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Governments "Erasing History" And The Importance Of Free Speech, Noah C. Chauvin

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Nationwide protests against police brutality and structural racism have led to a renewed push for governments to take down or alter Confederate monuments and symbols. Advocates for these changes argue that they will make our public spaces more just and welcoming to all people. Not everyone agrees. Some defenders of the monuments and symbols accuse pro-removal protestors and the governments who acquiesce to their demands as conspiring to "erase history." In this essay, I argue that those who oppose removing the monuments should come away from the controversy with an appreciation for the importance of free speech. On the other …

Inside State Courts: Improving The Market For State Trial Court Law Clerks, Judson R. Peverall

University of Richmond Law Review

The power of state trial courts is tremendous. Charged with resolving 95% of the nation’s legal cases, state trial judges decide “the law” for thousands of litigants and criminal defendants every year, not to mention countless others impacted or bound by their decisions. Yet for decades state judges and academics have warned of a “crisis in the courts.” Many state courts today remain chronically underfunded, although they rarely ever compose more than 1% of the average state budget (and never more than 2%). State chief judges have decried the waning quality of state courts, arguing that inadequate funding has led …

The Paradox Of Power In Conflict Dynamics, Daniel Rothbart

Peace and Conflict Studies

In recent decades the political state has been implicated in genocide, mass violence, political oppression, and targeted deprivations. Yet, in the field of conflict analysis, the meaning of state “power over” in conflict settings is under-theorized. In this article I probe the conceptual depths of state power to show that such power is neither singular nor simple. It’s neither ahistorical nor asocial. Beneath the surface of the state’s wide-ranging practices of governing its political subjects is a fundamental paradox that juxtaposes the state’s authority as the rightful authority over its subjects against the state’s vulnerability to potentially de-stabilizing threats to …

Envisioning An Age-Friendly Norwood, Caitlin Coyle, Beth Rouleau

Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging Publications

Nestled just outside the I-95 beltway, the Town of Norwood, Massachusetts is a community southwest of Boston that takes pride in the history of residents staying in, or returning to, the community across the lifespan. Projections indicate that by 2035, about one out of three Norwood residents will be age 60 or older—24% of the Town’s population will be between the ages of 60 and 79, with an additional 8% age 80 and older (see Appendix A). The desire to stay and a growing older adult population lends to many multi-generational families within the community, creating a sense of supportive …

Criminal Law And Procedure, Brittany A. Dunn-Pirio, Timothy J. Huffstutter, Sharon M. Carr, Mason D. Williams

University of Richmond Law Review

This Article surveys recent developments in criminal procedure and law in Virginia. Because of space limitations, the authors have limited their discussion to the most significant published appellate decisions and legislation.

Vol 1 November '20 Full Issue, Donna L. Williams

Journal of the Louisiana Public Health Association

No abstract provided.

Public Health In Louisiana: Looking Back And Looking Forward, Rebekah Gee, William R. Boles

Journal of the Louisiana Public Health Association

No abstract provided.

Brief Of The Muslim Public Affairs Council, Religious Freedom Institute's Islam And Religious Freedom Action Team, And Asma Uddin, Stephanie Barclay

Court Briefs

No. 20-A90
Agudath Israel of America v. Andrew M. Cuomo

Including the Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Applicant by the Muslim Public Affairs Council, Religious Freedom Institute's Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team, and Asma Uddin (i–iii).

From the Summary of Argument

Since ancient times, peoples around the world have symbolically vested the perceived wrongdoings of their community onto “scapegoats,” who are sacrificed in the hope that those wrongdoings will be expiated, and the hard times will pass. Too often, religious minorities have served as scapegoats in times of sickness, war, and fear—from Jews …

The Music Of Mass Incarceration, Andrea L. Dennis

Scholarly Works

Intellectual property law reaches every aspect of the world, society, and creativity. Sometimes, creative expression is at the very crux of societal conflict and change. Through its history, rap music has demonstrated passionate creative expression, exploding with emotion and truths. Now the most popular musical genre in America, rap has always shared—and consistently critiqued—disproportionate effects of the criminal legal system on Black communities. The world is increasingly hearing these tunes with special acuity and paying more attention to the lyrics. Virtually every music recording artist would consider the following numbers a major career achievement: 500 percent increase; 222 percent growth; …

Framing The Second Amendment: Gun Rights, Civil Rights And Civil Liberties, Timothy Zick

Faculty Publications

Gun rights proponents and gun control advocates have devoted significant energy to framing the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. In constitutional discourse, advocates and commentators have referred to the Second Amendment as a "collective, ""civic republican," "individual," and 'fundamental" right. Gun rights advocates have defended the right to keep and bear arms on "law and order" grounds, while gun control proponents have urged regulation based on "public health, " "human rights, " and other concerns. These frames and concepts have significantly influenced how the right to keep and bear arms has been debated, interpreted, and enforced. This Article …

Equal Protection Under Algorithms: A New Statistical And Legal Framework, Crystal S. Yang, Will Dobbie

Michigan Law Review

In this Article, we provide a new statistical and legal framework to understand the legality and fairness of predictive algorithms under the Equal Protection Clause. We begin by reviewing the main legal concerns regarding the use of protected characteristics such as race and the correlates of protected characteristics such as criminal history. The use of race and nonrace correlates in predictive algorithms generates direct and proxy effects of race, respectively, that can lead to racial disparities that many view as unwarranted and discriminatory. These effects have led to the mainstream legal consensus that the use of race and nonrace correlates …

Oklahoma V. Purdue Pharma: Public Nuisance In Your Medicine Cabinet, Justin Kaufman

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Raps Sheet, November 2020, Retirement Association Of Portland State

RAPS Sheet: Monthly Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Policing And Challenges Throughout The Covid-19 Pandemic, Fatos Haziri

UBT International Conference

In this paper I aim to examine some new roles and practices that the police should have during the COVID 19 pandemic crisis, some of the challenges that this situation creates; new policing approach to developing a two-dimensional police response, both in carrying out traditional legal missions and responsibilities, as well as in its new role in the complex context created by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, to operate and to serve their community as the broadest function of public safety. Police today is facing a new challenge, that of policing the Covid-19 Pandemic. Traditional police practices in the pandemic situation …

Information Security And Feeling Of Public Insecurity In Covid-19 Pandemic Circumstances, Ahmet Nuredini

UBT International Conference

This paper aims to present a model of information security in the context of the global pandemic "COVID-19". The world today is facing the "COVID-19" virus that made life difficult for citizens and created the sense of insecurity for the public around the world. The global pandemic "COVID-19" created a challenging situation in all areas, especially in the field of public safety. This situation challenged the work of educational, economic and in particular the work of health and security institutions. Criminals of various profiles are exploiting the fear and insecurity from the pandemic, especially those dealing with cybercrime such as …

Industrial Archeology In The City Of Gjirokastra Seen From A Structural Perspective, Egla Luca

UBT International Conference

The industrial development in Albania arrived late. On the eve of independence, back in the early 1900s, the country was essentially an agricultural economy. The industrialization of the country span a period of almost 150 years starting from the earlier industrial traces to the end of the communist era. The industry helped to form the country's modern image, awareness, and understanding about the role of industrialization; and monuments that it left behind and the communities it has managed to build, and created opportunities to better known themselves/ourselves. (Luca, 2017) This paper is focused on the Industrial Archeology of the City …

The Metropolitan Government Of Nashville And Davidson County, Tennessee; Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For The Year Ended June 30, 2020, Davidson County (Tenn.). Department Of Finance.

Tennessee County Audit Reports

No abstract provided.

Loneliness, Prosocial Relationships, And Recidivism In Long-Term Incarcerated Juveniles, Amy R. Jozan

Walden University Research Conference

Lengthy juvenile facility placement has resulted in deterioration of important prosocial supports and social isolation, increasing risk for recidivism. Lengthy juvenile incarceration impacts on loneliness, post-release prosocial relationships, and desistance implications have been investigated utilizing interpretative phenomenological analysis. Social maladaptation, institutionalization, stigmatization, identifying with prosocial support, antisocial peer dissociation, and loneliness were six overarching themes discovered. Recommendations for future research efforts and proactively addressing youth maladaptation with relatable prosocial supports will be discussed. Implications for practice may be used to promote positive social change towards improving public safety, mitigating recidivism, and avoiding negative transgenerational effects from mass incarceration.

Recommended Citation …

2020-October-30-Enjoy Retirement.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Congratulations to the following members of the East Tennessee State University family who retired in October.  Thank you for your service!

Constance Marie Alexander – Office Coordinator, College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office

Gordon K. Anderson – Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Kirk A. Babcock – Custodian, Custodial Services

Sandra K. Benincasa – Coordinator, Allied Health Sciences

Carolyn A. Bond – Library Assistant, Library Administration

Sarah E. Brennan – Operations Manager, Family Medicine

Delores A. Britt – Custodian, Custodial Services

Margaret S. Carr – Office Coordinator, Clemmer College Dean’s Office

Cathy Ann Carty – Custodian, Custodial Services

Robert …

2020-October-30-New Etsu Chief Of Police.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (Oct. 30, 2020) East Tennessee State University has named Cesar Gracia as chief of police and director of Public Safety.  He assumes this new role on Nov.9.

For the past five years, Gracia has served as dean of campus safety and chief of police at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) in Harrogate where he provided leadership, direction and management for the police and security department and its programs, services and activities.  In 2019, the university was ranked the No. 1 safest campus out of 500 colleges and universities in the nation by the National Council for Home Safety …

Police Officers’ Knowledge And Perception Regarding Miranda And The Public Safety Exception, Alexandria Goldstein

Master of Science in Criminal Justice Theses & (Pre-2016) Policy Research Projects

The public safety exception to Miranda attempts to balance an individual’s Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination with police officer and community safety. Under the public safety exception, if officers possess a reasonable belief that their safety or the public’s safety is in imminent danger, they may forego reading the Miranda warnings to a suspect in custody whom they wish to interrogate. The purpose of this empirical, survey study is to examine police officer perception and knowledge of the public safety exception. To this end, a questionnaire was distributed to officers in a large, populated county in the Southeastern United States. …

Development And Characterization Of Robust Methods For Field Investigations With Portable Mass Spectrometry, Ashley Rose Stelmack

Theses and Dissertations

Portable mass spectrometry (MS) has become an area of interest due to the ability to conduct chemical analyses in native environments. These instruments have the potential to increase efficiency and analytical throughput via real-time experimentation, minimizing the need for sample transportation. One drive towards the development of fieldable mass spectrometers is the potential for coupling to novel ambient ionization methods (or “ambient MS”), which can generate spectral data at ambient conditions from unprepared or minimally prepared samples of interest. Since the first introduction of the desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) technique in 2004, a myriad of novel techniques have been reported …

The Indiana Statesman, October 29, 2020, Indiana State University

Student Newspaper

Highland Quarters site of shooting; Grad Fair: Campus bookstore event for December graduates; Reusing plastic for the greater good; ISU professors co-author study on climate impact in East Africa

2020-October-29-Etsu Hosts Drug Take Back Events.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 29, 2020) – Misused controlled prescription drugs are considered a critical public safety and public health issue by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). That’s why East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy participated in the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24, helping remove over 730 pounds of unused prescription drugs from the region’s homes, providing an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths.

The event is typically held twice a year, though the spring event was canceled due to COVID-19.

In partnership with law enforcement, the college …

2020-October-29-Etsu Hosts Drug Take Back Events, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 29, 2020) – Misused controlled prescription drugs are considered acritical public safety and public health issue by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). That’s why East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacyparticipated in the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24, helping remove over 730 pounds of unused prescription drugs from the region’s homes, providing an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths. 

The event is typically held twice a year, though the spring event was canceled due to COVID-19.

In partnership with law enforcement, the college set up …

Opinions And Perceptions Of Residents In New York City Public Housing: More Findings From Household Surveys In Map Communities And Non-Map Communities. Map Evaluation Update Number 6., Gina Moreno, Jeffrey A. Butts, Hans Erickson

Publications and Research

This is the sixth of six updates presenting interim findings from the evaluation of the NYC Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (MAP). Researchers conducted surveys of residents in housing developments operated by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), half involved in MAP and half not involved. The survey measured opinions and perceptions about public safety and resident well-being. Surveys were conducted well after the 2014 launch of MAP, but the data allowed the study to examine differences between MAP and non-MAP communities.

Piloting The Surge: Streaming Video And Academic Libraries, Joanna Kolendo, Azungwe Kwembe, Charlene Snelling

Charleston Library Conference

Chicago State University’s Gwendolyn Brooks Library decision to trial and acquire Kanopy, A Patro-Driven-Acquisition video streaming service, was completely a patron-demand-driven undertaking. The decision to obtain this service was led by faculty interest in the resource and ranged from the initial inquiry for a trial by a foreign language faculty member to its PDA model, which has allowed faculty to select the films purchased. The article discusses the acquisition process, set-up steps for making the trial and then the resource available to the CSU community, and the steps taken to promote the resource.

Commonwealth Times 2020-10-28

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Spectrum, October 28, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Are Students Voting? -- Study Abroad Cancelled -- Is Blackboard Ultra Better? -- First 50 Days of SHU -- Stage 2 Of Theaterfest -- Sports

The Lumberjack, October 28, 2020

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.