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Articles 1 - 5 of 5
Full-Text Articles in Legal History
Judicial Elections, Public Opinion, And Their Impact On State Criminal Justice Policy, Travis N. Taylor
Judicial Elections, Public Opinion, And Their Impact On State Criminal Justice Policy, Travis N. Taylor
Theses and Dissertations--Political Science
This dissertation explores whether and how the re-election prospects faced by trial court judges in many American states influence criminal justice policy, specifically, state levels of incarceration, as well as the disparity in rates of incarceration for Whites and Blacks. Do states where trial court judges must worry about facing reelection tend to encourage judicial behavior that results in higher incarceration rates? And are levels of incarceration and racial disparities in the states influenced by the proportion of the state publics who want more punitive policies? These are clearly important questions because they speak directly to several normative and empirical …
The Sad, Sad Story Of Lula Viers, Richard H. Underwood, Sharon Ray
The Sad, Sad Story Of Lula Viers, Richard H. Underwood, Sharon Ray
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
In this article, Professor Richard H. Underwood explores the murder ballad entitled Lula Viers. Lula Viers was from the Appalachia region of Kentucky.
Stella Kenney: A Little Problem In Evidence, Richard H. Underwood
Stella Kenney: A Little Problem In Evidence, Richard H. Underwood
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
In this article, Professor Richard H. Underwood explores the murder ballad entitled Stella Kenney. Stella Kenney (whose real name was Kinney) was from Carter County, Kentucky.
Crimesong: Some Murder Ballads And Poems Revisited, Richard H. Underwood, Carol J. Paris
Crimesong: Some Murder Ballads And Poems Revisited, Richard H. Underwood, Carol J. Paris
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
This short Article, by a law professor and a law librarian, was written because of our personal interest in the old ballads, and because of the professor's desire to spice up the “meals-ready-to-eat” diet of problems and cases fed to students in law school courses. But more than anything else, this Article was written for the fun of it. To the extent that we appear to be advancing the occasional high-sounding hypothesis, we want the reader to understand that our speculations are offered only as an invitation to the sociologists, musicologists, and historians. Our backgrounds are limited, and we do …
Historical Development Of Manslaughter, William H. Coldiron
Historical Development Of Manslaughter, William H. Coldiron
Kentucky Law Journal
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