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Human Rights Hero: The Supreme Court In Griswold V. Connecticut, Stephen Wermiel Jan 2015

Human Rights Hero: The Supreme Court In Griswold V. Connecticut, Stephen Wermiel

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Crashing The Misdemeanor System, Jenny M. Roberts Jan 2013

Crashing The Misdemeanor System, Jenny M. Roberts

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With “minor crimes” making up more than 75% of state criminal caseloads, the United States faces a misdemeanor crisis. Although mass incarceration continues to plague the nation, the current criminal justice system is faltering under the weight of misdemeanor processing.

Operating under the “broken windows theory,” which claims that public order law enforcement prevents more serious crime, the police send many petty offenses to criminal court. This is so even though the original authors of the theory noted that “[o]rdinarily, no judge or jury ever sees the persons caught up in a dispute over the appropriate level of neighborhood order” …


Introductory Note To The Supreme Court Of The United States: Noriega V. Pastrana, Kenneth Anderson Jan 2010

Introductory Note To The Supreme Court Of The United States: Noriega V. Pastrana, Kenneth Anderson

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Inter-American System, Claudia Martin Jan 2009

Inter-American System, Claudia Martin

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Inter-American System, Claudia Martin Jan 2008

Inter-American System, Claudia Martin

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Inter-American System, Claudia Martin Jan 2007

Inter-American System, Claudia Martin

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Legal Approaches And The Contributions Of Case Law, Claudio Grossman Jan 2006

Legal Approaches And The Contributions Of Case Law, Claudio Grossman

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Inter-American System, Claudia Martin Jan 2004

Inter-American System, Claudia Martin

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Inter-American System, Claudia Martin Jan 2003

Inter-American System, Claudia Martin

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Inter-American System, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon Jan 2003

Inter-American System, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon

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Inter-American System, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon Jan 2002

Inter-American System, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon

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Inter-American System, Claudia Martin Jan 2002

Inter-American System, Claudia Martin

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Freedom Of Expression In The Inter-American System For The Protection Of Human Rights, Claudio Grossman Jan 2001

Freedom Of Expression In The Inter-American System For The Protection Of Human Rights, Claudio Grossman

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A Miracle, A Universe: Settling Accounts With Torturers, Juan E. Mendez Jan 1991

A Miracle, A Universe: Settling Accounts With Torturers, Juan E. Mendez

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