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The World Watches: How Media Coverage Of American Police Violence Influences The Perspectives Of South Louisiana's Community Members, Jahi J. Mackey

Capstone Collection

Police violence towards African Americans in the United States have gained greater international attention in this decade due to social media and increased media coverage. Alton Sterling’s death in Baton Rouge in the summer of 2016 resulted in local pushes for criminal and racial justice reform. However, international community members were largely absent from both community dialogue and action. Keeping this in mind, my research question is as follows: To what extent does media coverage of American police violence impact the perspectives of south Louisiana’s international community members with regards to African Americans and American society. Through qualitative research methodology, …

Is Restorative Justice Doing Enough To Address The Power Imbalances Caused By Systems Of Privilege And Oppression, Matthew Furnell

Capstone Collection

Restorative justice is an ever growing philosophy which is causing a paradigm shift in the way society understands and responds to crime, punishment and victimization. The State of Vermont has become a pioneer and an example of how to implement restorative practices into the official criminal justice system, developing an alternative process to traditional punitive approaches. However, it is now more important than ever to ensure that there is not a false sense of success or a level of complacency in the further development of restorative practices. It is time to critically analyse the current restorative process and explore the …

The Effect Of Phenotypic Bias On Lineup Construction Fairness, Sydney Y. Wood

Student Theses

There is converging evidence that people make inferences about others’ culpability and deservingness of punishment based on whether they express more of the African phenotype (e.g., darker skin, wider nose, thicker lips; Blair, Judd, & Chapleau, 2004; Eberhardt Goff, Purdie & Davies, 2004; Kahn & Davies, 2011). What is less clear is whether facial features that are phenotypically related to particular racial groups play a role in the mistaken identification of innocent Black suspects. Eyewitness descriptions lack detail with regard to racial phenotypes (Fahsing, Ask & Granhag, 2004; Nicholson & Kovera, 2013). Without descriptions containing phenotypic features to use when …

Cops And Crowds, Darrell A. Hamlin

eJournal of Public Affairs

No abstract provided.

Intercepting The Intergenerational Trauma Of Mass Incarceration Through Art-Based Parent Programs, Ana Ruth Yela Castillo

LMU Theses and Dissertations

This study discusses the intergenerational impact of mass incarceration on families. The general literature repeatedly described the negative effects of mass incarceration among children who have an incarcerated parent by pointing to the difficulty of educational attainment, social exclusion, stigma, substance abuse, and the exacerbation of mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and antisocial behavior (Kjellstrand & Eddy, 2011; Miller & Barnes, 2015; Turney, 2014). Unfortunately, most incarcerated individuals are parents and most incarcerated women are mothers (Scudder, A., et al., 2014, and Miller, et al., 2014). Through the use of art, service providers (artists, clinicians, etc.) that facilitate …

Correspondence: Student Affairs Committee, 1995-97, American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Chris Rasche, Kathryn Scarborough

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

No abstract provided.

Correspondence: Outreach Committee, 1995-1997, American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Evelyn Gilbert, Chinita Heard

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

No abstract provided.

Correspondence: Student Affairs Committee, 1992-1993, American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Mona Danner, Lynne Goodstein

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

No abstract provided.

Long Range Planning Committee, 1990-1999., American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Carole Garrison, Lynne Goodstein

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

American Society of Criminology. Division on Women and Crime

An Empirical Assessment Of Georgia’S Beyond A Reasonable Doubt Standard To Determine Intellectual Disability In Capital Cases, Lauren Sudeall Lucas

Georgia State University Law Review

In Atkins v. Virginia, the Supreme Court held that execution of people with intellectual disabilities violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. In doing so, the Court explicitly left to the states the question of which procedures would be used to identify such defendants as exempt from the death penalty. More than a decade before Atkins, Georgia was the first state to bar execution of people with intellectual disability. Yet, of the states that continue to impose the death penalty as a punishment for capital murder, Georgia is the only state that requires capital defendants …

Injustice Under Law: Perpetuating And Criminalizing Poverty Through The Courts, Judge Lisa Foster

Georgia State University Law Review

Money matters in the justice system. If you can afford to purchase your freedom pretrial, if you can afford to immediately pay fines and fees for minor traffic offenses and municipal code violations, if you can afford to hire an attorney, your experience of the justice system both procedurally and substantively will be qualitatively different than the experience of someone who is poor. More disturbingly, through a variety of policies and practices—some of them blatantly unconstitutional—our courts are perpetuating and criminalizing poverty. And when we talk about poverty in the United States, we are still talking about race, ethnicity, and …

Taxing Marijuana: Earmarking Tax Revenue From Legalized Marijuana, Armikka R. Bryant

Georgia State University Law Review

This Article provides an overview of the legal, political, and societal landscapes in states that have legalized marijuana and imposed taxes on its sale. The article begins by summarizing the War on Drugs’ origins, its fiscal expenditures, and the social policies that ultimately led to its failure.

Part I briefly details the history of marijuana regulation starting from the early twentieth century up to the Obama administration’s decision to permit recreational marijuana laws to stand in Washington state and Colorado. Part II dives deeper into the social costs of the War on Drugs and outlines the hardships faced by those …

A Promise Unfulfilled: Challenges To Georgia’S Death Penalty Statute Post-Furman, William Cody Newsome

Georgia State University Law Review

In Furman v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with Furman’s counsel. Three Justices agreed that Georgia law, as applied, was arbitrary and potentially discriminatory. Moreover, one Justice challenged the value of the death penalty and doubted it served any of the alleged purposes for which it was employed.

Although many challenges subsequent to Furman have been raised and arguably resolved by the Court, the underlying challenges raised by Furman appear to remain prevalent with the Court. Justice Breyer recently echoed the concurring opinions of Furman in his dissenting opinion from Glossip v. Gross, when he stated: “In …

2017 Commencement Exercises, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Commencement

Order of Exercises

Processional:

Rabbi Herbert C. Dobrinsky, Vice President for University Affairs, Yeshiva University; Herald

Presiding:

Selma Botman, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Yeshiva University; Chief Marshal

Richard M. Joel, President, Yeshiva University

National Anthem:

Cantor Ira W. Heller, Class of 2008

Invocation:

Rabbi Ozer Glickman, Adjunct Professor, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Welcome:

David P. Samson, Chair, Cardozo Board of Overseers, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Class of 1993

Remarks:

Melanie Leslie, Dean, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Commencement Address:

Vanita Gupta, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; …

The Use And Implementation Of Body-Worn Cameras In Policing, Drew A. Beglau

University Honors Theses

There are few studies revolving the effects, benefits, and negatives influences of body-worn cameras. However, the purpose of this paper is to address these few studies, dissect the results, and come to a general conclusion of what purposes body-worn cameras serve in today's law enforcement, government, and the general public. The overall goal of the paper is to determine the extent and nature of nation-wide use of body-worn cameras, and what studies have found in regards to effect and influence on the community and on law enforcement.

Correspondence Related To The 1993-94 Dwc Awards, American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Lynne Goodstein, Nicole Rafter

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

From Correspondence, General. Primarily incoming and outgoing letters regarding individual committee activities, nominations for awards and elections, and membership issues.

Correspondence Related To Dwc Awards, 1993-96, American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Drew Humphries, Joanne Belknap, Lynne Goodstein

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

Primarily incoming and outgoing letters regarding individual committee activities, nominations for awards and elections, and membership issues.

Correspondence: Committee For Dwc Nominations And Elections, 1991-1995., American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Lynne Goodstein, Carole Garrison, Meda Chesney-Lind, Dorothy Chunn, Coramae Mann, Brenda Miller, Chris Rasche, Helen Eigenberg, Sathi Dasgupta, Sarah Hall

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

Primarily incoming and outgoing letters regarding individual committee activities, nominations for awards and elections, and membership issues.

Correspondence Related To Dwc Nominations And Elections, 1988-89, American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Kathy Daly, Inger Sagatun

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

Primarily incoming and outgoing letters regarding individual committee activities, nominations for awards and elections, and membership issues.

The Impact Of Flag Desecration On Social Justice Movements: The Case Of Occupy Slu, Tommy J. Lucas Jr., Whitney R. Linsenmeyer, Elizabeth G. Finocchiaro

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

The unrest in Ferguson, Missouri brought about many points of contention that evolved into a collective, dualistic mindset: an “us-versus-them mentality” that set community members at odds with each other. A notable instance of divisiveness was the desecration of the American flag by some demonstrators, the merit of which is hotly debated. Some see the desecration of the flag as a powerful means of protest, a literal destruction of a perceived symbol of institutional oppression. Others see it as the ultimate insult to our nation and our nation’s service members who volunteer to uphold the very foundations that protect demonstrators. …

Reorienting Home Rule: Part 2–Remedying The Urban Disadvantage Through Federalism And Localism, Paul A. Diller

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on the impact of the urban disadvantage on federal preemption in Louisiana, and discusses remedying the urban disadvantage through federalism and localism; and use of constitutional home rule for helping urban disadvantage that exists in state legislatures.

Masquerading Sanity: Crimes, Violence And Victimization On The Internet, Heath Grant, Cathryn Lavery

Publications and Research

The world of cybercrime has transformed significantly over the past ten or twenty years. Early concerns focused on the vulnerability of the financial industry, including the crimes of identity theft and hacking. However, in recent years, cybercrime has evolved to include crimes of harassment, child pornography, rape, “cyberterrorism” and even murder. This work examines an emerging form of violent crime involving the internet: Social Media Victim Targeting Networks (SVTN). The anonymity and limited available law enforcement on social media sites leaves predators with a large pool of vulnerable victims provide predators a new way to display and strengthen their criminological …

Three Cheers For Three Tiers: Why The Three-Tier System Maintains Its Legal Validity And Social Benefits After Granholm, Roni Elias

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Awards Ceremony Program And Complete Video Recording

Commencement & Awards Ceremonies

No abstract provided.

Correspondence Related To Dwc Awards, 1995-1997., American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Lynne Goodstein, Joanne Belknap, Drew Humphries, Chris Rasche

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

Primarily incoming and outgoing letters regarding individual committee activities, nominations for awards and elections, and membership issues.

Donning Of The Kente, Seton Hall Law Black Law Students Association

Documents

Program of the 2017 Donning of the Kente including the history of the Donning of the Kente; biography of the keynote speakers Shavar Jeffries; photographs, profiles from BLSA members graduating in 2017; and a list of the 2016-2017 Seton Hall BLSA Executive Board members.

Examining The Involvement Patterns Of International Graduate Students At Rowan University, Amanjot Kaur

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the involvement patterns of selected international graduate students at Rowan University. This study focused on the involvement patterns of international graduate students associated with their overall college experience, interactions with students and faculty, and the use of campus services designed to promote student satisfaction. This was a total population study since there were 39 international graduate students enrolled at the Rowan University Glassboro, NJ campus during the spring 2017 semester. Quantitative research, through the use of an online survey, was used to collect data. Quantitative data analysis confirmed findings from previous studies …

Alternatives To Pretrial Detention:Pre Global Best Practice Catalog, Jerry Cho, Sara Cronqvist, Sara Curran, Laura Galeano, Camila Jimenez Lugo, Alexandra Lynn, Weronika Kozyra, Justyna Maksimiuk, Suchaya Mokkhasen, Kelly Ortega, Kartika Rahman, Ashley Roman

Publications and Research

This Global Best Practice Catalog of Alternatives to Pretrial Detention was completed by students of the Master of Arts Degree Program in International Crime and Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice as part of their capstone course, in collaboration with the US State Department's Diplomacy Lab program. This catalog is intended to cover best practices in reducing pretrial detention (either before it occurs or while it is occurring) across the globe, including laws, policies and programs. It does not include Oceania or very detailed information on North America. Each entry meets 5 of 8 criteria below, as decided …

Commencement 2017: Celebration, Reflection And A Call To Action, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

Featured News Story

NBC 10 Anchor Patrice Wood and Matthew Fanikos ’17 urge vision and conscience to create a well-lived life as 1,075 students earn bachelor's and master's degrees.

Commencement Program: 2017, Governors State University

Commencement Documents and Videos

Sandra Chavez and Sarah Hirsch were student speakers.