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Privately Failing: Recidivism In Public And Private Prisons, Lee N. Gilgan
Privately Failing: Recidivism In Public And Private Prisons, Lee N. Gilgan
Lee N Gilgan
This study would add to available research regarding recidivism rates following incarceration in private prisons in contrast to incarceration in government-run prisons. This is a non-experimental meta-analysis viewing numerous studies discussing the effects of multiple covariants within public and private prisons. Based on the information and conclusion in these studies, we find that there is little overall consensus concerning the effects of increased privatization on recidivism. While many studies find certain aspects of privatization to have some potential effect on recidivism, there are many other aspects that either are out of scope or have a negative effect on recidivism. However, …
Interessi Corrispettivi E Moratori, Tasso-Soglia Usura E Clausola Penale, Valerio Sangiovanni
Interessi Corrispettivi E Moratori, Tasso-Soglia Usura E Clausola Penale, Valerio Sangiovanni
Valerio Sangiovanni
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Giving Mental Culpability The Bird: How State V. Bird Secures The Presumption That Traffic Offenses Are Strict Liability, Jonathan R. Hornok, Mariah L. Hornok
Giving Mental Culpability The Bird: How State V. Bird Secures The Presumption That Traffic Offenses Are Strict Liability, Jonathan R. Hornok, Mariah L. Hornok
Jonathan R. Hornok
The Utah Supreme Court, in its recent opinion in State v. Bird (Bird II), 2015 UT 7, 345 P.3d 1141, has put to rest a decade’s long error in Utah Traffic Code case law. Overturning prior Utah Court of Appeals precedent in State v. Vialpando, 2004 UT App 95, 89 P.3d 209, and State v. Bird (Bird I), 2012 UT App 239, 286 P.3d 11, the high court declared that traffic offenses are presumed to be strict liability.
Driving Into The Unknown: Examining The Crossroads Of Criminal Law And Autonomous Vehicles, Jeffrey K. Gurney
Driving Into The Unknown: Examining The Crossroads Of Criminal Law And Autonomous Vehicles, Jeffrey K. Gurney
Jeffrey K Gurney
This Article examines the application of criminal law to autonomous vehicles. The Article applies the general purposes of punishment to criminal laws which intersect with autonomous vehicles. These laws include: (1) rules of the road; (2) driving under the influence; (3) reckless driving; (4) vehicular manslaughter; (5) location specific crimes; and (6) physical and virtual interference with a vehicle. This Article provides an overview of how a violation of these criminal laws will be treated under current criminal law, and then it argues that current law should be amended because the current application of criminal and traffic laws to autonomous …