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Justice Deferred Is Justice Denied: We Must End Our Failed Experiment In Deferring Corporate Criminal Prosecutions, Peter Reilly

Faculty Scholarship

According to the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), deferred prosecution agreements are said to occupy an “important middle ground” between declining to prosecute on the one hand, and trials or guilty pleas on the other. A top DOJ official has declared that, over the last decade, the agreements have become a “mainstay” of white collar criminal law enforcement; a prominent criminal law professor calls their increased use part of the “biggest change in corporate law enforcement policy in the last ten years.”

However, despite deferred prosecution’s apparent rise in popularity among law enforcement officials, the article sets forth the argument …

When Women Kill Newborns: The Rhetoric Of Vulnerability, Susan Ayres

Faculty Scholarship

This chapter explores feminist jurisprudence regarding women who commit acts of violence, focusing specifically on questions of agency in neonaticide (killing a newborn). A case study approach illustrates the debate in feminist theory between same-treatment and different-treatment of women as compared to men. While some feminist criminologists urge that women who kill must be viewed the same as men (as having agency and responsibility), other feminists question this approach and point out that women who commit crimes that intersect with family law receive disproportionately harsh treatment and should be treated differently than men.

This chapter contends that the paradox raised …

Denormalizing Violence: Evaluation Framework For A Public Health Model Of Violence Prevention, Jeffrey A. Butts, Lindsay Bostwick, Jeremy Porter

Publications and Research

John Jay College's Research and Evaluation Center evaluated the effectiveness of the Cure Violence approach to violence reduction. Between April 2013 and February 2014, researchers began the project by visiting Cure Violence sites in New York City and Chicago, the home base for Cure Violence. The research team observed the program's operation and assessed the model's suitability for detailed evaluation. The report addresses the operations of the Cure Violence model and how it differs from other approaches for reducing gun violence. It reviews the evidence underlying these models and proposes an agenda for future evaluation research.

The Art / Crime Archive: An Anti-Boredom Space, Paul Kaplan, Brian Goeltzenleuchter, Dan Salmonson

The Transdisciplinary STEAM+ Journal

This paper reports on an ongoing web-based project devoted to the study of deviant art and creative crime called the Art / Crime Archive: www.artcrimearchive.org. The Art / Crime Archive (ACA) is a collaborative laboratory, teaching center, and web-based platform devoted to the study of this space. The ACA is organized by an artist, a criminologist, and a computer engineer. The working process of the ACA involves locating, archiving, and discussing visual, audio, and text artifacts that support this shadow space. The work product is a dynamic archive which can be configured for a multiplicity of contexts—art exhibitions, academic …

Preserving The Historic Garden Suburb: Case Studies From London And New York, Jeffrey A. Kroessler

Suburban Sustainability

The garden city or garden suburb was a response to the social and environmental ills of cities at the turn of the twentieth century. Letchworth Garden City, Hampstead Garden Suburb, and Welwyn Garden City were built outside London in the early 1900s, and each remains a highly desirable place of residence today. From the start, each was tightly regulated, and remains so a century later. By protecting the appearance and enhancing property values, the strict application of historic preservation principles contribute to the long-term sustainability of each place. Similar garden suburbs were built in the borough of Queens in New …

About The Authors, Sociological Practice Editors

Sociological Practice

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The New Hampshire, Vol. 103 [104], No. 33 (Feb. 28, 2014), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 103, but it is the 104th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

0637 Colorado Legislator's Handbook, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

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Multiculturalism And Feminism For Hispanic Immigrant Women Accused Of Drug Crimes, Kathryn Duque Lenhart

BYU Law Review

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Creating Crimmigration, César Cuahtémoc García Hernández

BYU Law Review

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Mercy In Immigration Law, Allison Brownell Tirres

BYU Law Review

What role should mercy play in immigration law? This Article draws on the robust debate in the criminal law about the role of mercy in the hopes of starting a conversation among immigration law scholars and practitioners. Mercy skeptics argue that mercy contravenes justice, while advocates argue that mercy is a necessary countermeasure to the unrelenting harshness of criminal law today. I argue that the problems of mercy in the criminal law are amplified in the immigration law context. The lack of procedural and substantive protections for immigrants, the acceptance of unfettered discretion and lack of oversight of agency action, …

Class Notes, Georgia Southern University

Arts & Humanities: News & Publications (2009-2023)

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Sociologists And The Processing Of Conflicts, Maria R. Volpe, Peter R. Maida

Sociological Practice

Sociologists bring a unique perspective to the study of the processing of conflicts. They may be experts in substantive areas in which alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques are used as well as experts in process such as getting the parties to the table and keeping them there to discuss the issues. Sociologists are also trained to observe social interactions and remain neutral in their analyses of what they observe. The authors discuss the contributions that sociologists can make in the study of ADR, including theoretical, research, and critical works on conflict resolution process.

About The Authors, Sociological Practice Editors

Sociological Practice

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Vol.41 N.31 February 27th 2014, Brown Publishing Company

Black Voice News

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Michelle Alexander Author Of The New Jim Crow, April 9, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Panther - February 2014 - Vol. Xciv No. 14, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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Snopa And The Ppa: Do You Know What It Means For You? If Snopa (Social Networking Online Protection Act) Or Ppa (Password Protection Act) Do Not Pass, The Snooping Could Cause You Trouble, Angela Goodrum

Journal of Public Law and Policy

This article discusses the importance of passing the Social Networking Online Protection Act and the Password Protection Act to afford vital protection against discrimination in hiring and admission decisions. Existing laws fail to adequately provide protection against discrimination after the advent of social media. Furthermore, failure to provide to provide protection via federal laws will create a disparity in the protection afforded individuals across the United States.

Social media has introduced a new world of opportunities for sharing, networking, but it has also created ample opportunities for others to snoop around, discriminate, and base their hiring or admission decisions, in …

The Daily Egyptian, February 26, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

February 2014

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Banner News, Dmacc

Banner News

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Prospectus, February 26, 2014, Ken Smith, Naomi Leanage, Megan Radogna, Mace Mackiewicz, Aubree Sanders, Alex Wallner, Rod M. Lovett

Prospectus 2014

MONEY SAVING TIPS AND BENEFITS FOR CASH-STRAPPED STUDENTS, Notice to Students and Faculty Regarding Final Examinations, Raising the Minimum Wage, Views on the Health Care Law, The 101: Crack the Job Hunt Code, How to Make the Most of Your Morning, Comcast Looking to Merge with Time Warner Cable, Information on Criminal Justice Club, The 1964 Beatles, Parkland's Charmers Dance Team Go on Hiatus Until 2014-2015 Season, Cobra Use Torrid Second Half Shooting to Beat Illinois Wesleyan JV 80-69, America's Sweetheart: Charming and Diplomatic, Shirley Temple Black Won Over Film Fans and Heads of State

2014 February 26 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

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On Thin Ice? Domestic Violence Advocacy And Law Enforcement-Immigration Collaborations, Diana Rempe

Dissertations and Theses

The public focus on domestic violence has been one of the most successful campaigns of the modern women's movement. This success was achieved in part through the creation of strategic alliances among agencies and organizations responding to partner violence. One of the most contested of these alliances involved partnering with the criminal justice system. While representing an advance in holding police accountable in protecting all citizens (Coker, 2006), this alliance has had problematic consequences, particularly as it has extended state power into the lives of women of color (e.g. Richie, 2005). This problem is exacerbated by new collaborations between law …

Promoting The Study Of Wrongful Convictions In Criminal Justice Curricula, Jessica S. Henry

Department of Justice Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Criminal justice education promotes interdisciplinary learning, critical thinking skills, and ethical decision making. A course on wrongful convictions falls squarely within that paradigm, as it draws upon criminology, criminal justice, law, psychology, and forensic science to examine basic assumptions about the criminal justice system and the actors within it. In a wrongful convictions course, students learn to think critically about the criminal justice system, and what happens when it fails to function as it should. Students identify practice and policy reforms that improve the accuracy and reliability of the system. This article first considers the broad objectives of criminal justice …

Drug And Alcohol Abuse Prevention: Defining The Need In Organizations, W. David Watts

Sociological Practice

This paper outlines initial interventions to prevent drug and alcohol abuse in organizations.Grounded in sociological theory, the first intervention is to define the natureof the problem through data gathering and analysis, particularly self-reports of drugand alcohol use by the organization's members. The self-report data, when comparedwith national data, provide a base of information from which direct interventions canbe designed. Student, faculty, administration, and staff survey results from a universityand their applications are reported as a case study. Interventions which centeron peer prevention are briefly discussed. Self-report survey data of drug and alcoholabuse define the problem and the types of interventions …

Section: The Practice Of Health Sociology, Sociological Practice Editors, John G. Bruhn, W. David Watts, Alice Cullinan, C. Allen Haney, Elizabeth Gear, Susan Penner, Maurice Penner, Judith K. Barr, David J. Kallen, Chris Reimann, Andrea Doughty, Kathy K. Trier, James G. Anderson, Stephen J. Jay, John B. Zimmerer, Reza S. Farid, Marilyn M. Anderson

Sociological Practice

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Who Is The Witness To An Internet Crime: The Confrontation Clause, Digital Forensics, And Child Pornography, Merritt Baer

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

The Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause guarantees the accused the right to confront witnesses against him. In this article I examine child pornography prosecution, in which we must apply this constitutional standard to digital forensic evidence. I ask, “Who is the witness to an Internet crime?”

The Confrontation Clause proscribes the admission of hearsay. In Ohio v. Roberts, the Supreme Court stated that the primary concern was reliability and that hearsay might be admissible if the reliability concerns were assuaged. Twenty-four years later, in Crawford v. Washington, the Supreme Court repositioned the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment as a procedural …

The Current Volume 24 : Issue 21, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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The Clinical Approach To Successful Program Development, Elizabeth J. Clark, Jan M. Fritz

Sociological Practice

To more adequately meet the needs for the decade ahead, it is essential that sociology departments evaluate their existing curricula and plan new programs or concentrations that will interest and attract students. Using the example of clinical sociology, this article focuses on general guidelines for developing a variety of program models in sociological practice. The guidelines are divided into the three parts of assessment, planning, and implementation, and an inventory of ideas and suggestions are given for each phase. Relevant issues of the importance of labels, leadership and independence, and rationales for program development are discussed.