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Sami Matters (Summer 2004), Center For Evidence Based Practices

SAMI Matters

A newsletter of the Ohio Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Coordinating Center of Excellence (SAMI CCOE). The SAMI CCOE is a partnership between the Cuyahoga County Community Mental Health Research Institute at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and the Department of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine, CWRU. The partnership is in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Mental Health.

Summer 2004, Graduate School Of Humanities & Social Sciences

CAHSS Graduate SGA Dialogues

No abstract provided.

Why It Is Essential To Teach About Mental Health Issues In Criminal Law (And A Primer On How To Do It), Richard E. Redding

Working Paper Series

Studies consistently show a high prevalence of mental disorders among criminal defendants. Forensic mental health issues thus arise frequently in the criminal justice system and are commonly encountered by prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges—much more so than some criminal law doctrines (e.g., necessity, duress, impossibility) routinely taught in criminal law courses. Yet rarely are students taught about mental illness, how to represent mentally ill clients, adjudicative competence, the mental health needs of various offender groups and how these unmet needs may contribute to criminal behavior, or the use of mental health mitigation evidence at sentencing. If taught at all, such …

Faculty Senate Degree Candidates, Summer 2004, Vol 33, P 1174-1229, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Documents

No abstract provided.

Fordham Lawyer, Vol. 7 No. 1 - Summer 2004, Fordham Law School

Fordham Lawyer

Fordham Lawyer magazine was first published in 1988 and continued through 2004. It returned in 2011 under Dean Michael M. Martin. The magazine shines a spotlight on faculty research, the Law School community, and the accomplishments of our alumni. No issues were published between 2004 and 2011.

Re-Balancing State And Federal Power: Toward A Political Principle Of Subsidiarity In The United States, Jared Bayer

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Emerging Trends: Healthy Seniors, 2004, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Research, Reports, and Publications

No abstract provided.

Summerlin V. Stewart And Ring Retroactivity, Tonya G. Newman

Chicago-Kent Law Review

The Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants a trial before a jury. Until the Supreme Court decided Ring v. Arizona, however, nine states wholly or partially surrendered a portion of the jury's role to a sentencing judge. Specifically, those states allowed sentencing judges to make factual determinations regarding sentencing considerations by which capital defendants became eligible for the death penalty. The Ring Court halted the use of sentencing considerations to erode the jury's fundamental role in preserving accuracy and fairness of criminal proceedings, holding that the Sixth Amendment requires that a jury make factual findings on all elements, including sentencing …

The Unexpected Guest: Law And Economics, Law And Other Cognate Disciplines, And The Future Of Legal Scholarship, Thomas S. Ulen

Chicago-Kent Law Review

This Article argues that law and economics has worked a remarkable but unexpected change on legal scholarship. Many critics mistakenly claim that the most notable effect of law and economics lies in its conclusions about substantive legal rules. This Article argues that this criticism misses the far more radical effect of law and economics on the study of law—namely, its commitment to the scientific method of inquiry, a method that relies upon theorizing, then performing empirical work to verify or refute the theory, and then refining the theory in light of the results. The Article explains why this change has …

Death Denies Due Process: Evaluating Due Process Challenges To The Federal Death Penalty Act, Joshua Herman

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

Information Markets, Administrative Decisionmaking, And Predictive Cost-Benefit Analysis, Michael Abramowicz

University of Chicago Law Review

FutureMAP, a project of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), was an experiment to determine whether information markets could improve Defense Department decisionmaking. Information markets generate predictions from the prices of securities created for that purpose rather than primarily for investment. In this Article, Professor Abramowicz concludes that information markets could discipline administrative agency predictions, but only if technical hurdles such as the danger of manipulation can be overcome. The objective predictions of well-functioning information markets exhibit many of the same virtues as cost-benefit analysis. Both approaches can help to overcome cognitive errors and thwart interest group manipulation. The …

Federal Postconviction Relief And 28 Usc Section 2255(4): Are State Court Decisions "Facts"?, Terrell J. Iandiorio

University of Chicago Law Review

No abstract provided.

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 21, No. 2 (Summer 2004), Riley N/A, Brad A. Myrstol, Antonia Moras

Vols 21-30 (2004-2014)

The Summer 2004 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum presents articles on Alaska justice system expenditures and employment from 1984 to 2001; a review essay about a recent book about the impact of incarceration and reentry on children, families, and communities; a discussion of incarcerated parents in Alaska; results of an Anchorage public survey on legal sanctions for gun crimes; and Alaska laws regarding the loss and restoration of voting rights.

2004 Commencement Exercises, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Commencement

Order of Exercises

Processional:

Herbert C. Dobrinsky, Vice President for University Affairs, Yeshiva University; Herald

Michael E. Herz, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Head Marshal

Presiding:

Morton Lowengrub, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Yeshiva University; Chief Marshal

Richard M. Joel, President, Yeshiva University

National Anthem:

Cantor Ira W. Heller

Invocation:

Rabbi Ozer Glickman

Welcome:

David Rudenstine, Dean, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Remarks:

Kathryn O. Greenberg, Chair, Board of Directors, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Class of 1982

Conferring of Honorary Degree and Commencement Address:

The Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor, Associate Justice, United States …

What Legal Scholars Can Learn From Law And Economics, Anthony Ogus

Chicago-Kent Law Review

The starting point of this Article is Richard Posner's statement of regret (in 1975) that, in terms of legal scholarship, "normative analysis vastly preponderates over positive," and that this can be corrected by the economic analysis of law. I consider that the positive, predictive contribution of law and economics is still undervalued. Lawyers, practitioners and academics, have much to learn from economic analysis because so often they fail to understand the nature of the interaction between law and market phenomena. This Article explores three areas of analysis to justify this contention: the interplay between public and private incentive systems to …

Catholic High School Students’ Attitudes Toward Homosexuality: A Snapshot Of Incoming College Freshmen, Michael J. Maher

Journal of Catholic Education

This study is a survey of incoming freshmen at a Midwestern Catholic university on their agreement with Church teachings on homosexuality. In general, females had more homo-positive attitudes than males, graduates of Catholic high schools had more homo-positive attitudes than graduates from non-Catholic high schools, and graduates from coeducational Catholic high schools had more homo-positive attitudes than graduates from unisex Catholic high schools. Also, if respondents agreed with the Church’s teaching against homosexual activity and that homosexuality is a disorder, they were less likely to agree with the Church’s teachings that gay and lesbian people have rights that the Church …

Memorandum Presenting The Case For Rapid Congressional Action In Response To Blakely V. Washington, Frank O. Bowman Iii

Faculty Publications

Soon after the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Blakely v. Washington, which invalidated the Washington state sentencing guidelines and cast doubt on the constitutionality of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on "Blakely v. Washington and the Future of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines." Witnesses from the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and the judiciary downplayed the seriousness of the situation and urged caution in any congressional action. Concerned that the situation in the courts was more dire than the institutional witnesses had been willing to admit, Professor Frank Bowman subsequently …

Endorsing Religion: Drug Courts And The 12-Step Recovery Support Program, Emily M. Gallas

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.

India's Patriot Act: Pota And The Impact On Civil Liberties In The World's Largest Democracy, Jayanth K. Krishnan

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

Symposium

Psc 364.01: State And Local Government, Jeffrey D. Greene

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Political Justice: Sub-National Determinants Of Judicial Efficiency In Mexico, 1993-2000, Matthew Ingram

Research Papers

Judicial efficiency can be engineered. Although there are several significant determinants of judicial efficiency that are, relatively speaking, out of the control of policy makers and politicians, this research argues that institutional design is a critical variable over which there is substantial control. In this quantitative study of the judiciary in 11 Mexican states, institutional design is a strong predictor of judicial efficiency . Design choices promise to yield substantive improvements in the efficiency of judicial institutions. Judicial efficiency , in turn, facilitates the vindication of rights in democratic countries and promises to promote the consolidation of democracy. Furthermore, these …

Taking A Step Back: The United States Supreme Court's Ruling In Overton V. Bazzetta, Marsha M. Yasuda

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Social Construction Of Rape Research: Exploring Epistemologies And Evaluating Methods, Edith M. Fisher

Dissertations

The most widely known national study of rape found that one in four college-age women has been the victim of rape or attempted rape. Conservative writers have criticized that study for overestimating the possible prevalence of rape in the U.S. My research uses more sensitive instruments and administration techniques, seeking to estimate the prevalence of rape in the lives of women at a large midwestern public university. I address questions about the validity of previous rape research and compare methods of collecting sexual violence information by questionnaire (322 mailed surveys and 300 interviewer-administered surveys). Additional interviews with 62 of the …

The International Committee Of The Red Cross And Its Contribution To The Development Of International Humanitarian Law In Specialized Instruments, Knut Dörmann, Louis Maresca

Chicago Journal of International Law

The main instruments of international humanitarian law are the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their two Additional Protocols of 1977. These treaties cover the core aspects of international humanitarian law: protections for certain persons and property that are, or may be, affected by international or non-international armed conflict, as well as general limitations on the methods and means of warfare (the law on the conduct of hostilities). International humanitarian law is, however, not limited to these instruments. Other treaties deal with more specific issues, such as restricting the use of certain weapons. The following sections discuss the ICRC's involvement …

Disloyalty Among Men In Arms: Korean War Pows At Court-Martial, Elizabeth Lutes Hillman

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Parent's Religious Coping On Children's Functioning After Loss, Beatrice A. Tauber

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study explored how parent's religious coping styles influence their child's behavioral reactions following spousal bereavement. Fifteen participants were recruited from churches, bereavement groups, hospices, palliative care programs and from victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Individuals who lost a spouse within the past 3 years and who had a child between the ages of 7 and 14 years participated. Parents described the religious coping strategies they employed after the loss of their spouse on Pargament's Brief Religious Coping Scale as well as the symptoms of their child on the Child Behavior Checklist. Pearson correlations demonstrated a significant …

The Voting Rights Act Of 1867: The Constitutionality Of Federal Regulation Of Suffrage During Reconstruction, Gabriel J. Chin

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ambivalence About Treason, George P. Fletcher

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Controversial Maternal Roles Of Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse Cases, Rhonda Elliott Mcgee

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine Child Sexual Abuse case files, to determine which "maternal role": (a) protector, (b) co-victim, (c) co-perpetrator/conspirator, or (d) perpetrator was the most common in court cases studied in this research. The researcher also sought to find: (1) The most dominant maternal role in reference to percentage; (2) The effect, if any, of certain "role types"; (3) And the consequences and/or effects of selected variables (e.g. age, race, and gender) had in family court decisions and adjudications.

The target population consisted of forty-one cases of Child Sexual Abuse cases, adjudicated by the Family …

Recent Books, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A list of books recently received by the Michigan Law Review.