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Coping Styles Of African American Women Who Have Or Have Not Experienced Physical Abuse, Pamela L. Huntspon

Theses

The purpose of the study was to explore the coping styles of African American women and determine if different coping styles exist between those women who have experienced abuse versus those who have not. In this study, 60 African American women living in St. Louis, Missouri were obtained using a convenience volunteer sample from several sites which included a unisex hair salon, a center for women experiencing physical and sexual abuse and two community agencies serving the needs of low income families. They were administered the Coping Responses Inventory (Actual Form) and a demographic questionnaire.

Results of independent sample t-test …

Presidential Pardon Relief And Its Relationship To Federal Firearm Disability, William J. Violet

North Dakota Law Review

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Capital Punishment: A Selected Bibliography, Pat Newcombe

Media Presence

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2001-2002 Undergraduate Bulletin, Rochester Institute Of Technology

RIT Digital Archives

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Earl Washington's Ordeal, Eric M. Freedman

Hofstra Law Review

By way of preface to this Symposium, I offer an account of the ordeal of Earl Washington, who-having come within days of execution-was released from prison on February 12, 2001, after DNA evidence of his innocence finally proved conclusive to the Virginia authorities. I do so for two reasons.

First, I believe, both as a member of his legal team and a scholar, that history deserves an accurate account of the events. Second, more broadly, I believe that the case exemplifies many of the phenomena that contribute to the injustice of the death penalty in America today, and that its …

Preventing The Execution Of The Innocent: Testimony Before The House Judiciary Committee, Peter Neufeld

Hofstra Law Review

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Preventing The Execution Of The Innocent: Testimony Before The Senate Judiciary Committee, Barry C. Scheck

Hofstra Law Review

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The Innocence Protection Act Of 2001, Senator Patrick Leahy

Hofstra Law Review

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Congressional Power To Require Dna Testing, Larry Yackle

Hofstra Law Review

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Errors And Ethics: Dilemmas In Death, Penny J. White

Hofstra Law Review

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Session Law 01-001, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analyses & Legislative Documents

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Case Compilations, Haley A. Meade, Marina Rabinovich, Jennifer Cesarano, Kostos Cheliotis, Richard W. Gaeckle, Adam Taylor, Thomas E. Kemble, Nicholas Kappas, Alifya Vasi, Christopher Decicco, Christopher Massaro, Douglas D. Zhang, Gregory G. Gomez, Erin L. Roberts, Amy St. Jude Wichowski, Gail Goldfarb, Jeffrey Dodes, Courtney E. Mcguinn, Princess M. Tate, Stacey Mesler, Nicole M. Fantigrossi, Robert F. Jordan, Monique D'Errico, Samuel C. Gardner, Paul A. Kemnitzer, Andrea J. Sessa, Cynthia Mitchell

NYLS Law Review

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Petitions For Life: Executive Clemency In Missouri Death Penalty Cases, Cathleen Burnett

Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest

The thesis of this article is that low reversal rates mean serious errors are not being detected and corrected. The research will focus on Missouri, which has very low reversal rates of 15% in federal court and 20% in state court. The data to address this question comes from the clemency petitions submitted to the governor as the last step in the process of executing the death penalty. These petitions illustrate the range and magnitude of the claims of legal problems in one state. The clemency petitions provide the most complete and full statement of the condemned's case, because these …

Through The Looking Glass Of Teaching: The Death Penalty And The Political Culture Of Detached Passions, Adelaide H. Villmoare

Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest

Today, despite daily struggles in courtrooms against capital punishment, there appears little legal room to challenge the death penalty. Most constitutional questions appear "settled. Given the present composition of the Supreme Court, there is scant expectation of any major reversals. Also, the Court's future is to be decided by a President who was governor of a state that has executed more people since 1976 than any other state in the nation. While abolitionist scholars and activists continue to raise constitutional issues, the most dramatic events challenging the death penalty have occurred in the larger political arena outside the courtroom. The …

The Effects Of A High-Risk Environment On The Sexual Victimization Of Homeless And Runaway Youth, Kimberly A. Tyler, Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt, Ana Mari Cauce

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Based on the structural-choice theory of victimization, the current study examines the effects of a high-risk environment on the sexual victimization of 311 homeless and runaway youth. Results from logistic regression revealed that survival sex, gender, and physical appearance were significantly associated with sexual victimization. Results from a series of interactions also revealed that the effects of deviant behaviors on sexual victimization varied by gender and age. Although males and females engaged in similar activities, young women were more likely to be victims of sexual assault. These findings suggest that engaging in high-risk behaviors predispose some people to greater risks …

Free Exercise Rights Of Capital Jurors, Brian Galle

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The Supreme Court has said that the Constitution permits trial judges to exclude from the pool of potential capital trial jurors any persons whose views on the death penalty would likely substantially impair their ability to reach an impartial verdict. This Note argues that the Court's analysis to date is incomplete, in that it omits close evaluation of potential conflicts between such exclusions and the Free Exercise Clause. The Note argues further that a court should apply strict scrutiny to any state action, such as exclusion for cause, that burdens the use of religious beliefs in the mental processes of …

Public Health, Ethics, And Human Rights: A Tribute To The Late Jonathan Mann, Lawrence O. Gostin

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The late Jonathan Mann famously theorized that public health, ethics, and human rights are complementary fields motivated by the paramount value of human well-being. He felt that people could not be healthy if governments did not respect their rights and dignity as well as engage in health policies guided by sound ethical values. Nor could people have their rights and dignity if they were not healthy. Mann and his colleagues argued that public health and human rights are integrally connected: Human rights violations adversely affect the community's health, coercive public health policies violate human rights, and advancement of human rights …

Civil Rights In The New Decade: The Geography Of Opportunity, Sheryll Cashin

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

It is truly an honor and a privilege to have been invited to return to my home state of Alabama to talk about the civil rights agenda in the new decade. Lest you think that I lack the appropriate credentials to speak on this issue, I will tell you that I did go to jail for the cause. At the age of four months, I was taken by my mother, Joan Carpenter Cashin, to a sit-in at a lunch counter in Huntsville, Alabama. When my mother was arrested, she insisted on taking me with her to jail. I am very …

International Criminal Justice From Paper To Practice - A Contribution From The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda To The Establishment Of The International Criminal Court, Adama Dieng

Fordham International Law Journal

The international society's pursuit of international criminal justice entails the creation of a stateless jurisdiction with international scope that holds individuals, rather than States, responsible. As the institutions mandated to exercise international criminal jurisdiction begin to develop their operations, it becomes clear that the execution of justice entails a wide range of policy decisions normally undertaken by the State, in terms of legal aid, policing, education, and information, to mention but a few areas. The International Criminal Court may draw upon the wealth of operational experience of the Tribunals in these areas, but will nonetheless continue to develop its own …

The Draft Budget For The First Financial Period Of The Court , Rolf Einar Fife

Fordham International Law Journal

The preparatory work before the entry into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“Rome Statute” or “Statute”) is nearing completion. Basic normative structures governing the establishment and work of the future International Criminal Court (“Court”) have been negotiated. With the discussions on the first draft Budget (“Budget”) and other issues related to the administrative and financial operation of the Court, preparations have taken a significant “practical turn.” The fundamental aim of the Budget is to translate the objectives of the Court in monetary terms and to provide the resources needed by the Court's organs and the …

Allocating The Proceeds Of Settlements: Looted Assets, Successor Interests, Recovered Properties, And Settlement Funds, Transcripts

Fordham International Law Journal

Record of panel discussion on how the proceeds of Holocaust restitution settlements should be allocated. Special attention is paid to looted assets, successor interests, recovered properties, and settlement funds.

Part I: Defining Good Corporate Citizenship: What Defines A Company As A Responsible Member Of Society?, Edward Fallone, Todd Kahn, Lawrence E. Mitchell, Reverend Robert A. Sirico

Marquette Law Review

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From Noiega To Pinochet: Is There An International Moral And Legal Right To Kidnap Individuals Accused Of Gross Human Rights Violations, Sherri L. Burr

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

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Young Enough To Die - Executing Juvenile Offenders In Violation Of International Law, Annika K. Carlsten

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

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The Inadequacies Of Civil Society: Law's Complementary Role In Regulating Harmful Speech, Andrew E. Taslitz

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

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Coalition For Prisoners' Rights Newsletter, Vol 26, No. 1, Coalition For Prisoners' Rights

Coalition for Prisoners' Rights Newsletters

Apprendi Update

Not in Our Name: Message Delivered on Criminal Justice Sunday First Presbyterian Church, Santa Fe, NM

Voices From Inside

Voices in Solidarity

Crime of the Month

Effective Assistance Of Counsel, Adele Bernhard

Articles & Chapters

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What Trial Judges Would Like To Say To Lawyers And What Lawyers Would Like To Say To Trial Judges, John E. Conway, Monti L. Belot, Dean Andrew Coats, Stuart D. Shanor

New Mexico Law Review

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California Initiatives: If They Ain't Broke, Don't Fix 'Em, Bill Zimmerman

Santa Clara Law Review

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Constraining Populism: The Real Challenge Of Initiative Reform, Kenneth P. Miller

Santa Clara Law Review

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