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Dangerous Diagnoses, Risky Assumptions, And The Failed Experiment Of “Sexually Violent Predator” Commitment, Deirdre M. Smith Dec 2014

Dangerous Diagnoses, Risky Assumptions, And The Failed Experiment Of “Sexually Violent Predator” Commitment, Deirdre M. Smith

Oklahoma Law Review

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 …


The Diary Of An Ex-Con, Erica Edwards Dec 2014

The Diary Of An Ex-Con, Erica Edwards

Capstones

Evelyn Litwok talks about abuse that incarcerated people experience in prison and the punishment inmates face when they attempt to address it with administration.


Investigator Issue In Financial Service Crime In Indonesia, Wahyu Wiriadinata Mr. Dec 2014

Investigator Issue In Financial Service Crime In Indonesia, Wahyu Wiriadinata Mr.

Indonesia Law Review

The objective of this paper is to address a question of the effectiveness of Financial Service Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan - OJK) investigators in eradicating financial service crimes in Indonesia. This question arises because in Law on Financial Service Authority there are OJK’s investigators with an investigatory authority on OJK crimes, including, banking, capital market, insurance, pension fund, financing institutions, and other financial service institution sectors. Meanwhile, there have been other investigators with an authority to investigate, namely, public prosecutor, police, and KPK (Indonesia’s corruption eradicating commission). The theoretical framework of this paper was grounded in the thoughts of Aristotle, …


The Problems Of Expert Witness In Criminal Law, Rafiqa Qurrata A'Yun Dec 2014

The Problems Of Expert Witness In Criminal Law, Rafiqa Qurrata A'Yun

Indonesia Law Review

The expert testimony is a potential problem in the future due to the impact of the advancement of science and technology. These progressions have an impact on the quality of the crime methods, thus it must be balanced with improving the quality and method of evidence evaluation that requires knowledge and expertise. This paper examines the place of expert witness to be considered as one of the evidence in criminal case investigation and criminal court. I argue that expert qualifications should be determined based on formal education, professional experiences, and the relevance of his expertise with the case. The Criminal …


City Of Los Angeles V. Patel: The Upcoming Supreme Court Case No One Is Talking About, Adam Lamparello Dec 2014

City Of Los Angeles V. Patel: The Upcoming Supreme Court Case No One Is Talking About, Adam Lamparello

Adam Lamparello

Focusing solely on whether a hotel owner has a reasonable expectation of privacy in a guest registry is akin to asking whether Verizon Wireless has a reasonable expectation of privacy in its customer lists. The answer to those questions should be yes, but the sixty-four thousand dollar question—and the proverbial elephant in the room—is whether hotel occupants and cell phone users forfeit their privacy rights simply because they check into the Beverly Hills Hotel or call their significant others from a Smart Phone on the Santa Monica Freeway. Put differently, a hotel owner’s expectation of privacy in a guest registry …


Appellate Division, First Department, People V. Celaj, Danielle Dupré Dec 2014

Appellate Division, First Department, People V. Celaj, Danielle Dupré

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Apellate Division, Third Department, People V. Kelley, Elyssa Lane Dec 2014

Apellate Division, Third Department, People V. Kelley, Elyssa Lane

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Mundo, Avinoam Cohen Dec 2014

Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Mundo, Avinoam Cohen

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Johnson, Denise Shanley Dec 2014

Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Johnson, Denise Shanley

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Cahill, Annette Thompson Dec 2014

Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Cahill, Annette Thompson

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Court Of Appeals Of New York, Watson V. State Commission On Judicial Conduct, Denise Shanley Dec 2014

Court Of Appeals Of New York, Watson V. State Commission On Judicial Conduct, Denise Shanley

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Appellate Division, Third Department, People V. Colon, Jocelin Los Dec 2014

Appellate Division, Third Department, People V. Colon, Jocelin Los

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


County Court, Rockland County, People V. Clark, Lauren Tan Dec 2014

County Court, Rockland County, People V. Clark, Lauren Tan

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Rose, Susan Persaud Dec 2014

Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Rose, Susan Persaud

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Abar, Danielle Dupré Dec 2014

Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Abar, Danielle Dupré

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Grice, Michael Elkin, Patrick Foster Dec 2014

Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Grice, Michael Elkin, Patrick Foster

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Taylor, Susan Persaud Dec 2014

Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Taylor, Susan Persaud

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court, Appellate Term, People V. Morin, Lauren Tan Dec 2014

Supreme Court, Appellate Term, People V. Morin, Lauren Tan

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Family Court, Queens County, In The Matter Of Joseph G., Annette Thompson Dec 2014

Family Court, Queens County, In The Matter Of Joseph G., Annette Thompson

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Surprise Symphony: The Supreme Court’S Major Criminal Law Rulings Of The 2002 Term, William E. Hellerstein Dec 2014

Surprise Symphony: The Supreme Court’S Major Criminal Law Rulings Of The 2002 Term, William E. Hellerstein

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Lawrence V. Texas: The Decision And Its Implications For The Future, Martin A. Schwartz Dec 2014

Lawrence V. Texas: The Decision And Its Implications For The Future, Martin A. Schwartz

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Elements Of Crimenal Conduct, Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani Mr Dec 2014

Elements Of Crimenal Conduct, Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani Mr

Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani

The thing that sometimes irks people and family are destitution.in many countries we see that some families drift a part due to the said subject, and less crimes are happened because of sexual and love. Therefore in this topic we want to consider the most important elements that caused into the above subject.


Appellate Division, Fourth Department, People V. Cortes, Jennifer Feldman Dec 2014

Appellate Division, Fourth Department, People V. Cortes, Jennifer Feldman

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Qualified Immunity: The Constitutional Analysis And Its Application, Karen Blum Dec 2014

Qualified Immunity: The Constitutional Analysis And Its Application, Karen Blum

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Year To Remember: The Supreme Court's Fourth, Fifth, And Sixth Amendment Jurisprudence For The 2003 Term, William E. Hellerstein Dec 2014

A Year To Remember: The Supreme Court's Fourth, Fifth, And Sixth Amendment Jurisprudence For The 2003 Term, William E. Hellerstein

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Summary Of Brant V. State, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 97, Jaymes Orr Dec 2014

Summary Of Brant V. State, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 97, Jaymes Orr

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Court upheld that the exclusion of expert testimony is left to the district court’s wide discretion, except in cases of abuse of its discretion. Expert testimony must be relevant and reliable to be of assistance to the trier of fact. Because Brant could not present scientific or other evidence that his interrogation witness would demonstrate that Brant’s brain injury caused him falsely confess, the district court’s discretion would not be disturbed and the judgment was affirmed.


What Are Transitions For? Atrocity, International Criminal Justice, And The Political, Paulo Barrozo Dec 2014

What Are Transitions For? Atrocity, International Criminal Justice, And The Political, Paulo Barrozo

Paulo Barrozo

This essay offers an answer to the question of what societies afflicted by atrocities ought to transition into. The answer offered is able to better direct the evaluation of previous models and the design of new models of transitional justice. Into what, then, should transitional justice transition? I argue in this essay that transitional justice should be a transition into the political, understood in its robust liberalism version. I further argue that the most significant part of transitions ought to happen in the minds of the members of political communities, precisely where the less tangible and yet most important dimension …


Legal Aid And The Indigent Accused In South Africa: A Proposal For Reform, Lynn Berat Dec 2014

Legal Aid And The Indigent Accused In South Africa: A Proposal For Reform, Lynn Berat

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Does Unconscious Racial Bias Affect Trial Judges?, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Sheri Johnson, Andrew J. Wistrich, Chris Guthrie Dec 2014

Does Unconscious Racial Bias Affect Trial Judges?, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Sheri Johnson, Andrew J. Wistrich, Chris Guthrie

Jeffrey J. Rachlinski

Race matters in the criminal justice system. Black defendants appear to fare worse than similarly situated white defendants. Why? Implicit bias is one possibility. Researchers, using a well-known measure called the implicit association test, have found that most white Americans harbor implicit bias toward Black Americans. Do judges, who are professionally committed to egalitarian norms, hold these same implicit biases? And if so, do these biases account for racially disparate outcomes in the criminal justice system? We explored these two research questions in a multi-part study involving a large sample of trial judges drawn from around the country. Our results …


Targeting And The Concept Of Intent, Jens David Ohlin Dec 2014

Targeting And The Concept Of Intent, Jens David Ohlin

Jens David Ohlin

International law generally prohibits military forces from intentionally targeting civilians; this is the principle of distinction. In contrast, unintended collateral damage is permissible unless the anticipated civilian deaths outweigh the expected military advantage of the strike; this is the principle of proportionality. These cardinal targeting rules of international humanitarian law are generally assumed by military lawyers to be relatively well settled. However, recent international tribunals applying this law in a string of little-noticed decisions have completely upended this understanding. Armed with criminal law principles from their own domestic systems, often civil law jurisdictions, prosecutors, judges and even scholars have progressively …