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On Litigating Constitutional Challenges To The Federal Supermax: Improving Conditions And Shining A Light, Laura L. Rovner

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

Prisons and jails are the most invisible part of the American criminal justice system. In this hidden world of punishment, no prison is more shrouded in secrecy than the federal Bureau of Prisons’ only “supermax” prison — the U.S. Penitentiary-Administrative Maximum known as ADX. Located in a remote area of Colorado, ADX has been described by one journalist as “a black site on American soil.” The men at ADX are held in solitary confinement, locked in cells the size of a parking space for twenty-three hours a day, with little or no contact with other people. Some of them have …

Slave Narratives And The Sentencing Court, Lindsey Webb

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

The United States incarcerates a greater percentage of its population than any other country in the world. Courts are substantially more likely to sentence African American and Latino people to prison than white people in similar circumstances, and African Americans in particular represent a grossly disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population. Violence and other ills endemic to jails and prisons are thus disproportionately experienced by people of color.

This Article argues that criminal defense lawyers should explicitly address conditions of confinement at sentencing. In doing so, a criminal defense lawyer has the opportunity to serve as both advocate and abolitionist. …

Forensic Studies, 2018-2019, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

Academic Learning Compacts

The Academic Learning Compact for 2018-2019 for the Bachelor's of Science in Forensic Studies.

Commencement Program, 2018, Cuny John Jay College Of Criminal Justice

Reports and Publications from John Jay College

Commencement Programs are handed out at each graduation. They include information on honorary degrees, awards and prizes and candidates for degree. However, they cannot be considered an official record of conferring of degrees.

True Colors: Crime, Race And Colorblindness Revisited, Itay Ravid

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

The violent, racially motivated events of the Charlottesville rally unleashed demons that many Americans believed were long buried. Old Jim Crow-inspired racism came straight through the front door. Yet critics of colorblind policies were not surprised. For them, such an eruption of racial hatred manifested what they had repeatedly argued: colorblind policies neither alter racial predispositions nor affect the unequal treatment of minorities in the United States. In fact, colorblindness has given rise to a modern, latent type of racism. This Article empirically investigates this claim in an unexplored context-the media's colorblind, crime-related coverage policies. Utilizing a novel dataset spanning …

Data Linkage Discovery Applications, Richard S. Segall, Shen Lu

Faculty Publications

This chapter discusses the topic of linkage discovery for data and their applications. This chapter enhances a previous study by the authors and includes additional references that pertain to applications of linkage discovery not requiring a glossary framework.

"We Only Spy On Foreigners": The Myth Of A Universal Right To Privacy And The Practice Of Foreign Mass Surveillance, Asaf Lubin

Chicago Journal of International Law

The digital age brought with it a new epoch in global political life, one neatly coined by Professor Philip Howard as the “pax technica.” In this new world order, government and industry are “tightly bound” in technological and security arrangements that serve to push forward an information and cyber revolution of unparalleled magnitude. While the rise of information technologies tells a miraculous story of triumph over the physical constraints that once shackled mankind, these very technologies are also the cause of grave concern. Intelligence agencies have been recently involved in the exercise of global indiscriminate surveillance, which purports to go …

2017-2018 Lynn University Common Data Set, Lynn University

Lynn University Common Data Set

2017-2018 Lynn University Common Data Set (CDS), prepared by Lynn University Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment (AY2018)

Clowning Around With Final Agency Action, Beau J. Baumann, Greg Mina

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

While Chevron and Auer deference dominate the administrative law literature, another doctrine—the final agency action requirement—has been perverted by the lower federal courts. Several circuits have developed an undergrowth of formalistic rules that tighten the Supreme Court’s standard, as it was laid out in Bennett v. Spear. This development ignores the Court’s decades-old refrain that the final agency action requirement should be flexible. Unfortunately, this development comes at the worst possible time. The interconnectedness of federal and state agencies has led to a sort of division of labor. Data collection, designations, and enforcement are increasingly divided across different agencies. Because …

Panel: Preserving Financial Integrity And Promoting Compliance, Diane Francis, Richard Gordon, Josee Nadeau

Canada-United States Law Journal

A panel discussion is presented between the speakers of the Canada-United States Law Institute Conference namely Diane Francis, Richard Gordon, and Josee Nadeau. Topics include fostering of financial integrity and compliance; economic relation between Canada-U.S.; and prevention of financial crimes and fostering financial integrity.

Uni Today, V101n3, Winter 2018, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Today

Inside This Issue:
-- North to Alaska ••• 2
-- Saving UNI Art ••• 6
-- Defying the Odds ••• 10
-- Emerging Programs ••• 14
-- UNI ALUMNI: Brent Dahlstrom ••• 16
-- Clinically Speaking ••• 18
-- Campus ••• 21
-- Panther Polaroids ••• 22
-- Heritage Honours Awards & Distinguished Awards ••• 24
-- Class Notes ••• 26
-- Alumni Travel Program ••• 31
-- Webinars ••• 32
-- Alumni Clubs and Calendar of Events ••• 33

Unopa Notes, January 2018

UNOPA: Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Bmcc Borough Of Manhattan Community College 2018-2019 Bulletin, Borough Of Manhattan Community College

Archives

This is the official college catalog for 2018-2019. It contains course descriptions as well as information on degree programs, college resources and services, admissions, tuition and fees, financial aid, a profile of the college, and rules and regulations.

Part 2: A Complicated Subject: The Impact Of Medicaid Expansion On Hampton Roads, Dragas Center For Economic Analysis And Policy, Old Dominion University

State of the Region Reports: Hampton Roads

Virginia will expand Medicaid, a health insurance program for low-income adults and children, on Jan. 1, 2019. Medicaid expansion will reduce the number of uninsured in Hampton Roads, but future costs remain uncertain.

Isonomy, Austerity, And The Right To Choose Counsel, Janet Moore

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

People who can afford to hire criminal defense attorneys have a Sixth Amendment right to choose a lawyer who is qualified, available, and free from conflicts of interest. The same right to choose counsel is routinely denied to people who need government-paid defense lawyers because they cannot afford to hire attorneys. In prior work, I invoked democratic theory to argue that this de jure discrimination blocks constitutional law formation by poor people and should be eliminated. This Article extends the analysis by explaining how a different theoretical approach—one grounded in libertarian commitments to private enterprise and austerity in public funding—shaped …

2018 Nsu Fact Book, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Fact Book

This 26th edition of the Nova Southeastern University Fact Book reflects an expanding body of data and information that provides perspective on the university’s character, growth, and accomplishments.

The 2018 Fact Book includes narrative, numeric, and graphic representation of the university, including history, characteristics, and development of the institution. Data are presented in both tabular and graphic formats to provide pertinent detail, and general trends are highlighted.

The Year One Book: Gemnasium (A Transdisciplinary Test Lab For Social Change), Brian Laduca, Adrienne Ausdenmoore, Anne R. Crecelius, Kevin P. Hallinan, Connie L. Bowman, Jackie M. Arnold, Philip Appiah-Kubi, Jana M. Bennett, Rebecca P. Blust, Michelle Hayford, Jerome Yorke, Mike Puckett, Castel Sweet

IACT Reports, Publications and Resources

Through an experimental process that is mutually beneficial to community partners, more opportunities for undergraduate research and experiential learning are cultivated. The GEMnasium accomplished this through active efforts of teaching, researching and partnering with the core ethos of the University in mind:

Learn: Teaching - Prepare servant-leaders through comprehensive academic and residential curricula and extraordinary experiential learning opportunities.

Lead: Researching - Perform research that leads to deeper understanding, addresses critical issues, and supports economic growth.

Serve: Partnering - Engage in mutually beneficial partnerships to strengthen our communities in Dayton and around the world.

In doing so, faculty and staff prototyped …

The War Isn’T Over: The Decolonial Praxis Of Laying Bare Environmental Violence In The #Nodapl Movement, Sadé Holmes

Theses & ETDs

Modern/colonial states and corporate interests perpetually engage in industrial practices that cause environmental violence ( NYSHN and WEA 2014 ), and th is is a continuation of the logics of modernity/coloniality that developed at the onset of settler colonialism in the Americas (Mignolo 2000; Quijano 1991). Decolonial art plays an integral role in the formation of responses to modernity/coloniality (Maldonado-Torres 2002) and environmental violence, which can be clearly seen within the #NODAPL movement (Martineau and Ritskes 2014). This thesis engages in a qualitative content analysis of creative writings of contemporary Indigenous women artists in a #NODAPL-inspired issue of the Apogee …

Black Lives Matter! The Representation Of Black Activism In The Press, Giulia Heyward

Theses & ETDs

I explore the relationship between the media and Blackness in the United States by examining how Black activism and advocacy have historically been portrayed in the news. I examine literature on Black Americans and the press in this country in the form of statistical data, primary sources and research studies on the topics. I also investigate this relationship with respect to Black activism in Sarasota and Manatee counties by conducting interviews with surrounding experts, including leaders of the Black Lives Matter! (BLM) chapter in Sarasota and Manatee counties, and Black Sarasota-based reporters. Through analysis, I argue that the relationship between …

Searching For Nowhere: Two Visions Of Utopia In The Work Of Thomas More And Robert Nozick, Gregg Johnston

Theses & ETDs

In this thesis, we utilize the work of Dr. Robert Nozick (Anarchy, state, and Utopia) and Sir Thomas More (Utopia) to draw larger conclusions about the differing philosophical foundations of individualist and communitarian conceptions of what constitutes an ideal state. In the first chapter we deal with the background of each philosopher, focusing primarily on Thomas More’s experience as a public servant in Tudor England and how this may have influenced his philosophy. In the second chapter we discuss a variety of subjects related to each philosopher’s conception of the ideal state, these include: individual and social responsibility, ownership of …

Mass Incarceration Of Palestinian Youth As A Potential Catalyst For Socio-Political Change: An Examination Of International Reports On The Systematic And Institutionalized Ill-Treatment Of Palestinian Youth In The Israeli Military Detention System, Hannah Marie Procell

Theses & ETDs

In this study I explore how various international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) frame the issue of, and solutions for, the incarceration of Palestinian youth. I employ a method of content analysis in combination with social movement (SM) theory and frame analysis to critically analyze these organizations’ approaches to writing reports on the systematic and institutionalized ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian youth in the Israeli military detention system. In addition to finding how social movement NGOs frame the issue, my research fills a valuable research gap through connecting the topic with U.S. based mass incarceration literature. I discuss the necessity of reforming …

Psychological And Societal Boundaries In Reporting Sexual Assault, Lauren Stewart

Theses & ETDs

Although sexual assault is one of the most prevalent crimes in America, it is also the most underreported with only 310 out of every 1000 rapes reported to police. In this study 201 written accounts from survivors of sexual assaults were coded using the newly developed Sexual Assault Variables Scale in order to answer the question: How are reporting behaviors related to survivors’ perceptions and internalization of social and institutional reception of sexual violence? Results indicated that survivors’ relationship to their assailant, feelings of self blame, the presence of visible injuries, reaction received by the first individual the survivor disclosed …

Morphologically Directed Raman Spectroscopic Analysis Of Forensic Samples, Brooke Weinger Kammrath, Andrew Koutrakos, Pauline E. Leary, Josemar A. Castillo, Joe Wolfgang, Deborah Huck-Jones

Forensic Science Publications

Morphologically directed Raman spectroscopy (MDRS) is a novel and reliable tool that would enable criminalists to obtain more discriminatory information from forensic samples than their current capabilities. MDRS combines automated particle imaging and Raman spectroscopy into one instrument. Particle imaging is performed to determine particle size and shape distributions of components in a blended sample. Particle size is an important physical property of particulate samples and can be used in conjunction with Raman spectroscopy in the analysis of a range of samples of forensic interest, including illicit and counterfeit drugs, soils, gunshot residue (GSR), and white powders. Although measurement of …

Illicit And Counterfeit Drug Analysis By Morphologically Directed Raman Spectroscopy, Andrew Koutrakos, Pauline E. Leary, Brooke Weinger Kammrath

Forensic Science Publications

Morphologically directed Raman spectroscopy (MDRS) is a novel tool for the forensic analysis of illicit and counterfeit drug samples. MDRS combines Raman microspectroscopy with automated particle imaging so that physical and chemical information about the components of a mixture sample can be obtained. Results of automated particle imaging are used to determine samples for Raman analysis. The use of MDRS for these types of samples can be employed for both forensic investigations and adjudications of cases. The method provides insight about the physical and chemical composition of the sample, as well as about manufacturing and sample history. Here, MDRS was …

Is Forensic Science In Danger Of Extinction?, David San Pietro, Brooke Weinger Kammrath, Peter R. De Forest

Forensic Science Publications

Observations of modern day forensic science has prompted asking the question of whether this field is in danger of extinction. Although there have undoubtedly been meaningful advancements in analytical capabilities, we have overlooked several unintended practical and philosophical consequences. This article addresses three main areas of concern: the declining role of the generalist in an era of increased specialization, the role of education in preparing the next generation of forensic scientists, and the implementation of advanced instrumentation with a focus on statistical significance and field deployable instrumentation.

The Graduate Review, Vol. Iii, 2017-2018

The Graduate Review

No abstract provided.

Menace Ii Society: A Social Learning Perspective, Jowaun Gamble

The Graduate Review

Aker’s social learning theory predicts why crime occurs due to differential association, reinforcement, definitions and modeling. According to this theory, crime is a learned behavior through socialization agents and observations of peers. In the film Menace II Society, the protagonist, Caine Lawson, wants a way out of the Los Angeles projects after growing up in the gang lifestyle. Applying social learning theory to the film Menace II Society will analyze how Caine learned deviant behavior through modeling, definitions, reinforcement and differential association throughout his life. Also, the theory will explain how his intimate peer group influenced him to engage in …

Nigel Harlan Slaying: The Birmingham Murder That Halted Old Town Uptown Revitalization, Laura King

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 62-72

Ilsa Journal Of International And Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

The Peace Vs. Justice Puzzle And The Syrian Crisis, Paul R. Williams, Lisa K. Dicker, C. Danae Paterson

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Those involved in peace negotiations often face the dilemma of balancing demands for justice with the imperative of stopping the conflict as quickly as possible. There are abiding ethical and moral debates surrounding this tension between peace and justice.