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An Honest Approach To Plea Bargaining, Steven P. Grossman

All Faculty Scholarship

In this Article, the author argues that differential sentencing of criminal defendants who plead guilty and those who go to trial is, primarily, a punishment for the defendant exercising the right to trial. The proposed solution requires an analysis of the differential sentencing motivation in light of the benefit to society and the drawbacks inherent in the plea bargaining system.

Law Vs. War: Competing Approaches To Fighting Terrorism, Shawn Boyne Ms., Michael German Mr., Paul R. Pillar Dr., Dallas D. Owens Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

The authors address one of the fundamental assumptions underlying the conduct of the War on Terrorism - the nature of our enemy, whether perpetrators of terrorist activities are criminals or soldiers (combatants). Although the United States recognizes that terrorist acts are certainly illegal, it has chosen to treat perpetrators as combatants; but much of the world, including many of our traditional allies, have opted for a purely legalistic approach. Disagreement about assumptions is not the only basis for divergent policies for confronting terrorism, but certainly explains much of our inability to agree on strategies to overcome what we recognize as …

Book Review: Humanizing Our Global Order: Essays In Honour Ofivan Head, Obiora Chinedu Okafor And Obijiofor Aginam (Eds), Darryl Robinson

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

No abstract provided.

To Transform The International Criminal Trial: Merging Restorative And Retributive Justice, Mark Findlay

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

This paper establishes the case for trial transformation looking at a model of justice that is more inclusive and cognisant of competing aspirations for justice resolutions internationally.

The Determinants Of Academic Performance Of African American Males, Marvin K. Hall

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

In this research on the academic performance of African American males I used data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study: Base Year 1988 to examine the factors that effect academic performance of one small group, the African American male. Independent variables that were used were SES, self-efficacy, self-esteem, two cultural variables, marital status of parents, and discipline. After controlling for SES two variables were related to GPA. The higher the self-efficacy of African American males the higher their GPA and the more discipline problems they had the lower their GPA. Results of this research identify the need to address cultural …

Testimonial And The Formalistic Definition -- The Case For An "Accusatorial" Fix, Robert P. Mosteller

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Wilkerson V. Klem

2005 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Alien Gang Removal Act Of 2005: Hearing Before The H. Comm. On The Judiciary, 109th Cong., June 28, 2005 (Statement Of David D. Cole, Prof. Of Law, Geo. U. L. Center), David Cole

Testimony Before Congress

No abstract provided.

Usa V. Hodge

2005 Decisions

USDC for the District Court of the Virgin Islands

Oral History Interview With Dr. Patricia Lancaster, Patricia Lancaster, Wenxian Zhang

Oral Histories

Patricia Anne Lancaster joined the faculty of Rollins College in 1970 as a professor of French and humanities. For thirty-five years, Lancaster has not only worked for Rollins College as a teacher, but also as an able administrator.

Lancaster was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She studied French at Coker College and Emory University. She received her A.B. in 1963 from Coker, her M.A. in 1970 and her Ph.D. in 1971 from Emory.

Beginning her career as a professor, Lancaster joined the ranks of administrators in 1983 as the Associate Dean of Faculty for four years. She then served as …

Time Travel, Hovercrafts, And The Framers: James Madison Sees The Future And Rewrites The Fourth Amendment, George C. Thomas Iii

ExpressO

The Framers could not have contemplated the interpretational problems that cloud the Fourth Amendment because police, in the modern sense, were unknown to the Framers. Also unknown to the Framers, of course, were wiretaps, drug interdiction searches, thermal imagining, helicopters, and blood tests. We can infer from the history surrounding the Fourth Amendment what the Framers hoped it would accomplish in their time. What if the Framers could have seen the future and known the kind of police techniques that are being used today? What kind of Fourth Amendment would they have written with that knowledge? This article seeks to …

Discretion And Criminal Law: The Good, The Bad, And The Mundane, George C. Thomas Iii

ExpressO

Most academic papers condemn discretion in the enforcement and prosecution of crime. This essay argues that discretion should be understood to come in three varieties: good discretion, which is beneficial; bad discretion, which is typified by acts motivated by race, sex, or class considerations; and mundane discretion, which is value-neutral. The decision to pursue a drunken driver rather than a speeder, for example, is a good use of discretion while the decision to pursue one speeder rather than another based on race is bad discretion. Most motives that prompt acts of discretion, however, are value-neutral or what I call “mundane” …

Rita Bender's Open Letter To Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour (June 27, 2005), Rita L. Bender

Documents and Files

Rita L. Bender, formerly Rita L. Schwerner, is the widow of murdered civil rights worker Mickey Schwerner, one of the Neshoba Three.

2005 Commencement Ceremony - Center For Psychological Studies, H. Wayne Huizenga School Of Business And Entrepreneurship, Graduate School Of Computer And Information Sciences, Graduate School Of Humanities And Social Sciences, Oceanographic Center And Criminal Justice Institute, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Cultural Relativism In International War Crimes Prosecutions: The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda, Ida L. Bostian

ExpressO

The tension between universalism and cultural relativism lies at the heart of war crimes and war crimes prosecutions. While cultural relativism arguments should never be the basis for ignoring war crimes outside of the West (particularly in Africa), neither should the international community adopt a radical universalist approach that ignores the unique circumstances underlying each war crimes prosecution. The establishment of the ICTR, over the objection of the post-genocide Rwandan government, probably erred on the side of universalism by ignoring the legitimate needs of the Rwandan people. Nevertheless, the ICTR has appropriately adopted a “mild” cultural relativist approach in its …

Minett V. Hendricks

2005 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

R.I.T. News & Events - June 23, 2005, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

Main features of this issue: U.S. House earmarks $3M for CIMS initiatives. IT Collaboratlory enhancing academics, economy. Garden will honor NTID's first directory. PRism Awards recongize University News Services for crisis management. RIT joins supercomputing World Community Grid. Engineering majors win $75K EPA award. RIT customized Harley is one sweet ride. Graphic arts journal honored. Forman Scholar is China bound. Initiative takes business majors to conference. Galloping toward diversity awareness. Miller, Watters named senior vice presidents. COE grant targets retention. News briefs. Student studying in Denmark. Mini Baja East rolls into western New York. 'stonehenge' at Gallery r. Symposium looks …

The War On Drugs Is A War On African American Communities, Saundra Denise Massey

Theses and Graduate Projects

The "war on drugs" and the "get tough" attitudes associated with it have resulted in disproportionate numbers of incarcerated blacks. According to a report by Human Rights Watch, nationally one in every 20 black men over the age of 18 is in a state or federal prison. In contrast, the incarceration rate for white men is one out of every 180 (Human Rights Watch, 2000).

This paper is a policy analysis examining one law that may affect incarceration rates for blacks, the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. Using the analytical model of Segal and Brzuzy, "Social Welfare Policy, Programs, and …

June 22, 2005 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 69, June 22, 2005

Central Florida Future

Senator resigns to return to activism roots: Sticking to campaign promises tops list of Matt DeVlieger's reasons for parting with SGA; Future missionary heeds God's call to change the world: After graduation student plans four-month trip to Peru to aid impoverished; Teaming up for a home advantage: Men's basketball makes magic off the court building home with Habitat for Humanity; Incoming students get sneak peek at life after high school: Orientation causes freshmen to reflect on past plan future.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 029, Number 41, June 20, 2005, Grand Valley State University

2004-2005, Volume 29

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Sexual Assault At Rowan University, Kathleen Oriti

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to conduct a survey about sexual assault at Rowan University and to compare the survey results with reports from the Rowan University Crime Incidents Log. Data were collected anonymously from 531 male and female students from the Glassboro campus of Rowan University. Twenty-two students indicated they were sexually assaulted on or off campus from 2001 to March 2005. Three off-campus victims reported to police. None of the on-campus victims reported the crime to Rowan officials. Based on the results of this study, 5.2% of female students and 1.8% of male students surveyed indicated they …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Campus News
• National News
• Opinions
• News
• Classifieds, Etc.
• Sports

Lanthorn, Vol. 39, No. 34, June 16, 2005, Grand Valley State University

Volume 39, July 15, 2004 - June 16, 2005

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Mitchell V. Obenski

2005 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Johnson, Robert, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Robert Johnson

Interviewers: Mark Naison, Brian Purnell, Natasha Lightfoot, Claude Magnum, Maxine Gordon, and Peter Derrick

Summarized by Alice Stryker

Robert Johnson the Bronx District Attorney, was born in the Bronx, but moved to the Amsterdam houses shortly after he was born. His father was a clerk in the United States Post Office and his mother was a stay at home mom when they were growing up, but moved on to a number of positions once her children had matured. Their house was not very political.

His father was Catholic and his mother was Episcopalian. He and his brother …

Phoenix, 2005-06-13, Student Life

Phoenix

The Phoenix is a student newspaper published at Governors State University since August 2002. The newspaper features student reporting, opinions, news, and photos.

Gsu Awarded Dupage County Drug Court Program Evaluation Project, Office Of Public Affairs

Press Releases

The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court has selected Governors State University to perform an independent process evaluation of the DuPage County Drug Court, an alternative sentencing program that provides substance abuse treatment to drug-addicted offenders. A contract between the university and the court was approved by the DuPage County Board last month.

2005 Commencement Program, Neal Keny-Guyer

Commencement Archives 2000-09

The program for the PSU Commencement ceremony on June 11, 2005.

Neal Keny-Guyer, CEO of Mercy Corps, delivered the commencement address and was awarded an honorary doctorate by PSU President Daniel Bernstine.

Eastern Washington University Commencement Program, 2005, Eastern Washington University

Commencement Programs

Program for Eastern Washington University's spring commencement in 2005