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Juveniles’ Knowledge Of The Court Process: Results From Instruction From An Electronic Source, Christine Driver, Eve M. Brank Jul 2009

Juveniles’ Knowledge Of The Court Process: Results From Instruction From An Electronic Source, Christine Driver, Eve M. Brank

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Our study first determined what juveniles know about the juvenile court process. Second, it evaluated a DVD designed to be a systematic and simple way to improve this knowledge. A pre- and post-test design was used with two pilot samples and two samples from the population of interest. A sample from a juvenile detention center (n = 118) was the focus of this study. Initial knowledge of the court process was quite low for the detention sample (pretest M = 64.0%, SD = 14.2%). All samples experienced a significant improvement of knowledge after watching the DVD. Youth in the …

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Beyond Barriers: A Phenomenological Study Of Women Reporting Intimate Partner Violence In College, Megan Watson Jul 2009

Beyond Barriers: A Phenomenological Study Of Women Reporting Intimate Partner Violence In College, Megan Watson

College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experience of intimate partner violence and help-seeking in college women. This study used a phenomenological approach and qualitative interviews to elicit descriptions from a sample of five college women who had been in abusive relationships and had subsequently sought counseling. These were undergraduate women who had experienced abuse while in college and had recently been or were currently in counseling. Themes from the analysis of the participant interviews highlight the individual experiences of intimate partner violence as well as bring to light the experience of intimate partner violence in the …

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Bond To Society, Collectivism, And Conformity: A Comparative Study Of Japanese And American College Students., Miyuki Fukushima, Susan F. Sharp, Emiko Kobayashi Jul 2009

Bond To Society, Collectivism, And Conformity: A Comparative Study Of Japanese And American College Students., Miyuki Fukushima, Susan F. Sharp, Emiko Kobayashi

Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications

An argument is developed that the purported collectivism in Japanese society generates stronger social bonds in Japan than in the more individualistic United States, which might then explain the lower level of deviance often found in Japan. We test this using survey data from samples of Japanese and American college students on measures of deviance and social bonds. Results indicate that Japanese students engage in significantly less deviance than Americans, and although variables from Hirschi's (1969) social control theory behave similarly across cultures as predictors of deviance, the theory failed to account for the lower level of deviance among Japanese.

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Office Of Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, Justin Mullis Jul 2009

Office Of Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, Justin Mullis

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

During the spring semester of 2009 I was fortunate to receive an internship at the office of Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, splitting time between his legislative office, and campaign office. The majority of my time however was spent at his campaign office as a policy advisor to the campaign as well as constituent liaison. It was decided that in order for my previous work experience to be used most effectively that I would be better suited in this compasity. My previous work experience consists of previously serving as a legislative aide with the Georgia House of Representatives majority caucus office …

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University Reporter - Volume 13, Number 10 - Summer 2009 Jul 2009

University Reporter - Volume 13, Number 10 - Summer 2009

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter features, among others, articles about the appointment of Winston E. Langley as Provost, the 2009 Commencement ceremony (which included remarks from Senator John Kerry), Dominique Powell (the recipient of the 2009 John F. Kennedy Award for Academic Excellence), and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, as well as peices about academic and outreach programs at the University, including the Center of Math and Science in Context (COSMIC).

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"A Change Is Gonna Come": The Implications Of The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities For The Domestic Practice Of Constitutional Mental Disability Law, Michael L. Perlin Jul 2009

"A Change Is Gonna Come": The Implications Of The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities For The Domestic Practice Of Constitutional Mental Disability Law, Michael L. Perlin

Northern Illinois University Law Review

As recently as fifteen years ago, disability was not broadly acknowledged as a human rights issue. Although there were prior cases decided in the United States and in Europe that, retrospectively, had been litigated from a human rights perspective, the characterization of "disability rights" (especially the rights of persons with mental disabilities) was not discussed in a global public, political, or legal debate until the early 1990s. Instead, disability was seen only as a medical problem of the individual requiring a treatment or cure. By contrast, viewing disability as a human rights issue requires us to recognize the inherent equality …

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Confronting The Challenges Of Persons Who Are Mentally Ill: A Judge's Perspective, Kathryn E. Zenoff Jul 2009

Confronting The Challenges Of Persons Who Are Mentally Ill: A Judge's Perspective, Kathryn E. Zenoff

Northern Illinois University Law Review

In the last fifty years, persons with serious mental illnesses have gone from being institutionalized in psychiatric hospitals to being institutionalized in our county jails. The phenomenon has been called the "criminalization of the mentally ill" and has had adverse consequences both for our communities and for those persons with mental illnesses. This foreword discusses one judge's experiences in attempting to rise to the challenge of meeting the needs of persons with mental illnesses in the criminal justice system. The discussion extends to local, state, and national initiatives. These include the Therapeutic Intervention Program Court in Winnebago County, Illinois, and …

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Mental Health And The Law: Where Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention (Patent Pending), William W. Wood Jul 2009

Mental Health And The Law: Where Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention (Patent Pending), William W. Wood

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Mental health professionals, most notably the psychiatrists and other clinicians who work in the State of Illinois Operated Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment Facilities, are often frustrated by an inability to treat individuals who have been admitted to the state hospital. Recent changes to the Illinois Mental Health Code have made admission, but not treatment, easier for persons who have a severe mental illness. As treatment innovations develop, the interface of the legal system with the mental health system becomes increasingly important in balancing the often seemingly disparate and opposing goals of both treating persons with mental illnesses and ensuring that their …

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Vol. 29, No. 3, Summer 2009: Table Of Contents, Northern Illinois University Law Review Jul 2009

Vol. 29, No. 3, Summer 2009: Table Of Contents, Northern Illinois University Law Review

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Symposium: Meeting the Needs of Persons with Mental Illness: Best Practices and Remaining Issues in the Law

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Toy Guns Don't Kill People - People Kill People Who Play With Toy Guns: Federal Attempts To Regulate Imitation Firearms In The Face Of Toy Industry Opposition, Robert H. Wood Jul 2009

Toy Guns Don't Kill People - People Kill People Who Play With Toy Guns: Federal Attempts To Regulate Imitation Firearms In The Face Of Toy Industry Opposition, Robert H. Wood

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Introduction, Maria Grahn-Farley Jul 2009

Introduction, Maria Grahn-Farley

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Section One: International Parental Abduction: New York Law And The Convention On The Rights Of The Child, Maria F. Cadagan Jul 2009

Section One: International Parental Abduction: New York Law And The Convention On The Rights Of The Child, Maria F. Cadagan

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Section Four: The Availability Of Preventative Rehabilitation Services For Children Engaged In Prostitution; Crc Article 34 And Its Optional Protocol, Jeremy A. Cooney Jul 2009

Section Four: The Availability Of Preventative Rehabilitation Services For Children Engaged In Prostitution; Crc Article 34 And Its Optional Protocol, Jeremy A. Cooney

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Batson, Empowerment And New Jury Models: The Case For ‘Open Inquiry’, Patrick C. Brayer Jul 2009

Batson, Empowerment And New Jury Models: The Case For ‘Open Inquiry’, Patrick C. Brayer

Faculty Works

This 2009 article recommends the practice technique of “open inquiry,” which encourages attorneys and courts to ask jurors to openly identify their race, gender, and ethnicity during voir dire for purposes of appellate review under Batson v. Kentucky and related holdings. An open inquiry helps protect the rights of all jurors to sit. It thus creates a greater chance that juries are more diverse and promotes more voices and experiences during deliberation. The open inquiry method also promotes individual juror participation and increases the group's receptiveness toward individual voices during deliberations. Most importantly, open inquiry forces practitioners to rethink how …

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Nietzsche's Philosophy Of Action, Brian Leiter Jul 2009

Nietzsche's Philosophy Of Action, Brian Leiter

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

No abstract provided.

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See No Evil: Applying A Labor Lens To Prostitute Organizing, Monica R. Moukalif Jul 2009

See No Evil: Applying A Labor Lens To Prostitute Organizing, Monica R. Moukalif

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

This Note examines labor organizing efforts of marginalized labor and, based on that examination, formulates a theory of what the author call "margins-organizing." It then applies that theory to the labor organizing efforts of sex workers. It argues that whatever one's feelings are about sex work itself, the separate work of labor organizing is as similar to and as valid as that of other marginalized workers. The hope is that by bringing sex workers within the margins-organizing lens, that group will be better able to form ties with, learn from, and teach other marginalized labor groups. Part I introduces the …

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Continuum Of Violence Against Latinas And Latinos, Jenny Rivera Jul 2009

Continuum Of Violence Against Latinas And Latinos, Jenny Rivera

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Rhetoric And Violence: Understanding Incidents Of Hate Against Latinos, Christina Iturralde Jul 2009

Rhetoric And Violence: Understanding Incidents Of Hate Against Latinos, Christina Iturralde

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Children's Rights: An Empty Promise For New York State's Most Vulnerable Youth, Jacquelyn D. Greene Jul 2009

Children's Rights: An Empty Promise For New York State's Most Vulnerable Youth, Jacquelyn D. Greene

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Changing The Paradigm Of Internet Access From Government Information Systems: A Solution To The Need For The Dod To Take Time-Sensitive Action On The Niprnet, Joshua E. Kastenberg Jul 2009

Changing The Paradigm Of Internet Access From Government Information Systems: A Solution To The Need For The Dod To Take Time-Sensitive Action On The Niprnet, Joshua E. Kastenberg

Faculty Scholarship

The DOD is currently lacking sufficient regulatory authority to ensure the availability of access to conduct operations through cyberspace, because the conduct of its members is predicated on a number of false assumptions which are written into outdated or otherwise poorly designed current regulations. This article addresses those assumptions and existing regulations and argues for new guidance to alter the current paradigm of almost unfettered access. This article is divided into three sections. Section I touches on the nature of DOD cyberspace and the potential harms that result from current social behaviors of the department's personnel. Section II analyzes shortcomings …

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Rosenfield V. Wilkins, Andrew R. Deholl Jul 2009

Rosenfield V. Wilkins, Andrew R. Deholl

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

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E-Filing And Privacy: What Every Lawyer Needs To Know, Rebecca Green Jul 2009

E-Filing And Privacy: What Every Lawyer Needs To Know, Rebecca Green

Popular Media

No abstract provided.

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Entrepreneurship / Small Business Programming Within Correctional Facilities, Nancy M. Levenburg, Nikki J. Powers Jul 2009

Entrepreneurship / Small Business Programming Within Correctional Facilities, Nancy M. Levenburg, Nikki J. Powers

Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

The full-text download for this paper is an extensive abstract of the project.

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Measuring Collaboration: An Assessment Of The Containment Model Effort Used To Manage Sex Offenders In The Community, Teresa L. Van Nostrand Jul 2009

Measuring Collaboration: An Assessment Of The Containment Model Effort Used To Manage Sex Offenders In The Community, Teresa L. Van Nostrand

School of Public Service Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to provide an examination and analysis of the collaboration among sex offender professionals working with convicted sex offenders on supervision in the community. This study will examine collaboration as it is functions as the foundation of the containment model approach (English, Pullen & Jones, 1996) to supervising sex offenders in the community. The containment model guides the supervision of sex offenders in the community who are on probation with the Virginia Department of Corrections, Community Corrections. The collaboration between the Probation Officer, Treatment Provider, and the Polygraph Examiner provides a net around sex offenders …

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Terrorism: A Study Of The Policy Preferences Of Old Dominion University Students, Bruce Johnson Ii Jul 2009

Terrorism: A Study Of The Policy Preferences Of Old Dominion University Students, Bruce Johnson Ii

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, there have been many different approaches to terrorism utilized by the U.S. government. While sometimes it is obvious which ones are popular and which ones are not, often it is not clear. With this in mind a survey was posted and taken by 151 ODO students. The survey asked how much they supported various terrorism policies and quizzed them to see how knowledgeable they were regarding terrorism. It was found that the students who responded to the survey were generally very knowledgeable about terrorism. It was also found that almost every policy received …

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Purchasing Power: An Exploration Of Predictors Of Political Participation And Political Consumerism, Sara Resnick Jul 2009

Purchasing Power: An Exploration Of Predictors Of Political Participation And Political Consumerism, Sara Resnick

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

Democracy depends on the active participation of at least some citizens. Many researchers argue that the number of people who participate in civic and political life has declined since the 1970's; however, others argue that new methods of participation are not being considered. New ways of thinking about citizenship, more individualized ways of participating in politics, and the intersection of political expression and the free market have created ways for individuals to engage in political and civic life that are not measured by existing conceptualizations of political participation. Political consumerism is one way to conceptualize at least some of the …

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Examining Re-Entry Challenges And Needs Of Trinidad And Tobago Offenders, Kamhya M. Milan Jul 2009

Examining Re-Entry Challenges And Needs Of Trinidad And Tobago Offenders, Kamhya M. Milan

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

This research examines the challenges and needs that Trinidad and Tobago offenders face upon release from prison. The purpose of this research is to provide a foundation for policy recommendations to improve successful reintegration for prisoners corning home. Although there is a lack of re-entry literature based on Trinidad and Tobago offenders, the findings in this study show that Trinidad and Tobago offenders experience the same challenges and needs revealed by America research on offender re-entry. Study results show that policy intervention should be designed to ensure offenders returning home receive assistance with finding shelter, employment, educational resources, counseling and …

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Relationship Predictors Of Unwanted Pursuit, Farrahdya Tassy Jul 2009

Relationship Predictors Of Unwanted Pursuit, Farrahdya Tassy

Psychology Theses & Dissertations

The present study investigated relationship variables related to unwanted pursuit post dissolution of a romantic relationship. Online surveys were administered to 277 undergraduate and graduate students from a large southeastern university. Participants completed questionnaires that assessed levels of idealization, satisfaction, perceptions of alternatives to the relationship, investment size, commitment, and unwanted pursuit. These variables are often essential in romantic involvements, and contribute greatly to the continuation of a relationship. Additional measures of attachment, self-esteem, neuroticism, and jealousy were included to control for their potential effect on pursuit. The sample consisted of individuals who engaged in the pursuit of a former …

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Administrative Law And Culture For The U.S. Collaborative Governance State, David H. Rosenbloomn, Mei Jen Hung Jul 2009

Administrative Law And Culture For The U.S. Collaborative Governance State, David H. Rosenbloomn, Mei Jen Hung

Journal of Dispute Resolution

During the 1980s and 1990s, collaborative governance emerged as a potentially new global paradigm for public administration. It comes in many forms. However, its essence is governmental reliance on nongovernmental entities for the delivery of public services and constraints. Simply put, collaborative governance calls on government to focus on "steering" while relying on third parties to do the "rowing." In the United States, collaborative government is not new in kind-the federal government relied on contractors to convey the mail from the early days of the republic. Rather it is new in scope, accounting for billions of dollars and millions of …

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Non-Intervention And Neutrality In Cyberspace: An Emerging Principle In The National Practice Of International Law, Joshua E. Kastenberg Jul 2009

Non-Intervention And Neutrality In Cyberspace: An Emerging Principle In The National Practice Of International Law, Joshua E. Kastenberg

Faculty Scholarship

The enforcement of neutrality in cyberspace has not yet occurred, and there appears to be no policy for enforcement. This article suggests a rubric using existing laws for exerting executive authority. Section I of this article discusses the emergence of conflict in cyberspace. This article focuses on the executive branch's authority to enforce neutrality in cyberspace. Section II provides a basic rubric of neutrality rules as applied to conflict in cyberspace. Section III analyzes the most recent cyberconflict, the Georgian-Russian War of 2008, and the potential consequences the United States risked because it lacked a cyber neutral position. Finally, the …

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