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Reform In Motion: The Promise And Perils Of Incorporating Risk Assessments And Cost-Benefit Analysis Into Pennsylvania Sentencing, Jordan M. Hyatt, Steven L. Chanenson, Mark H. Bergstrom

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.

Economic Sanctions In Pennsylvania: Complex And Inconsistent, R. Barry Ruback, Valerie Clark

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Decision In United States V. Gregory: An Earlier Sentence Served In A Juvenile Detention Facility Can Make An Individual Qualify As A Career Offender Under The Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Likely Adding Several Years To The Sentence, Curt W. Mcmillen

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.

Suffolk University Law Alumni Magazine, Winter 2011, Suffolk University Law School

Suffolk Law School Alumni Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Adam Walsh Act: Juveniles And Sex Offender Registration And Notification, Kallee Spooner

Undergraduate Review

Increased public concerns of juvenile sex offenders fueled the passage of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act in 2006. The media coverage of these adolescents and public perception were influential in the enactment of this policy. Public fear is aroused by isolated incidents of deviance or crime. Media accounts highlight extreme cases, instead of more common incidents of sexual assaults (Harris & Lurigio, 2010). The fear culminates in the forming of groups of experts and concerned citizens that demand reform. Legislators cite media and views of their constituents as their primary sources of information about sex offenses and …

The Effects Of Massachusetts’ Decriminalization Of Marijuana Law On Use Patterns, Keriann Speranza

Undergraduate Review

The practice of smoking marijuana was imported to the United States from Mexico in the early 1900s. Fear around the use of marijuana provoked sixteen states to pass laws prohibiting the use of marijuana by 1930 (Becker, 1963). It was not until 1937 that the United States Congress passed the Marihuana Tax Act to stamp out use of the drug after the Bureau of Narcotics presented to the public in a series of propaganda films and news articles the perceived dangers of marijuana use – including violence (Becker, 1963). Since that law, the United States government has attempted to create …

The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin Undergraduate Catalog 2011-2013, The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Baseball Media Guide 2011, Indiana State University

Intercollegiate Athletics

No abstract provided.

Coercive Plea Bargaining: The Unrecognized Scourge Of The Justice System, H. Mitchell Caldwell

Catholic University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Invisible Worm And The Presumption Of Guilt, Robert Sykora

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

True Independence For Medical Examiners Equals Due Process For Criminal Defendants And More Efficiencies In The Criminal Justice System, Julie Jonas

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Material Support: Counternarcotics Vs. Counterinsurgency In Afghanistan, Jonathan D. Kulick, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Mark A. R. Kleiman

School of Public Policy Working Papers

Microeconomic analysis of counternarcotics strategies in Afghanistan suggests that current policies lend material support to the enemy. Vigorous enforcement can increase the flow of funds to insurgents and other parties that profit from trafficking. Rural-development programs, promoted as elements of a counternarcotics strategy, are open to some of the same objections. The benefits of drug-fighting in Afghanistan for consumer countries in Europe and North America are likely to be modest. Anti-corruption efforts in Afghanistan and demand-reduction programs both in Afghanistan and in consumer countries, insofar as they are feasible, could serve both counternarcotics and counterinsurgency objectives.

Founder's Day 2011, Sacred Heart University

Founder's Day Programs

Program for the March 16, 2011 Founder's Day ceremony.

2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog, Sacred Heart University

Graduate & Undergraduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

The Experiential Future Of The Law, Adam Kolber

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

I Can Has Lawyer? The Conflict Between The Participatory Culture Of The Internet And The Legal Profession, Lucille A. Jewel

Scholarly Works

The Internet allows citizens to comment on public affairs with an amplified and unfiltered voice, creating an open, community-based culture where robust debate flourishes. However, many of the ideals and practices of participatory culture clash with the traditional legal culture as it exists in the United States. This cultural conflict can be seen in emerging narratives, in the form of web blogs and lawyer emails that go “viral,” in which lawyers comment on the lack of humanism within big law firm hiring and firing practices; expose the alienating work environments experienced by low-level contract attorneys; or criticize judges who show …

Resource Map Of Expenditures For Tennessee Children, Annual Report - April 2011, Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth

Resource Mapping Reports

This report compiles the federal and state expenditures for services across all departments and agencies for Tennessee children from the previous fiscal year.

Graduate Showcase 2011: Education For The Future, The Graduate School, Grand Valley State University

Graduate Showcase Previous Years

No abstract provided.

College Of Pharmacy Student Handbook, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

Brett Stamps Brings Knowledge, Passion To Jazz, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

2011 Maine Crime Victimization Survey Report: Informing Public Policy For Safer Communities, Mark Rubin, Jennifer Dodge, Eric Chiasson, Carmen Dorsey

Justice Policy

Executive Summary:

The purpose of the Maine Crime Victimization Survey (MCVS) is to better understand the nature and extent of crime in Maine. This report discusses findings of the 2011 survey and highlights areas of comparison with the original MCVS, which was conducted in 2006.

Many states, including Idaho, Utah, and Minnesota, have conducted state specific crime victimization surveys because the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), a national data source on crime trends, cannot be parsed to the state level. Maine has been and is following this trend to better understand the frequency, characteristics, and consequences of criminal victimization.

This …

Property Insurance Compilation And Inventory Fy 2011, State Of Maine Risk Management Division

Risk Management Documents

No abstract provided.

Reform In Motion: The Promise And Perils Of Incorporating Risk Assessments And Cost-Benefit Analysis Into Pennsylvania Sentencing, Steven L. Chanenson

Working Paper Series

Actuarial risk assessment and cost-benefit analyses have become increasingly commonplace in many areas of criminal justice. The integration of these tools in sentencing represents a natural and logical next step. In Pennsylvania, the pace of this development has recently accelerated, as reform legislation now mandates the inclusion of actuarial methodologies into the sentencing architecture. This article considers the promises and the perils of this integration in light of Pennsylvania’s sentencing structure. The authors conclude by presenting four key questions that legislators in Pennsylvania- as well as other jurisdictions beginning to addresses the use of empirical data in sentencing- should consider …

Questions About The Construct Of Empathy In The Treatment Of Adolescents In The Juvenile Justice System, Matt Zaitchik, Frank Dicataldo, Lois Condie

Arts & Sciences Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

New England Faculty And College Students Differ In Their Views About Evolution, Creationism, Intelligent Design, And Religiosity, Guillermo Paz-Y-Miño C, Avelina Espinosa

Arts & Sciences Faculty Publications

Public acceptance of evolution in Northeastern U.S. is the highest nationwide, only 59%. Here, we compare perspectives about evolution, creationism, intelligent design (ID), and religiosity between highly educated New England faculty (n = 244; 90% Ph.D. holders in 40 disciplines at 35 colleges/universities) and college students from public secular (n = 161), private secular (n = 298), and religious (n = 185) institutions: 94/3% of the faculty vs. 64/14% of the students admitted to accepting evolution openly and/or privately, and 82/18% of the faculty vs. 58/42% of the students thought that evolution is definitely true or probably true, respectively. Only …

General Undergraduate Catalog, 2011-2012, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 2010-2019

Marshall University Undergraduate Course Catalog for the 2011-2012 academic year.

The Limited Diagnosticity Of Criminal Trials, Dan Simon

Vanderbilt Law Review

Few political institutions play as palpable, ubiquitous, and solemn a role in the U.S. public life as the criminal justice system. The task of determining the defendant's criminal liability with a high degree of certitude is performed through the ritualized and highly proceduralized adjudicative process, with the trial at its core. The United States Supreme Court has portrayed the criminal trial as a "decisive and portentous" and "paramount" event. Trials are considered "the central institution of law as we know it," the "crown jewel" of the legal system. Amidst its multiple purposes, an essential objective of the criminal trial is …

Supreme Court Institute Annual Report, 2010-2011, Georgetown University Law Center, Supreme Court Institute

SCI Papers & Reports

During the 2010-2011 academic year--corresponding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s October Term (OT) 2010--the Supreme Court Institute (SCI) provided moot courts for advocates in over 93% of the cases heard by the Court this Term; sponsored a range of programming related to the Supreme Court; and hosted delegations of lawyers and judges visiting from Britain, Rwanda, Kosovo, Korea, China, and Germany. A list of all SCI moot courts held in OT 2010, listed by sitting and date of moot and including the name and affiliation of each advocate and the number of student observers, follows the narrative portion of this …

Assessing Common Variance In Psychopathy Measures, Rochelle Taormina

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Youth who demonstrate callous and unemotional traits along with aggressive antisocial behaviors are more likely than youth who do not display callous and unemotional traits to continue those acts into adulthood. Similarly there is support in the literature that the psychopathy construct measured in adulthood are evidenced in youth. For example, psychopathy traits measured by the Psychopathy Check List-Revised (PCL-R), noted as the gold standard assessment measure of psychopathy in adults, has been slightly modified for use with youth (i.e., Psychopathy Checklist - Youth Version [PCL-Y V]). The PCL-YV has been identified as a useful predictor of aggressive behaviors among …

Establishing Connections: Gender, Motor Vehicle Theft, And Disposal Networks, Christopher W. Mullins, Michael Cherbonneau

Articles

As with most other serious street crimes, motor vehicle theft is a male-dominated offense. Yet, women do engage in motor vehicle theft, albeit at a reduced rate of participation. Here we examine the gendered nature of motor vehicle theft through direct comparison of qualitative data obtained from 35 juvenile and adult men and women actively involved auto theft in St. Louis, Missouri. By tracing similarities and differences between men’s and women’s pathways of initial involvement, enactment strategies, and post-theft acts, we provide a contextual analysis of offender’s perceptions and behavior. Such an approach allows a more precise discussion on gender’s …