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Societal Integration And Radical Islam Among Muslim Immigrants In Europe And The United States, Ghada Wahdan

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Little research has been done using Social Disorganization Theory to explain the radicalization of Muslim immigrants in Europe and the United States. The author's intention is to offer a concise and clear comparison between the relationship of societal integration and radical Islam among Muslims living in Europe and the United States. The research modeled the application of Social Disorganization Theory which is seated in the idea that social disorder in communities creates disagreements in fundamental values, norms with behavioral irregularity and deviance. Radicalization of Muslim immigrants living in non-Muslim countries exists when there is a low degree of internal bonding …

Perpetuating The Marginalization Of Latinos: A Collateral Consequence Of The Incorporation Of Immigration Law Into The Criminal Justice System, Yolanda Vazquez

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

Latinos currently represent the largest minority in the United States. In 2009, we witnessed the first Latina appointment to the United States Supreme Court. Despite these events, Latinos continue to endure racial discrimination and social marginalization in the United States. The inability of Latinos to gain political acceptance and legitimacy in the United States can be attributed to the social construct of Latinos as threats to national security and the cause of criminal activity.

Exploiting this pretense, American government, society and nationalists are able to legitimize the subordination and social marginalization of Latinos, specifically Mexicans and Central Americans, much to …

Digest: People V. Lessie, Alexandra A. Harman

Chapman Law Review

No abstract provided.

Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate And Professional Programs Bulletin [2011], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Bulletins

Graduate and professional programs bulletin for Virginia Commonwealth University for the academic year 2011-2012. It includes information on academic regulations, degree requirements, course offerings, faculty, academic calendar, and tuition and expenses for graduate programs.

The Minnesota Public Defender System: A Change Of Governance Should Occur For The State To Effectively Fulfill Its Constitutional Obligation, Randall J. Slieter, Elizabeth M. Randa

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Jurisprudential Juxtaposition: Application Of Graham V. Florida To Adult Sentences, John "Evan" Gibbs

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The "Reshapement" Of The False Negative Asymmetry In Toxic Tort Causation, Steve C. Gold

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Prospective Student Information Booklet (2010-11), Florida State University College Of Law

Prospective Student Information Booklets

Booklet containing curriculum and course information for future law students.

Annual Research Report, 2010-2011, Office Of Research

Annual Research Reports

Annual report of collaborative research projects of Old Dominion University faculty and students in partnership with business, industry and government.

Just Scratching The Surface - Memorabilia 2011, Kean University

Memorabilia Yearbooks

Yearbook of Kean University

Scholarworks Statistics - January 2011, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Reports

For the month of January 2011, ScholarWorks recorded a total of 9,872 full-text downloads.

2011-12 Unopa General Meeting Minutes

UNOPA: Minutes

No abstract provided.

Welcome To Admitted Students, David Getches

Speeches

Summary by Jane Thompson: This is David's longest and strongest sales pitch on why to pursue a legal education, and why to choose CU Law over other law schools. It contains some vintage David lines: "You don’t have to know as you come in the door next August where you will end up, only the kind of person you want to be." OR "Look at the surroundings. Imagine having a life as well as an education here."

Realizing Padilla's Promise: Ensuring Noncitizen Defendants Are Advised Of The Immigration Consequences Of A Criminal Convictions, Yolanda Vazquez

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

On March 31, 2010 the United States Supreme court decided Padilla v. Kentucky and created a Sixth Amendment duty for defense attorneys to advise defendants of the immigration consequences of a criminal conviction. While Padilla answered the broad question of whether there is a duty to advise a defendant under the Sixth Amendment, it left many questions unanswered. One critical inquiry is how defense attorneys and the courts will determine what advice concerning the immigration consequences of the criminal conviction will satisfy defense counsels’ Sixth Amendment duty under Padilla.

This Article discusses the potential detrimental impact of Padilla’s ambiguous holding …

Asean And The Evolving State Of Human Rights, Hilary Stauffer

Social Space

What is it about human rights in Asia that has international governments so worked up? According to Hilary Stauffer, it is not necessarily about differences in culture and geography.

The Fort Wayne Vine, Fort Wayne Alumni Center Heritage Association

TUFW Alumni Publications (All)

The Winter 2011 edition of The Fort Wayne Alumnus, published by Taylor University Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Sullivan County, New Hampshire Annual Report Of The Board Of Commisioners, And Other Elected Officials And Department Heads Fiscal Year 2011., Sullivan County Representatives

Sullivan County, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a county in the state of New Hampshire.

Graduate News, Office Of Graduate Studies, Old Dominion University

Graduate News

January 2011 issue of Graduate News from the Office of Graduate Studies (now, ODU Graduate School).

Rockingham County, State Of New Hampshire, 2010 Annual Report Year Ending December 31, 2010., Rockingham County Representatives

Rockingham County, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a county in the state of New Hampshire.

Improving The Handling Of Mentally Retarded Defendants In The Criminal Justice System, Jacqueline Gonzales

Texas Wesleyan Law Review

This Comment has four substantive sections beginning with a brief introduction about mental retardation. It will address how previous courts have handled mentally retarded defendants and identify emerging trends regarding the execution and punishment of mentally retarded individuals. This Author will then propose changes to the current system for handling mentally retarded defendants including: specialized training for judicial officers and special processing from booking and beyond. Followed by a brief discussion on the costs of implementation, how this system will help, and how the proposed system is different from the current system in place. Establishing a separate court system and …

Rising To The Challenge Of The Nas Report Strengthening Forensic Science In The United States: A Path Forward: A Call For Demonstrated Competence Amongst Legal Practitioners, Christine Funk, Evan Berman

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Minnesota's Failed Experience With Sentencing Guidelines And The Future Of Evidence-Based Sentencing, John Stuart, Robert Sykora

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Foreign Law As Legislative Fact In Constitutional Cases, A. Christopher Bryant

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

Do we really need another law review article about foreign law in constitutional interpretation? In fact, we do. In the vast literature on the subject, a fundamental point has received scant attention. In the recent rulings that have stoked the present controversy, the Supreme Court has employed foreign law not as law, but rather merely as evidence of a legislative fact made relevant by domestic constitutional law. Commentators, however, have largely directed their attention to the merits of a genuine constitutional comparativism in which foreign law serves as a model for the creation of domestic constitutional doctrine. Many commentators have …

Causes, Consequences And Cures Of Racial And Ethnic Disproportionality In Conviction And Incarceration Rates: An Introduction, Janet Moore

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

This piece introduces Prosecution and Racial Justice, a panel discussion with Wayne McKenzie of the Vera Institute for Justice, by outlining the legal-historical context for reform strategies that detect and correct effects of racial bias in prosecutorial decision-making.

She Blinded Me With Science: Wrongful Convictions And The "Reverse Csi-Effect", Mark A. Godsey, Marie Alou

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

Prosecutors in the United States are often heard to complain these days of the "CSI-effect."' When they make this complaint, they mean that the popularity of television shows like CSI has made it unduly difficult for them to obtain convictions of guilty defendants. Jurors today have become spoiled as a result of the proliferation of these "high-tech" forensic shows, and now unrealistically expect conclusive scientific proof of guilt before they will convict. The unfortunate result is that guilty defendants are acquitted because of a lack of forensic evidence in cases where, in reality, no such forensic evidence was possible or …

The Regulatory Turn In International Law, Jacob Katz Cogan

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

In the post-War era, international law became a talisman for the protection of individuals from governmental abuse. Such was the success of this "humanization of international law" that by the 1990s human rights had become "part of... international political and legal culture." This Article argues that there has been an unnoticed contemporary counter trend -- the "regulatory turn in international law." Within the past two decades, states and international organizations have at an unprecedented rate entered into agreements, passed resolutions, enacted laws, and created institutions and networks, formal and informal, that impose and enforce direct and indirect international duties upon …

Attitudes Of Beginner Teachers Of Special Education To Classroom Management: Who's The Boss Here?, Tsafi Timor Ph.D.

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

The study deals with approaches of beginner teachers from a Special Education Training Programs to classroom management and to instruction with regard to two approaches: the Humanistic approach (or Student-Centered Approach), and the Custodial approach (or Teacher-Centered Approach). mixed use of both approaches in classroom management practices with a tendency towards the Humanistic approach. The Custodial approach was observed as related to issues of control and attitude towards violence whereas the Humanistic approach was found to be related to student-teacher relations, belief in students' abilities and perceptions of discipline. However, approach towards instruction and teaching was observed as related in …

State Legislatures Diversity, Innovation, And Policy Adoption, Janna Souvorova

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The question of policy origination is the very essence of state public policy analysis. This study provides an overview of the previous research on innovation, as defined by Rogers (1962, 2003) and Walker (1969), and determinants models of state policy formulation, as they relate to innovation and policy adoption on the state level. The literature review indicates that previous research mostly focused on the internal state characteristics such as political and socioeconomic variables to explain state differences in policy adoption. The literature also indicates a general lack of empirical research relating diversity to innovation and policy adoption. State governments have …

But That Is Absurd! Why Specific Absurdity Undermines Textualism, Linda Jellum

Articles

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The Grafton County Commissioners Together With The Reports From The Conservation District, County Attorney, Human Resources, Nursing Home, Sheriff's Department, Treasurer And Auditors, Unh Cooperative Extension, Corrections, Drug Court, Human Services, Farm, Registry Of Deeds, Information Technology, Department Of Maintenance, For The Fiscal Year Covering July 1, 2010- June 30, 2011., Grafton County Representatives

Grafton County, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a county in the state of New Hampshire.