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Texas After City Of Dallas V. Stewart: Police Nuisances Or City Police Power Abated, Lindsay Matthews

Texas Wesleyan Journal of Real Property Law

The current economic recession has been the single worst in the United States since the Great Depression. In 2010, 46.2 million people were living at or below the poverty level. As a result of the nation's economic downturn and unemployment rates, there has been an onslaught of municipal decay and abandoned buildings. Nonseasonal vacant properties increased from 7 million in the year 2000 to 10 million in the year 2010. Texas, in particular, experienced a 41% to 50% increase in the number of vacant properties in its cities. Public nuisances such as deteriorating buildings, pest infestations, and overgrown vegetation commonly …

Gsu View, 2012-10, Office Of Marketing And Communications

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Hr E-Source, October 2012, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Human Resources Department

HR e-Source

"Newsletter for staff and faculty at the University of Arkansas."

Report 35

UConn 2000 Reports

No abstract provided.

United States Flood Control Policy: The Incomplete Transition From The Illusion Of Total Protection To Risk Management, A. Dan Tarlock

All Faculty Scholarship

Until the mid-twentieth century, the story of modern flood control was the transition from adaptation to the inevitable to an expectation that government would provide maximum flood prevention and generous post-disaster relief for floodplain dwellers. For the last sixty years or so, the story has been the growing recognition, especially as the understanding of climate change has increased, that the goal of maximum protection is unobtainable because flood damage is an inevitable risk that can only be managed, but never totally avoided. Thus, we are now making the transition to the idea that we must manage floodplains through a combination …

Birds Of A Feather? Irish Public Attitudes Towards Sex Crime And Sex Offender Reintegration. Is There A Publically Perceived Scale Of Sexual Deviance?, Judy Mcavoy

Dissertations

This dissertation implements research in relation to public attitudes towards sex crime and sex offender reintegration with the objective of outlining a publically perceived scale of sexual deviance and exploring how this impacts on reintegrative measures. In addition, it investigates public knowledge of existing legislation and prevalence of sex crime. A web-based approach and electronic data collection method are used, whereby 84 participants are sampled from an Irish discussion forum-based website (www.boards.ie). An online survey in the form of a self-completion questionnaire explores their attitudes in relation to various scenarios of sex crime and various types of sex offenders. Willingness …

Residential Square In The 21st Century: Applying A Typology To Create A New Urban Morphology, Elizabeth Whittington

Architecture Thesis Prep

"As a low-rise high-density mixed-use typology, the reconsideration of the residential square can provide a new urban morphology that densifies residential zones, while providing safe public spaces. In addition, I assert that through its combination of juxtaposed functional uses, unit typology the language of the façade, the historical European residential square, can articulate the identity of residents."

News From The Crest (October 2012), Crest Associates

News from the Crest

Heidi Bernard, Director

Joanne Blacklidge, Editor

Specification For The Design, Testing, And Utilization Of Industrial Steel Storage Racks, Rack Manufacturers Institute

Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI) Specifications and Manuals (1984 - 2012)

The standard applies to industrial pallet racks, movable shelf racks, and stacker racks made of cold-formed or hot-rolled steel structural members. It does not apply to other types of racks, such as drive-in or drive-through racks, cantilever racks, portable racks, etc. or to racks made of material other than steel.

Los Osos Strategic Design Plan, Fall 2012, Crp 341 Urban Design Studio

City and Regional Planning Studios and Projects

In the 2012 Fall Quarter, Cal Poly City and Regional Planning Department’s Community Design Lab worked with the community of Los Osos to develop design proposals for four different areas within Los Osos and for general wayfinding and circulation within. The design areas were: Baywood, South Bay Blvd, Los Osos Valley Road East and Los Osos Valley Road West.

Can Sustainable Tourism Indicators Assist In The Management Of Sacred Sites, Kevin Griffin, Hadil Faris

Reports / Surveys

This paper brings together some thoughts on the breadth and range of research being undertaken in the area of Religious Tourism, and puts that alongside the concept of Sustainable Tourism, blending the two to investigate how Indicator models could be used to broaden the research agenda for Religious Tourism.

The Oil And Gas Evolution: Learning From The Hydraulic Fracturing Experiences In North Dakota And West Virginia, Joshua P. Fershee

Texas Wesleyan Law Review

This Article will thus consider major differences and similarities in United States oil and gas extraction via hydraulic fracturing through a comparison of the experiences in North Dakota and West Virginia. Although there are other parts of the country experiencing growth in oil and gas extraction, Pennsylvania and Texas are two good examples, North Dakota and West Virginia are particularly apt for comparison. Both states have relatively small populations, meaning that the impact of large-scale energy extraction in each state is likely to have a large impact on the state, economically, environmentally, and socially. There are three main areas worth …

Ohio's Experience With Preempting Local Regulation Of Oil And Gas Development, Gregory D. Russell, Robert J. Krummen

Texas Wesleyan Law Review

This Article discusses the history and development of Ohio's oil and gas regulatory program. It also explores Ohio's efforts to preempt local regulation as well as recent municipal legal challenges thereto.

The Western Michigan University Magazine, Fall 2012, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• Learning in the 21st Century: Initiative promotes teaching, student services that keep pace with a changing student body
• International Odysseys: Student’s studies take him across the globe in a year
• Gerontology Center: New center created ahead of predicted population boom in elder adults
• Overcoming Bias: Professor’s book addresses threats to journalistic objectivity
• Distinguished alumni winners: Two are honored with annual award
• Reporting in Post-War Iraq: Alumnus creates news outlet covering oil in the war-torn nation
• From Scientist to Schoolteacher? WMU prepares engineers and other technical professionals to teach in “high-need” public schools
• New Sangren
• University News
• Campus Quick Reads
• Classnotes …

Policing Identity, Wayne A. Logan

Scholarly Publications

Identity has long played a critical role in policing. Learning “who” an individual is not only affords police knowledge of possible criminal history, but also of “what” an individual might have done. To date, however, these matters have eluded sustained scholarly attention, a deficit that has assumed ever greater significance as government databases have become more comprehensive and powerful. Identity evidence, in short, has and continues to suffer from an identity crisis, which this Article seeks to remedy. The Article does so by first surveying the methods historically used by police to identify individuals, from nineteenth-century efforts to measure bodies …

Gallaudet Today Volume 42 Number 2 Fall 2012, Todd Byrd

Gallaudet Today

No abstract provided.

Urinformed October 2012, Urinformed

URInformed: The URI Employees' Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Student Right To Know & Campus Security, Lindenwood University

Security Reports

2012-2013 Clery Report

2012 Annual Security And Fire Report / Published By The Police Department Of Stony Brook University., Stony Brook University. Police Dept.

Annual Safety Reports

Pursuant to New York State Education Law, the Stony Brook University Police Department is a full service police department, certified by the State of New York and comprised of members recognized as Police Officers by the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services. Officers respond to emergencies 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Consistent with this authority, the University Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the Stony Brook main and Southampton campuses. The university is committed to the safety and well-being of its faculty, staff, students, and visitors to the campus. This report provides …

2012 Fall Class Schedule, University Of Michigan Law School

Class Schedules

Class schedule for the 2012 Fall semester at the University of Michigan Law School

Multi Location Disaster In Three Countries: Comparing The Recovery Process In Japan, Chile And New Zealand, William Siembieda

Focus

No abstract provided.

Talking Drugs: The Burden Of Proof In Post-Garcetti Speech Retaliation Claims, Thomas E. Hudson

Washington Law Review

Law Enforcement agencies fire their employees for speaking out in favor of drug legalization, which leads the employees to sue their former employers for violating their First Amendment Free Speech rights. These employee claims fall under the U.S. Supreme Court’s complex speech retaliation test, most recently articulated in Garcetti v. Ceballos. The analysis reveals that circuit courts are inconsistent as to who bears the burden of proving that they prevail under “Pickering balancing,” and how they should construct that burden. This Comment argues that U.S. Supreme Court precedent demands that the employer bears the “Pickering balancing” burden, and that …

Verify, Then Trust: How To Legalize Off-Label Drug Marketing, Fazal Khan, Justin Holloway

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

No abstract provided.

Shadow Citizens: Felony Disenfranchisement And The Criminalization Of Debt, Ann Cammett

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

The disenfranchisement of felons has long been challenged as antidemocratic and disproportionately harmful to communities of color. Critiques of this practice have led to the gradual liberalization of state laws that expand voting rights for those who have served their sentences. Despite these legal developments, ex-felons face an increasingly difficult path to regaining the franchise. This article argues that, for ex-felons in particular, criminal justice debt can serve as an insurmountable obstacle to the resumption of voting rights and broader participation in society. This article uses the term "carceral debt" to identify criminal justice penalties levied on prisoners, "user fees" …

Ssrc Annual Report 2012, Sydney Hall, Laura R. Walton, Candace Barnette, Kelli Conrad, Tracy Frazier, Alle Smith, Faith Spann

SSRC Annual Reports

The SSRC was established in 1950 and enjoys a long and storied history of research accomplishments. The impact of our research has had on the state, the nation and the world is evident in the success of our organization, which has ultimately been driven by the desire and dedication of our employees. Although an organization's annual report provides a venue to applaud the hard work and dedication of its employees for its success during the previous year, this particular report also celebrates our accomplished past and acknowledges significant historical milestones celebrated this year.

Integrating Technology, Field Experience And Collaboration In An Undergraduate Biology Research Course, Melissa M. Grigione, Dan Farkas

Cornerstone 3 Reports : Interdisciplinary Informatics

No abstract provided.

Bad Juror Lists And The Prosecutor’S Duty To Disclose, Ira P. Robbins

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Fall 2012, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Extreme Sports And Extreme Liability: The Effect Of Waivers Of Liability In Extreme Sports, Amanda Greer

DePaul Journal of Sports Law

No abstract provided.

Harding Magazine Fall 2012 (Vol. 20, No. 3), Harding University

Harding Magazines

Publication distributed to alumni and friends of the university.