminologists and criminal justice practitioners have yet to understand, much less appreciate, the importance of feminism's contribution to criminology. To address this problem, this article explains some of the major feminist insights in the interrelated areas of epistemology, theory, methodology, and policy. Examples from the criminal justice literature are used to illustrate both the basis for feminist concerns as …