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2014 Spring Commencement, Georgia Southern University

Commencement Programs

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Commencement Program (December 2014), Csusb

CSUSB Commencement Programs

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Commencement Program (June 2014), Csusb

CSUSB Commencement Programs

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2014 Commencement Program, Seattle University

Commencement Programs

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Complexity And Efficiency At International Criminal Courts, 29 Emory Int'l L. Rev. 1 (2014), Stuart K. Ford

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

One of the most persistent criticisms of international criminal tribunals has been that they cost too much and take too long. In response, this Article presents a new approach that utilizes two concepts: complexity and efficiency. The first half of this Article proposes a method for measuring the complexity of criminal trials and then uses that method to measure the complexity of the trials conducted at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The results are striking. Even the least complex ICTY trial is more complex than the average criminal trial in the United States, and the most …

Full Issue, Socio-Legal Review

Socio-Legal Review

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Legal Aid And Access To Justice In England And India, Andrew Higgins

National Law School of India Review

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Reforming The Grand Jury To Protect Privacy In Third Party Records, Andrew Taslitz, Stephen E. Henderson

Faculty Articles

In late 2014, two grand juries returned controversial no bill decisions in police killings, one in Ferguson, Missouri, and one in New York City. These outcomes have renewed calls for grand jury reform, and whatever one thinks of these particular processes and outcomes, such reform is long overdue. One logical source of reform to better respect privacy in records, which would have incidental benefits beyond this privacy focus, would be the newly enacted American Bar Association Standards for Criminal Justice on Law Enforcement Access to Third Party Records (LEATPR).

But LEATPR exempts from its requirements access to records via a …

Our Records Panopticon And The American Bar Association Standards For Criminal Justice, Stephen E. Henderson

Faculty Articles

"Secrets are lies. Sharing is caring. Privacy is theft." So concludes the main character in Dave Egger’s novel The Circle, in which a single company that unites Google, Facebook, and Twitter – and on steroids – has the ambition not only to know, but also to share, all of the world's information. It is telling that a current dystopian novel features not the government in the first instance, but instead a private third party that, through no act of overt coercion, knows so much about us. This is indeed the greatest risk to privacy in our day, both the unprecedented …

Honorslink, Issue 2014.1, University Of Dayton. Honors Program

HonorsLINK Newsletter

News and notes from the University of Dayton Honors Program. This issue features Dr. Michael Barnes and the Honors faculty.

Roitz, Edward J., Papers, 1980-1984, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Finding Aids

Papers of Edward J. Roitz, Kansas State Senator for the 13^th District between 1980 and 1984. The papers consist of correspondence, reports, publications, maps, memos, photographs, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.

Have Inter-Judge Sentencing Disparities Increased In An Advisory Guidelines Regime? Evidence From Booker, Crystal S. Yang

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

The Federal Sentencing Guidelines were promulgated in response to concerns of widespread disparities in sentencing. After almost two decades of determinate sentencing, the Guidelines were rendered advisory in United States v. Booker. How has greater judicial discretion affected inter-judge disparities, or differences in sentencing outcomes that are attributable to the mere happenstance of the sentencing judge assigned? This Article utilizes new data covering almost 400,000 criminal defendants linked to sentencing judge to undertake the first national empirical analysis of inter-judge disparities post Booker. The results are striking: inter-judge sentencing disparities have doubled since the Guidelines became advisory. Some of the …

Establishing Canada's First Integrated Domestic Violence Court: Exploring Process, Outcomes, And Lessons Learned, Rachel Birnbaum, Nicholas Bala, Peter Jaffe

Canadian Journal of Family Law

The establishment of domestic violence courts has resulted in significant improvements in responses to family violence, but these courts have generally dealt only with criminal cases and do not address the risks that the victim and children may face in family proceedings. In some locations in the USA, courts have been established to deal with both criminal and family proceedings that arise from a domestic violence situation. This paper describes and analyzes the establishment of the first court in Canada that hears both criminal and family cases concerning families where there are domestic violence issues. The authors report on a …

The Dignity Of The Human Person: Catholic Social Teaching And The Practice Of Criminal Punishment, Dora W. Klein

Faculty Articles

The moral foundation that supports the Catholic Church's opposition to the death penalty is wide and deep. This Article proposes that despite the oft-repeated maxim that "death is different," the same foundation that supports efforts to abolish the death penalty can also support those who seek to achieve other reforms in the practice of criminal punishment.

2014 Lindenwood University Annual Report, Lindenwood University

State of the University Address (Formerly Annual Reports or President's Reports/)

The 2014 annual report of Lindenwood University.

The Imperfections Of The Rule Of Law, Wiiliam E. Nelson

Faculty Articles

An essay is presented on the shortcomings of the U.S rule of law as well as its precepts. Topics discussed include various aspects of the rule of law, the book "The Nature of the Judicial Process" by Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo, and the U.S District Court for the Southern District of New York's decision in case United States ex rel. Elksnis v. Gilligan that addressed the conviction of plaintiff for homicide on a guilty plea.

Romanticizing Democracy, Political Fragmentation, And The Decline Of American Government, Richard H. Pildes

Faculty Articles

This Feature was delivered originally as the 2013-14 Ralph Gregory Elliot Lecture at Yale Law School.

Twenty Years After The Education Apocalypse: The Ongoing Fall Out From The 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill, Mary Rachel Gould, Spearit .

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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The Right Preposition: Objectifying The Relationship Between Prison Postsecondary Education Programs, Departments Of Correction, And Academic Institutions, Jenifer Drew

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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Overcoming Isolation: A College Program Challenges Prison Culture Through Engagement, Jim Earhart

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.

Administering A Prison Higher Education Program: Personal Transformation And Professional Insight, Jennifer M. Kohler Giancola

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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Prison Higher Education And Social Transformation, Jody Lewen

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Saint Louis University Prison Program: An Ancient Mission, A New Beginning, Kenneth L. Parker

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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Private Prisons: Myths, Realities & Educational Opportunities For Inmates, Richard P. Seiter

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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Youth’S Right To Counsel In The Missouri Juvenile Justice System: Is Their Constitutional Right Being Upheld?, Alyssa Calhoun

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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An Empirical Application Of Delone And Mclean Model In Evaluating Decision Support System In The Banking Sector Of Oman, Anu Manchanda, Saurabh Mukherjee

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Banks are investing a huge amount on information systems to provide fast services to their customers and to stay competitive. Therefore it becomes necessary to measure the success of these systems. The main objective of this study is to assess the applicability of DeLone and McLean model of information systems in evaluating decision support system in the banking sector of Oman and to check the relationship among variables of the model. In order to achieve the objectives, data was collected from the managers and assistant managers using decision support system in the banks of Oman. Hypotheses were tested using correlation …

Juries, Lay Judges, And Trials, Toby S. Goldbach, Valerie P. Hans

Cornell Law Faculty Working Papers

“Juries, Lay Judges, and Trials” describes the widespread practice of including ordinary citizens as legal decision makers in the criminal trial. In some countries, lay persons serve as jurors and determine the guilt and occasionally the punishment of the accused. In others, citizens decide cases together with professional judges in mixed decision-making bodies. What is more, a number of countries have introduced or reintroduced systems employing juries or lay judges, often as part of comprehensive reform in emerging democracies. Becoming familiar with the job of the juror or lay citizen in a criminal trial is thus essential for understanding contemporary …

Brewer V. Rutland Herald, United States District Court For The Northern District Of New York

Historical and Topical Legal Documents

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Virtual Collaboration: A Phenomenological Study Of Remote Online Adjuncts Virtual Collaboration Lived Experiences, Lori Schieffer

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Online education is rapidly growing in higher education. To stay competitive, many colleges and universities have begun to offer online classes. Some institutions even offer complete degree programs online. This has left colleges needing to hire more part-time remote adjuncts to fill the fluctuating number of available courses. Because remote online adjuncts are susceptible to isolation, the need has arisen to study the benefits and barriers of virtual collaboration. The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to examine the virtual collaboration lived experiences of remote online adjuncts. The study helped unveil the motives and lived experiences of virtual collaboration …

The Relationship Between Intergenerational Educational Experiences, School Culture/Climate, And Racial Identity Among American Indian High School Students, Sandra Lee Boham

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This research focused on the whether or not there was a relationship between (a) school culture and climate, (b) racial identity, and (c) inter-generational educational experiences of American Indian students in urban/off-reservation AA high schools in Montana as perceived by American Indian students, American Indian parents, administrators, teachers, and staff. Data were collected at four schools located in two school districts in different geographical locations in Montana. The data were collected using the (a) School as a Caring Community Profile (SCCP-II) survey, (b) People of Color Racial Identity Attitude Scale (PRIAS) survey, (c) demographic survey data, (d) academic achievement data, …