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Student Vandalism And Public Schools: The Scope Of The Illinois Educators' Directive To Discipline, Donald Shawler Nov 1988

Student Vandalism And Public Schools: The Scope Of The Illinois Educators' Directive To Discipline, Donald Shawler

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Following a brief review of the costs that student vandalism imposes upon society, and the history of discipline in public education, this Article turns to a discussion of the part due process considerations must play in Illinois school officials' decisions to suspend or expel pupils. Despite both procedural and substantive guarantees for students, the power to decisively act against vandals threatening to impede the educational process remains broad. An appendix to the Article sets forth a proposed regulation to assist educators in dealing with student vandals.


Capital Punishment And The American Agenda, John Pierce Stimson May 1988

Capital Punishment And The American Agenda, John Pierce Stimson

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Capital Punishment and the American Agenda by Franklin E. Zimring and Gordon Hawkins


Punishment, Penance And Respect For Autonomy, Robert Justin Lipkin Jan 1988

Punishment, Penance And Respect For Autonomy, Robert Justin Lipkin

Robert Justin Lipkin

No abstract provided.


The Moral Good Theory Of Punishment, Robert Justin Lipkin Jan 1988

The Moral Good Theory Of Punishment, Robert Justin Lipkin

Robert Justin Lipkin

No abstract provided.


Legality And Discretion In The Distribution Of Criminal Sanctions, Paul H. Robinson Jan 1988

Legality And Discretion In The Distribution Of Criminal Sanctions, Paul H. Robinson

All Faculty Scholarship

The judicial system now responds to criminal conduct in two rather divergent steps. A judge or jury first determines if a defendant should be held liable for a criminal offense. If so, then the judge or jury goes on to choose a penalty. Precise rules, designed to ensure fairness and predictability, govern the first stage, liability assignment. In the second stage, sentencing, however, judges and juries exercise broad discretion in meting out sanctions. In this Article, Professor Robinson argues that both liability assignment and sentencing are part of a single process of punishing criminal behavior and should be made more …