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Sexual Abuse Of Male Juveniles In Detention Centers By Female Correction Officers And Their Peers – A Myth?, Paul Cook

Paul Cook

This Comment both reveals the nature and dynamic of sexual abuse in the male juvenile detention centers and dispels common misconceptions we had of it. By comparing and contrasting the BJS male and juvenile incarceration data with previously projected statistics, This Comment subjected these sets of data through statistical formulas. From that, it has made several findings.1) Male juveniles appear to be more frequently abused when detained. 2) Staff are the primary perpetrators. 3) There are both overt and non-overt traits that correlate to higher rates of sexual abuse. 4) White male juveniles have a higher correlation to sexual abuse …

New Data And New Questions: Trac's Contribution To Federal Sentencing, Steven Chanenson, Douglas Berman

Steven L. Chanenson

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The Model Penal Code’S Wrong Turn: Renunciation As A Defense To Criminal Conspiracy, R. Michael Cassidy

R. Michael Cassidy

While the Model Penal Code was certainly one the most influential developments in criminal law in the past century, the American Law Institute (ALI) took a seriously wrong turn by recognizing a defense of “renunciation” to the crime of conspiracy. Under the Model Penal Code formulation, a member of a conspiracy who later disavows the agreement and thwarts its objective (for example, by notifying authorities of the planned crime in order to prevent its completion) is afforded a complete defense to conspiracy liability. This defense has enormous implications for crimes involving national security and terrorism, which are typically planned covertly …

No Walk In The Dog Park: Drafting Animal Cruelty Statutes To Resolve Double Jeopardy Concerns And Eliminate Unfettered Prosecutorial Discretion, Laurie Serafino

Laurie B. Serafino

This article evaluates animal abuse and cruelty laws throughout the United States. It demonstrates that, although an emerging trend treats animals more like humans and less like property in some criminal cases and statutes, the laws of many states still adhere to the traditional view of animals as property, causing unique charging and sentencing issues that must be clarified in order to bring predictability and consistency to the law.

In the article, Professor Serafino explores the option of creating a new paradigm in this area, in which animals are treated as a hybrid category of "living property," "legal personhood," or …

Sex Trafficking And Worker Justice, Michelle Dempsey

Michelle Madden Dempsey

This essay argues that the dualistic conception of work in Catholic social teaching – most notably in John Paul II’s Laborem Excerens – may provide a bridge between otherwise deeply divided views regarding how to conceptualize and define sex trafficking.