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The War On Drugs, David Jakubiec, Andrew Kilcer, William Sager

Student Work

America is in an epic battle, not against a foreign country but to keep you and every other citizen from putting a certain list of chemicals in your body. Since President Nixon, this battle has been labeled "The War on Drugs". This battle is extremely expensive: total cost to local, state and federal government equals $19.2 billion a year. In a country of approximately 300 million that equates to $64 per person (Elsner, p. 22). All of these resources are used in an effort to keep people from getting high. What do Americans get for 64 dollars a year; they …

Drug Law Reform--Retreating From An Incarceration Addiction, Robert G. Lawson

Kentucky Law Journal

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Physicians Who Break The Law, Diane E. Hoffmann

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Due Process And Targeted Killing Of Terrorists, Richard Murphy, Afsheen John Radsan

Faculty Scholarship

"Targeted killing" is extra-judicial, premeditated killing by a state of a specifically identified person not in its custody. States have used this tool, secretly or not, throughout history. In recent years, targeted killing has generated new controversy as two states in particular-Israel and the United States-have struggled against opponents embedded in civilian populations. As a matter of express policy, Israel engages in targeted killing of persons it deems members of terrorist organizations involved in attacks on Israel. The United States, less expressly, has adopted a similar policy against al Qaeda-particularly in the border areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where the …

Change Versus Continuity At Obama’S Cia, Afsheen John Radsan

Faculty Scholarship

Sweeping change is necessary at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). During President Barack Obama‘s transition into office, change should go deeper than usual between administrations. To restore the trust of the American people and to regain the confidence of the international community, the CIA needs to do better. I will outline three areas for legislative change relating to my former employer, the CIA. The first proposal is to have a national security court for the trials of terrorists. The second is to permit the CIA to continue to have an exception to pursue aggressive interrogations with a lot of oversight …

Handbook On Sensitive Practice For Health Care Practitioners: Lessons From Adult Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Candice L. Schachter, Carol A. Stalker, Eli Teram, Gerri C. Lasiuk, Alanna Danilkewich

Lyle S. Hallman Social Work Faculty Publications

This handbook is the culmination of a multiphase, multidisciplinary research project that used grounded theory and participatory action research to illuminate ways that healthcare providers can work sensitively (in a trauma-informed way) with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

The research identified nine Principles of Sensitive Practice: respect, rapport, taking time, sharing information and control, respecting boundaries, fostering mutual learning, understanding non-linear healing and demonstrating an understanding of trauma to patients. Specific guidelines were developed for a wide variety of issues pertinent to clinical practice such as, removal of clothing, touch, responding to disclosures of abuse, managing triggers among others. …

Utb/Tsc Legacy Degree Programs 2009 – 2010, University Of Texas At Brownsville, Texas Southmost College

UTB/TSC Archives - Course Catalogs

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The Abolition Of The Death Penalty In New Jersey And Its Impact On Our Nation's "Evolving Standards Of Decency", Aaron Scherzer

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

In 2007, New Jersey became the first state in over forty years to abolish the death penalty legislatively. Twenty-five years earlier, in 1982, New Jersey had followed a state-level trend by reinstating its death penalty. However, during the twenty-five years between reinstatement and abolition, New Jersey did not conduct a single execution. Instead, the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed numerous death penalty cases and consistently narrowed the class of cases eligible for the death penalty. This Note posits that the supreme court's narrowing of eligible cases was one of the factors that prevented executions from taking place in New Jersey. …

Choosing Those Who Will Die: The Effect Of Race, Gender, And Law In Prosecutorial Decision To Seek The Death Penalty In Durham County, North Carolina, Isaac Unah

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

District prosecutors in the United States exercise virtually unfettered power and discretion to decide which murder cases to prosecute for capital punishment. According to neoclassical theory of formal legal rationality, the process for determining criminal punishment should be based upon legal rules established and sanctioned by the state to communicate the priorities of the political community. The theory therefore argues in favor of a determinate mode of decision-making that diminishes the importance of extrinsic elements such as race and gender in the application of law. In the empirical research herein reported, I test this theory using death eligible cases in …

Teaching Whren To White Kids, M. K.B. Darmer

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

This Article addresses issues at the intersection of United States v. Whren and Grutter v. Bollinger at a time when the reality of racial profiling was recently illustrated by the high-profile arrest of a prominent Harvard professor. Given the highly racialized nature of criminal procedure, there is a surprising dearth of writing about the unique problems of teaching issues such as racial profiling in racially homogeneous classrooms. Because African American and other minority students often experience the criminal justice system in radically different ways than do Whites, the lack of minority voices poses a significant barrier to effectively teaching criminal …

Do Not (Re)Enter: The Rise Of Criminal Background Tenant Screening As A Violation Of The Fair Housing Act, Rebecca Oyama

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

Increased landlord discrimination against housing applicants with criminal histories has made locating housing in the private market more challenging than ever for individuals with criminal records. Specifically, the increased use of widely available background information in the application process by private housing providers and high error rates in criminal record databases pose particularly difficult obstacles to securing housing. Furthermore, criminal record screening policies disproportionately affect people of color due to high incarceration rates and housing discrimination. This Note examines whether the policies and practices of private housing providers that reject applicants because of their prior criminal records have an unlawful, …

The Unconstitutionality, Ineffectiveness, And Alternatives Of Gang Injunctions, Thomas A. Myers

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

Gang violence across America puts in jeopardy the peace and tranquility of neighborhoods. Cities are challenged to keep their communities safe from gang violence. One common way in which cities attempt to combat violent gang activity is by using gang injunctions. Gang injunctions are court orders that prohibit gang members from conducting already-illegal activities such as vandalism, loitering, and use or possession of illegal drugs or weapons within a defined area. These injunctions, however, also prohibit otherwise legal activity such as associating with others within the restricted area of the injunction, using words or hand gestures, and wearing certain clothing. …

Utb/Tsc Student Handbook 2009-2010, University Of Texas At Brownsville, Texas Southmost College

Student Handbooks (UTB/UTPA)

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Orange & White - Winter 2009, University Of Texas At Brownsville, Texas Southmost College

UTB/TSC Archives - Orange & White Magazine

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Utb/Tsc Commencement – Winter 2009, University Of Texas At Brownsville, Texas Southmost College

Brownsville Archives - Legacy Commencement Programs

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Utpa Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2011, University Of Texas Pan American

UTPA Archives - Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Rethinking Criminal Law And Family Status , Dan Markel, Ethan J. Leib, Jennifer M. Collins

Faculty Scholarship

In our recent book, Privilege or Punish: Criminal Justice and the Challenge of Family Ties (OUP 2009), we examined and critiqued a number of ways in which the criminal justice system uses family status to distribute benefits or burdens to defendants. In their review essays, Professors Alafair Burke, Alice Ristroph & Melissa Murray identify a series of concerns with the framework we offer policymakers to analyze these family ties benefits or burdens. We think it worthwhile not only to clarify where those challenges rest on misunderstandings or confusions about the central features of our views, but also to show the …

"Docile Bodies" Or Rebellious Spirits?: Issues Of Time And Power In The Waiver And Withdrawal Of Death Penalty Appeals, Avi Brisman

Valparaiso University Law Review

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Falling Through The Cracks: The Shortcomings Of Victim And Witness Protection Under § 1512 Of The Federal Victim And Witness Protection Act, Pamela E. Hart

Valparaiso University Law Review

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Morse V. Frederick: Students' First Amendment Rights Restricted Again , Shannon L. Noder

Valparaiso University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Protecting The Playgrounds Of The Twenty-First Century: Analyzing Computer And Internet Restrictions For Internet Sex Offenders, Krista L. Blaisdell

Valparaiso University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Working 9 To 5: Embracing The Eighth Amendment Through An Integrated Model Of Prison Labor, Amy L. Riederer

Valparaiso University Law Review

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Monetary Remedies For Victims During Illinois Criminal Cases, Jeffrey A. Parness, Laura Lee, Karen Blouin

Valparaiso University Law Review

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The Dynamite Charge: Too Explosive For Its Own Good?, Sarah Thimsen, Brian H. Bornstein, Monica K. Miller

Valparaiso University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Rluipa And Prisoner's Rights: Vindicating Liberty Of Conscience For The Condemned By Targeting A State's Bottom Line, Gary R. Rom

Valparaiso University Law Review

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International Law And Domestic Legitimacy: Remarks Prepared For Lincoln’S Constitutionalism In Time Of War: Lessons For The Current War On Terror?, Scott Hafetz

Chapman Law Review

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Waterboarding And The Legacy Of The Bybee- Yoo “Torture And Power” Memorandum: Reflections From A Temporary Yoo Colleague And Erstwhile Bush Administration Apologist, M. Katherine B. Darmer

Chapman Law Review

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Chemical Castration For Child Predators: Practical, Effective, And Constitutional, Elizabeth M. Tullio

Chapman Law Review

No abstract provided.

Utpa Graduate Catalog 2009-2011, University Of Texas Pan American

UTPA Archives - Course Catalogs

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Say What: South Dakota's Unsettling Indifference To Linguistic Minorities In The Courtroom, Cassandra L. Mckeown, Michael G. Miller

South Dakota Law Review

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