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Appellate Division, First Department, For The People Theatres Of New York, Inc. V. City Of New York, Daphne Vlcek Nov 2014

Appellate Division, First Department, For The People Theatres Of New York, Inc. V. City Of New York, Daphne Vlcek

Touro Law Review

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Fifty State Survey Of Mandatory Reporting Statutes, Brenda V. Smith Jan 2014

Fifty State Survey Of Mandatory Reporting Statutes, Brenda V. Smith

The Project on Addressing Prison Rape - Surveys

Mandatory reporting state statutes regarding the sexual abuse of children are compiled and reported. Entries include (if provided) the following information: state; mandatory reporting statutes name; what has to be reported; relevant definitions; persons required to report; reporting procedures; and penalty for failure to report.


How Masculinities Distribute Power: The Influence Of Ann Scales, Ann C. Mcginley, Frank Rudy Cooper Jan 2014

How Masculinities Distribute Power: The Influence Of Ann Scales, Ann C. Mcginley, Frank Rudy Cooper

Scholarly Works

Ann Scales's scholarship on masculinities in relation to sexual assault and militarism prompted us to consider exactly how power is distributed by assumptions about what is masculine. For instance, men privileged by association with hegemonic masculinities — those most dominant and preferred — are sometimes excused for acts of violence against people who are denigrated as unmasculine or excessively masculine. In one set of examples, communities excuse football players for sexual assaults on grounds that "boys will be boys." The implication is that boys should be allowed to act out before taking on adult responsibilities, and that they need to …