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Honest Victim Scripting In The Twitterverse, Francine Banner

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

This Article critically analyzes Tweets regarding recent allegations of interpersonal violence against celebrities in order to explore societal perceptions of, and expectations about, alleged victims. The Article concludes that Twitter may be viewed as a micro-courtroom in which victims’ veracity and perpetrators’ responses are evaluated, interrogated, and assessed. A key, feminist critique of rape law is that the determination of the perpetrator’s guilt or innocence too often hinges on an assessment of the victim’s character. This is borne out on social networking sites, where terms such as “gold digger,” “slut,” and “ho” are engaged with regularity to describe those who …

People With Secrets: Contesting, Constructing, And Resisting Women’S Claims About Sexualized Victimization, Rose Corrigan, Corey S. Shdaimah

Catholic University Law Review

What do sexual assault victims and women charged with prostitution have in common? Both are processed through a criminal justice system where legal actors assess their claims of victimization and either provide or deny resources and recognition in response to those claims. Ideal victim theory posits that not all victims’ claims are treated equally due to static factors such as personal characteristics or case facts. Professor Corrigan and Professor Shdaimah present the Arena of Intelligibility, an original analytical tool developed from their empirical data, to more effectively explain case outcomes for women affected by sexual crimes.

The Arena explains criminal …

Carceral And Intersectional Feminism In Congress, Nancy Whittier

Sociology: Faculty Publications

This paper uses a materialist feminist discourse analysis to examine how women’s movement organizations, liberal Democrats, and conservative Republican legislators shaped the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the consequences for intersectional and carceral feminism. Drawing on qualitative analysis of Congressional hearings, published feminist and conservative discussion of VAWA, and accounts of feminist mobilization around VAWA, I first show how a multi-issue coalition led by feminists shaped VAWA. Second, I show how discourses of crime intermixed with feminism into a polysemic gendered crime frame that facilitated cross-ideological support. Third, I show how, in contrast, intersectional issues that activists understood as …

A Power Conflict Approach To Animal Cruelty: Examining How Economic Power Influences The Creation Of Animal Cruelty Laws, Leonard J. Genco

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The current study examines the association of macro-level economic factors and the creation or enactment animal cruelty laws across the states at a fixed time. Criminologists have postulated that economic factors influence the legal system (Chambliss and Seidman, 1971). This thesis addresses whether state-level economic and related macro-level factors influences the amount and types of state animal cruelty legislation lawmakers enact. To do so, this thesis examined animal cruelty legislation and their association with measures of agricultural and farm production, Democratic Party, Republican Party, and pro-animal interest groups across all states of the United States for the time period (2012-2013). …

Confrontation As A Rule Of Production, Pamela R. Metzger

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Obligated And Unobligated Time Use Among Unc Students, Schlarbaum Konrad, Kaneesha Davis

Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Northern Colorado

The purpose of this research was to assess obligated and unobligated time use among University of Northern Colorado (UNC) students within an average twenty-four hour day of the fifteen week semester. A convenience sample of 195 UNC undergraduate students completed a 19-item questionnaire composed of closed ended questions involving time allotments to obligated and unobligated activities. Results indicated that UNC students spend approximately the same amount of time in obligated and unobligated activity. Means testing across the seven time categories revealed no significant differences between male and female students. However, mean testing between upper classmen and lower classmen indicated that …

Degree Completion Program Student Learns Skills To Help People Through Difficult Transitions, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Before enrolling in the Gardner-Webb University Degree Completion Program (DCP), Claire Bowen, of Stokes County, N.C., worked in a geriatric psychiatric unit and saw the important role of human services. She realized people need someone to listen and point them to valuable community resources where they can find more help. Bowen decided to go back to school and earn her bachelor’s degree and work with youth and adults going through difficult transitions in life.

Mason V. State, 132 Nev. Adv. Op. 42 (June 16, 2016), Shannon Diaz

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Court determined that pursuant to NRS 176.035(1), a district court must pronounce aggregate minimum and maximum terms of imprisonment in a defendant’s judgment of conviction.

Criminal Justice News, Georgia Southern University

Criminal Justice & Criminology: News & Publications (2012-2023)

• Dr. Laura Agnich Featured on NPR Affiliate
• Dr. Jonathan Grubb Joins the Department

Subsidiarity In Global Governance, Markus Jachtenfuchs, Nico Krisch

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.

Sidelining Subsidiarity: United Nations Security Council “Legislation” And Its Infra-Law, Isobel Roele

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.

Prevalence And Use Of Guns In Perpetration Of Intimate Partner Violence, Caroline D. Cummings

PSU McNair Scholars Online Journal

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a social problem and public health issue in the United States that various states and the federal government have taken special precautions to alleviate. Two studies were conducted to address the problem. Study 1 examined archival data from a study that administered the Revised Conflict Tactic Scale to students taking psychology courses at Portland State University. The majority of students within the sample perpetrated psychological aggression but not physical assault. It was inconclusive whether more male than female college students perpetrated in physical assault against their partners. Lastly, less than 1% of students had ever …

'Closing The Books': The Genealogy Of Transitional Justice (Tj) / Muhammad Danial Azman, M. D. Azman

Research Publications (2016 to 2020)

Drawing from secondary literature and three years of fieldwork in various post-conflict societies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, this article revisits the conceptual development of a term ‘Transitional Justice (TJ)’ in order to illuminate the political construction and deconstruction of TJ in international politics. Major patterns and themes are identified within the international thought and practice of TJ to unravel its potentials and pitfalls, with the aim to emphasise the difficulty in ‘defining justice’ in war-torn societies. TJ mechanisms are explored which indicate more culpability for perpetrators and compensation for victims in the midst of authoritarianism and civil …

Assessing The Relevance Of Statistics And Crime Analysis Courses For Working Crime Analysts, Jonathan A. Kringen, Christopher M. Sedelmaier, Elink-Schuurman-Laura

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Crime analysts study criminal activity and police function to improve performance. Analysts inform operations, aid resource allocation, and evaluate programs. These tasks require high levels of statistical literacy. Given that most analysts are college-educated civilians, college coursework in statistics and/or crime analysis may represent the foundational knowledgebase within the profession. However, little research has attempted to determine if coursework teaches the skills needed by analysts. Underlying this issue is a limited understanding about what technical skills crime analysts regularly use. Analyzing parallel surveys of 98 criminal justice educators and 146 crime analysts, this study compares the skills taught in undergraduate-level …

State Of Washington's Reply Brief And Answer To Amicus Briefs Filed By Arc Of Washington Et Al., Columbia Legal Services Et Al., Washington's Paramount Duty, And The Superintendent Of Public Instruction

Washington Supreme Court Documents

No abstract provided.

2016 College Of Psychology, College Of Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Criminal Justice And (A) Catholic Conscience, Leo E. Strine, Jr.

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.

Trending @ Rwu Law: Dean Yelnosky's Post: What The Tragedy In Orlando Means For Rwu Law 6/17/2016, Michael Yelnosky

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.

From Craigslist To Backpage.Com: Conspiracy As A Strategy To Prosecute Third-Party Websites For Sex Trafficking, Monica J. Delateur

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Racial Bias On Perceptions Of Intimate Partner Violence Scenarios, Batya Yisraela Rubenstein

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore how racial bias affects perceptions of intimate partner violence (IPV). Public perceptions of IPV have been studied under numerous contexts to ascertain how characteristics of victim and the offender can affect these attitudes. A portion of this body of research has been dedicated to understanding the role of race in perceptions of IPV and a large portion of the findings have been mixed due to the interaction of biases and attitudes about race and IPV. Very few studies have looked at multiple forms of IPV in comparison with one another while also …

Closing The Circle, Douglas Tomkin

DRS Biennial Conference Series

his paper describes a personal journey beginning at the Department of Design Research (DDR), Royal College of Art in 1967 under the leadership of Bruce Archer and culminating in the newly formed Design Innovation Research Centre (DIRC) at the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of Kees Dorst in 2015. The paper compares the processes and outcomes of the two centres in shaping design research with a particular focus on design in the public sector. The paper concludes with some reflections on the influence the different approaches have had on the way designers design.

Chaining Kids To The Ever Turning Wheel: Other Contemporary Costs Of Juvenile Court Involvement, Candace Johnson, Mae C. Quinn

Washington and Lee Law Review Online

In this essay, Candace Johnson and Mae Quinn respond to Tamar Birckhead’s important article The New Peonage, based, in part, on their work and experience representing youth in St. Louis, Missouri. They concur with Professor Birckhead’s conclusions about the unfortunate state of affairs in 21st century America— that we use fines, fees, and other prosecution practices to continue to unjustly punish poverty and oppressively regulate racial minorities. Such contemporary processes are far too reminiscent of historic convict leasing and Jim Crow era efforts intended to perpetuate second-class citizenship for persons of color. Johnson and Quinn add to Professor Birckhead’s …

The Murray Ledger And Times, June 16, 2016, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

De-Scribing Administrative Law Case Data: From Sparklines To Dashboards To Analytics, Steven Placek

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

In this article, I present some examples of opportunities for agencies to depart from the inscribed method. These examples of display “de-scribe” administrative law data, making the data more visually active, multi-variate—with additional context and greater density. In Part II of this article, I review examples of the current state of data display for administrative law agencies and show how the inscribed method limits complex displays of data. In Part III, I introduce the concept of the sparkline, which is the fundamental unit of visual data display in the big data era that appears in organizational dashboards and analytics deployments. …

2007 Arcadia University Enthymion

University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

2008 Arcadia University Enthymion

University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

2009 Arcadia University Enthymion

University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

The Bg News June 15, 2016, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. June 15, 2016. Volume 95-Issue 67.

A Nation Divided: Science, Religion, And Public Opinion In The United States, Shiri Noy, Timothy L. O'Brien

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Criminal Justice News, Georgia Southern University

Criminal Justice & Criminology: News & Publications (2012-2023)

• Criminology and Criminal Justice Students Present at 2016 CURIO Conference
• Dr. Posick and Dr. Brent Present at Annual D.I.F Conference
• Dr. Brent Awarded 2016 Faculty Research Committee Award
• Dr. Agnich and Dr. Brent Nominated for University Awards
• Mock Mediation Club Hosts First Tournament at Southern
• Criminal Justice and Criminology Faculty Publish their Research