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Using Criminal Punishment To Serve Both Victim And Social Needs, Erin Ann O'Hara, Maria Mayo Robbins
Using Criminal Punishment To Serve Both Victim And Social Needs, Erin Ann O'Hara, Maria Mayo Robbins
Law and Contemporary Problems
In recent decades, the criminal-justice pendulum has swung to the opposite extreme. Criminal law is often described as covering disputes between the offender and the state. Victims are not direct parties to criminal proceedings, they have no formal right to either initiate or terminate a criminal action, and they have no control over the punishment meted out to offenders. In this state-centric system, victim needs have been left unsatisfied, giving rise to a politically powerful victims' rights movement that has had success in giving victims rights of access to prosecutors and rights to be heard in the courtroom. Here, O'Hara …
Revisiting The Legal Link Between Genetics And Crime, Deborah W. Denno
Revisiting The Legal Link Between Genetics And Crime, Deborah W. Denno
Law and Contemporary Problems
In 1994, convicted murderer Stephen Mobley became a cause celebre when he appealed his death sentence before the Georgia Supreme Court in the case of Mobley v. State. Denno describes the potential implications arising from the high-profile case of Stephen Mobley. He sought to introduce a then-cutting-edge theory that violence could be based on a genetic or neurochemical abnormality as mitigating evidence during capital sentencing.
Considering Convergence: A Policy Dialogue About Behavioral Genetics, Neuroscience, And Law, Brent Garland, Mark S. Frankel
Considering Convergence: A Policy Dialogue About Behavioral Genetics, Neuroscience, And Law, Brent Garland, Mark S. Frankel
Law and Contemporary Problems
Garland and Frankel issue a call for scientists, lawyers, courts and lawmakers to begin a critical dialogue about the implications of scientific discoveries and technological advances in criminal law, behavioral genetics and neuroscience.
A Feminist Look At The Death Penalty, Amy E. Pope
A Feminist Look At The Death Penalty, Amy E. Pope
Law and Contemporary Problems
Pope gives an exploration of the need for a feminist perspective on capital punishment. She then begins to determine which feminist methodology is most appropriate to an analysis of the death penalty.
The Quality Of Justice In Capital Cases: Illinois As A Case Study, Leigh B. Bienen
The Quality Of Justice In Capital Cases: Illinois As A Case Study, Leigh B. Bienen
Law and Contemporary Problems
Bienen uses Illinois as a case study of injustice in capital cases. The quality of justice in the trial and appeal of capital cases in Illinois is of a very low standard.
Searching For Peace And Achieving Justice: The Need For Accountability, M. Cherif Bassiouni
Searching For Peace And Achieving Justice: The Need For Accountability, M. Cherif Bassiouni
Law and Contemporary Problems
Despite a high level of mass violence in the post-war years, there have been few prosecutions at the international or national level. Impunity for such crimes is a betrayal of human solidarity with the victims.
Legal Responses To Genocide And Other Massive Violations Of Human Rights, W. Michael Reisman
Legal Responses To Genocide And Other Massive Violations Of Human Rights, W. Michael Reisman
Law and Contemporary Problems
The international community could halt the proliferation of genocides by arresting them before, or at least while they are happening, by any means necessary. Instead, the focus is on actions after the fact.
Federal Defender Services: Serving The System Or The Client, John J. Cleary
Federal Defender Services: Serving The System Or The Client, John J. Cleary
Law and Contemporary Problems
Cleary discusses how defense services should be provided. He reviews the evolution of the right to effective assistance of counsel and the advent of compensated defense services and suggests reforms.
The Judiciary: Its Organization And Status In The Parliamentary System, Percy R. Luney Jr.
The Judiciary: Its Organization And Status In The Parliamentary System, Percy R. Luney Jr.
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
The Question Of Jury Competence And The Politics Of Civil Justice Reform: Symbols, Rhetoric, And Agenda-Building, Stephen Daniels
The Question Of Jury Competence And The Politics Of Civil Justice Reform: Symbols, Rhetoric, And Agenda-Building, Stephen Daniels
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Researching Civil Justice: Problems And Pitfalls, Deborah R. Hensler
Researching Civil Justice: Problems And Pitfalls, Deborah R. Hensler
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Procedure-Impact Studies In The Administration Of Justice, Maurice Rosenberg
The Impact Of Procedure-Impact Studies In The Administration Of Justice, Maurice Rosenberg
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Perfecting Federal Civil Rules: A Proposal For Restricted Field Experiments, Laurens Walker
Perfecting Federal Civil Rules: A Proposal For Restricted Field Experiments, Laurens Walker
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
The Unworthy Victim: Police Discretion In The Credibility Call, H. Richard Uviller
The Unworthy Victim: Police Discretion In The Credibility Call, H. Richard Uviller
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Consequences Of Compliance And Deterrence Models Of Law Enforcement For The Exercise Of Police Discretion, Albert J. Reiss Jr.
Consequences Of Compliance And Deterrence Models Of Law Enforcement For The Exercise Of Police Discretion, Albert J. Reiss Jr.
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Retribution, Responsibility And Freedom: The Fallacy Of Modern Criminal Law From A Biblical-Christian Perspective, E. L. (Stacey) Hebden Taylor
Retribution, Responsibility And Freedom: The Fallacy Of Modern Criminal Law From A Biblical-Christian Perspective, E. L. (Stacey) Hebden Taylor
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
The Burger Court: A Judicial Nonet Plays The Enigma Variations, A. E. Dick Howard
The Burger Court: A Judicial Nonet Plays The Enigma Variations, A. E. Dick Howard
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.