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Graham On The Ground, Cara H. Drinan

Washington Law Review

In Graham v. Florida, the U.S. Supreme Court held that it is unconstitutional to sentence a non-homicide juvenile offender to life in prison without parole. While states need not guarantee release to these juvenile offenders, they cannot foreclose such an outcome at the sentencing phase. Scholars have identified several long-term ramifications of Graham, including its likely influence on juvenile sentencing practices and on retributive justice theory. As yet unexamined, though, are the important and thorny legal questions that Graham raises for state judges and lawmakers in the very short term. To whom does the Graham decision apply? What …

The Carroll News- Vol. 88, No. 16, John Carroll University

The Carroll News

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Humanitarian Law In Action Within Africa, Jennifer Moore

Faculty Book Display Case

In Humanitarian Law in Action within Africa, Jennifer Moore studies the role and application of humanitarian law by focusing on African countries that are emerging from civil wars. Moore offers an overview of international law, including its essential vocabulary, and describes four particular subfields of international law: international humanitarian law, international human rights law, international criminal law, and international refugee law. After setting forth this overview, Moore considers practical mechanisms to implement international humanitarian law, focusing specifically on the experiences of Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Burundi. Through the case studies of these countries, Moore describes transitional justice's fundamental components: …

Review Of The Cross And The Lynching Tree, Jon Nilson

Theology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

The article reviews the book "The Cross and the Lynching Tree," by James H. Cone.

Undergraduate And Graduate Course Descriptions, 2012 Spring, Wright State University

Course Descriptions

Wright State University undergraduate and graduate course descriptions from Spring 2012.

The Gendered Aspects Of Social Justice Work And Occupational Segregation In The Legal Academy: A Review Of 2003, Barbara Cox

UMKC Law Review

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Operation Swordphish To Target Cyber-Criminals For Prosecution, Jim Bakken

Browse All News

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Combating Contamination In Confession Cases (Reviewing Convicting The Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong By Brandon L. Garrett), Laura H. Nirider, Joshua A. Tepfer, Steven A. Drizin

University of Chicago Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Tale Of Two Sovereigns: Danger And Opportunity In Tribal-State Court Relations, Tonya Kowalski

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.

Denial: Domestic Violence In The South Florida Tri-County Jewish Community, Michael Sue Jenefsky

School of Criminal Justice Theses and Dissertations

The research hypothesis of the study was that there was denial with regard to domestic violence in the Jewish population of the South Florida tri-county area. The Jewish female victims of domestic violence that reside in the South Florida tri-county area were shown to be underserved stemming from denial within the Jewish community. Determining factors of underserved were the lack of faith-based shelters, shalom bayit (peace in the home), get (Jewish divorce), and the need for financial support from various sources. Challenge to the hypothesis was eliminated by the comparison of statistics from two distinct frames of reference: distribution of …

Legal Writing, The Remix: Plagiarism And Hip Hop Ethics, Kim D. Chanbonpin

Mercer Law Review

I begin this Article with a necessary caveat. Although I place hip hop music and culture at the center of my discussion about plagiarism and legal writing pedagogy, and my aim here is to uncover ways in which hip hop can be used as a teaching tool, I cannot claim to be a hip hop head. A hip hop "head" is a devotee of the music, an acolyte of its discourse, and, oftentimes, an evangelist spreading the messages contained therein. One head, the MC (or emcee) KRS-One, uses religious discourse to describe hip hop culture, naming his community organization, The …

Law School Record, Vol. 58, No. 2 (Spring 2012), Law School Record Editors

Law School Record

• A Tradition of Leadership: Law School Alumni in Public Service
• Pathway to Public Service: Fellowships as Gateways to Lifelong Careers
• Law Students Serve the Public, Further Their Careers Through Clinical Education
• A New Role for Juvenile Courts?
• Justice Scalia Comes Home to the Law School

Unintentional Punishment, Adam J. Kolber

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Drug Treatment Program Ownership, Medicaid Acceptance, And Service Provision., Duane C. Mcbride, J. Chriqui, Y. Terry-Mcelrath, M Mulatu

Faculty Publications

The Institute of Medicine noted that effective substance abuse treatment (SAT) programs integrate individual therapeutic approaches with transitional/ancillary services. In addition, research suggests that type of ownership impacts SAT services offered and that Medicaid plays a key role in SAT access. Data from the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services for the years 2000 and 2002–2006 were used to examine relationships among SAT program Medicaid acceptance, program ownership, and transitional/ancillary service accessibility. Multivariate logistic regression models controlling for state- and program-level contextual factors were used to analyze the data. Nonprofit SAT programs were significantly more likely to offer transitional/ancillary …

Contents, Anon

Washington Law Review

No abstract provided.

Panopticism For Police: Structural Reform Bargaining And Police Regulation By Data-Driven Surveillance, Mary D. Fan

Washington Law Review

Spurred by civil rights investigations, police departments across the nation, including in Washington State, are engaging in structural reform bargaining and collaborative design of institutional reforms. Often before any complaint is filed in court or a judge makes any findings of unconstitutionality, police—and the groups threatening to sue the police—are cooperating to fashion remedies for the biggest concerns that have shadowed the law of criminal procedure, such as excessive force and the disproportionate targeting of people of color. Prominent scholars have expressed concern over settlement of civil rights suits outside the arena of the courtroom and without legal clarification. This …

The Daily Egyptian, March 01, 2012, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2012

No abstract provided.

Issues Of Cost & Access In Canada’S Early Childhood Education System: Lessons For The Civil Justice System, Sabreena Delhon, Sana Affara, Lesley Jacobs, Raajkumar C. Kannan

Canadian Forum on Civil Justice

In recent years in Canada, there has been growing appreciation that early childhood education (ECE) is a basic foundation for building a successful education system, competitive global economy, and a well functioning democracy. A policy of publicly funding ECE programming is, in other words, seen as a smart investment in the future. This new appreciation of ECE is evident from the fact that ECE is now integrated into our school system and early childhood educators are recognized as trained professionals, not mere childcare workers. ECE policies in Ontario are now a model of evidence-based decision-making. Early learning initiatives such as …

The Social Contagion Of Violence; A Theoretical Exploration Of The Nature Of Violence In Society, Kayla Kirkpatrick

Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Pornography, Amanda Herman

History

No abstract provided.

Mcnair Scholars Smartnews, March 2012, Mcnair Scholars Program

EMU McNair Challenger

No abstract provided.

Recalibrating Constitutional Innocence Protection, Robert J. Smith

Washington Law Review

This Article examines the constitutional nature of the right of a prisoner to receive post-conviction relief based solely on the claim that he is innocent. Part I explores innocence protection as an animating value of constitutional criminal procedure (Part I.A) and describes how developments in the way that crimes are investigated, proved, and reexamined have dislodged the trial from its place at the center of the constitutional criminal procedure universe (Part I.B). Part II explores how realigning the importance of innocence protection with the practical realities of our criminal justice system would impact the regulation of post-conviction procedures. It also …

Hugo Black's Vision Of The Lawyer, The First Amendment, And The Duty Of The Judiciary: The Bar Applicant Cases In A National Security State, Joshua E. Kastenberg

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.

Forum Choice For Terrorism Suspects, Aziz Huq

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

What forum should be used to adjudicate the status of persons suspected of involvement in terrorism? Recent clashes between Congress and the president as to whether the status of terrorism suspects should be determined via Article III courts or military commissions have revived the debate about this venue question. The problem is typically framed as a matter of legal doctrine, with statutory and doctrinal rules invoked as dispositive guides for sorting suspects into either civilian or military venues. This Article takes issue with the utility of that framing of the problem. It argues that the forum question can more profitably …

Table Of Contents, North Carolina Law Review

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Beyond Budget-Cut Criminal Justice: The Future Of Penal Law, Mary D. Fan

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Jury's Second Coming, Jenny E. Carroll

Faculty Scholarship

This article explores the controversial issue of jury nullification by reconceptualizing nullification through the lens of the Supreme Court’s recent decisions beginning with Apprendi v. New Jersey. Apprendi’s embrace of the jury’s historical powers — require a rejection of the formalized and static paradigm in favor of a more fluid vision of the law. Despite extensive scholarship surrounding Apprendi, an innovative (though admittedly counter-intuitive) reading of the case line has been overlooked. This reading draws on Apprendi’s embrace of a vision of the law constructed and completed through jury interpretation and verdict. Interpreted in this way, the Apprendi case line …

The Advocate, March 1, 2012, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

No abstract provided.

March 2012, University Archives And Special Collections Department

This Month in UT Tyler History

No abstract provided.

The Truth Behind Echols V. State: How An Alford Guilty Plea Saved The West Memphis Three, Kaytee Vota

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

After they spent eighteen years in prison for the notorious 1993 murders of three young boys, the West Memphis Three were released on August 19, 2011, after they entered Alford pleas. Under an Alford plea, a defendant can voluntarily, knowingly, and understandingly plead guilty while he simultaneously proclaims his innocence. But with little evidence linking the West Memphis Three to the crime and with recent DNA evidence likely establishing their innocence, was it appropriate for the Circuit Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, to allow the men to even plead guilty? This Comment argues that the circuit court in Echols v. …