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Nonexplosive Warfare: Is It New Or Old?, Ibpp Editor Nov 1998

Nonexplosive Warfare: Is It New Or Old?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides a contrary opinion to the analysis of the new United States Secretary of the Navy, Richard Danzig, concerning biological warfare agents and computer-attack variants of information warfare. The opinion is based on the perspective of science and technological change within the context of social, cultural, and political phenomena.


The Dissolution Of Core Values: Development Of Crime And Society In Postwar Scandinavia With An Emphasis On Norwegian Circumstances, Georg Fr. Rieber-Mohn Nov 1998

The Dissolution Of Core Values: Development Of Crime And Society In Postwar Scandinavia With An Emphasis On Norwegian Circumstances, Georg Fr. Rieber-Mohn

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


When Political Violence Stops: The Problem Of Psychosocial Reconstruction In The Third World, Ibpp Editor Sep 1998

When Political Violence Stops: The Problem Of Psychosocial Reconstruction In The Third World, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article continues the IBPP series on research presented at the 1998 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, California. The article is based on a presentation by IBPP Editor Cristina J. Montiel at the symposium--"After the Fighting Stops-Psychosocial Intervention and Reconciliation"-- that was co-chaired by Dr. Corann Okorodudu, Rowan University, and Anne Anderson, Psychologists for Social Responsibility.


Contesting Legal Procedures Of Risk Management In Belgium: A Case Study, Tomke Lask Sep 1998

Contesting Legal Procedures Of Risk Management In Belgium: A Case Study, Tomke Lask

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Lask evaluates legal procedures for dealing with siting problems in Belgium in the context of an actual conflict, and discusses how citizens' dissatisfaction with governmental systems has resulted in increased involvement in environmental issues.


Trends. An International Criminal Court: Incompetence To Assess Another Kind Of Competence, Ibpp Editor Jul 1998

Trends. An International Criminal Court: Incompetence To Assess Another Kind Of Competence, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author continues his analysis of international criminal courts.


Getting A Grip On National Service: Key Organizational Features And Strategic Characteristics Of The National Service Corps (Americorps), Daniel E. Witte May 1998

Getting A Grip On National Service: Key Organizational Features And Strategic Characteristics Of The National Service Corps (Americorps), Daniel E. Witte

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Romantic And Electronic Stalking In A College Context, Rebecca K. Lee Apr 1998

Romantic And Electronic Stalking In A College Context, Rebecca K. Lee

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Through A Lens Darkly--Superfund Spectacles On Public Participation At Brownfield Sites, Kris Wernstedt, Robert Hersh Mar 1998

Through A Lens Darkly--Superfund Spectacles On Public Participation At Brownfield Sites, Kris Wernstedt, Robert Hersh

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The authors discuss the recent trend in brownfield site development against a backdrop of Superfund experience and explore current barriers to public participation.


Profiling To Screen Non-Immigrant Visa Applicants: The Best And The Worst Of Applied Social Science?, Ibpp Editor Jan 1998

Profiling To Screen Non-Immigrant Visa Applicants: The Best And The Worst Of Applied Social Science?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies some significant Issues for the applications of profiling and highlights the example of screening non-immigrant visa applicants. Some of these Issues may be related to conscious and unconscious biases, including those towards race, ethnicity, and culture.


Consequences Of False Confessions: Deprivations Of Liberty And Miscarriages Of Justice In The Age Of Psychological Interrogation, Richard A. Leo, Richard J. Ofshe Jan 1998

Consequences Of False Confessions: Deprivations Of Liberty And Miscarriages Of Justice In The Age Of Psychological Interrogation, Richard A. Leo, Richard J. Ofshe

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Lindesmith V. Anslinger: An Early Government Victory In The Failed War On Drugs, John F. Galliher, David P. Keys, Michael Elsner Jan 1998

Lindesmith V. Anslinger: An Early Government Victory In The Failed War On Drugs, John F. Galliher, David P. Keys, Michael Elsner

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Protecting The Innocent From False Confessions And Lost Confessions--And From Miranda, Paul G. Cassell Jan 1998

Protecting The Innocent From False Confessions And Lost Confessions--And From Miranda, Paul G. Cassell

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Requiring Battered Women Die: Murder Liability For Mothers Under Failure To Protect Statutes, Michelle S. Jacobs Jan 1998

Requiring Battered Women Die: Murder Liability For Mothers Under Failure To Protect Statutes, Michelle S. Jacobs

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Court Upholds A State Law Prohibiting Physician-Assisted Suicide, Brett Feinberg Jan 1998

The Court Upholds A State Law Prohibiting Physician-Assisted Suicide, Brett Feinberg

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


A Look At The Use Of Acquitted Conduct In Sentencing, Erica K. Beutler Jan 1998

A Look At The Use Of Acquitted Conduct In Sentencing, Erica K. Beutler

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Cyberporn And Censorship: Constitutional Barriers To Preventing Access To Internet Pornography By Minors, Glenn E. Simon Jan 1998

Cyberporn And Censorship: Constitutional Barriers To Preventing Access To Internet Pornography By Minors, Glenn E. Simon

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Misappropriation Theory: A Valid Application Of 10(B) To Protect Property Rights In Information, Keith Adam Simon Jan 1998

The Misappropriation Theory: A Valid Application Of 10(B) To Protect Property Rights In Information, Keith Adam Simon

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Comments On Kamisar, Daniel D. Polsby Jan 1998

Comments On Kamisar, Daniel D. Polsby

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Recent Books Jan 1998

Recent Books

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Getting Out Of This Mess: Steps Toward Addressing And Avoiding Inordinate Delay In Capital Cases, Dwight Aarons Jan 1998

Getting Out Of This Mess: Steps Toward Addressing And Avoiding Inordinate Delay In Capital Cases, Dwight Aarons

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Book Review Jan 1998

Book Review

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Therapy For Convicted Sex Offenders: Pursuing Rehabilitation Without Incrimination, Jonathan Kaden Jan 1998

Therapy For Convicted Sex Offenders: Pursuing Rehabilitation Without Incrimination, Jonathan Kaden

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Asymmetrical Causation And Criminal Desistance, Christopher Uggen, Irving Piliavin Jan 1998

Asymmetrical Causation And Criminal Desistance, Christopher Uggen, Irving Piliavin

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Understanding The Time Path Of Crime, John J. Donohue Jan 1998

Understanding The Time Path Of Crime, John J. Donohue

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Volunteerism And The Decline Of Violent Crime, Warren Friedman Jan 1998

Volunteerism And The Decline Of Violent Crime, Warren Friedman

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Using The Innocent To Scapegoat Miranda: Another Reply To Paul Cassell, Richard A. Leo, Richard J. Ofshe Jan 1998

Using The Innocent To Scapegoat Miranda: Another Reply To Paul Cassell, Richard A. Leo, Richard J. Ofshe

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Recent Books Jan 1998

Recent Books

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Does Congress Abuse Its Spending Clause Power By Attaching Conditions On The Receipt Of Federal Law Enforcement Funds To A State's Compliance With Megan's Law, W. Paul Koenig Jan 1998

Does Congress Abuse Its Spending Clause Power By Attaching Conditions On The Receipt Of Federal Law Enforcement Funds To A State's Compliance With Megan's Law, W. Paul Koenig

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Limits Of The Preventive State, Carol S. Steiker Jan 1998

The Limits Of The Preventive State, Carol S. Steiker

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Federal False Statement Prosecutions: The Absurd Becomes Material, Bradford R. Hise Jan 1998

Federal False Statement Prosecutions: The Absurd Becomes Material, Bradford R. Hise

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.