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Pretrial Justice Reform And Property Crime: Evidence From New Jersey, Jung K. Kim, Yumi Koh

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Several states and localities have begun to implement various forms of pretrial justice reforms aimed at reducing the size of pretrial detainee population. However, empirical investigation of the effect of such reforms on crimes more broadly (other than recidivism) is limited. We analyse the effect of the 2017 New Jersey Criminal Justice Reform on property crimes. We find that property crime per 100,000 population increased by 22.5% within the first two years. Our findings suggest that reducing the likelihood of pretrial detention for less violent crimes can have substantial impact on behavioural incentives for offenders of such crimes.

Characteristics Of Effective Metropolitan Areawide Public Transit: A Comparison Of European, Canadian, And Australian Case Studies, Michelle Derobertis, Christopher E. Ferrell, Richard W. Lee, John M. Eells

Mineta Transportation Institute

This research project investigates the replicable characteristics, policies, and practices of successful metropolitan areawide public transportation networks that contribute to high usage and make transit an effective competitor to the private motor vehicle. The research method involves the qualitative and quantitative analysis of ten international (non-U.S.) case studies. The principal methods employed were web-based research and data collection, as well as telephone interviews with transit agency staff or regional planners as needed. The case studies were limited to developed western countries with similar metropolitan conditions to those in the United States.

This research focuses on key characteristics of highly effective …

Statutory Immunity For Educators: An Analysis Of Decisions By The Texas Commissioner Of Education And Texas Appellate Courts After House Bill 4, Melissa Ballou Kates

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative legal study explored statutory immunity protection provided to Texas educators under the Texas Education Code §22.0511 and §22.0512. The Texas legislature enacted the statutory immunity provisions as part of House Bill 4 and tort reform in 2003. Researchers have called for more balance when providing immunity protections for educators. The researcher limited the study to Texas Commissioner of Education decisions and Texas appellate court cases. The study utilized a legal framework to determine under what circumstances the rulings of statutory immunity shields educators from liability. The findings in this study provide evidence that Texas educators have more immunity …

Vol. 24, No. 1: Full Issue, Water Law Review

Water Law Review

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Explaining The Recent Homicide Spikes In U.S. Cities: The 'Minneapolis Effect' And The Decline In Proactive Policing, Paul Cassell

Utah Law Faculty Scholarship

Recently major cities across the country have suffered dramatic spikes in homicides. These spikes are remarkably large, suddenly appearing, and widespread. At this rate, 2020 will easily be the deadliest year in America for gun-related homicides since at least 1999, while most other major crime categories are trending stable or slightly downward.

This article attempts to explain why so many cities have seen extraordinary increases in murder during the summer of 2020. A close analysis of the emerging crime patterns suggests that American cities may be witnessing significant declines in some forms of policing, which in turn is producing the …

The Current - Volume 31 Issue 4, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Greening The Desert, Pamela R. Metzger, Kristin Meeks, Jessica Pishko

Deason Center Reports

Greening the Desert brings a criminal justice lens to the phenomenon of legal deserts in small, tribal, and rural (STAR) communities—vast areas with few, if any, practicing attorneys. The report explores STAR criminal justice communities and describes strategies and initiatives to green these criminal law deserts. Using case studies, the report offers concrete examples of successful innovations. It also includes cautionary notes about risks that may arise with the implementation of strategies to recruit, train, and retain STAR practitioners.

Policing The Police Power: Analyzing Safety-Minded Restrictions On Drink Specials As Valid Exercise Of Municipal Authority, Raymond Rhatican

The Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Law Review

This article explores the basis and contours of municipal police power through a critical review of recent restrictions proposed in Columbia, Missouri and elsewhere on drink specials. These restrictions are an attempt at benefit-shifting, which would impose an economic burden on restaurant and bar proprietors in exchange for an expected public benefit in reduced late-night nuisances and safety hazards. The article argues that municipal authority pursuant to the police power should be subject to a more exacting level of judicial scrutiny to ensure reasonable and well-considered regulation. Finally, this article suggests a more effective and less burdensome way to address …

It's The Little Things: A Community Resource For Strengthening Social Connections, Caitlin Coyle, Shayna Gleason, Cindy Bui

Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging Publications

Now, more than ever, it is imperative that we prioritize connection for ourselves and the people around us. The global COVID-19 pandemic and the national reckoning with systemic racism has made people more aware and appreciative of their relationships and has made some painfully aware of how distant and disconnected they are. While the evidence is clear that social isolation is bad for health and well-being, the evidence base of solutions is far less so. Thus, this report sought to harness the energy, creativity, and progressive thinking of cities and towns in Massachusetts by documenting their efforts to keep people …

Alexander Hamilton’S Vision Of An American Monarchy, Madeline Clarke

Compass: An Undergraduate Journal of American Political Ideas

Alexander Hamilton’s underlying arguments in The Federalist Papers and the Pacificus-Helvidius Debates of 1793-1794 expand the power of the presidency and display Hamilton’s desire for a king-like president of the United States, much like Great Britain’s monarch.

Author information: Madeline Clarke is an honors student from Ashland, Missouri, at the University of Missouri-Columbia studying political science and geography with a minor in American Constitutional Democracy. She is currently a Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy Undergraduate Fellow in addition to serving as president of Gamma Theta Upsilon Geography Honor Society, an executive board member of Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor …

Biol 385-H01: Evolution Of Animal Behavior Lab, Caroline Devan

Biology Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Raps Sheet, September 2020, Retirement Association Of Portland State

RAPS Sheet: Monthly Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Hydraulic Fracturing: How To Combat The Danger To Colorado's Municipal Water Supply?, Merrily Newcomb

Water Law Review

No abstract provided.

Biol 200-H03: Concepts In Biology, Caroline Devan

Biology Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Biol 206-001: Foundations Of Biology: Ecology & Evolution Lab, Daniel Bunker

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 206-003: Foundations Of Biology: Ecology & Evolution Lab, Daniel Bunker

Biology Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Biol 200-H01: Concepts In Biology, Caroline Devan

Biology Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Public Finance Responses To Covid-19 In Korea, Jaehyun Jung, Hawnoong Lee, Kyung-Ho Song

Documents

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Thou Shalt Vaccinate Thy Children: New York's Attempt To Curb Abuse Of Religious Exemptions, Ryan Boylan

Hofstra Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Public Problem With Counterterrorism, David A. Westbrook, Mark Maguire

Other Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Together With Tosha Newsletter, Fall 2020, Tennessee. Department Of Labor & Workforce Development.

TOSHA Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Eyes On Research: Photojournalism Under Covid, Tara Pixley, Martin Smith-Rodden

Journalism Faculty Works

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Reversing The Decriminalization Of Sexual Violence, Lisa Avalos

Nevada Law Journal

Sexual violence has largely been decriminalized in the United States through disbelief of victims, apathy on the part of law enforcement officers, and inaction on the part of institutions. Indeed, these mechanisms are so effective at burying the problem that most people are not aware of the extent of unprosecuted sexual violence, the woefully deficient law enforcement response, and the need for sweeping reform.

The Article proceeds in two parts. Part I maps the extent of this problem and argues that the weakest link in the societal response to sexual assault lies at the juncture between victim and law enforcement. …

Pardoning Dogs, Sarah Schindler

Nevada Law Journal

In 1994, the Governor of New Jersey pardoned a dog. In 2017, the Governor of Maine did the same. Each of these dogs had been ordered to be euthanized after killing another dog. While the Governor of New Jersey relied on the property status of the dog in issuing her order, the Governor of Maine relied on his standard pardon power, despite the fact that the being to be pardoned was a dog rather than a human. Both of these cases generated a great deal of popular press and attention, and a few months ago, a New York state senator …

Police Officer Coping: The Effect Of Police Culture, Management, And Family, Megan Heflin-Brand

Theses

This thesis examines the idea that police officers have supportive factors in their lives which influence coping mechanisms used to handle occupational stress. This idea comes from police culture literature which suggests that officers are encouraged to use maladaptive coping strategies like drinking and emotional suppression to deal with stress. Additional research on management support and family support are introduced as alternative supportive factors which can promote the use of adaptive coping like agency offered services and programs. This thesis uses data from “Work and Family Services for Law Enforcement Personnel in the United States” (Robert, O’Quin, & Kennedy, 2000). …

Tennessee Farm Bureau News - September 2020, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation

Tennessee Farm Bureau News

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How Law Libraries Can Help Tell The Black Lives Matter Movement’S Story, Phebe E. Huderson-Poydras, Ronald E. Wheeler

Faculty Scholarship

In Voices Across the Spectrum, our goal is to explore issues, perspectives, and resources that focus on promoting diversity, equality, anti-racism, LGBTQ rights, multicultural outreach and recruitment into the profession, inclusive workplaces, and more. While the first installments of this new column will focus on systemic racism issues, each column will examine different diversity and inclusion issues to help prompt conversations and break down silos within the profession.

Attribution Of Civil Liability For Accidents Involving Automated Cars, Siyuan Chen, Jie Hao Sampson Lim, Beverly Kai Li Lim

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

With the much-anticipated revolution in autonomous (or “self-driving”) cars fast becoming reality, the Singapore Academy of Law’s Law Reform Committee (‘LRC’) has considered how liability should be attributed in the event of accidents involving such cars, and the issues that may arise in seeking to apply existing liability frameworks.

Covid-19 Newsletter (Vol. 35), Center For Disaster Medicine, New York Medical College

COVID-19 Newsletter

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Portland State Magazine, Portland State University. Office Of University Communications

Portland State Magazine

PSU’s alumni magazine, published 2-3 times a year. In this issue: Defined by the pandemic that surprised the world, this spring’s resilient graduates offer a window into extraordinary times; alumni on the November ballot all want a chance to “Let Knowledge Serve”; a 500-year-old codex gives students an unusual glimpse into the past; Alex Hunt’s robotics lab has pioneered a new field inspired by the adaptability of animals; the Center for Public Interest Design’s inventive mobile structures put services on wheels; Cameron Whitten raised more than $1.9 million in emergency assistance for Black Portlanders; and more.