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Investigating The Justice System Response To Domestic Violence In Missouri, Mary M. Beck, Brandi L. Byrd, M. Meghan Davidson, Niels C. Beck, Gregory F. Petroski
Investigating The Justice System Response To Domestic Violence In Missouri, Mary M. Beck, Brandi L. Byrd, M. Meghan Davidson, Niels C. Beck, Gregory F. Petroski
Faculty Publications
One in four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetimes. Each year, 5.3 million domestic violence assaults occur in the United States alone and domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women. Yet, despite the prevalence of domestic violence, little empirical research on the justice system's response to it exists. This paper seeks to describe a state funded project that was created to assess and compare responses to domestic violence throughout the state of Missouri. The project lasted for three years and was conducted by an interdisciplinary team of University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) professors and students.
Eighth Circuit Revisits Restoration Exception To Domestic Violence Gun Ban And Says Restore Means Restore, Natalie J. Nichols
Eighth Circuit Revisits Restoration Exception To Domestic Violence Gun Ban And Says Restore Means Restore, Natalie J. Nichols
Missouri Law Review
Under the Eighth Circuit's analysis and Missouri law, a person who did not go to jail following a domestic violence conviction may be forever barred from possessing a firearm, while a person who did serve jail time will be able to possess a firearm upon completion of the sentence.4 Several circuits have adopted the Eighth Circuit's reasoning. Others have attempted to avoid similarly odd results.5 For example, the First and Sixth Circuits have held that persons who have not lost their civil rights under state law may, nevertheless, be treated as having them restored in order to qualify for the …
Spotlight: Response To Violence Against Women At The University Of Missouri At Columbia, Mary M. Beck
Spotlight: Response To Violence Against Women At The University Of Missouri At Columbia, Mary M. Beck
Faculty Publications
The University of Missouri (“MU”) sits in the picturesque college town of Columbia on the largest and oldest campus of the Missouri University system. MU is a land grant institution created with funds and land appropriated by the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. The University “honors [that public trust] and accepts the associated accountability” by acquiring, creating, transmitting, and preserving knowledge. “MU's primary mission in research and doctoral education . . . provides the basis for service to the people of [Missouri] via outreach programs.” Domestic violence impacts MU's land grant influenced service mission. Its organizational departments, educational units, …
Mediation And Domestic Violence: A Practical Screening Method For Mediators And Mediation Program Administrators, Alexandria Zylstra
Mediation And Domestic Violence: A Practical Screening Method For Mediators And Mediation Program Administrators, Alexandria Zylstra
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Presented with such a dearth of standard practices and literature, family mediators have little guidance in whether and how to address cases involving domestic violence. Thus, this article sets forth a mediation screening framework that mediators and mediation program administrators can use to evaluate whether cases are appropriate for regular mediation (joint session without special safety measures), some modified form of mediation, or should be excluded from mediation. Such a method will better ensure a safe and fair mediation experience. Part II briefly examines the controversy surrounding the mediation of cases involving domestic violence, concluding that the arguments against mediating …
We Can Settle This Here Or Downtown: Mediation Or Arrest For Domestic Violence Calls - Eagleston V. Guido, Dale T. Smith
We Can Settle This Here Or Downtown: Mediation Or Arrest For Domestic Violence Calls - Eagleston V. Guido, Dale T. Smith
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Mediation policies may serve as a way for victims of equal protection violations to be compensated if a state worker invokes the defense of qualified immunity to avoid liability.' However, if the state worker is a police officer and is "following orders" by acting under a custom or policy devised or enforced by a superior, a party might be able to claim an equal protection violation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and sue the officer's superior.' A police officer's use of qualified immunity came into question in Eagleston v. Guido.' In Eagleston, the use of mediation practices to deal with …
Report Of The Missouri Task Force On Gender And Justice
Report Of The Missouri Task Force On Gender And Justice
Missouri Law Review
The Missouri Task Force on Gender and Justice was created by Resolution of the Executive Council of the Missouri Judicial Conference. Its members were appointed by the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court in February 1990. The Resolution charged the Task Force with studying "the organization, rules, methods of procedure, and practice of the judicial system of the State of Missouri to determine whether gender bias exists." The Task Force was instructed to issue "a report containing [its] findings and recommendations and provide a plan for the education of the bench, bar, and public with respect to its findings …