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Rhetoric, Race, And Barack Obama's Discourse Of Division, Scott Matthew Lynn Anderson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The ascendance of Barack Obama prompted many news media outlets to proclaim the arrival of a post-racial twenty-first century. Although his presidency represents a milestone with regard to equlaity, Obama has been called to respond to exigencies that have manifested in the form of racial unrest on several occasions across his political career. This dissertation chronologically examines Obama's responses to events that have put racism or the perception of racial inequality on full display. It starts with an analysis of Obama's "A More Perfect Union" address, which followed the media firestorm surrounding Reverend Jeremiah Wright during the 2008 presidential campaign, …

An Outcome Evaluation Of The Memphis Crisis Intervention Team (Cit) Training, Kaitlin Abigail Duckett

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The concept of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training first began in Memphis and has been implemented nationwide as a means of equipping law enforcement officers with specialized skills for resolving crisis and other encounters involving people with mental illness. This study assessed 54 law enforcement officers on the outcome variable knowledge of de-escalation skills to determine the effectiveness of the Memphis Model’s CIT program in equipping officers with this skill. Results revealed significantly higher knowledge of de-escalation skills scores for participants in the experimental group (M = 15.66, SD = 2.16) than for participants in the control group (M = …

The Broken-Hearted Lover: Erwin Chemerinsky's Longings For A Mythical Court, Gerald Rosenberg

Articles

No abstract provided.

Usa V. Jean Nerius

2016 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Reconciliation: All Our Relations, Kelly Laurila

Consensus

The author shares the national, community (local) and individual discourses taking place as they pertain to the reconciliation process that is happening with Indigenous and Settler peoples in Canada. Importantly, the author sheds light on a multitude of local efforts of reconciliation happening that have not yet made it to academic discourses and publications, but which could be instrumental in contributing to reconciliation. A key component emphasized in these reconciliation efforts and which could be the catalyst for change, is the importance of relationships. Stemming from an Indigenous epistemological perspective, the creation of positive relationships with others and ‘all our …

Domestic Violence Risk Assessments: Considerations For Selection And Use, Ryan M. Labrecque

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications and Presentations

Focuses on Senate Bill 789 (Increases penalty for crime of strangulation) and what to consider when mandating law enforcement officers to perform domestic violence risk assessments.

Crime In Developing Countries: The Contribution Of Crime Science, Mangai Natarajan

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Wearable Devices As Admissible Evidence: Technology Is Killing Our Opportunity To Lie, Nicole Chauriye

Catholic University Journal of Law and Technology

No abstract provided.

Cleveland And Challenger Named All-Sun Belt Conference, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Cleveland and Challenger Named All-Sun Belt Conference
• Georgia Southern faces No. 3 Little Rock in opening game

Molen V. Christian Respondent's Brief Dckt. 43755

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

State V. Brotherton Appellant's Brief Dckt. 43622

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

The Murray Ledger And Times, May 23, 2016, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Mcgeorge School Of Law Commencement, Mcgeorge School Of Law

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Restorative Resources: A New Theory In Juvenile Offender Control ~ Examining The Successes Of Restorative Resources In Sonoma County And The Impact It Had On One Police Sergeant’S Journey, Stephen Wayne Cramer

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

No abstract provided.

The American Nightmare: Land Of The Incarcerated, Jamara Bernard

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

A collection of poems focusing on the mass incarceration of African-American men and how the prison industrial complex is designed to legally exploit prisoners specifically for profits. Along with a reflective essay about the history of legal discrimination and the creative process by which the poems were created. Then how it ties in with the capstone course theme of race, gender, class, feminist theory, and social justice.

Hear Us Roar, May 20, 2016, Michael Shonrock

Michael Shonrock

Digital newsletter produced by the office of President Michael Shonrock.

2016 Commencement Program, New York Law School

Commencement Programs

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Prime Movers, Garvin Sealy

Theses

Prime Movers, exhibited from April 1-15 2016, at Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T), explores the motivations behind human actions, and the inner workings of the self, through introspection, metacognition, research and experimentation. Inspiration for this work comes from a desire to gain better self-awareness and understanding. Social and personal mythologies are employed to investigate the contemporary human condition. Glass, porcelain, metal, wood, acrylic, soap, light and sound are the elements used to translate the concepts into tangible forms.

The Protection Of Sunken Warships As Gravesites At Sea, Jason R. Harris

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

On January 19, 2001, in the closing hours of his presidency, William J. Clinton issued the following statement entitled "United States Policy for the Protection of Sunken Warships:" Thousands of United States government vessels, aircraft and spacecraft ("State craft"), as well as similar State craft of foreign nations, lie within, and in waters beyond, the territorial sea and contiguous zone. Because of recent advances in science and technology, many of these sunken Government vessels, aircraft, and spacecraft have become accessible to salvors, treasure hunters, and others. The unauthorized disturbance or recovery of these sunken State craft and any remains of …

A Review Of Developments In Ocean And Coastal Law 2004, Sarah Mccarthy Editor-In-Chief

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for May 19-25, 2016. Vol. 103, No. 7.

Understanding Perceptions Of Citizen Demeanour: Using An Experimental Design To Understand The Impact Of Encounter And Observer Characteristics, Kathleen M. Donovan, Rob Tillyer, Charles F. Klahm Iv

Political Science Faculty/Staff Publications

Systematic social observations of police-citizen encounters have revealed that citizen demeanour is an important predictor of outcomes (e.g. arrests and searches). Drawing from research on stereotypes and impression formation, we examine whether characteristics of the encounter and/or observer affect how respondents perceive demeanour. We exposed undergraduates (n = 255) to a randomly rotated series of five between-subjects design, in which characteristics of the encounter (citizen race, gender, or age; officer gender; neighbourhood context) and the level of demeanour displayed were manipulated. OLS regression was used to examine how these manipulations interact to produce our dependent variable – perceptions of …

Soul Of An Advocate, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Camilo Perez-Bustillo, a former advisor to the United Nations and coordinator of a project on human rights along the U.S.-Mexico border, will be the first executive director of the University of Dayton Human Rights Center.

Stop And Frisk Redux: Analysis Of Racial Bias In New York City, Abraham Gutman

Theses and Dissertations

Stop and Frisk is a policing practice used commonly in NYC. For some, equal arrest rates for non-white and white pedestrians indicate no racial bias. I challenge that conclusion and argue that heterogeneity masks lower arrest rates of non-white pedestrians. I conclude that Stop and Frisk is an uneven policing practice that carries racial bias.

Psychometric Evaluation Of The Offender Coping Self-Efficacy Scale In The Context Of Incarceration And Upon Re-Entry, Minhdan Thuy Ta

Clinical Psychology Dissertations

Incarceration presents unique stressors that affect psychological well-being. Identifying self-efficacy for different types of coping strategies to manage stressors may help treatment teams develop appropriate interventions aimed at reducing recidivism. Consequently, I developed and evaluated the preliminary psychometric properties of the Offender Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (OCSS). An initial pool of 47 items was used to assess inmates’ confidence in their ability to cope with stressors related to incarceration and re-entry. The scale was completed by a sample of inmates (N = 144) who were 18 years or older and serving time at one of two county jails. The majority …

Submersibles And Transnational Criminal Organizations, Brian Wilson

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

In 2007, the U.S. Coast Guard approached a crudely constructed, aqua-blue vessel, containing nearly six tons of cocaine. The four crewmen aboard the self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) appeared to be well aware that they could avoid criminal prosecution if they destroyed all evidence of their drug trafficking before law enforcement officials arrived. As the boarding team neared the SPSS, the crew opened the scuttling valves to sink the fiber-glassed submersible. However, the Coast Guard was fortunate in this case; the crewmembers were unable to scuttle the eleven bales of cocaine valued at more than $350 million, though they did manage to …

What Did The Supreme Court Decide About The Contraception Mandate?, Donald Roth

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"The main thrust of the Court’s opinion, then, is that it believes compromise might be possible."

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Is Registering As An Animal Abuser In Illinois Abusive To The Offender? An Examination Of The Proposed Illinois Animal Abuse Registry, Alisha L. Biesinger

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

This Comment explains why the proposed animal abuse registry in Illinois should not be passed because it pushes constitutional limitations, is impractical, and would be ineffective in meeting its goals. It first discusses background information on animal abuse registries, including Illinois’ proposed registry, and other relevant Illinois registries. The Comment then discusses the constitutional limits any registry in Illinois faces and focuses on how the proposed animal abuse registry pushes the constitutional bounds of due process. Lastly, the Comment analyzes the problems associated with an animal abuse registry in Illinois, most notably the lack of financial resources in Illinois and …

Beyond A Reasonable Disagreement: Judging Habeas Corpus, Noam Biale

University of Cincinnati Law Review

This Article addresses ongoing confusion in federal habeas corpus doctrine about one of the most elemental concepts in law: reasonableness. The Supreme Court recently announced a new standard of reasonableness review for habeas cases, intended to raise the bar state prisoners must overcome to obtain federal relief. This new standard demands that errors in state court decisions be so profound that “no fairminded jurist could disagree” that the result is incorrect. Scholars have decried the rigid and exacting nature of this standard, but very little interpretive work has yet been done to theorize what it means and how it should …

Dramatically Decreasing Textbook Costs, Amy Filiatreau, Jordan Chussler

Faculty and Staff Publications & Presentations

No abstract provided.