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Attorney-Directed Voir Dire Comes To Massachusetts: The Republic Is Safe, Dennis J. Curran

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

No abstract provided.

Effective Criminal Sentencing: Analyzing The Effectiveness Of The Federal Sentencing Guidelines On Career Offenders, Stephanie Marie Toribio

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

No abstract provided.

Proving Hate: The Difficulties Of Successfully Prosecuting Bias-Motivated Crimes, Shirin Afsous

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

No abstract provided.

American Peanuts V. Ukrainian Cigarettes: Dangers Of White-Collar Overcriminalization And Undercriminalization, Dmitriy Kamensky

MC Law Review

No abstract provided.

Race, Rhetoric, And Judicial Opinions: Missouri As A Case Study, Brad Desnoyer, Anne Alexander

Faculty Works

This Essay studies the relationship between race, rhetoric, and history in three twentieth century segregation cases: State ex rel. Gaines v. Canada, Kraemer v. Shelley, and Liddell v. Board of Education. Part I gives a brief overview of the scholarship of Critical Race Theory, majoritarian narratives and minority counter-narratives, and the judiciary’s rhetoric in race-based cases. Part II analyzes the narratives and language of Gaines, Kraemer, and Liddell, provides the social context of these cases, and traces their historical outcomes.

The Essay contends that majoritarian narratives with problematic themes continue to perpetuate even though court opinions have evolved to use …

A Culture Of Silence: Exploring The Impact Of The Historically Contentious Relationship Between African-Americans And The Police, Mikah K. Thompson

Faculty Works

The relationship between African-Americans and the police has traditionally been focused on authority, control, and the enforcement of laws we now acknowledge were racially discriminatory. This historical relationship, when combined with a modern-day narrative that the police disproportionately stop, arrest, and utilize deadly force against African-Americans, has resulted in pervasive, inter-generational fear and distrust of the police. Most African-Americans view police officers not as the heroic protectors they can call upon when in need of help or the hard-hitting investigators they would trust to look into a family member’s murder. Instead, many African-Americans believe police officers have bought into the …

Leaving "The Life:" Exploring Services For Women Exiting Prostitution, Katherine A. Cascio

Theses and Dissertations--Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology

Women in prostitution (WIP) are significantly more likely to experience mental health issues and trauma than the general population (Farley, 2003; Ling, Wong, Holroyd, & Gray, 2007; Rössler et al. 2010; Roxburgh, Degenhardt, & Copeland, 2008). Previous research addressing the mental health of WIP emphasizes treating trauma to help women exit, both trauma that predated entry into prostitution and trauma experienced during prostitution (Carter & Dalla, 2006; Farley, 2003). Very little research is available on services for WIP, leaving psychotherapists with limited guidance on providing effective mental health treatment. Although programs exist exclusively to assist women leaving prostitution, little is …

Separation Of Powers Metatheory, Aziz Huq

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

Scholarship and jurisprudence concerning the Constitution’s separation of powers today is characterized by sharp disagreement about general theory and specific outcomes. The leading theories diverge on how to model the motives of institutional actors; on how to weigh text, history, doctrine, and norms; and on whether to characterize the separation-of-powers system as abiding in a stable equilibrium or as enthralled in convulsively transformative paroxysms. Congress’s Constitution—a major contribution to theorizing on the separation of powers—provides a platform to step back and isolate these important, if not always candidly recognized, disputes about the empirical and normative predicates of separation-of-powers theory—predicates that …

A Centralised Platform For Digital Forensic Investigations In Cloud-Based Environments, Shaunak Mody, Alastair Nisbet

Australian Digital Forensics Conference

Forensic investigations of digital media traditionally involve seizing a device and performing a forensic investigation. Often legal and physical obstructions must be overcome so that the investigator has access to the device and the right to secure it for investigation purposes. Taking a forensic image of a hard disk may need to be done in the field but analysis can usually be performed at a later time. With the rapid increase in hard disk size, the acquiring of a forensic image can take hours or days. This poses significant issues for forensic investigators when potential evidence resides in the cloud. …

2016-2017 Lynn University Common Data Set, Lynn University

Lynn University Common Data Set

2016-2017 Lynn University Common Data Set (CDS), prepared by Lynn University Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment (AY2017)

Biometric Cyberintelligence And The Posse Comitatus Act, Margaret Hu

Emory Law Journal

This Article addresses the rapid growth of what the military and intelligence community refer to as ¿biometric-enabled intelligence.¿ This newly emerging intelligence tool is reliant upon biometric databases. This Article introduces the term ¿biometric cyberintelligence¿ to more accurately describe the manner in which this new tool is dependent upon cybersurveillance and big data¿s mass-integrative systems. It then argues that the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, designed to limit the deployment of federal military resources in the service of domestic policies, will be difficult to enforce to protect against militarized cyberpolicing and cybersurveillance harms that may generate from the domestic use …

Closing The Gender Pay Gap In The European Union: The Equal Pay Guarantee Across The Member-States, Jarrod Tudor

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Agile Court: Improving State Courts In The Service Of Access To Justice And The Court User Experience, Erika Rickard

Western New England Law Review

The access to justice movement is under new management. State court judges play a leading role in the policies and priorities to be implemented by legal aid organizations, bar associations, and other civil justice system stakeholders. This Article describes the context of the rise of judicial administration and the access to justice movement, and calls for a renewed focus for judicial leaders to improve the court system itself. Specific recommendations are (1) redesign of court processes; (2) user-focused, incremental, and iterative approach to organizational change; and (3) rigorous evaluation and evidence-based practice.

Civil Rights/Constitutional Law—Indebted To The State: How The Thirteenth Amendment’S Promise Of Abolition Holds Protections Against The Modern Debtors’ Prisons, Sarah Morgan

Western New England Law Review

Cash-starved municipalities regularly impose criminal justice debt on individuals too poor to pay. Local courts deny criminal debtors’ a meaningful inquiry into their ability to pay prior to being assessed sky-high fees, often predictably resulting in default on their payments. Nonpayment under these municipal schemes is enforced through imprisonment solely for the purpose of compelling repayment. Under these circumstances, criminal debtors find themselves in modern debtors’ prisons, a conceptual cycle of debt and imprisonment nearly impossible to escape. This Note will argue the modern debtors’ prison is peonage, coerced labor for the repayment of debt, which is prohibited under the …

Foreword: Symposium On Gender & Incarceration, Giovanna Shay

Western New England Law Review

The articles in this Symposium edition include four pieces on gender and incarceration. The first by Jen Manion discusses the gendered history of punishment itself. The second by Rachel Roth addresses reproductive justice issues in prison, including access to abortion for incarcerated women and the use of restraints in labor. Carol Strickman, of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, writes about family ties, visitation, and parent-child programs. Finally, Terry Kupers describes how incarceration and the threat of prison sexual violence shapes gender roles, particularly toxic masculinity.

2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin, Rochester Institute Of Technology

RIT Digital Archives

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2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin, Rochester Institute Of Technology

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.

In Brief

In Brief

Table of Contents

• 100 Issues of In Brief: 125 Years of Educating Lawyers
• Celebrating 125 Years: Notable Milestones
• 125 Year Commemorative Book
• 125th Video and Web Project
• Things You Probably Didn't Know about Our Law School History
• An Update from the Deans: Q & A
• Law School's IP Venture Clinic Working with Student Startup to Bring New Concussion Screening Technology to Market
• Special Report: Fighting for Immigrant Rights
• Professor Hoffman Among Most Cited Scholars
• A Leap Ahead: 2017 Marks First Full Year of LLEAP Curriculum Implementation
• Law School Inaugurates New Financial Integrity Institute
• Alumni Promoted to Prestigious Judicial Roles …

Lived Experiences And Coping Styles Of Alaskan Women With Opioid Use Disorders, Faith May Golden

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Death caused by opioid abuse has increased in recent years, and women in the state of Alaska have been significantly impacted by this opioid crisis. Previous researchers have indicated a possible connection between opioid use and sub-clinical PTSD criteria. The purpose of this grounded theory study was to develop a theory regarding the presence of PTSD diagnostic criteria in this population, to identify patterns in past traumas and other life stressors, and to investigate coping strategies in 43 Alaskan women who sought treatment for opioid use. Archived data in the form of therapy notes were analyzed using grounded theory techniques …

2017-2018 Catalog, Governors State University

Catalogs

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Guide To The Commission On The Bicentennial Of The Constitution Records, Commission On The Bicentennial Of The Constitution

Special Collections

The Commission on the Bicentennial of the Constitution (the Commission), consisting of 23 members appointed by President Ronald Reagan, was charged with promoting and coordinating activities to commemorate the 200 year anniversary of the Constitution. This collection documents the work of the Commission, as well as activities planned by state and local organizations for the Bicentennial. These records consist of the meeting materials, planning documents, and publications generated by the Commission, as well as materials highlighting events that took place throughout the United States.

Finding Aids are tools used to aid research by describing the materials in a collection. Special …

A Reflection On Hcc V. Sale: A Conversation Between The Honorable Sterling Johnson, Jr. And Professor Brandt Goldstein, The Honorable Sterling Johnson Jr.

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Cost Of Comfort: Protecting A Criminal Defendant’S Constitutional Rights When Child Witnesses Request Comfort Accommodations, Angela Nascondiglio

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ankle Monitors For Everyone: The Plight Of Eyewitness Identifications In Louisiana, Quinn Rapp-Ellis

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

United States V. Ermoian, Anisa Bartholomew

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Sex Work And Mental Health: A Study Of Women In The Netherlands, Elizabeth J. Krumrei-Mancuso

All Faculty Open Access Publications

This study examined how characteristics of prostitution and quality-of-life factors related to symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress among 88 women engaged in prostitution in the Netherlands. Numerous factors were associated with elevated mental health concerns, including the experience of violence in prostitution, engaging in street prostitution, being motivated to engage in prostitution for financial reasons, having less confidence in one’s ability to find alternative work, desiring to leave prostitution, and sense of self-transcendence. In contrast, focusing on achievement, having a sense of fair treatment from others and society, and self-acceptance were associated with better mental health outcomes. Finally, mediation …

Child Abuse Evidence: New Perspectives From Law, Medicine, Psychology & Statistics: Opening Remarks, November 6, 2015, Bridget M. Mccormack

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Opening remarks by Justice Bridget McCormack, Michigan Supreme Court on November 6, 2015.

2017-January-01-Erica Colen, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Time For Change: Aid, Ngos, And Transitional Justice In Bosnia-Herzegovina, Arnaud Kurze

Department of Justice Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This article examines Scandinavian donor practices in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) with regards to post-conflict justice activities. BiH has been a laboratory of reconstruction, peace-building and transitional justice processes since the end of the war in 1995. While issues related to rebuilding and developing war-torn societies and their economies have attracted extensive scholarly attention, the question of international aid practices in transitional justice contexts remains widely understudied. Although the influence of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in reconciliatory transitional justice work has been growing, the relationship between international donors and local NGOs involved in these projects remains very limited. The objective of this study …

Realizing Dispute Resolution: Meeting The Challenges Of Legal Realism Through Mediation, Robert Rubinson

All Faculty Scholarship

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