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Combatants And The Combat Zone, Mary Ellen O'Connell

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

Institutional Legitimacy And Counterterrorism Trials, Gregory S. Mcneal

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

Deranged Loners And Demented Outsiders? Therapeutic News Frames Of Presidential Assassination Attempts, 1973–2001, Kristen E. Hoerl, Dana L. Cloud, Sharon E. Jarvis

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

There were 7 assassination attempts on U.S. presidents between 1973 and 2001. In this article, we critically examine coverage of each attack in the New York Times and the Washington Post, describing how the coverage employs therapeutic discourse frames that position the president as vulnerable and portray the attackers as lonely and demented outsiders. Noticing contradictions in this pattern, we also identify counter-frames, including those acknowledging the political motivations of the assassins, the diminished public sphere that is a context for those actions, and the contradictions in a legal system that denies the insanity pleas of those framed so …

The Forgotten Legal World Of Thomas Ruffin: The Power Of Presentism In The History Of Slave Law, Laura F. Edwards

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Does Unconscious Racial Bias Affect Trial Judges?, Chris Guthrie, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Sheri Lynn Johnson, Andrew J. Wistrich

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Race matters in the criminal justice system. Black defendants appear to fare worse than similarly situated white defendants. Why? Implicit bias is one possibility. Researchers, using a well-known measure called the implicit association test, have found that most white Americans harbor implicit bias toward Black Americans. Do judges, who are professionally committed to egalitarian norms, hold these same implicit biases? And if so, do these biases account for racially disparate outcomes in the criminal justice system? We explored these two research questions in a multi-part study involving a large sample of trial judges drawn from around the country. Our results …

Does Unconscious Racial Bias Affect Trial Judges?, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Sheri Johnson, Andrew J. Wistrich, Chris Guthrie

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Race matters in the criminal justice system. Black defendants appear to fare worse than similarly situated white defendants. Why? Implicit bias is one possibility. Researchers, using a well-known measure called the implicit association test, have found that most white Americans harbor implicit bias toward Black Americans. Do judges, who are professionally committed to egalitarian norms, hold these same implicit biases? And if so, do these biases account for racially disparate outcomes in the criminal justice system? We explored these two research questions in a multi-part study involving a large sample of trial judges drawn from around the country. Our results …

The Aftermath Of Crawford And Davis: Deconstructing The Sound Of Silence, Kimberly D. Bailey

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Race, Class Or Neighborhood Context: Which Matters More In Measuring Satisfaction With Police?, Yuning Wu, Ivan Y. Sun, Ruth A. Triplett

Sociology & Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

The primary purpose of this study is to assess the relative effects of race and class, at both individual and neighborhood levels, on public satisfaction with police. Using hierarchical linear modeling on 1,963 individuals nested within 66 neighborhoods, this study analyzes how individual-level variables, including race, class, age, gender, victimization and contact with police, and neighborhood-level factors, including racial composition, concentrated disadvantage, residential mobility and violent crime rate, influence residents' satisfaction with police. The results from the individual-level analysis indicate that both race and class are equally important predictors. African Americans and lower-class people tend to be less satisfied with …

Morris Catalog 2009-11, University Of Minnesota Morris

UMM Catalog

This catalog covers academic years 2009–2010 and 2010–2011. The Morris Catalog is in effect for nine years; this catalog is in effect from fall 2009 through the end of summer session 2018.

Reasons To Be Sceptical: A 'Response To The Next Stage Of Devolution, Dewi Llyr Jones

SOLON Law, Crime and History (previously SOLON Crimes and Misdemeanours: Deviance and the Law in Historical Perspective)

No abstract provided.

Who Are You? We Have Ways Of Finding Out! Tracing The Police Development Of Offender Identification Techniques In The Late Nineteenth Century, Terry Stanford

SOLON Law, Crime and History (previously SOLON Crimes and Misdemeanours: Deviance and the Law in Historical Perspective)

From the very beginning of modern policing there were a number of problems; not the least of these was the difficulty that the police had in identifying those they had arrested. This was important for a number of reasons including the need to prove ages and previous convictions against persons charged before a court. Due to the size of London and its large, mobile population, this was particularly difficult in the Metropolitan Police area. The police had to rely largely on personal knowledge in order to prove identifications and contacts at police stations. Initially officers attended Police/Magistrates courts at remand …

Samuel Holberry: Chartist Conspirator Or Victim Of A State Conspiracy, Catherine Lewis

SOLON Law, Crime and History (previously SOLON Crimes and Misdemeanours: Deviance and the Law in Historical Perspective)

In January 1840, Samuel Holberry a Sheffield Chartist, was committed to trial at Sheffield Assizes for seditious conspiracy. A critical examination of the evidence presented at the committal hearing and subsequent Assize trial demonstrates that the court process was entirely one-sided. The quality of the evidence used to secure a conviction was, at the very least, suspect, and the prosecution appear to have withheld evidence that could have vindicated Holberry. An in-depth analysis of the case seeks to lay bare the workings of the coercive and judicial powers of the nineteenth century state.

Ethics And Vulnerability In Street Prostitution; An Argument In Favour Of Managed Zones, Anna Carline

SOLON Law, Crime and History (previously SOLON Crimes and Misdemeanours: Deviance and the Law in Historical Perspective)

This article draws upon the work of Judith Butler, in particular her approach to ethics and the concepts of vulnerability and 'liveable lives,' in order to provide a critical analysis of reform proposals contained in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (now Act 2008) in relation to street prostitution. The article will argue that the proposals presented in the Bill problematically use the vulnerability of street sex workers in order to promote a moralistic agenda. In contrast it will be argued that managed zones, as proposed by Liverpool City Council, provide a potentially more ethical approach to the issue of …

Resolution Through Devolution: Policing, Youth Justice And Imprisonment In Wales, Gavin Dingwall

SOLON Law, Crime and History (previously SOLON Crimes and Misdemeanours: Deviance and the Law in Historical Perspective)

Criminal justice was not devolved to the Welsh Assembly but the process of devolution has resulted in de facto differences emerging between England and Wales. In the previous edition of this journal, Jackie Jones argued that these differences would lead to the eventual devolution of criminal justice to the Assembly. This response article concentrates on three distinct areas of criminal justice policy – policing, youth justice and imprisonment – and seeks to situate the Welsh concerns in a broader context. The conclusion draws together what I see as the two central themes of Jones‘ paper: the inevitability of a Welsh …

Problem-Based Learning In Police Academies: Adult Learning Principles Utilized By Police Trainers, Eric Paul Werth

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study explored the use of adult learning principles by instructors at two state-run multi-jurisdictional police training academies using Problem-Based Learning (PBL). Instructor use of adult learning principles was assessed using an electronic version of the Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS). PALS scores indicate that instructors at both institutions favor an instructor-centered as opposed to student-centered teaching style, that time since PBL implementation did not lead to a greater use of adult learning principles by instructors at the academy utilizing PBL for a greater length of time, and that there is little significant difference in the use of adult …

American Civil Religion: An Idea Whose Time Is Past, Frederick Mark Gedicks

Faculty Scholarship

From the founding of the United States, Americans have understood loyalty to their country as a religious and not just a civic commitment. The idea of a 'civil religion' that defines the collective identity of a nation originates with Rousseau, and was adapted to the United States Robert Bellah, who suggested that a peculiarly American civil religion has underwritten government and civil society in the United States.

Leaving aside the question whether civil religion has ever truly unified all or virtually all Americans, I argue that it excludes too many Americans to function as such a unifying force in the …

The Docket (February 27, 2009), William & Mary Law School

The Docket

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 41 No. 23, February 27, 2009

Central Florida Future

SGA elections; Peterson and Lewis beat Stein and Peckham; Emotions run over; Victim shares story of attack; UnCove Fridays; Plus: Sister Hazel plays "All for You"; Housing all the options; Cuban native rewrites history.

Factors Influencing The Unethical Behavioral Intention Of College Business Students: Theory Of Planned Behavior, Cathileen E. Montesarchio

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

The growth of inappropriate accounting transactions, corporate scandals, and fraudulent financial reporting has created an environment of mistrust of corporations and the people who manage them. There is a need to understand the underlying factors associated with these trends, and to apply that knowledge to the education of the future generation of managers--students in pursuit of a business degree. Academic cheating has been found to correlate with fraudulent financial activity (Chen & Teng, 2006; Rod & Richardson, 1994). Understanding the attitudes and intentions of college students, when faced with a difficult decision, is vital (Peppas & Diskin, 2001).

From an …

Spartan Daily, February 26, 2009, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 132, Issue 19

The Statesman, V. 52, I. 35, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 52, i. 35

R.I.T. News & Events - February 26, 2009, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

Sensor research focuses on improving terrorist tracking; Painting, sculpture showcase debuts at NTID William Keyser exhibit introduces local art lovers to new creations; New study measures RITclimate, working environment; Bioinformatics student wants to help others dreams come true; Scholarship program recognizes power of faculty mentoring; Grant will help students in computing disciplines; Xerox Corp. awards tuition assistance to four RIT engineering students; New liberal arts courses bring societal issues to the forefront; RIT astrophysicistmoonlights as local jazz musician Kastner and his band play the Lovin Cup March 8; Religion, pop culture coexist in new book; Parthum earns patent for film …

The Pan American (2009-02-26), J. R. Ortega

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

Vol. 65, No. 21

Montana Kaimin, February 26, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Illinois State University Report, February 26, 2009, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Campus Chronicle, Paige Godden, Lisa Budding, Tiffanie Peterman, Jessie Leonard, Nic Dayton, Mitch Holland, Jason Link, Kelsey Edwards, Nicolette Ward, Jolie Fox, Adam Vanderpluym, Scott Rentz, Julie Cahill, Reba Harris, Jeremy Harmsen, Julie Roosa

Campus Chronicle

No abstract provided.

Spectator 2009-02-25, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

Panther- February 2009 - Vol. Lxxxviii, No.5, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Legendary Civil Rights Leader Samuel Kyles To Visit Georgia Southern
• Georgia Southern University Hosting 20th Annual National Youth-At-Risk Conference March 1-4

02-24-09 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 26, Issue 16)

2008 -- 2009

No abstract provided.