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Attitudes And Knowledge Of Law Enforcement Officers Regarding Child Maltreatment, Cathleen May Farrar

Theses Digitization Project

This study was conducted in an effort to explore the attitudes and knowledge held by law enforcement officers regarding child maltreatment. This study was completely exploratory in nature, with no hypothesis about the outcome.

Reflections Upon The 25th Anniversary Of The Lawyering Process, Susan Bryant, Elliott S. Milstein

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Using Distance Learning To Enhance Cross-Listed Interdisciplinary Law School Courses, Paula E. Berg

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Proposed Changes To The Hospital-Medical Staff Relationship To Improve Quality Of Care, Elizabeth A. Snelson

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

Medical staff attorney Snelson answers the Colloquium's charge, "What exactly has to change in the hospital-medical staff relationship for health care quality to be improved?" Her response emphasizes the logic of having clinicians vested with authority to establish policies concerning the clinical decision-making. The article discusses the cases defining the medical staff bylaws as contractual in nature, and the problem of hospital attorneys demanding unilateral amendments to bylaws. Bylaw clauses that would chill medical opinion and communication or denigrate clinical recommendations are discussed. Ms. Snelson advocates for the inclusion of the medical staff organization in exclusive contract and other clinical …

Taking Eugenics Seriously: Three Generations Of ??? Are Enough?, Paul A. Lombardo

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Grief, Procedure And Justice: The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, Elizabeth M. Schneider

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Seeking Sanctuary: Interviews With Family Members Of Capital Defendants, Elizabeth Beck, Brenda Sims Blackwell, Pamela Blime Leonard, Michael Mears

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Supervision Styles In Probation And Parole: An Analysis Of Activities, Richard P. Seiter, Angela D. Crews

Criminal Justice Faculty Research

Supervision of offenders in the community remains a critical component of the correctional processes in the United States. With almost six million offenders under correctional supervision in the community, there has been relatively little attention and few resources devoted to the style and quality of supervision received by these offenders. As a result of the lack of research regarding the style of probation and parole supervision, there is a need to identify and quantify styles of casework and surveillance supervision. This article describes a research project that identifies the key functions of parole and probation officers, reports self- and peer-rating …

Just The (Unweildy, Hard To Gether, But Nonetheless Essential) Facts, Ma'am: What We Know And Don't Know About Problem-Solving Courts, Greg Berman, Anne Gulick

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article asses what is known and what remains to be understood about problem-solving courts. Specifically, the article asserts that drug courts serve a needy population, court mandated treatment programs have higher retention rates, those who participate longer have better outcomes, those in drug courts had lower rates of recidivism, drug use, and that graduated sanctions have statistically significant impact on offenders behavior, sanctions are crucial to the model's effectiveness, post-program studies are sparse, drug courts are less costly than traditional adjudication, but cost savings for jail and prison beds are less clear. The article also addresses questions that remain …

Arrested Adults Awaiting Arraignment: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, And Criminal Justice Characteristics And Needs, Nahama Broner, Stacy S. Lamon, Damon W. Mayrl, Martin G. Karopkin

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Study is one of the first to look at the mentally ill during the pre-arraignment process. The pre-arraignment process is an excellent place to identify individuals with mental health and substance abuse problems, to examine those problems, to consider legal interventions, such as diversion or routing to specialized courts, for instance, drug and mental health courts, and to plan for community mental health, substance abuse, health, and social service interventions. Following a brief review of the literature on rates of substance abuse and mental health problems for ciminal justice populations, the process from arrest to arraignment in Kings County …

Therapeutic Jurisprudence And Problem Solving Courts, Bruce J. Winick

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article offers a number of suggestions concerning how judges should act in problem solving court contexts to spark the motivation of the individual to achieve rehabilitation and increase compliance with treatment. The proposals are derived from psychological literature in other contexts but further analysis and empirical research is needed. The article finds that therapeutic jurisprudence can contribute to the functioning of problem solving courts which can refine therapeutic jurisprudence approaches.

Therapeutic Jurisprudence And Problem Solving Courts, Bruce J. Winick

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article offers a number of suggestions concerning how judges should act in problem solving court contexts to spark the motivation of the individual to achieve rehabilitation and increase compliance with treatment. The proposals are derived from psychological literature in other contexts but further analysis and empirical research is needed. The article finds that therapeutic jurisprudence can contribute to the functioning of problem solving courts which can refine therapeutic jurisprudence approaches.

The Quandary Of Megan's Law: When The Child Sex Offender Is A Child, 37 J. Marshall L. Rev. 73 (2003), Timothy E. Wind

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

Caught In The Crossfire: A Defense Of The Cultural Theory Of Gun-Risk Perceptions, Donald Braman, Dan M. Kahan

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

In this article, Dan Kahan and Donald Braman expand upon the cultural theory of gun-risk perception and respond to the commentaries on their previous article, More Statistics, Less Persuasion: A Cultural Theory of Gun-Risk Perceptions, 151 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1291 (2003). Their critics argue that the authors are too quick to dismiss the power of empirical information to influence individuals’ positions on gun control. But in analyzing the variety of their critics’ arguments, Kahan and Braman note the strange pattern of opinions that has emerged on the relative importance of culture and data in the gun debate. What could …

2003-2005 Bulletin, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law Bulletin

Contents:

It's All About the People, p. 4

Imagine Yourself at Cardozo, p. 10

How Do You Learn the Law at Cardozo?, p. 12

The First-Year Program, p. 13

The Upper-Level Program, p. 14

Becoming a Professional: The Practical Part of the Curriculum, p. 24

Clinics, p. 26

Externships/Internships, p. 29

Publications and Moot Court Honor Society, p. 33

Student Life/Real Time, p. 36

New York City, p. 40

Faculty, p. 46

Alumni Network: Among Cardozo's Strongest Assets, p. 70

Career Services and You: Partnership for Success, p. 74

Paying for Your Legal Studies, p. 80

Welcome to Cardozo: Admissions, …

Judicial Independence In Family Courts, Barbara A. Babb, Judith D. Moran

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Constitutional Underpinnings Of Homelessness, Ann Burkhart

Articles

In Lindsey v. Normet, 1 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a state wrongful detainer statute against tenants who withheld their rent after the Bureau of Buildings of Portland, Oregon declared their house to be uninhabitable. 2 In reaching its holding, the Court stated that it was "unable to perceive in [the Constitution] any constitutional guarantee of access to dwellings of a particular quality, or any recognition of the right of a tenant to occupy the real property of his landlord beyond the terms of his lease without the payment of rent." 3 The Court did not address the separate issue …

Alternative Options And Services For Children, A Utah Non-Profit Corporation, Dba Act Of Love, Adoption Center Of Choice, Inc., A Utah Corporation, And A Tlc Adoption, A Utah Corporation V. Michael Chapman, In His Official Capacity As Deputy Compact Administrator Of The Interstate Compact On Placement Of Children And In His Official Capacity As President Ot The Association Of Administrators Of The Interstate Compact On The Placement Of Children; Robin Arnold-Williams, In Her Official Capacity As Executive Director Of The Utah Department Of Human Services; Janice P. Knaphus, In Her Official Capacity As Licensing Specialist In The Office Of Licensing Of The Utah Department Of Human Services; The Utah Department Of Human Services, A Governmental Department Of The State Of Utah; Dennis Eshman, In His Official Capacity As Manager Of The Secretariat Staff Of Of The Association Of Administrators Of The Interstate Compact On The Placement Of Children, The Association Of Administrators Of The Interstate Compact On The Placement Of Children, And The American Public Human Services Association, In Its Capacity As Secretariat Of The Association Of Adminstrators Of The Interstate Compact On The Placement Of Children : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2000–2020)

APPEAL FROM A FINAL JUDGMENT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN SALT LAKE COUNTY THE HONORABLE STEPHEN L. HENRIOD

Methodological And Contextual Challenges To Researching Childhood Resilience: An International Collaboration, Michael Ungar, Roger A. Boothroyd, Luis F. Duque, John Leblanc

Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Managing At-Risk Juvenile Offenders In The Community: Putting Evidence Based Principles Into Practice, Randy Borum

Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications

More than a half-million juveniles are under community supervision as a result of violent or delinquent behavior. Research has shown that treatment can reduce their risk of reoffending. This article reviews and distills the key lessons from hundreds of empirical studies and metaanalyses and applies them to practice. The author argues for conducting systematic and developmentally informed risk assessments, selectively assigning intensive intervention to the highest risk offenders, focusing on criminogenic treatment targets, using proven interventions and treatment strategies, and applying rigor in implementation and follow-up.

“More Than Their Share Of Sorrows”: International Migration Law And The Rights Of Children, Jacqueline Bhabha

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.

Recent Cases: Appellate Procedure - Force Of Circuit Precedent - Ninth Circuit Holds That Three-Judge Panels May Declare Prior Cases Overruled When Intervening Supreme Court Precedent Undercuts The Theory Of Earlier Decisions, Robert J. Jackson Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

The nation's courts of appeals have struggled to devise a coherent approach to harmonizing existing circuit case law with intervening decisions of the Supreme Court.' When the Court directly overrules a decision of a court of appeals, it is agreed that the overruled decision loses the force of law. But when a Supreme Court opinion disfavors a circuit's jurisprudential theory, the courts of appeals must determine to what extent cases relying on the rejected theory remain good law. Recently, in Miller v. Gammie (Gammie II),2 the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, adopted an …

Managing A Correctional Marketplace: Prison Privatization In The United States And The United Kingdom, David Pozen

Faculty Scholarship

This article traces the recent history and development of privately operated prisons in the United States and the United Kingdom, and it compares their current role in the countries' correctional systems. The privatization movements of the U.S. and the U.K. were driven by similar factors, but the relative weight of these factors varied between the two. In the U.S., legal pressures to alleviate prison overcrowding and fiscal incentives to contract out prison construction were stronger, while in the U.K. the ideological and political aims of the governing party exerted more influence in stimulating privatization. America's experience with private prisons in …

Adoptive Families Headed By Gay Or Lesbian Parents: A Threat . . . Or Hidden Resource?, Scott D. Ryan, Scottye Cash

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Revisiting The Impact Of California's Mandatory Custody Mediation Program On Victims Of Domestic Violence Through A Feminist Positionality Lens, Lauri Boxer-Macomber

St. Thomas Law Review

In 1981, California became the first state in the country to enact mandatory child custody mediation legislation. Today, all family law cases, even those with histories or allegations of domestic violence, are subject to mediation. The legislative intent in promulgating the mandatory custody mediation program was noble. The program was designed to reduce animosity between parents, develop agreements that keep children's best interests paramount, and allow children close and continuing contact with both their parents. However, the question of whether mediation is an appropriate process to use in cases of domestic violence has been widely debated. A significant amount of …

The Defense Team In Capital Cases, Jill Miller

Hofstra Law Review

No abstract provided.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration And The Beauty Of Surprise: A Symposium Introduction, Robert M. Ackerman, Nancy A. Welsh

Law Faculty Research Publications

The rapid changes in technology and society are destabilizing old occupations, while the newly emerging ones are still in a state of chaos. "What constitutes good work?" is a question all of us must ask again and again. How can we live up to the demands of our job and the expectations of society without denying the needs of our personal identities? What resources can we draw on, as powerful, often contradictory forces cause stress, doubt, and guilt to creep into the performance of our work?

Just The (Unweildy, Hard To Gether, But Nonetheless Essential) Facts, Ma'am: What We Know And Don't Know About Problem-Solving Courts, Greg Berman, Anne Gulick

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article asses what is known and what remains to be understood about problem-solving courts. Specifically, the article asserts that drug courts serve a needy population, court mandated treatment programs have higher retention rates, those who participate longer have better outcomes, those in drug courts had lower rates of recidivism, drug use, and that graduated sanctions have statistically significant impact on offenders behavior, sanctions are crucial to the model's effectiveness, post-program studies are sparse, drug courts are less costly than traditional adjudication, but cost savings for jail and prison beds are less clear. The article also addresses questions that remain …

Almost Pro Bono: Judicial Appointments Of Attorneys In Juvenile And Child Dependency Actions, Barbara Glesner Fines

Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Strangers And Brothers: A Homily On Transracial Adoption, Carl E. Schneider

Articles

The common law speaks to us in parables. Ours is Drummond v. Fulton County Department of Family and Children's Services. Just before Christmas 1973, a boy named Timmy was born to a white mother and a black father. A month later, his mother was declared unfit, and the Department of Family and Children Services placed Timmy with white foster parents - Robert and Mildred Drummond. The Drummonds were "excellent" and "loving" parents, and Timmy grew into "an extremely bright, highly verbal, outgoing 15-month baby boy." Then the Drummonds asked to adopt Timmy. The Department's reviews of the Drummonds' devotion …