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Property Crime In Alaska 1985–2017, Yevgenii Kisarauskas

AJiC Fact Sheets

This fact sheet describes Alaska property crime trends from 1985 through 2017, with a focus on motor vehicle theft rate trends. Overall property crime in Alaska increased by 28.6% from 2011 to 2017. Burglary and larceny theft increased moderately, but motor vehicle theft rates tripled from the lowest recorded rate 2011 to the highest recorded rate in 2017. Data is drawn from the annual Crime in Alaska report of the Alaska Department of Public Safety, which represents the State of Alaska's contribution to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) program.

At The Intersection Of Due Process And Equal Protection: Expanding The Range Of Protected Interests, Vincent J. Samar

Catholic University Law Review

Are the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses interconnected? Justice Kennedy in Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court case holding the fundamental right to marry includes the right to a same-sex marriage, stated that they are profoundly connected in that each clause “may be instructive as to the meaning and reach of the other.” But exactly what instruction each doctrine might afford the other, Justice Kennedy did not say. An earlier Supreme Court decision, Plyler v. Doe, also suggested a connection, when the Court held unconstitutional a Texas statute baring funding for the education of undocumented children. But …

Deference Vs. Evidence: An Exploration Of The Appropriate Application Of Putative Benefits To The Pike Balancing Test, Nathan Gniewek

Catholic University Law Review

The Supreme Court has long done battle with the intricacies and subtle implications of the interplay between state and federal power with regard to commerce. Although the Supreme Court crafted the Pike balancing test in 1970, that test has proven a jurisprudential headache due to a lack of a solid definition of the key phrase “putative benefits.”

Since the Supreme Court decided Pike v. Bruce Church, circuit courts have been unable to apply the term consistently when making use of the Pike test, generating a massive circuit split. This Comment teases out the differing treatment of states’ burden of …

Rough Roads Ahead!?, Sarah Reed, Brooke Thomas, Jim Hellmann

Purdue Road School

Have you ever found yourself in the public's cross-hairs when it is time to implement a few roadway improvements? Are you handicapped in your ability to describe the true value of community planning and economic development planning? Come hear from one dynamic trio with the ability to identify issues and opportunities that others might not see and work to uncover even more ways tin which we are better together.

Creation Of Statewide Inventory For Indot's Retaining Walls, Nikhil Khedekar, Aamir Turk, Robert Goldner, Andrew Bain

Purdue Road School

INDOT is implementing its Retaining Wall Inventory Program as part of its Transportation Asset Management Plan. The program was developed in response to observed incidences of deficiencies during construction as well as post-construction performance and maintenance issues. In this session we present the inventory collection process and share thoughts on potential applications of inventory data to improve the methodology for design, construction, and maintenance of retaining walls.

2019 Iggad Conference Program, Charles Joyner Institute For Gullah And African Diaspora Studies

IGGAD Conference Programs

Program of the 2019 IGGAD Conference: Tracing the African Diaspora: Places of Suffering, Resilience, and Reinvention.

Volume 56, Number 29: March 06, 2019, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Self Determination Of Identity: Two-Spirit Natives And Federal Indian Law, Tara Wilson

Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality

No abstract provided.

Emissions Trading In The United States: Using Rggi As A Model For Addressing Disproportionate Impacts Of Climate Change, Joshua T. Bleisch

Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality

No abstract provided.

A Proposal To Amend Rule Of Evidence 404 To Admit "Prior Acts" Evidence In Domestic Violence Prosecutions, Corttany Brooks

Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality

No abstract provided.

State V. Mccoy Respondent's Brief Dckt. 45968

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

The Future Of The Death Penalty In Nebraska: Utilizing Bruce Bueno De Mesquita's Predictioneer's Game To Create A Forecast Model Of Capital Punishment, Katie Andersen

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

This thesis investigates the future of the death penalty in Nebraska with the goal of producing a forecast model of the issue utilizing Bruce Bueno De Mesquita’s Predicationeer’s Game software. Local and national politics are included to give a comprehensive idea of why Nebraska is in the hot seat in terms of capital punishment. Understanding the politics of the issue is vital to realizing the challenges of changing Nebraska’s policy on capital punishment and further explains the conflicted history between key players in the state.

The Predictioneer software requires input data of key players’ positions on the issue, influence, salience, …

Assessing Slope Instabilities, Victoria Leffel, Joey Franzino

Purdue Road School

INDOT’s Geotechnical Services Section has recently implemented a slide ArcGIS Collector app to provide a systematic approach to collecting and managing unsafe or failed slopes/embankments needed for decision making. A brief background in Indiana landslide geology will be given, then we will review the process of how to inventory slopes through the Collector app and identify potentially hazardous slopes. The session will end with a discussion of current engineering practices INDOT is using to correct landslides.

Calibration, Bryan Pickworth, Kevin Mccarthy

Purdue Road School

It doesn’t matter if our salt spreaders are new or old, electronic or manual, liquid or granular— they all need to be calibrated. Annual calibration of salt spreaders is an important part of your fleet maintenance, winter maintenance, and MS4 compliance program. Representatives from the Department of Public Works of Farmington Hills, Michigan, will present on calibration of manual and computerized controls for winter maintenance best practices. Topics include granular and liquid calibration as well as using this practice as a tool in conjunction with AVL.

I-65 Downtown Closure: Saving Time, Enhancing Safety, Kyle Muellner, Jim Reilman, Tom Heustis

Purdue Road School

In 2018, portions of I-65 were closed in Indianapolis to construct seven bridge rehabilitations from downtown north to I-465. This presentation discusses the challenges and opportunities related to an interstate closure, including reasons behind INDOT’s decision to close I-65. Highlights include design, project delivery, and construction elements implemented into the contract. Best practices and guidelines for which types of projects could consider closure as a viable MOT (maintenance of traffic) scheme will be covered.

In Search Of Juvenile Justice: From Star Chamber To Criminal Court, Hon. Patrick R. Tamilia

Akron Law Review

No abstract provided.

Treatment And Rehabilitation Or Hard Time: Is The Focus Of Juvenile Justice Changing?, Hon. John B. Leete

Akron Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Third Wave Of Educational Reform: Fostering The Development Of The Whole Child, Dan W. Rea, Leigh Colburn, Linda Beggs

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

The third wave of educational reform goes beyond narrowly focusing on student achievement (first wave) to also recognizing the need for social-emotional learning (second wave), and now including wraparound services for health, safety, and family/community engagement to equitably meet the holistic needs of all students, especially those in poverty. Contributing to the third wave, the “5H” Holistic Framework (5HHF) provides five protective/promotive factors to meet students’ needs and promote their holistic well-being: Head (academic achievement), Heart (social-emotional care), Hand (safety/security), Health (physical/mental health), and Home (family/community engagement). We will introduce educators to current vocabulary, processes for gathering student voice, a …

Bridge Inspection Basics: Road Scholar Core Course #9, Jonathan Olson

Purdue Road School

This 3-hour course meets the requirements for core course #9 in the Indiana LTAP Road Scholar program. During the course, instructors will cover bridge technology, structure types, design, maintenance, inspection, and funding for local bridges in Indiana.

Perspectives On Keeping Kids In Classrooms Not Courtrooms, Gerard Lawson, Laura Welfare, Tameka Grimes, Ariann Evans Robino

Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

The school-to-prison pipeline begins with school disciplinary incidents that result in suspensions and/or referrals to law enforcement. With the support of the National Institutes of Justice, the presenters explored factors that inform decision-making about exclusionary discipline practices and law enforcement referrals in Virginia. Educators and school resource officers are invited to discuss strategies for promoting the well-being of youth at risk.

The Utah Statesman, March 5, 2019, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Frank Shankwitz Named Commencement Speaker At St. Norbert College, St. Norbert College

Press Releases 2019

No abstract provided.

State V. Karst Clerk's Record Dckt. 48593

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Ud Emergency Medical Services Earns National Honors For Life-Saving Work, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton Emergency Medical Services, a student- run volunteer EMS organization and a division of UD Public Safety, received four awards for excellence and professionalism during the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Service Foundation annual conference Feb. 22-24 in Pittsburgh.

2019 March 5, Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes, March 5, 2019

Volume 116, Number 12 - Tuesday, March 5, 2019, Saint Mary's College Of California

The Collegian

No abstract provided.

The Statesman, V. 62, I. 21, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

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Faculty Senate Monthly Packet March 2019, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The March 2019 Monthly packet includes the February agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held February 2019.

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

2019 Nyar (Savannah) Program, National Youth At Risk Conference, Savannah

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Conference Program