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Protecting Global Cities : New York, London, And The Internationalization Of Urban Counterterrorism, Brian H. Nussbaum Jan 2009

Protecting Global Cities : New York, London, And The Internationalization Of Urban Counterterrorism, Brian H. Nussbaum

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

This dissertation examines the impact of international terrorism on the policing (both the policing structures and policing strategies) of large globaized cities, with a focus on New York City and London. Combining historical analysis, secondary source material, and extensive interviews with police officials and officers, it seeks to examine the underlying structural constraints and resources that lead these cities to internationalize their counterterrorism efforts.

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Officers' Perceptions And Experiences With Citizen Disrespect : A Cross-National Analysis, William Christopher Pizio Jan 2009

Officers' Perceptions And Experiences With Citizen Disrespect : A Cross-National Analysis, William Christopher Pizio

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Although a body of research exists examining the influence of citizen disrespect on police decision making and use of force, that research is limited in its capacity to appropriately conceptualize citizen disrespect. In fact, little is known about the verbal and nonverbal behaviors that for officers signify disrespect - in the United States and abroad. Utilizing survey data from officers in a mid-sized city police department in the United States and the London Metropolitan Police, this research seeks to understand the breadth of behaviors that officers find disrespectful, to discover how often officers perceive that they are experiencing disrespectful citizens, …

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Impulsivity, Offending, And The Neighborhood : Investigating The Person-Context Nexus, Gregory M. Zimmerman Jan 2009

Impulsivity, Offending, And The Neighborhood : Investigating The Person-Context Nexus, Gregory M. Zimmerman

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

A key assumption of the traditional trait-based approach to the study of crime is that personality traits cause people to act similarly across a wide array of contexts. This approach has been challenged for its failure to acknowledge differences in the social environments to which individuals are exposed. Similarly, community-level explanations of crime have been criticized for failing to acknowledge that there are important individual differences between criminals and non-criminals. Ultimately, a full understanding of crime requires the consideration of both individual and environmental differences, perhaps most importantly because they may interact to produce offending behavior. In particular, the influence …

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Whither The Duty Of Good Faith In Uk Insurance Contracts?, John Lowry Jan 2009

Whither The Duty Of Good Faith In Uk Insurance Contracts?, John Lowry

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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Regulation Of Large Financial Institutions: Lessons From Corporate Finance Theory, John P. Harding, Stephen L. Ross Jan 2009

Regulation Of Large Financial Institutions: Lessons From Corporate Finance Theory, John P. Harding, Stephen L. Ross

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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Spring Commencement, April 26, 2009, Eastern Michigan University Jan 2009

Spring Commencement, April 26, 2009, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

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Surveillance And Foucault: Examining The Validity Of Foucault's Notions Concerning Surveillance Through A Study Of The United States And The United Kingdom, Sharif Shawki, '09 Jan 2009

Surveillance And Foucault: Examining The Validity Of Foucault's Notions Concerning Surveillance Through A Study Of The United States And The United Kingdom, Sharif Shawki, '09

Honors Projects

Once the new surveillance systems become institutionalized and taken for granted in a democratic society, they can be used for harmful ends. With a more repressive government and a more intolerant public-perhaps upset over severe economic downturns, large waves of immigration, social dislocations, or foreign policy setbacks-these same devices easily could be used against those with the 'wrong' political beliefs, against racial, ethnic, or religious minorities, and against those with life-styles that offend the majority.

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Pro Se Criminal Trials And The Merging Of Inquisitorial And Adversarial Systems Of Justice, Sharon Finegan Jan 2009

Pro Se Criminal Trials And The Merging Of Inquisitorial And Adversarial Systems Of Justice, Sharon Finegan

Catholic University Law Review

No abstract provided.

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The Ultimate Disillusionment: The Need For Jury Trials In Juvenile Adjudications, Carl Rixey Jan 2009

The Ultimate Disillusionment: The Need For Jury Trials In Juvenile Adjudications, Carl Rixey

Catholic University Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Panel One - Mccain-Feingold: Present And Future , Catholic University Law Review Jan 2009

Panel One - Mccain-Feingold: Present And Future , Catholic University Law Review

Catholic University Law Review

The text appears substantially as it was transcribed on January 23, 2009 at The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.

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The Unabomber Revisited: Reexamining The Use Of Mental Disorder Diagnoses As Evidence Of The Mental Condition Of Criminal Defendants, Adam K. Magid Jan 2009

The Unabomber Revisited: Reexamining The Use Of Mental Disorder Diagnoses As Evidence Of The Mental Condition Of Criminal Defendants, Adam K. Magid

Indiana Law Journal

This Article revisits a longstanding debate concerning the appropriateness of diagnostic evidence in criminal cases in which a defendant’s mental condition is at issue. As illustrated through a case study of Theodore Kaczynski, more widely known as the “Unabomber,” a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia poses a risk of confounding a judge or jury attempting to ascertain an accurate picture of the mental state of a criminal defendant, specifically by (i) suggesting symptoms not actually present, (ii) creating a distorted picture of symptoms that are present, and (iii) suggesting organic, determinative factors as the mechanism behind a defendant’s actions, even where …

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Delinquent Of Distracted - Attention Deficit Disorder And The Construction Of The Juvenile Offender, Rashmi Goel Jan 2009

Delinquent Of Distracted - Attention Deficit Disorder And The Construction Of The Juvenile Offender, Rashmi Goel

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

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Midwestern Juvenile Drug Courts: Analysis & Recommendations, Nicole A. Kozdron Jan 2009

Midwestern Juvenile Drug Courts: Analysis & Recommendations, Nicole A. Kozdron

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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University Of South Carolina Discovery Day 2009, University Of South Carolina Jan 2009

University Of South Carolina Discovery Day 2009, University Of South Carolina

Discovery Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.

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Defending Demaree: The Ex Post Facto Clause's Lack Of Control Over The Federal Sentencing Guidelines After Booker, Daniel M. Levy Jan 2009

Defending Demaree: The Ex Post Facto Clause's Lack Of Control Over The Federal Sentencing Guidelines After Booker, Daniel M. Levy

Fordham Law Review

In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Sentencing Guidelines violated a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial because they allowed a judge to depart from a mandatory range based on facts not presented to a jury. As a solution, the Court modified the Guidelines to be “advisory,” yet curiously held that sentences were still subject to appellate review for reasonableness. Given this tension, U.S. courts of appeals are split on whether the Guidelines are “laws,” subject to the Ex Post Facto Clause of the U.S. Constitution. This Note argues that the Guidelines are advisory, given …

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Seriousness Perceptions Of Computer Crime Vs Traditional Crime, Abbie Beaulieu Jan 2009

Seriousness Perceptions Of Computer Crime Vs Traditional Crime, Abbie Beaulieu

Master's Theses and Capstones

With the various advancements made in technology over the last few decades, computer crime has evolved and many are used to victimize more and more American internet users every year (NW3C, 2008). However, no researcher has examined neither how computer crime seriousness is perceived by internet users nor which (if any) social factors affect how the seriousness of computer crime is perceived. The current study attempted to determine internet users' perceptions of computer crime seriousness versus traditional crime seriousness. In addition, the study tried to determine the effects of the following factors as they relate to computer crime seriousness: personal …

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The Rule Of Law Legacy Of The House Of Lords Pinochet Judgments Jan 2009

The Rule Of Law Legacy Of The House Of Lords Pinochet Judgments

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.

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Transnational Legal Practice, Laurel S. Terry, Carole Silver, Ellyn Rosen, Jennifer Haworth, Carol A. Needham, Robert E. Lutz, Peter D. Ehrenhaft Jan 2009

Transnational Legal Practice, Laurel S. Terry, Carole Silver, Ellyn Rosen, Jennifer Haworth, Carol A. Needham, Robert E. Lutz, Peter D. Ehrenhaft

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.

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A Crooked Picture: Re-Framing The Problem Of Child Sexual Abuse, Eric S. Janus Jan 2009

A Crooked Picture: Re-Framing The Problem Of Child Sexual Abuse, Eric S. Janus

Faculty Scholarship

This article discusses the problem of ending child sexual abuse using an allegory explaining that certain types of punitive solutions as solving the river "downstream", or in problem-solving mode, as opposed to "upstream", or in prospective problem avoidance. The thesis of this brief article is that our public policy is focused too far downstream. We rightly condemn child sexual abuse, but our public discourse frames the issue in a way that misdirects our public policy towards downstream solutions. If we truly want to protect our children from sexual abuse and end the cycle of violence, we need to reframe the …

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Male Rape And Human Rights, Lara Stemple Jan 2009

Male Rape And Human Rights, Lara Stemple

UC Law Journal

For the last few decades, the prevailing approach to sexual violence in international human rights instruments has focused virtually exclusively on the abuse of women and girls. In the meantime, sexual violence against males continues to flourish in prisons, men have been abused and sexually humiliated during situations of armed conflict, the sexual abuse of boys remains alarmingly common, and gay male victims of sexual assault are assumed to have "asked for it." This Article discusses the frequency of male rape and the various contexts in which in occurs. It notes, however, that numerous instruments in the human rights canon …

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Toward A Revised 4.2 No-Contact Rule, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr., Dana Remus Irwin Jan 2009

Toward A Revised 4.2 No-Contact Rule, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr., Dana Remus Irwin

UC Law Journal

Model Rule of Professional Conduct 4.2, in effect in substantially similar form in all U.S. jurisdictions, generally forbids a lawyer from contacting a person represented by another lawyer unless that lawyer consents or the contact is "authorized by law." Our thesis is that as conceptualized and applied, this Rule is overbroad and ambiguous in important respects. After illustrating and explaining these shortcomings, we propose reform to Rule 4.2 to better implement its intended purpose. Specifically, we propose modifications to the text of the Rule that: (i) clarify the meaning of the "authorized by law" exception, (2) articulate new exceptions to …

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Inequitable Enforcement: Introducing The Concept Of Equity Into Constitutional Review Of Law Enforcement, Hadar Aviram, Daniel L. Portman Jan 2009

Inequitable Enforcement: Introducing The Concept Of Equity Into Constitutional Review Of Law Enforcement, Hadar Aviram, Daniel L. Portman

UC Law Journal

This Article addresses a series of situations in which the exercise of police discretion, while passing current constitutional thresholds, seems unfair and unforeseeable. We call this problem "inequitable enforcement." Current constitutional review of police action assesses all stops, searches, and arrests-regardless of how minor the offenseby focusing on the officer's level of suspicion and the officer's compliance with equal protection standards. In this Article, we argue that these existing constitutional mechanisms are flawed and fail to provide an appropriate remedy in cases of arbitrary and disproportionate enforcement for minor infractions. We begin by discussing the necessity of police discretion and …

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The Leading Object: October 2009, John C. Owens Jan 2009

The Leading Object: October 2009, John C. Owens

Leading Object

Perspectives; IANR faculty helps develop forensic science in Lagos; Agronomy professor emeritus dies; Mazour works to produce food to feed world’s population; Food ingredient with soybeans, tallow shown to lower cholesterol; Baenziger receives 2009 Omtvedt Innovation Award; Cunningham steps down as ARD dean and director; Agribusiness club gives awards

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Unopa Notes 2009 Jan 2009

Unopa Notes 2009

UNOPA: Newsletters

No abstract provided.

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Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog, 2009-2011, Office Of The Registrar Jan 2009

Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog, 2009-2011, Office Of The Registrar

Undergraduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

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No Way Out? The Question Of Unilateral Withdrawals Of Referrals To The Icc And Other Human Rights Courts, Michael P. Scharf, Patrick Dowd Jan 2009

No Way Out? The Question Of Unilateral Withdrawals Of Referrals To The Icc And Other Human Rights Courts, Michael P. Scharf, Patrick Dowd

Faculty Publications

Growing out of the authors' work for the International Criminal Court, which was sponsored by a grant from the Open Society Institute, No Way Out examines one of the most vexing legal questions facing the International Criminal Court - whether a State that has referred a case to the Court can subsequently withdraw its referral as part of a domestic peace agreement? The issue has arisen with respect to Uganda's interest in withdrawing its self-referral as part of a peace deal with the leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army. This article examines the Rome Statute, the drafting history, and the …

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Foreword: After Guantanamo, Michael P. Scharf, Sonia Vohra Jan 2009

Foreword: After Guantanamo, Michael P. Scharf, Sonia Vohra

Faculty Publications

“Guantanamo Bay.” To many around the world those two words conjure up haunting images of orange jumpsuit-clad detainees imprisoned behind barbed-wire fences, subjected to the cruelest imaginable interrogation techniques, and held indefinitely without trial, or awaiting trial before military commissions whose procedures violate international law. It is no surprise, then, that the new U.S. administration perceived the Guantanamo Bay detention center and associated detainee policies as an indelible stain on America's moral authority and an impediment to the success of future U.S. foreign policy.

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2009 Presentation Abstracts, Grand Valley State University Jan 2009

2009 Presentation Abstracts, Grand Valley State University

Academic Conference Fund Abstracts

No abstract provided.

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The Use And Effectiveness Of Electronic Contol Devices In Regional Mississippi Sheriff's Departments / Christopher Clayton Shepherd, Christopher Clayton Shepherd Jan 2009

The Use And Effectiveness Of Electronic Contol Devices In Regional Mississippi Sheriff's Departments / Christopher Clayton Shepherd, Christopher Clayton Shepherd

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Are The Training And Operational Capabilities Of Mississippi Urban Search And Rescue Personnel Commensurate With Nationally Accepted Usar Standards And Practices Employed By Fema And Outlined In Nfpa 1670?, James Russell Mccullar Jan 2009

Are The Training And Operational Capabilities Of Mississippi Urban Search And Rescue Personnel Commensurate With Nationally Accepted Usar Standards And Practices Employed By Fema And Outlined In Nfpa 1670?, James Russell Mccullar

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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