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Testimony Of Jeremy Travis, President Of John Jay College Of Criminal Justice, Before The U.S. House Of Representatives Committee On Appropriations, Subcommittee On Commerce, Justice, Science, And Related Agencies, On “What Works” For Successful Prisoner Reentry, Jeremy Travis
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Building Communities With Justice: Overcoming The Tyranny Of The Funnel. Keynote Address At The Marquette Law School On February 20, 2009 In Milwaukee, Wi., Jeremy Travis
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Memorial Laws: Social And Media Construction Of Personalized Legislation, 1994-2005, Faith H. Leibman
Memorial Laws: Social And Media Construction Of Personalized Legislation, 1994-2005, Faith H. Leibman
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This dissertation explores the possibility that certain social, demographic, and political factors have led to the recent adoption by American state legislatures of what are known as Memorial Laws. First enacted in 1994, these laws have become increasingly common. However, there has been little or no formal academic research into them. This investigation aims to provide a preliminary analysis of Memorial Laws and to contribute to a better understanding of the dynamics affecting their passage. Specifically, this study examines a variety of demographic traits of victims and the characteristics of the crimes committed against them in an attempt to determine …
The Gatekeeping Behind Meritocracy: Voices Of Nyc High School Students, Arlene Melody Garcia
The Gatekeeping Behind Meritocracy: Voices Of Nyc High School Students, Arlene Melody Garcia
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Survey and focus group sampling of students in high achieving schools compared to lower achieving schools were used to examine why there are fewer black men graduating from high schools in New York City as well as high schools around the country compared to other groups of students. Race is disaggregated in order to look at the difference in achievement rates for African American, black Hispanic, African, and Afro-Caribbean men. The findings support the contention that foreign-born blacks do better academically than native blacks.
Focus groups consist of black males, females, and staff at six of the 12 schools; field …