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Understanding Crime Under Capitalism: A Critique Of American Criminal Justice And Introduction To Marxist Jurisprudence, Steven E. Gilmore Apr 2016

Understanding Crime Under Capitalism: A Critique Of American Criminal Justice And Introduction To Marxist Jurisprudence, Steven E. Gilmore

Steven E Gilmore

Following the highly publicized deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown at the hands of white local law enforcement officers, along with the subsequent failure of the justice system to address this repugnant state of affairs, it has become essential for left-legal activists and advocates of social justice to begin crafting a model of criminal justice that is capable of withstanding the bias of perceived class, gender, and racial supremacy.  Further, it seems necessary to express these ideas in a manner that is amenable to implementation, rather than conveyed in the abstract terms of bourgeois ideology.  Such a design of …


Policing Terrorists In The Community, Sahar F. Aziz Feb 2013

Policing Terrorists In The Community, Sahar F. Aziz

Sahar F. Aziz

Twelve years after the September 11th attacks, countering domestic terrorism remains a top priority for federal law enforcement agencies. Using a variety of reactive and preventive tactics, law enforcement seeks to prevent terrorism before it occurs. Towards that end, community policing developed in the 1990s to combat violent crime in inner city communities is being adopted in counterterrorism as a means of collaborating with Muslim communities and local police to combat “Islamist” homegrown terrorism. Developed in response to paramilitary policing models, community policing is built upon the notion that effective policing requires mutual trust and relationships among law enforcement and …


Altruism Trumping Privacy Hipaa, Privacy, Big Data Set Benefits, Douglas J. Henderson Oct 2012

Altruism Trumping Privacy Hipaa, Privacy, Big Data Set Benefits, Douglas J. Henderson

DOUGLAS J HENDERSON

The United States Government must administer a publicly held cloud networked Big Data Set of Private Health Information (PHI) in order to utilize Big Data Analytics and allow free data mining of such PHI so that the health care industry can operate most cost effectively while also meeting the health care needs of the aging United States populace with the highest quality of care.


A New Clear And Present Danger: Security, Freedom And Ordered Liberty On The Home Front During The War Against Terrorism, Beau James Brock Sep 2010

A New Clear And Present Danger: Security, Freedom And Ordered Liberty On The Home Front During The War Against Terrorism, Beau James Brock

Beau James Brock

Regardless of the foreign policy rationalizations for failing to respond to Osama Bin Laden’s declaration of war against the United States prior to September 11th, we are faced with a de facto state of war, for over a full decade now, that will require an ever vigilant and determined commitment in order to secure the domestic security of our land. The use of available technology to break through our opponents’ intelligence networks has been a vital instrument of victory in past wars and will be in this struggle we now face. But, where is the line marking appropriate federal action …


The Moral Limits Of Jurisdiction, Beau James Brock, Harold Leggett Apr 2010

The Moral Limits Of Jurisdiction, Beau James Brock, Harold Leggett

Beau James Brock

As the states and the public face new rules on emissions under the Clean Air Act, the authors find that environmental policy devoid of economic feasibility equals ethical bankruptcy by policymakers to the detriment of all citizens and their economic liberty


Protecting Our Most Vulnerable Communities: Louisiana Wastewater Infrastructure Recovery, Beau James Brock, Peggy Hatch, Vladimir Alexander Appeaning Ph.D. Dec 2009

Protecting Our Most Vulnerable Communities: Louisiana Wastewater Infrastructure Recovery, Beau James Brock, Peggy Hatch, Vladimir Alexander Appeaning Ph.D.

Beau James Brock

This article discusses how the Louisiana DEQ accepted the moral test of government, and after laying a foundation for success, was able to implement its own pragmatic populist policy for infrastructure recovery by establishing its own model for community sustainability and enabling the state to answer the call for social justice through direct action for citizens.


Ldeq Executive Philosophy Under Secretary Hal Leggett: Team Building Politics Vs. Policy, Beau James Brock Jun 2009

Ldeq Executive Philosophy Under Secretary Hal Leggett: Team Building Politics Vs. Policy, Beau James Brock

Beau James Brock

A powerpoint overview of the LDEQ Leggett Adminstration's policy agenda and its mission to overcome inherent political bureaucracy.


Emissions Reduction Tax Credit Policy Initiative: Leadership From A Round Table, Beau James Brock Dec 2008

Emissions Reduction Tax Credit Policy Initiative: Leadership From A Round Table, Beau James Brock

Beau James Brock

A power point presentation of a pro-active solution to emissions reduction for our state. It is a result-oriented incentivized emission reduction program.