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Methamphetamine Addiction, Treatment, And Outcomes: Implications For Child Welfare Workers, Cathleen Otero, Sharon Boles, Nancy Young, Kim Dennis

Center on Children, Families, and the Law (and Related Organizations): Publications

Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant associated with serious health and psychiatric conditions, including heart damage and brain damage, impaired thinking and memory problems, aggression, violence, and psychotic behavior. Methamphetamine is also associated with the transmission of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis.

Child welfare workers are seeing growing numbers of children and families affected by the parent’s use of methamphetamine. In order to make sound decisions for the benefit of children and families, child welfare workers need accurate information about methamphetamine, its effects on parents and their children, and the effectiveness of treatment. This paper presents the most …

The Legal Status Of Pregnant And Parenting Youth In Foster Care, Cynthia Godsoe, Eve Stotland

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Work Sanctions Under Welfare Reform: Are They Helping Women Achieve Self-Sufficiency?, Vicki Lens

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

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United States' Moral Authority Undermined: The Foreign Affairs Costs Of Abusive Detentions, Jeffrey K. Cassin

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

The note argues that the United States' engagement in abusive detentions, notably at Guantanamo Bay and in cases like *Hamdi v. Rumsfeld* and Padilla, has severely eroded its moral authority on the global stage. These practices, including indefinite detentions and the denial of due process, contradict U.S. rhetoric on human rights, undermining its credibility and strategic influence. The Supreme Court's rulings in Rasul v. Bush and Hamdi v. Rumsfeld emphasize the necessity of judicial review, yet the U.S. continues to face criticism for hypocrisy, diminishing its ability to promote democracy and human rights internationally.

Developing Reasoned Framework For International Choice With Criminal Procedure, Nancy D. Erbe

ExpressO

While scholars fiercely debate retributive versus restorative justice within the U.S. criminal system, the international community is quietly, steadily and creatively combining the two. Fortunately, enough case study material exists to begin identifying a rational framework to guide future procedural choice.

Report Of The Working Group On The Role Of Sex And Sexuality, Working Group On The Role Of Sex And Sexuality

Nevada Law Journal

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Representing Children In Families--Foreword , Bruce A. Green, Annette R. Appell

Nevada Law Journal

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Recommendations Of The Unlv Conference On Representing Children In Families: Child Advocacy And Justice Ten Years After Fordham, Unlv Conference On Representing Children In Families: Child Advocacy And Justice Ten Years After Fordham

Nevada Law Journal

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Report Of The Working Group On The Role Of Race, Ethnicity, And Class, Working Group On The Role Of Race, Ethnicity, And Class

Nevada Law Journal

This Working Group considered the role of race, ethnicity, and class (hereinafter "REC") in the attorney-client relationship. Participants recognize that, in American society, children in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems are disproportionately poor and of color while the lawyers for those children and the decision makers are overwhelmingly white and middle class. This racial disparity may affect attorney client communication, perpetuate stereotypes, foster distrust of the legal system and contribute to bad outcomes for the affected children and families. Issues related to REC, which often are ignored both in the attorney client relationship and more generally in the …

Report Of The Working Group On Representing Children As Members Of Communities, Working Group On The Representing Children As Members Of Communities

Nevada Law Journal

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Representing Children In Families , Susan L. Brooks

Nevada Law Journal

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How Children's Lawyers Serve State Interests, Martin Guggenheim

Nevada Law Journal

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Obtaining And Utilizing Comprehensive Forensic Evaluations: The Applicability Of One Clinic's Model, Antoinette Kavanaugh, Jennifer Clark, Tiffany Masson, Barbara Kahn

Nevada Law Journal

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Recognizing The Expertise Of Children And Families, Ann M. Haralmbie

Nevada Law Journal

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A Response To The Recommendations Of The Unlv Conference: Another Look At The Attorney/Guardian Ad Litem Model, Robert F. Harris

Nevada Law Journal

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Giving A Voice To The Voiceless: Enhancing Youth Participation In Court Proceedings, Miriam Aroni Krinsky, Jennifer Rodriquez

Nevada Law Journal

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Standing In Babylon, Looking Toward Zion, Katherine R. Kruse

Nevada Law Journal

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The Importance Of Using Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques And Processes In The Ethical And Informed Representation Of Children, Kelly Browe Olson

Nevada Law Journal

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Buzz In The Brain And Humility In The Heart: Doing It All, Without Doing Too Much, On Behalf Of Children, Erik Pitchal

Nevada Law Journal

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Simon Says Take Three Steps Backwards: The National Conference Of Commissioners On Uniform State Laws Recommendations On Child Representation, Jane M. Spinak

Nevada Law Journal

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Conditional Love: Incentive Trusts And The Inflexibility Problem, Joshua C. Tate

ExpressO

This Article examines the contemporary phenomenon of incentive trusts: trusts that use money to encourage or discourage certain behaviors. Using evidence from Internet websites, practitioner articles, and newspaper articles, the Article considers the likely provisions that a typical incentive trust might have, and explains how such trusts might lead to a problem of inflexibility when they are not drafted so as to take into account the possibility of changed circumstances. The Article also examines current law regarding trust modification and termination as well as recent reform proposals, and suggests some alternatives that might better take into account the particular characteristics …

What's In A Name?: Cause Lawyers As Conceptual Category, Corey S. Shdaimah

ExpressO

Stuart Scheingold's and Austin Sarat's "Something to Believe In: Politics, Professionalism, and Cause Lawyering," (Stanford University Press, December 2004) draws on a decade of empirical and theoretical work on cause lawyering. Scheingold’s and Sarat’s law and society scholarship contributes to our knowledge of lawyering, the law, work with clients and social movements, and the interplay between what Ewick and Silbey have called "legality" and the social world. Their cross-disciplinary work makes a significant contribution to the social sciences as well as to the field of legal studies. This review examines the utility of cause lawyering as a concept that contributes …

100 Years Of Juvenile Court In Minnesota—A Historical Overview And Perspective, Wright S. Walling, Stacia Walling Driver

William Mitchell Law Review

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Personal And Political Bias In The Debate Over Federal Income Taxation Rates And Progressivity, Richard J. Kovach

Akron Tax Journal

Unlike the commentaries of flat tax proponents, this article will not attempt to dispel the notion of progressive taxation. Rather, this article will first question whether professors who write about tax policy can as a group reach unbiased conclusions about progressivity policy. Next, this article will address a few progressivity concepts that fuel taxation debates. Finally, this commentary will outline some ideas for structuring the federal income taxation system in ways that reduce political rancor and potentially create reasonable acceptance by tax producers, tax beneficiaries, and their respective advocates.

Domestic And Sexual Violence As Sex Discrimination: Comparing American And International Approaches, Julie Goldscheid

Publications and Research

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Social Worker Qualifies As A Criminal Justice Expert For The Purposes Of Classifying A Sex Offender As A Sexually Violent Predator: Commonwealth V. Conklin, Jarrod T. Takah

Duquesne Law Review

To carry its burden of proving that a sex offender is a sexually violent predator, the Commonwealth need not provide a clinical diagnosis by a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist; the opinion of a qualified criminal justice expert suffices.

Commonwealth v. Conklin, 897 A.2d 1168 (Pa. 2006).

Spring 2006, Issue No.2

ADVANCE Library Collection

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Escaping A Life Of Abuse: Children Who Kill Their Batterers Andthe Proper Role Of “Battered Child Syndrome” In Their Defense, Julie Rowe

American University Criminal Law Brief

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Volume 2, Issue 2, The Modern American

The Modern American

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Conference Highlight - Panel: From Inmate To Legal Advocate , Kemba Smith

The Modern American

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