University of Kentucky
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Cleveland State University
Salve Regina University
University of Pennsylvania
East Tennessee State University
Report Of The Delaware Criminal Law Recodification Project,
2017
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Report Of The Delaware Criminal Law Recodification Project, Paul H. Robinson, Matthew Kussmaul, Ilya Rudyak, Criminal Law Research Group
Faculty Scholarship
In 1973, during the “first wave” of American criminal law recodification efforts following the publication of the Model Penal Code, Delaware adopted a new criminal code. While it represented a dramatic improvement over the law it replaced, its initial clarity and utility were greatly diminished by subsequent piecemeal legislation. Delaware’s current criminal code is lengthy, inconsistent, and replete with duplicative and outdated offenses that impose disproportional punishments. This process of criminal code deterioration is not unique to Delaware and plagues other U.S. jurisdictions. In 2015, however, stakeholders in Delaware’s criminal justice system initiated a code revision process ...
The Freedom From Sexploitation Agenda: Policy And Legislative Recommendations To Curb Sexual Exploitation,
2017
National Center on Sexual Exploitation
The Freedom From Sexploitation Agenda: Policy And Legislative Recommendations To Curb Sexual Exploitation, Dawn Hawkins
Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence
No abstract provided.
It Can't Wait: Exposing The Connections Between Forms Of Sexual Exploitation,
2017
National Center on Sexual Exploitation
It Can't Wait: Exposing The Connections Between Forms Of Sexual Exploitation, Dawn Hawkins
Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence
No abstract provided.
Two Questions, The Same Answer: The Role Of Demand In Prostitution And Sex Trafficking,
2017
The Salvation Army
Two Questions, The Same Answer: The Role Of Demand In Prostitution And Sex Trafficking, Shamere Mckenzie
Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence
No abstract provided.
Today's Porn: Not A Constitutional Right; Not A Human Right,
2017
National Center on Sexual Exploitation
Today's Porn: Not A Constitutional Right; Not A Human Right, Patrick Trueman
Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence
No abstract provided.
Inextricably Bound: Strip Clubs, Prostitution, And Sex Trafficking,
2017
Harvard University
Inextricably Bound: Strip Clubs, Prostitution, And Sex Trafficking, Dan O'Bryant
Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence
No abstract provided.
The Global Supply Chain Of Sexual Expliotation And The Necessity Of Combating The Demand For Commercial Sex,
2017
National Center on Sexual Exploitation
The Global Supply Chain Of Sexual Expliotation And The Necessity Of Combating The Demand For Commercial Sex, Lisa L. Thompson
Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence
No abstract provided.
Why We Must Oppose The Full Decriminalization Of Prostitution,
2017
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
Why We Must Oppose The Full Decriminalization Of Prostitution, Taina Bien-Aime
Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence
No abstract provided.
Amend The Communications Decency Act To Protect Victims Of Sexual Exploitation,
2017
Shared Hope International
Amend The Communications Decency Act To Protect Victims Of Sexual Exploitation, Samantha Vardaman
Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence
No abstract provided.
Prison Programming And Recidivism As A Method Of Social Bond Theory: A Meta-Analysis Of Research From 2000-2015,
2017
Western Kentucky University
Prison Programming And Recidivism As A Method Of Social Bond Theory: A Meta-Analysis Of Research From 2000-2015, Madalyn Smith
Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Prior research indicates that completion of prison programs significantly decreases recidivism amongst offenders. This research classifies prison programs as an aspect of Social Bond Theory to determine if these types of programs improve the recidivism rate. Social Bond Theory has four elements: commitment (time invested into education or career), attachment (relationships with family and friends), involvement (time spent in activities outside of crime), and belief (agreement with social norms). Research articles were compiled from 2000-2015, published and unpublished, with a three year recidivism rate or less (several exceptions were made), and a sample size of greater than 50. An odds ...
A Political Ecology Of Information: Media And The Dilemma Of State Power In China,
2017
Graduate Center, City University of New York
A Political Ecology Of Information: Media And The Dilemma Of State Power In China, Michael L. Miller
All Graduate Works by Year: Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
In this dissertation, I employ a Weberian concept of social power in order to theorize the challenges posed by, and the varieties of state response to, the dilemma of state power: the need of all states to empower societies with social capacities that may, in turn, threaten state interests. Through a comparison of traditional and new forms of media in China, I show that rather than posing qualitatively new types of challenges to authoritarian states, new media exacerbate the dilemma of state power. They do so because along each of three dimensions of social control, new media shift the relationship ...
Book Review: Prostitution Narratives: Stories Of Survival In The Sex Trade, Edited By Caroline Norma And Melinda Tankard Reist,
2017
Social science research consultant, Australia and France
Book Review: Prostitution Narratives: Stories Of Survival In The Sex Trade, Edited By Caroline Norma And Melinda Tankard Reist, Abigail Bray
Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence
No abstract provided.
Practitioners' Views On Service Needs For Justice Involved Youth,
2017
California State University - San Bernardino
Practitioners' Views On Service Needs For Justice Involved Youth, Juan C. Llamas, Robin L. Chandler
Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to assess practitioners’ views of service needs for juveniles involved with the justice system. In the United States, every year there are thousands of youth committed to detention institutions for delinquent acts. As a result, children as young as nine years of age up until adulthood have a difficult time integrating back into the community. In many instances, youth who have been involved with the justice system have a greater likelihood of recidivism due to their inability to adapt to their environment. Further, when youth enter the system, many times they are not receiving ...
Solitary Confinement: Social Death And Its Afterlives,
2017
San Jose State University
Solitary Confinement: Social Death And Its Afterlives, Jen Rushforth
Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science
No abstract provided.
Body-Worn Cameras: Reducing Citizen Complaints And Improving Relationships,
2017
San Jose State University
Body-Worn Cameras: Reducing Citizen Complaints And Improving Relationships, Julie Bui
Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science
Video recordings of police-citizen interactions, most notably those obtained from the dashboard cameras (dashcams) of police cars, have been successful in objectively capturing police-citizen exchanges. However, since police-civilian interactions do not solely occur in front of police cars, dashcams present significant limitations. Off-camera violent, and sometimes fatal, encounters (such as the notorious Ferguson case) have fueled increased public support for body-worn cameras. This is especially true in cases with conflicting accounts from the officer(s), victim(s), and witness(es). Requiring officers to wear bodycams may reduce incidents of force and citizen complaints, and increase officer accountability. This paper will ...
Combating Workplace Violence: An Evidence Based Initiative,
2017
Valparaiso University
Combating Workplace Violence: An Evidence Based Initiative, Diana L. Giordano
Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports
Patient/visitor violence against healthcare (HC) employees is a type of workplace violence (WPV) and considered a dangerous hazard within HC occupations (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015). Lack of recognition of the true incidence and underreporting of WPV may contribute to a false sense of security within a HC facility (HCF). Therefore, fully addressing the problem may be met with administrative resistance, resulting in poor employee perceptions of support and commitment for a zero-violence environment. A retrospective analysis was conducted on the HCF’s online incident reports, security request calls, and data from a previously deployed WPV employee survey. The ...
Trigger Crimes & Social Progress: The Tragedy-Outrage-Reform Dynamic In America,
2017
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Trigger Crimes & Social Progress: The Tragedy-Outrage-Reform Dynamic In America, Paul H. Robinson, Sarah M. Robinson
Faculty Scholarship
Can a crime make our world better? Crimes are the worst of humanity’s wrongs but, oddly, they sometimes do more than anything else to improve our lives. It is often the outrageousness itself that does the work. Ordinary crimes are accepted as the background noise of everyday existence but some crimes make people stop and take notice – because they are so outrageous or so heart-wrenching.
This brief essay explores the dynamic of tragedy, outrage, and reform, illustrating how certain kinds of crimes can trigger real social progress. Several dozen such “trigger crimes” are identified but four in particular are ...
Addressing The Ab 109 Population In Santa Cruz County: The Santa Cruz County Recidivism Study Of Post-Realignment Offenders (2011–2016),
2017
San Jose State University
Addressing The Ab 109 Population In Santa Cruz County: The Santa Cruz County Recidivism Study Of Post-Realignment Offenders (2011–2016), Shea Johnson
Master's Projects
The goal of this paper and the included “Santa Cruz County Recidivism Study of Post-Realignment Offenders (2011–2016)” is to provide a meaningful presentation of recidivism rates for Santa Cruz County and, in doing so, help Santa Cruz County agencies to better design recidivism reduction programs, highlight the problems every county faces in trying to conduct recidivism reduction studies, and provide a roadmap for what is and is not possible for policymakers who are increasingly demanding more refined data sets and streamlined data for budgeting.
Why Are We Fascinated With Violence? An Investigation Of Mass Media’S Role In Depicting Violence As Entertainment.,
2017
University of Rhode Island
Why Are We Fascinated With Violence? An Investigation Of Mass Media’S Role In Depicting Violence As Entertainment., Kseniya I. Dmitrieva
Senior Honors Projects
A literature review was conducted to determine the most common patterns in violence- related topics portrayed in mass media. Psychological research suggests that violence is a by-product of society: as a learned behavior, violence and aggression are experienced through modeling by adults, peers, and outside sources. With the vast emergence of mass media in the 20th and 21st centuries, mass media channels have been branded “responsible” for the formation of aggressive behaviors in children and young adults. The relationship between publications of violent events in mass media and viewers’ role is far more complicated. Mass media is a common way ...
Grassroots Diplomacy And Vernacular Law: The Discourse Of Food Sovereignty In Maine,
2017
University of Maine-Orono
Grassroots Diplomacy And Vernacular Law: The Discourse Of Food Sovereignty In Maine, John Welton
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This thesis studies the discourse of food sovereignty in Maine, a coalition of small-scale farmers, consumers, and citizens building an alternative food system based on a distributed form of production, processing, selling, purchasing, and consumption. This distribution occurs at the municipal level through the enactment of ordinances. Using critical-rhetorical field methods, I argue that the discourse of food sovereignty in Maine develops a ‘constitutive’ rhetoric that composes rural society through affective relationships. Advocates engage the industrial food system to both expose its systemic bias against small-scale farming and construct their own discourse of belonging. Based upon agrarian values such as ...
