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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.


Racial Differences In Rape Myth Acceptance Among College Women, Lekeshia M. Washington Apr 1998

Racial Differences In Rape Myth Acceptance Among College Women, Lekeshia M. Washington

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

This study investigates the racial differences in rape myth acceptance among college women. There has been little research on the topic of rape which examines solely the opinions of women. Black and white college women {N=623) completed a survey which measured the degree of acceptance or rejection of false beliefs about rape, rape victims, or rapists. These false beliefs were termed rape myths. The myths demean the victim and support stereotypes about rape. Past research suggests that blacks accept rape myths more than whites, and that victims accept rape myths more than nonvictims. This study's analyses suggest that women as …


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.


Don't I Know You From Somewhere: Why Due Process Should Bar Judges From Presiding Over Cases When They Have Previously Prosectued The Defendant, Peter M. Friedman Jan 1998

Don't I Know You From Somewhere: Why Due Process Should Bar Judges From Presiding Over Cases When They Have Previously Prosectued The Defendant, Peter M. Friedman

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.


Legislating Through The Use Of Commentary: The Sentencing Commission's Interpretation Of 994(H) Of The Sentencing Reform Act, Jeffrey H. Knox Jan 1998

Legislating Through The Use Of Commentary: The Sentencing Commission's Interpretation Of 994(H) Of The Sentencing Reform Act, Jeffrey H. Knox

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fourth Amendment And Traffic Stops: Bright-Line Rules In Conjunction With The Totality Of The Circumstances Test, Aaron H. Mendelsohn Jan 1998

Fourth Amendment And Traffic Stops: Bright-Line Rules In Conjunction With The Totality Of The Circumstances Test, Aaron H. Mendelsohn

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Lawyers, Guns, And Money: What Price Justice, Timothy R. Terry Jan 1998

Lawyers, Guns, And Money: What Price Justice, Timothy R. Terry

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Mental Illness: A Sexually Violent Predator Is Punished Twice For One Crime, Eli M. Rollman Jan 1998

Mental Illness: A Sexually Violent Predator Is Punished Twice For One Crime, Eli M. Rollman

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.


Declining Homicide In New York City: A Tale Of Two Trends, Jeffrey Fagan, Franklin E. Zimring, June Kim Jan 1998

Declining Homicide In New York City: A Tale Of Two Trends, Jeffrey Fagan, Franklin E. Zimring, June Kim

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Improbable Transformation Of Inner-City Neighborhoods: Crime, Violence, Drugs, And Youth In The 1990s, Richard Curtis Jan 1998

The Improbable Transformation Of Inner-City Neighborhoods: Crime, Violence, Drugs, And Youth In The 1990s, Richard Curtis

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Which Homicides Decreased--Why, Michael D. Maltz Jan 1998

Which Homicides Decreased--Why, Michael D. Maltz

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Effective Law-Enforcement Techniques For Reducing Crime, John N. Gallo Jan 1998

Effective Law-Enforcement Techniques For Reducing Crime, John N. Gallo

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Comprehensive Handgun Licensing & Registration: An Analysis & Critique Of Brady Ii, Gun Control's Next And Last Step, James B. Jacobs, Kimberly A. Potter Jan 1998

Comprehensive Handgun Licensing & Registration: An Analysis & Critique Of Brady Ii, Gun Control's Next And Last Step, James B. Jacobs, Kimberly A. Potter

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.


Recent Books Jan 1998

Recent Books

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.


Declining Homicide In New York City: A Tale Of Two Trends, Jeffery Fagan, Franklin E. Zimring, June Kim Jan 1998

Declining Homicide In New York City: A Tale Of Two Trends, Jeffery Fagan, Franklin E. Zimring, June Kim

Faculty Scholarship

The mass media pay plenty of attention to crime and violence in the United States, but very few of the big stories on the American crime beat can be classified as good news. The driveby shootings and carjackings that illuminate nightly news broadcasts are the opposite of good tidings. Most efforts at prevention and law enforcement seem more like reactive attempts to contain ever expanding problems rather than discernable public triumphs. In recent American history, crime rates seem to increase on the front page and moderate in obscurity.

The recent decline in homicides in New York City is an exception …


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.


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.