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Overcriminalization, Discretion, Waiver: A Survey Of Possible Exit Strategies, Donald A. Dripps

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.

Jose Padilla And Martha Stewart: Who Should Be Charged With Criminal Conduct?, Ellen S. Podgor

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.

Miscarriages Of Justice In The War Against Terror, Kent Roach, Gary Trotter

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.

When Process Affects Punishment: Differences In Sentences After Guilty Plea, Bench Trial, And Jury Trial In Five Guidelines States, Nancy J. King, David A. Soule, Sara Steen, Robert R. Weidner

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The research reported in this Essay examines process discounts-differences in sentences imposed for the same offense, depending upon whether the conviction was by jury trial, bench trial, or guilty plea-in five states that use judicial sentencing guidelines. Few guidelines systems expressly recognize "plea agreement" as an acceptable basis for departure, and none authorizes judges to vary sentences based upon whether or not the defendant waived his right to a jury trial and opted for a bench trial. Nevertheless, we predicted that because of the cost savings resulting from waivers, judges and prosecutors in any sentencing system would ensure that guilty …

The Third Wave Of Crime Victims' Rights: Standing, Remedy, And Review, Douglas E. Beloof

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Sosa V. Alvarez-Machain And Abu Ghraib--Civil Remedies For Victims Of Extraterritorial Torts By U.S. Military Personnel And Civilian Contractors, Scott J. Borrowman

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

May 2005 Commencement Program, Bowling Green State University

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Gay Politics And Precedents, Frank B. Cross

Michigan Law Review

One can find many analyses of the development of gay rights law in America but none are so illuminating as Daniel Pinello's in his book Gay Rights and American Law. More significantly, while it offers a superb understanding of the recent record of gay rights litigation, the book provides a fine-grained and sophisticated understanding of judicial decisionmaking in this important and developing area of the law. Indeed, the value of the book for students of judicial decisionmaking even transcends its value for students of gay rights jurisprudence. Quantitative empirical studies of judicial decisionmaking, well established in political science, have …

Is There A Future For Leniency In The U.S. Criminal Justice System?, Nora V. Demleitner

Michigan Law Review

The spring 2004 release of the gruesome pictures of sexual humiliation and torture at Abu Ghraib prison outside of Baghdad revealed how some U.S. troops, intelligence officers, and private contractors treated Iraqi prisoners taken during and after the war. High-ranking government officials may have condoned, if not encouraged, the abuses. Only reluctantly have they agreed to extend protections customarily accorded civilians and military fighters during a war to individuals detained in Iraq and Afghanistan. As Congressional investigations appear to have stalled, military inquiries have been manifold but resultless. Only a handful of low ranking soldiers have been court-martialed, and a …

Women's Substance Abuse Treatment With Supplemental Couple's Therapy: Changes In Women's Levels Of Intimacy And Autonomy In Relation To Treatment Outcomes By Treatment Modality, Charles N. Davis

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The current study is a secondary analysis of a National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) study in which 122 women received treatment for their substance abuse problems. Three models of substance abuse treatment were administered. One included standard substance abuse treatment alone and two models included supplemental couple's therapy in addition to standard treatment. The current study examined the significance of the relationship between changes in the women's levels of intimacy and autonomy, during and after treatment, and their treatment outcomes according to the treatment modality they received.

It was hypothesized that the relationship would be significant in that levels …

Marital Commitment And Religiosity In A Sample Of Adults In Utah, Sharon S. Harris

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study examined the relationship of three types of martial commitment and religiosity factors in a random sample of I ,316 Utah adults. Participants were surveyed to assess attitudes of marriage, divorce, and marriage education. A lack of commitment was cited by 83% of divorced adults as a major factor for their divorce. The level of commitment to spouse, commitment to marriage, and constraint commitment was determined by extrapolating items from the 2003 Utah Marriage Movement Statewide Baseline Survey. Religiosity included measures of the frequency of church attendance, church affiliation, and religious values. Regression analyses that included socio-demographics showed the …

Volume 1: Demographic, Economic, Social, And Housing Characteristics Of The Vietnamese, Puerto Rican, Korean, Bosnian, And Chinese Populations, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Research, Reports, and Publications

No abstract provided.

Juvenile Fear Of Crime And Attitudes Towards The Police: The Effect Of Implementing A School Resource Officer Program In Alaska High Schools, Sean A. Case

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This paper presents data concerning the effect uniformed police officers have on attitudes towards the police and fear of crime within the high school setting. Two identical surveys were administered to 522 high school students at two periods during a school year. The primary purpose was to determine whether placing uniformed police officers, called School Resource Officers, in high schools would improve attitudes towards the police and reduce the fear of crime. Although opinions towards the police were positively affected and the fear of crime was reduced, neither was affected significantly. The primary implication drawn from this research is that …

Earmstrong, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong News & Publications: e-Armstrong Newsletter (Archived)

No abstract provided.

Pursuing Justice For The Mentally Disabled, Grant H. Morris

San Diego Law Review

This Article considers whether lawyers act as zealous advocates when they represent mentally disordered, involuntarily committed patients who wish to assert their right to refuse treatment with psychotropic medication. After discussing a study that clearly demonstrates that lawyers do not do so, the article explores the reasons for this inappropriate behavior. Michael Perlin characterizes the problem as ?sanism,? which he describes as an irrational prejudice against mentally disabled persons of the same quality and character as other irrational prejudices that cause and are reflected in prevailing social attitudes of racism, sexism, homophobia, and ethnic bigotry. The Article critiques Perlin?s characterization …

Job Satisfaction Among United States Air Force Security Forces Personnel Post-1997 Career Field Merger, James Harrison Popphan

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Research was conducted to determine factors contributing to job satisfaction among US Air Force Security Forces personnel. Previous research conducted prior to major structural changes within the career field in 1997 and increased operations tempo due to the Global War on Terror was of questionable current pertinence. Job satisfaction has been shown to directly affect retention and performance. Retention is extremely important within the career field due to a personnel shortage of 8,000 troops. The current research closely followed the research design used by Michael Reiner to assess job satisfaction in the career field in 1997, and compares current findings …

Spring Commencement Ceremonies, University Of North Florida

Commencement Printed Materials

Program for the Spring Commencement ceremonies held at UNF Arena.

The Register, 2005-04-28, North Carolina Agricutural And Technical State University

NCAT Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Arbiter, April 28, Students Of Boise State University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 62, April 28, 2005

Central Florida Future

A look back: If you build it they will come; They rocked us like a hurricane; Wins don't come easy or at all; They danced the knights away; Will economy short change liberal arts? In education shift Florida universities are told to push more students toward workforce needs; On a victim's journey more than a few bumps: Woman alerts other to challenges that can follow an attack.

The Weekly Challenger, April 28, 2005, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The April 28, 2005, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Daily Eastern News: April 27, 2005, Eastern Illinois University

April

No abstract provided.

Panther - April 2005 - Vol. Lxxxiii No. 28, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Child Welfare Non-Compliance Issues And The Impact These Issues Have On Children And Families, Celia A. Falls-Ayers

Theses & Honors Papers

This thesis examines child welfare problems, how our country address these issues, what services they provide, and the impact on the children and family based on the decisions of the child welfare agency. More specifically, the thesis looks at non-compliance, and studies how prevalent these issues are, if there is a distinguishable pattern between these problems, and lastly, what characteristics are shared between them.

April 26, 2005 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 029, Number 37, April 25, 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.

Curricular Affairs Committee Report #433, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Committee Reports and Appendices

No abstract provided.

The Collegian (2005-04-25), José Borjón

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 57, No. 28

Commonwealth Times 2005-04-24

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

2004-2005 Lindenwood University Honors Convocation, Lindenwood University

Honors Convocation Programs

2004-2005 Lindenwood University Honors Convocation