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Newsroom: Logan On 2015'S Record Settlements, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Newsroom: Logan On 2015'S Record Settlements, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Life of the Law School (1993- )
Also available @ http://law.rwu.edu/story/logan-2015s-record-settlements
Dangerous Diagnoses, Risky Assumptions, And The Failed Experiment Of "Sexually Violent Predator" Commitment, Deirdre M. Smith
Dangerous Diagnoses, Risky Assumptions, And The Failed Experiment Of "Sexually Violent Predator" Commitment, Deirdre M. Smith
Faculty Publications
In its 1997 opinion, Kansas v. Hendricks, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law that reflected a new model of civil commitment. The targets of this new commitment law were dubbed “Sexually Violent Predators” (SVPs), and the Court upheld indefinite detention of these individuals on the assumption that there is a psychiatrically distinct class of individuals who, unlike typical recidivists, have a mental condition that impairs their ability to refrain from violent sexual behavior. And, more specifically, the Court assumed that the justice system could reliably identify the true “predators,” those for whom this unusual and extraordinary deprivation of liberty …
Newsroom: A New Voice For Access To Justice, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Newsroom: A New Voice For Access To Justice, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Life of the Law School (1993- )
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Police Racism, Sam Prey
Police Racism, Sam Prey
Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects
The Police Force is a respected service that keeps our streets safe but their power of enforcing the law could be and has been abused and has caused a lot of controversy between people of different ethnic backgrounds. This is important because rights have been violated and in this modern age these cases shouldn’t occur at all. There is a lot of informaLon about cases where people have been mistreated or abused excessively for a crime that could have been handled differently and lives would not have been lost.
Wild West Campus: A Discussion On Concealed Weapons And The College Campus, Luke W. Mcminn
Wild West Campus: A Discussion On Concealed Weapons And The College Campus, Luke W. Mcminn
Senior Honors Theses
This thesis reviews the recent history of gun-related violence on college campuses in relation to gun control laws and argues whether college campuses should allow students and teachers with Carrying a Concealed Weapon permits to carry these weapons on campus, or if such a policy would merely exacerbate the issue at hand. The purpose of this thesis is to show that such a policy is effective, safe, and overall a benefit to the campus atmosphere and experience. Important points considered include the legal history of carrying concealed weapons, the current policies of universities concerning students carrying concealed weapons, the opinions …
Three Dichotomies In Lawyers’ Ethics (With Particular Attention To The Corporation As Client), Stephen Pepper
Three Dichotomies In Lawyers’ Ethics (With Particular Attention To The Corporation As Client), Stephen Pepper
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Three usually unexpressed, and too often unnoticed, conceptual dichotomies underlie our perception and understanding of lawyers’ ethics. First, the existence of a special body of professional ethics and professional regulation presupposes some special need or risk. Criminal and civil law are apparently insufficient. Ordinary day-to-day morality and ordinary ethics, likewise, are not considered to be enough. What is the risk entailed by the notion of a profession that is special; who needs protection, and from what? Two quite different possible answers to this question provide the first of the three dichotomies examined in this article: one can understand the risk …
The Potential Impact Of Rape Culture On Juror Decision Making: Implications For Wrongful Acquittals In Sexual Assault Trials., Meagen M. Hildebrand, Cynthia J. Najdowski
The Potential Impact Of Rape Culture On Juror Decision Making: Implications For Wrongful Acquittals In Sexual Assault Trials., Meagen M. Hildebrand, Cynthia J. Najdowski
Psychology Faculty Scholarship
Feminist writers contend that Americans live in a culture that supports sexualized aggression and violence against women. This “rape culture” is reflected in our society by the pervasive endorsement of rape myths and sexual objectification of women, both of which are legitimized by everyday media. One potential consequence of living in a rape culture is that individuals may themselves come to endorse rape myths and sexually objectify women, and, in turn, perceive certain forms of sexual violence against women as defensible. This is concerning considering the significant role that laypeople play in administering justice in sexual assault cases, but research …