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Reconciling Risk And Equality, Christopher Slobogin

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

States have increasingly resorted to statistically-derived risk algorithms to determine when diversion from prison should occur, whether sentences should be enhanced, and the level of security and treatment a prisoner requires. The federal government has jumped on the bandwagon in a big way with the First Step Act, which mandated that a risk assessment instrument be developed to determine which prisoners can be released early on parole. Policymakers are turning to these algorithms because they are thought to be more accurate and less biased than judges and correctional officials, making them useful tools for reducing prison populations through identification of …

Criminal Justice And Criminology News, Georgia Southern University

Criminal Justice & Criminology: News & Publications (2012-2023)

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Contemplating Efficiency: Secular Mindfulness Practices From The Perspective Of Neoliberalism, Janina Misiewicz

CLAMANTIS: The MALS Journal

No abstract provided.

Umsl Bulletin 2020-2021, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Bulletins

The 2020-2021 Bulletin and Course Catalog for the University of Missouri St. Louis.

The Classic, Summer 2020, Public Relations

The Classic, 2020-present

Zwemer View: Making the Case for Federal Investment in Higher Education; Around the Green: New Research Opportunity, Online Experts Help Teachers Adapt, Servant Leader to be Honored, Library of the Year, Better than the Rest, Diversity Efforts Highlighted, PA Program Aims to Meet Rural Healthcare Need, Campus Life: Digital Discipleship, Commencement Delayed, Numbers Up, Grads in Demand, Faculty Research, Marketing Projects Stand Out, Master's in Athletic Training Approved, Face Value: Valerie Roman Stokes, Jobs Well Done: Seven faculty and staff contribute 200 years to Northwestern's mission, Military-Friendly; Endowed Professorships, Study Support, PA Program Receives $120,000, Physics Adds Majors, #RaidersAllN, New …

Against The Alleged Insufficiency Of Statistical Evidence, Sam Fox Krauss

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Impact Of Victim Advocacy Integration On Cold Case Investigations: Lessons Learned From The Cuyahoga County Sexual Assault Kit Task Force, Misty Luminais, Rachel Lovell, Margaret Mcguire, Joanna Klingenstein, Angela Kavadas, Laura Overman

Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education Reports and Briefs

In this research brief, we assess the integration of victim advocacy on the Cuyahoga County Sexual Assault Kit Task Force (Task Force). The Task Force created a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to focus solely on cold cases of sexual assaults, and the MDT uniquely incorporates victim advocates. The research team observed how the victim advocates influenced the MDT to assess (a) the integration of the victim advocates into a Task Force, (b) how well victim-centered behaviors and attitudes were exhibited by all members of the Task Force, and (c) whether people believed the integration of advocates or victim-centeredness impacted the Task …

Career Pathways Program Annual Report, 2019-2020, Wie Yusuf

Career Pathways

Career Pathways launched in August 2017 as the university-wide initiative to provide graduate student professional development. It encompasses both the Preparing Future Faculty program and the Preparing Future Professionals Certificates. The Preparing Future Faculty Certificate was an existing program, started in 2007, while the Preparing Future Professionals Certificate was launched in 2017 concurrently with Career Pathways. The Career Pathways program prepares graduate students for successful transition into thriving careers. With the Preparing Future Professionals Certificate, specifically, the emphasize has been on filling the existing gap in career and professional development for master’s students and doctoral students with career plans outside …

To Outgrow A Mockingbird: Confronting Our History—As Well As Our Fictions—About Indigent Defense In The Deep South, Sarah Gerwig-Moore

Articles

To Kill a Mockingbird occupies a beloved space in law school classrooms and curricula, especially in its portrayal of Atticus Finch. Frequently held up as the model or “hero-lawyer,” Atticus’s character is powerful in fiction, but problematic in practice. His work is lauded, rather than scrutinized, despite his questionable ability to represent his client in life-or-death circumstances—specifically, a racially charged sexual assault case in the Deep South. Through considering examples of historical lawyers and texts which explore similar themes without the lens of fiction, those engaged in legal education and legal practice can and should look to others to study …

The Sociology Of Shaming, Rodger A. Bates, Bryan Labrecque

The Journal of Public and Professional Sociology

Shaming is a form of social control found in every society.It is an informal mechanism that is found in traditional societies or small, personal groups. The power of shaming is related to a person's sense of self as reflected by his or her interpretation of the acts of others. Today, in the emerging environment of the global village, shaming has evolved from an expanded from a personal to a collective mechanism of influence and social control. In fact, what was once a mechanism of social control has become a potential for social change.

Understanding The Logic Of Rebel Restraint On Landmine Use, Henrique Garbino

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Non-state armed groups (NSAGs)² have become the most frequent users of landmines and the main drivers of new landmine contamination. Often portrayed as the “perfect soldier” due to their low cost, easy availability, and high lethality, landmines have become the weapon of choice of many rebel groups. An initial assessment by Geneva Call reported that, in 2005, at least sixty rebel groups in twenty-four countries had used mines. ^3-5 In contrast with state governments, rebels have considerably less incentives to comply with existing humanitarian norms.⁶ Engaging them in restricting or renouncing the use of landmines remains one of …

Endnotes, Cisr Journal

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

No abstract provided.

It's A Trap!: Responsible Enforcement Of Texas Disaster Evacuation Orders, William S. Gribble

Student Scholarship

We see emergencies within our lives and communities every day without much fanfare. However, when emergencies impact entire neighborhoods, communities, or regions, they become disasters. Depending on its severity, residents can be forced to flee in search of safety. Texas has had nearly five times the annual average of federal disaster declarations than that of any other state in the union. To manage emergencies and disasters, Texas law affords local governments numerous powers, including the authority to order evacuations. While many states have a single mechanism to enforce evacuation orders, Texas has both a civil (recovery of rescue expenses) and …

A Framework For The Efficient And Ethical Use Of Artificial Intelligence In The Criminal Justice System, Dan Hunter, Mirko Bagaric, Nigel Stobbs

Florida State University Law Review

Machine learning techniques are transforming the manner in which much of the legal system works, and criminal justice is the area which will be most fundamentally changed. Given the fundamental rights and interests at stake in the criminal justice system, this is also the field where the unthinking application of artificial intelligence ("AI") is most troubling, and where there is the greatest threat to individual rights and the likelihood of unanticipated damage to the rule of law. These problems will occur (and are occurring) throughout the criminal justice system: from data-driven predictive policing systems in the criminal investigation process, through …

July 2020 - June 2021 Fordham Law School Faculty Bibliography, Fordham Law School Library

Faculty Bibliography

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Organizational Trauma-Informed Care And Secondary Trauma Symptoms In Staff Members Of Kentucky Domestic Violence Programs, Mary Ellen Foley

Dissertations

This study evaluated secondary traumatic stress (STS) levels in 89 employees from Kentucky’s 15 regional domestic crisis programs to determine whether certain demographic variables predicted STS levels (as measured by the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale©) and whether employee perception of organizational trauma-informed care practices (as measured by the Ticometer©) reduced levels of STS. Results of a multiple regression analysis indicated that personal trauma history severity did significantly impact STS levels. In this way, the current study rejected the null hypothesis. Results also indicated that the more the employee perceived the organization to adopt and execute trauma-informed care practices, the lower …

Thinking Outside The Box: A Point-Based System Of Reintegration For California’S Inmate Firefighters, Ryan A. Stygar

California Western Law Review

No abstract provided.

Organizational Dissent: The Implications Of Race And Dissent Outcomes, Siera N. Bramschreiber

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Dissent, the public expression of a minority perspective, is valuable to organizations due to its connections with improving decision-making processes within teams. The current study sought to integrate what is known about diversity in thought and diversity in people and how this influences the dissent process. Specifically, I examined if positive perceptions of dissenters (i.e., worthy of respect or courageous) differ based on the race of the dissenter. Second, I examined if stories of successful articulated dissent influence subsequent willingness to dissent. In developing a scenario to manipulate dissent outcomes ranging from negative outcomes (i.e., hostility) to positive outcomes (i.e., …

History Department 2020 Summer Reading Suggestions, Libby Bischof Phd, Leroy Rowe Phd, Lisa Brooks, Ashley Towle Phd, Adam Schmitt Phd, Amy M. Smith Phd, Abraham J. Peck Phd

Reading Lists

This list of readings was collected by USM History Department faculty at the University of Southern Maine.

From the guide:

"An important part of the anti-racist work of dismantling racial inequities is self-education, doing the work of learning about the hundreds of years of oppression and injustice that provide the context to our contemporary struggles. For historians, context is key to all that we do. Faculty members in the Department of History at USM have come together to suggest a series of texts that we find both personally significant and think will be helpful in coming to a greater understanding …

Should Consistency Be Part Of The Reform Prosecutor’S Playbook?, Kay Levine

Hastings Journal of Crime and Punishment

In this piece, I explore the value of consistency in a prosecutor’s office that is committed to racial justice, fiscal responsibility, and strategies to reduce the size of the carceral state. I argue that consistency of process, rather than consistency of outcome, is the principal value that leadership ought to embrace in furtherance of its reformist goals. In prioritizing consistency of process, the office would design a “prosecutorial calculus” to guide line prosecutors’ case management decisions (i.e., it would identify the factors that should influence whether and what to file, how to handle pre-trial release, and what to offer as …

Regressive Prosecutors: Law And Order Politics And Practices In Trump’S Doj, Mona Lynch

Hastings Journal of Crime and Punishment

No abstract provided.

Book Review, Usual Cruelty: The Complicity Of Lawyers In The Criminal Injustice System By Alec Karakatsanis (2019), Franklin L. Runge

Library Scholarship

This review examines Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System, a new book by Alec Karakatsanis.

Getting At The Root Instead Of The Branch: Extinguishing The Stereotype Of Black Intellectual Inferiority In American Education, A Long-Ignored Transitional Justice Project, Camille Lamar Campbell

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Granite State College Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021, Granite State College

Granite State College Catalogs

No abstract provided.

2019-2020 Annual Report, Southern Illinois University Board Of Trustees

Annual Report Archive

No abstract provided.

The Failure To Grapple With Racial Capitalism In European Constitutionalism, Fernanda Giorgia Nicola Dr.

Working Papers

Since the 1980s prominent scholars of European legal integration have used the example of U.S. constitutionalism to promote a federal vision for the European Community. These scholars, drawing lessons from developments across the Atlantic, concluded that the U.S. Supreme Court had played a key role in fostering national integration and market liberalization. They foresaw the possibility for the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to be a catalyst for a similar federal and constitutional outcome in Europe. The present contribution argues that the scholars who constructed today’s dominant European constitutional paradigm underemphasized key aspects of the U.S. constitutional experience, including judgments …

Teacher Beliefs And Adverse Childhood Experiences, Jennifer Lynn Barnett

Educational Leadership Theses, Dissertations, and Student Creative Activity

In the teaching profession, educators are often left to intervene with behaviors and developmental concerns associated with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). In order to maintain a productive classroom, teachers must show self regulation, resilience, and sensitivity to their students' adverse childhood experiences. Many teachers intervening with these concerns have experienced ACEs themselves. Little research has been completed on the number of ACEs teachers report related to personal beliefs of student classroom behaviors or resilience. This study is significant because research shows increased achievement in the area of behavior and academics when trauma sensitive practices are implemented in schools (Sporleader & …

Available, Granted, Revoked: A New Framework For Assessing Unauthorized Access Under The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act, Samuel Kane

University of Chicago Law Review

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) criminalizes a broad range of conduct related to the compromise of computer systems. Specifically, the CFAA prohibits unauthorized access to computer systems, defining such access as that which occurs “without authorization” or in a manner that “exceeds authorized access.” Courts interpreting the meaning of unauthorized access under the CFAA have diverged into two camps. On one side, proponents of the broad approach argue that the CFAA unauthorized access inquiry should focus on access purpose, assessing whether a given access was conducted for a purpose authorized by the computer owner. On the other side, …

The Effects Of Racialization On Sikhs In America: An Intersectional Approach, Harsirjan K. Roopra

Senior Theses

Sikhs have been largely ignored in the literature surrounding social justice and religious tolerance. The many pressures Sikhs face, and the social assumptions that lead to them, must be brought into the broader conversation on these issues so that educators and politicians might help support the well-being of the Sikh community. Sikh identity has been misinterpreted and redefined in modern day American society. The lack of cultural and religious literacy of many Americans, coupled with Sikhs’ distinct visible identity, has led to xenophobic violence against Sikhs since their arrival in the U.S. more than a century ago. The root of …