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Build The Village That Raises The Child, Homegrown Stl

Center for Social Development Research

HomeGrown STL is an initiative to take on long-standing community disparities by improving the social mobility of the region’s 60,000 black boys and young men in one generation. More than 120 regional leaders and providers working to improve the lives of black boys and young men in St. Louis participated in the second annual HomeGrown STL Summit on February 8, 2018, at the Brown School of Social Work.

40th Annual Alden J. "Butch" Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Gala, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Program for the 40th Annual Alden J. "Butch" Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Gala.

Breaking Windows As Corrective Justice: Impure Resistance In Urban Ghettos, Eric J. Miller

Tulsa Law Review

Reviewing: Tommie Shelby, Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform (Belknap Press 2016).

The American Death Penalty: Past, Present, And Future, Steven F. Shatz

Tulsa Law Review

Reviewing: Daniel Lachance, Executing Freedom: The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment in the United States (University of Chicago Press 2016); Carol S. Steiker & Jordan M. Steiker, Courting Death: The Supreme Court and Capital Punishment (Belknap Press 2016).

In Re: Stephen Mitchell

2018 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

From Premodern Christianity To The Postmodern Jury, Ian P. Farrell

Tulsa Law Review

Reviewing: James Q. Whitman, The Origins of Reasonable Doubt: Theological Roots of the Criminal Trial (Yale University Press 2016); Dennis Hale, The Jury in America: Triumph and Decline (University Press of Kansas 2016).

"Everything You Need Is In Here": Missing Elements In A Trauma-Sensitive, Multiracial Framework For Foster Parenting, Binny Miller, Maya Coleman

Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality

No abstract provided.

Cuyahoga County Bail Task Force: Report And Recommendations, Jonathan Witmer-Rich, Jay Milano, Carmen Naso, Mary Jane Trapp

Law Faculty Reports and Comments

Introduction:

All Cuyahoga County courts should transition from a bail system based on bond schedules, which vary widely from one court to the next, to a centralized, consistent, and comprehensive system of pretrial services initiated immediately after arrest. For most minor offenses, the presumption should be release on personal recognizance. Money bail should not be used to simply detain defendants. Rather than relying on bond schedules, courts should assess each defendant’s risk of non-appearance and danger to the community using a uniform risk assessment tool. If money bail is considered, courts should evaluate each defendant’s risk of non-appearance and ability …

Double-Blind Justice: A Scientific Solution To Criminal Bias In The Courtroom, Stanley P. Williams Jr

Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality

No abstract provided.

Ex-Felon Disenfranchisement And The Fifteenth Amendment: A Constitutional Challenge To Post-Sentence Disenfranchisement, Reginald Thedford Jr.

Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality

No abstract provided.

Booze, Bets, And Brothels: The Moral Roots Of The Modern American Polity, Justin Crowe

Tulsa Law Review

Reviewing: Kyle G. Volk, Moral Minorities and the Making of American Democracy (Oxford University Press 2014); John W. Compton, The Evangelical Origins of the Living Constitution (Harvard University Press 2014); Jessica R. Pliley, Policing Sexuality: The Mann Act and the Making of the FBI (Harvard University Press 2014).

Vocational And Life Skills Quarterly Report - Grant Cycle 2, Quarter 6, Uno Nebraska Center For Justice Research, Grace Sankey-Berman

Reports

The vocational and life skills grants were awarded in June and programs could begin program design and hiring, effective July 1, 2016.

During the 6th Quarter of grant cycle 2 the Vocational and Life Skills program attracted some attention from the media about the great work being done by some of our grantees.

In December Channel 8 News in Lincoln ran a story on Mental Health Association titled: Prisoners Get A Second Chance At Life http://www.klkntv.com/story/37010828/prisoners-get-second-chance-at-life

The Echo: March 16, 2018, Taylor University

2017-2018 (Volume 105)

Airband 2018

Airbands offer sneak peek – Seven facts about Airband history – Announcing masters of ceremonies – Correction – Humans of Taylor U – Show-stopping staff steal stage – Our View – Oxford comma: To be or not to be – Why have a Women’s Week? – ‘Be quick to listen, slow to speak’ – Constructing a better future – Letters-to-the-editor – From the birthplace of Christ to martyrs’ ground – All scrambled up – Airband 2018 – Sudoku – Echograms #TaylorU – Women’s basketball season closes – Weekly Preview – Baseball extends win streak to eight – Softball …

School Of Applied Sciences Honors Students Of The Month, Sarah Sapp

University of Mississippi News

Janice DeWitt and Kirby Rhodes recognized for academic excellence

As Gender Violence Increases, Victims Are Blamed In Ecuador, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.

March 2018 Academic Affairs Minutes, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Academic Affairs Committee

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 52, No. 49, March 15, 2018, Grand Valley State University

Volume 52, July 10, 2017 - April 23, 2018

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Gsrs Event Program Booklet 2018, Office Of Research

Graduate Student Research Symposium

This event program booklet contains a schedule of the event, list of awards, and student abstracts.

Qualitative Approach To Understanding Guardian Models Of Policing, Jacqueline B. Helfgott, Beck M. Strah, Joycelyn Pollock, Loren T. Atherley, John Vinson

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

Since 2015, there has been a growing interest and controversy regarding the “warrior” versus “guardian” models of policing. This article discusses the concept of guardian policing and uses qualitative data from an evaluation of guardian-based training in a police academy to highlight guardian concepts as understood by the trainers. Results suggest that trainers generally exhibit a widespread level of support and commitment towards the guardian model and the priorities of guardian training, view the model as consistent with what has traditionally been considered “good policing,” and believe that critics do not understand the basic elements of the model itself, …

Understanding The Sexual Assault Kit Backlog In Pennsylvania, Kallie Crawford, Lyndsie Ferrara

Graduate Student Research Symposium

According to the FBI, to date, there are more than 400,000 untested sexual assault kits nationwide. While this is a huge issue that cannot be solved overnight, continual improvements and changes are needed to reduce and hopefully eliminate the backlog.

This research examines work going on nationwide and aims to better understand the backlog issues specifically in Pennsylvania. Furthermore, the research examines a program utilized by the law enforcement community that garnered necessary resources. First, a comprehensive review of improved practices in proactive jurisdictions of Ohio, Houston, Texas, and Detroit, Michigan was conducted to identify general policies and procedures that …

Graffiti With A Purpose: Sexual Violence & Social Justice Conversations In University Bathroom Stalls, Rachel E. Green, Miriam Northcutt Bohmert, Amanda N. Gesselman, Rasul Mowatt, Jennifer Maher, Justin R. Garcia

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

In 2014, our university began posting educational fliers in bathroom stalls across campus in order to share resources and policies on sexual violence, which spurred numerous forms of graffiti commentary about sexual violence prevention and response. Since some scholars have argued that bathroom graffiti can be a unique form of social commentary and even resistance facilitated by the tension of doing semi-private things in semi-public spaces, we examined 429 bathroom stall fliers across 11 heavily trafficked campus buildings, and a total of 177 graffiti comments/images. We then analyzed the relationships between comments in order to answer research questions about the …

Routledge Handbook Of Graffiti And Street Art, Jeffrey Ian Ross (Editor), Andrew C. Gray

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

Expressing oneself by depicting images on public surfaces for others to view is a system of communication that has been around since the earliest societies formed and developed their own languages. This tradition of public communication has continued into the present in the form of graffiti and street art. The development of contemporary graffiti and street art is often attributed to the scenes in Philadelphia and New York City, which arose during the 1970s. In fact, it has been contended that these art forms spread to and mixed with graffiti/street art scenes across the globe due to NYC’s status as …

Criminal Genius: A Portrait Of High-Iq Offenders, James C. Oleson, Allen Copenhaver

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

Criminology has a long history of attempting to discover and explain what some researchers claim are links between biological characteristics and criminal behavior. More specifically, some criminologists have explored the potential linkages between IQ and criminal behavior (i.e. see the work of Lombroso, Beaver, and Hirschi, among others). James C. Oleson continues this line of research with his 2016 book Criminal Genius: A Portrait of High-IQ Offenders. Oleson’s work is unique in that it is the first attempt to systematically examine the potential links between individuals with high IQs and criminal behavior. To accomplish this, Oleson uses a mixture …

Susan F. Sharp, Susan Marcus-Mendoza, Kathleen A. Cameron, Elycia S. Daniel-Roberson, Across The Spectrum Of Women And Crime: Theories, Offending, And The Criminal Justice System, Aneesa A. Baboolal

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

In Across the Spectrum of Women and Crime: Theories, Offending, and the Criminal Justice System, edited by Susan F. Sharp (The University of Oklahoma), Susan Marcus-Mendoza (The University of Oklahoma), Kathleen A. Cameron (Pittsburg State University), and Elycia S. Daniel-Roberson (Texas Southern University), interdisciplinary perspectives that examine multiple dimensions of women’s offending grounded in feminist theory are presented across three sections of the book. This edited volume first focuses on theoretical perspectives of women and crime including addressing intersectional social locations related to gender, race, class, and sexual orientation. The second section examines a variety of female offenders including …

Proxy Punishment: Consequences Of Informal Sanctions Among Families Of Offenders In Japan, Mari Kita

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

This study demystifies the nature of societal reactions to crime in Japan and their consequences on the family members of those who have trouble with the law. Over a 20-month period in metropolitan areas in Japan, participant observation and in-depth interviews were conducted with 50 mothers, fathers, wives, and sisters of those who had broken the law. Major findings include the role that the media and criminal justice authorities play in triggering the informal labeling of offenders’ kin. Families’ strong ties to communities also rendered them particularly vulnerable to the effects of informal sanctions, even more so than offenders themselves. …

Some Form Of Punishment: Penalizing Women For Abortion, Mary Ziegler

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

In 2016, Donald Trump ignited a political firestorm when he suggested that women should be punished for having abortions. Although he backtracked, Trump’s misstep launched a debate about whether women have been or should be punished for having abortions. At the same time, Trump’s comments revealed that punishing women has become far more than an abstraction. In 2016, Indiana resident Purvi Patel became just the most recent visible example when she was sentenced to twenty years for feticide and child neglect for inducing an abortion.

But in spite of the furor created by Trump’s comment and Patel’s conviction, the history …

The Weekly Challenger, March 15, 2018, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The March 15, 2018, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

A Diversity Course For Criminal Justice Undergraduate Students: A Preliminary Evaluation, Nancy Hirschinger-Blank, Lori Simons, David Fernandez

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

Racially-involved police community incidents demonstrate the urgent need for educating future criminal professionals to work in a multicultural environment. We present a qualitative evaluation of a criminal justice diversity course designed to broaden university students' multicultural attitudes, knowledge, and skills. Results indicated that most students reportedly experienced a decrease in biases, described the importance of learning about cultural differences, acknowledged minorities’ negative attitudes toward the criminal justice system, and reported intentions to serve as fair and open-minded criminal justice professionals. Students also showed a significant increase in empathy across the semester.

The Deweyan Approach To Learning Victim Advocacy: Seeing Beyond Stigmas And Facilitating Second Chances, Ashley Peake Wellman, Sherri Dioguardi

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

Fundamentally, criminal justice practitioners are public safety promoters, yet safety can be compromised if a divide exists between them and the communities they serve. The best way to train future criminal justice practitioners may be found in the progressive education proposed by John Dewey in the early 20th-century. Dewey’s experiential approach, specifically service-learning, has gained traction as an effective teaching tool for broadening perspectives, deepening understanding of diverse populations, and fostering higher order reasoning, all of which are critical characteristics for criminal justice professionals as well as for all American citizens. Undergraduate students participated in service-learning during a semester-long honors …

The Bergdahl Block: How The Military Limits Public Access To Preliminary Hearings And What We Can Do About It, Eric R. Carpenter

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl and Private First Class Bradley (now Chelsea) Manning have something in common. Military officials unlawfully closed all or portions of their preliminary hearings to the public. When doing so, military officials exploited two unusual features of the military justice system, thereby denying the accused and the media of their respective Sixth Amendment and First Amendment rights to a public hearing.

The first feature is that the military justice system does not include a standing trial-level court. If there is a problem at the preliminary hearing, the accused and media have nowhere to go for help. The accused …