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The Influence Of Neighborhood Characteristics On Police Officers' Encounters With Persons Suspected To Have A Serious Mental Illness, S. Krishan, R. Bakeman, B. Broussard, S. L. Cristofaro, D. Hankerson-Dyson, L. Husbands, A. C. Watson, Michael Compton

Journal Articles

Objective: Police officers' decisions and behaviors are impacted by the neighborhood context in which police encounters occur. For example, officers may use greater force and be more likely to make arrests in disadvantaged neighborhoods. We examined whether neighborhood characteristics influence police encounters with individuals suspected to have a serious mental illness, addictive disorder, or developmental disability. Method: We obtained data on 916 encounters from 166 officers in six jurisdictions in Georgia, USA and abstracted geographical data pertaining to the location of these encounters from United States Decennial Census data. Encounters were nested within 163 census tracts. Officer-reported data covered general …

Exposure To Pre-Incident Behavior And Reporting In College Students, Mario Scalora, Brandon A. Hollister, Sarah Hoff, Alissa Marquez

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

Campus targeted violence is preceded by noticeable, alarming behavior, and reporting improvement efforts have been suggested to increase students’ willingness to inform campus authorities of forewarning actions. Reporting improvement techniques have been most successful with material appealing to the perceptions of high-risk students (i.e., those likely to observe and not report). The current study examined the characteristics of students that view threatening behavior and lack willingness to report with a large, Midwestern, undergraduate sample (n 450). Approximately 35% of the sample (i.e., n 157) indicated observing pre-incident behavior on campus, and 65% of these individuals (i.e., n 101) described unwillingness …

Virginia Commonwealth University Fall Commencement Program [2014], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

A Defense Of Stand Your Ground Legislation, Jarrett Field '14

Richard T. Schellhase Essay Prize in Ethics

No abstract provided.

2014 Annual Campus Security And Fire Safety Report, Larry Banaszak

Otterbein Police Department

The report is designed to provide you with important information about security and fire safety on campus. In addition to outlining the details of the many safety programs Otterbein offers its community members, the report also contains statistics about reported crimes and fire safety initiatives on campus.

Compulsory Dna Collection And A Juvenile's Best Interests, Kevin Lapp

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.

Philosophically Speaking: Reflections Of Teaching Philosophy With A Service Learning Component, Krishna Mallick

Pedagogy and the Human Sciences

In this paper, the author writes about her first experience of teaching Eastern Philosophy at the undergraduate level with a service-learning component. Many Philosophy faculty members think that a service-learning component diminishes the academic rigor in a credit-bearing course. The author argues that credit is given for learning and not service. By analyzing the relevant service-learning literature and explaining the preparations needed and the implementation process, the author argues that service learning as a pedagogical tool enhances student learning because students can make the connection between the theoretical aspect of the course and the practical experiences through their service with …

After The Cheering Stopped: Decriminalization And Legalism's Limits, Wayne A. Logan

Scholarly Publications

To the great relief of many, American criminal law, long known for its harshness and expansive prohibitory reach, is now showing signs of softening. A prime example of this shift is seen in the proliferation of laws decriminalizing the personal possession of small amounts of marijuana: today, almost twenty states and dozens of localities have embraced decriminalization in some shape or form, with more laws very likely coming to fruition soon. Despite enjoying broad political support, the decriminalization movement has, however, failed to curb a core feature of criminalization: police authority to arrest individuals suspected of possessing marijuana. Arrests for …

Tribute To Justice Rosalie Wahl, Donovan W. Frank

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

University Update - July 2, 2014, Academic Affairs

University Updates & Communications from the University President

Included this update are:

• Organizational Structure Changes
• IT Services Update
• Enrollment Update
• Welcome Back Celebration

Hope 2014 Health, Stephanie Collier, Kevin Fitzpatrick

Obesity

HOPE is a one day service outreach event for homeless and low income residents of Northwest Arkansas.

Hope 2014 Veterans, Stephanie Collier, Kevin Fitzpatrick

Obesity

HOPE is a one day service outreach event for homeless and low income residents of Northwest Arkansas.

The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 23.04: Winter 2014, Charlyn Pelter, Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Jillian Nichols

The Joint Archives Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Banning Revenge Pornography: Florida, Ausegul Harika

Nova Law Review

As the use of technology and social media websites rise every day,

so do the number of people who fall victim to revenge pornography

2014-15 Unopa General Meeting Minutes

UNOPA: Minutes

No abstract provided.

Prosecution Complex: America's Race To Convict And Its Impact On The Innocent, Kathleen M. Donovan

Political Science Faculty/Staff Publications

In lieu of an abstract, here is the review's first paragraph:

They say the first step to curing addiction is admitting that you have a problem. Daniel Medwed’s terrific book, PROSECUTION COMPLEX: AMERICA’S RACE TO CONVICT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE INNOCENT, attempts to do exactly that. The thesis of the book is laid out in the first few pages: prosecutors are professionally and politically incentivized to earn the greatest number of convictions. In conjunction with vast discretion over an individual’s case and powerful psychological forces that discourage prosecutors from critically entertaining the possibility of being wrong, an estimable but …

The Loss Of Loyalty: The Philosophical Revolution Against The Portuguese Monarchy, Nicholas C. Hosford

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 92-110

Democracy Enhancement In Criminal Law And Procedure, Janet Moore

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

There is a democracy deficit at the intersection of crime, race, and poverty. The causes and consequences of hyperincarceration disproportionately affect those least likely to mount an effective oppositional politics: poor people and people of color. This Article breaks new ground by arguing that the democracy deficit calls for a democracy-enhancing theory of criminal law and procedure that modifies traditional justifications of retributivism and deterrence by prioritizing self-governance. Part I contextualizes the argument within cyclical retrenchments in movements for racial and economic justice. Part II sketches the contours of a democracy-enhancing theory. Parts III and IV turn that theoretical lens …

Undergraduate Student Catalog 2014-2015, Nova Southeastern University

Undergraduate Programs Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Sullivan County, New Hampshire Annual Report For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014., 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.

College Catalog, 2014-2015, Graduate, Buffalo State College

Academic Catalogs, 1871-2018

No abstract provided.

College Catalog, 2014-2015, Buffalo State College

Academic Catalogs, 1871-2018

No abstract provided.

Seek Justice, Not Just Deportation: How To Improve Prosecutorial Discretion In Immigration Law, Erin B. Corcoran

Law Faculty Scholarship

Bipartisan politics has prevented meaningful reform to a system in dire need of solutions: Immigration. Meanwhile there are eleven million noncitizens with no valid immigration status who currently reside in the United States and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not have the necessary resources to effect their removal. DHS does have the authority through prosecutorial discretion to prioritize these cases and provide relief to individuals with compelling circumstances that warrant humanitarian consideration; nonetheless, DHS’s exercise of prosecutorial discretion is underutilized, inconsistently applied and lacks transparency. This Article suggests a remedy – that the immigration prosecutor’s role should redefined …

Contraceptive Sabotage, Leah A. Plunkett

Law Faculty Scholarship

This Article responds to the alarm recently sounded by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists over “birth control sabotage”—the “active interference [by one partner] with [the other] partner’s contraceptive methods in an attempt to promote pregnancy.” Currently, sabotage is not a crime, and existing categories of criminal offenses fail to capture the essence of the injury it does to victims. This Article argues that sabotage should be a separate crime—but only when perpetrated against those partners who can and do get pregnant as a result of having sabotaged sex. Using the principle of self-possession—understood as a person’s basic right …

Rockingham County, State Of New Hampshire, 2013 Annual Report Year Ending December 31, 2013., 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.

International Environmental Law, Sara Vinson, Kristen Hite, Stephanie Altman, Keith Benes, Derek Campbell, Joseph W. Dellapenna, David M. Gravallese, Richard A. Horsch, Erika Lennon, David Hunter, Erica Lyman, Joshua Meltzer, Thomas Parker Redick, Justin Smith

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Tribute To Justice Rosalie Wahl, Eric S. Janus

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Protecting Native Mothers And Their Children: A Feminist Lawyering Approach, Joanna Woolman, Sarah Deer

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Keynote: What Does International Law Have To Do With International Development, David P. Stewart

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Effectiveness Of Lurasidone In Schizophrenia Or Schizoaffective Patients Switched From Other Antipsychotics: A 6-Month, Open-Label, Extension Study, L. Citrome, P. J. Weiden, J. P. Mcevoy, C. U. Correll, J. Cucchiaro, J. Hsu, A. Loebel

Journal Articles

Objective. To evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of lurasidone in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder patients switched to lurasidone. Method. Patients in this multicenter, 6-month open-label, flexible-dose, extension study had completed a core 6-week randomized trial in which clinically stable, but symptomatic, outpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were switched to lurasidone. Patients started the extension study on treatment with the same dose of lurasidone taken at study endpoint of the 6-week core study; following this, lurasidone was flexibly dosed (40-120 mg/day), if clinically indicated, starting on Day 7 of the extension study. The primary safety endpoints were the proportion …