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Defining Hate Speech, Andrew Sellars

Faculty Scholarship

There is no shortage of opinions about what should be done about hate speech, but if there is one point of agreement, it is that the topic is ripe for rigorous study. But just what is hate speech, and how will we know it when we see it online? For all of the extensive literature about the causes, harms, and responses to hate speech, few scholars have endeavored to systematically define the term. Where other areas of content analysis have developed rich methodologies to account for influences like context or bias, the present scholarship around hate speech rarely extends beyond …

Juvenile Competency And Pretrial Due Process: A Call For Greater Protections In Massachusetts For Juveniles Residing In Procedural Purgatory, Mark Rapisarda, Wendy J. Kaplan

Faculty Scholarship

While juvenile courts continue to balance and reevaluate the dual goals of community safety and rehabilitation of youth, juveniles who are not competent to stand trial have been left without sufficient procedural protections. This paper examines Massachusetts’ approach to juvenile competency, due process, and pretrial procedure, within a national context. The inadequacies of the Massachusetts juvenile competency laws are not unique. Currently there are nineteen states that either entirely lack juvenile-specific competency legislation or merely incorporate inapposite adult criminal statutes and standards into the juvenile context—making it difficult or impossible for those juvenile courts to dismiss or divert a delinquency …

The Trauma Of The Routine: Lessons On Cultural Trauma From The Emmett Till Verdict, Angela Onwuachi-Willig

Faculty Scholarship

Cultural traumas are socially mediated processes that occur when groups endure horrific events that forever change their consciousness and identity. According to cultural sociologists, these traumas arise out of shocks to the routine or the taken for granted. Understanding such traumas is critical for developing solutions that can address group suffering. Using the African American community’s response to the not guilty verdict in the Emmett Till murder trial as a case study, this article extends cultural trauma theory by explicating how cultural traumas can arise not only when routines are disrupted but also when they are maintained and reaffirmed in …

Achieving Cross-System Collaboration To Support Young People In The Transition Years: A Tip Sheet For Service Providers, Pauline Jivanjee, Eileen Brennan, Claudia Sellmaier, Maria Carolina Gonzalez-Prats, Pathways Transition Training Collaborative

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

This tip sheet advises service providers on how to reach across fragmented services and systems to assist young people to achieve their goals.

Time, Death, And Retribution, Chad Flanders

All Faculty Scholarship

The heart of a Lackey claim is that when a death row inmate is kept waiting too long for his execution, this delay can amount to cruel and unusual punishment — either because they delay is itself cruel and unusual, or because the execution on top of the delay is. All Lackey claims brought by death row inmates have failed, but not for want of trying. The usual complaint against Lackey claims is that those who, by their own appeals, delay their execution date cannot turn around and use that delay as an argument against their death sentences. I agree …

Online Training For Judicial Officers And Court Personnel, Morgan Patten

Master of Education in Instructional Design and Technology Plan II Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to create two online, asynchronous courses: one on domestic violence for judicial officers and one on community supervision of sex offenders for probation and parole officers. These courses will be offered to the court community through the Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College, which is responsible for providing education to judicial officers, court personnel, and others who serve the judiciary.

These courses were developed in consultation with Supreme Court of Ohio staff, judicial officers, and other subject matter experts. These experts evaluated the courses on at least three occasions and provided substantive feedback. Once …

The Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 2010s

No abstract provided.

Admissions Report - Detailed Data - November 2016, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

Admissions Reports

Detailed report of applicants to Wright State including data on county of residency, intended major, and ethnicity for Fall Semester 2017.

Getting Brady Right: Why Extending Brady V. Maryland’S Trial Right To Plea Negotiations Better Protects A Defendant’S Constitutional Rights In The Modern Legal Era, James M. Grossman

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Spectrum, Volume 37, Issue 10, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: SHU purchases General Electric property -- Community service fraternity coming to SHU -- Students compete in College Fed Challenge -- Study abroad program recognized for achieving goals -- The gold channel's Smiley speaks at SHU

Humpty Dumpty Was Wrong - Consistency In Meaning Matters: Some Definitions Of Privacy, Publicity, Secrecy, And Other Family Members, Gary T. Marx

Secrecy and Society

No abstract provided.

The Charm Of Secrecy: Secrecy And Society As Secrecy Studies, Susan Maret

Secrecy and Society

No abstract provided.

Sexual Misconduct Discourses Within A Gendered Campus Environment, Kathryn A. E. Enke

Academic Affairs Publications

Using data from focus groups, class papers and institutional documents, this project for the HLC Quality Initiative examined discourses around sexual misconduct at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University and considered how these discourses reflect a gendered campus environment. The research aimed to inform the national conversation on sexual misconduct on college campuses and to suggest specific recommendations for implementation at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University.

The Choice Between Right And Easy: Pena-Rodriguez V. Colorado And The Necessity Of A Racial Bias Exception To Rule 606(B), Kevin Zhao

Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar

Traditionally, under Rule 606(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence, jurors are barred from testifying towards matters within juror deliberations. However, many jurisdictions in the United States have adopted an exception to this rule for racial prejudice. That is, if a juror comes forward post-verdict to testify that another juror made racially charged comments within the jury room, then the verdict may be overturned. The Supreme Court will address this issue in its upcoming decision in Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado. This commentary will argue that a racial bias exception is necessary to protect defendants' rights to a fair trial and …

Lindenwood Digest, November 29, 2016, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

The Lindenwood Digest has been an employee newsletter since 2009.

Domestic Sex Trafficking Of Minors In The United States The Disparity Between Federal Anti-Trafficking Laws And State Prostitution Legislation, Rachel N. Rippey

Senior Honors Theses

The United States has made strides in deterring the crime of sex trafficking of minors. Within the past 16 years, the central piece of legislation, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), has seen numerous reauthorizations, each one expanding from the one that precedes it. However, with its original intent focused on prosecuting international traffickers, the language cited is ambiguous. Furthermore, the federal anti- trafficking laws are inconsistent with state prostitution laws due to differences in age of consent. Because of this, a minor who is under federal law a victim may be prosecuted as a criminal under state law. This …

Mural Arts: Giving A Voice To The Voiceless, Olivia Bates

Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works

The history of mural arts cites the use of public images in visualizing global and local challenges and triumphs. From the prehistoric cave art in Lascaux Grotttoes, France to the magnificent works of Italian Renaissance artists, murals have transformed the art world by visually conveying social values, events, and transitions of historical times. Throughout the world, artists highlight inequality, invoke change, and give a voice to the voiceless through their images. In order to determine the value and meaning of public art in global and local communities, I researched and documented murals through online and in-person visits; compiling my visual …

Advanced Surveillance Technologies: Privacy And Evidentiary Issues, Tina Zheng

Cornell Law School J.D. Student Research Papers

Surveillance technology, which encompasses a large array of technologies used to observe individuals’ activities and communications, has advanced at a rapid pace and is becoming more widely available in the general marketplace. This trend is potentially caused by increasing fears of terrorism following the September 11 attacks as well the ability of surveillance technology manufacturers to produce the technology at lower costs. Although surveillance technology has long been used by the military and government intelligence agencies, the use of this technology by law enforcement and now private individuals in areas not of national security concern is new and raises privacy …

The Rider (2016-11-28), Jesus Sanchez

The Rider Archives

Vol.2 No.13

November 28, 2016 Armstrong Faculty Senate Minutes, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Minutes (Archived)

November 28, 2016 Armstrong Faculty Senate Minutes

Faculty Senate Bill Fsb-2016-11-28-01: University Curriculum Committee, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Bills, Motions & Resolutions (Archived)

Faculty Senate Bill FSB-2016-11-28-01: University Curriculum Committee

November 28, 2016 Armstrong Faculty Senate Agenda, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Armstrong Faculty Senate Agenda (Archived)

November 28, 2016 Armstrong Faculty Senate Agenda

Street By Street: Cross-Site Evaluation Of The Ojjdp Community-Based Violence Prevention Demonstration Program, Kathleen A. Tomberg, Jeffrey A. Butts

Publications and Research

In 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) launched the Community-Based Violence Prevention (CBVP) program to reduce youth violence through targeted community-level initiatives. The program offered grants to cities for implementing evidence-based strategies, such as Cure Violence and the Boston Gun Project, to address high-risk youth involvement in violence. The John Jay College Research and Evaluation Center evaluated the program’s impact on five recipient cities: Brooklyn, NY; Denver, CO; Newark, NJ; Oakland, CA; and Washington, DC. The evaluation focused on the effectiveness of these interventions in reducing violence among youth and young adults.

November 26, 2016 (Pages 7425-7506), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 46 (2016)

No abstract provided.

The Weekly Challenger, November 24, 2016, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The November 24, 2016, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Separation Trauma Nuggets, Warren L. Gleckel Ph.D., Reva M. Fish Ph.D.

NYS Child Welfare/Child Protective Services Training Institute

Contains 15 "Nuggets" which include narratives, power point presentations, and quizzes on separation trauma.

Brief For The Fred T. Korematsu Center For Law And Equality And The Phillips Black Project As Amici Curiae In Support Of Petitioner, Fred T. Korematsu Center For Law And Equality

Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality

Williams v. Steele

Spartan Daily, November 22, 2016, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2016

Volume 147, Issue 35

New Faculty Daniel Moak Focuses In Race And Politics, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Gardner-Webb University Students Join Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb University inducted more than 25 new members into the Gamma Beta Upsilon Chapter of the Alpha Sigma Lambda honor society on Nov. 13. In a ceremony in GWU’s Tucker Student Center, 29 students and three honorary inductees joined the society as representatives of the University’s Degree Completion Program (DCP). oining Alpha Sigma Lambda as honorary members were Dr. Jeff Rogers, Associate Provost for Digital Learning; Dr. Candice Rome, DCP Director of RN to BSN Program and Assistant Professor of Nursing; and Dr. Dianne Sykes, DCP Program Coordinator for Social Sciences and Associate Professor of Sociology.