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Bridging The Digital Divide (During Covid-19), Jonathan Wilson, Jeri Paddock

ETSU Faculty Works

When all classes moved online in mid-March 2020, students' unmet needs for fast, reliable Internet service and adequate devices for participating in online classes quickly surfaced. Information Technology Services (ITS), Sherrod Library, and Student Life and Enrollment teamed up to lend the small supply of available laptops to students.

Foreword, Lauren F. Louis

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

Informed Consent: Disclosure Of The Presentence Investigation Report Before A Guilty Plea, George D. Bell

University of Miami Law Review

The Constitution bestows upon all accused persons the right to a trial by jury, the right to confront accusers, the right to remain silent, and the right to be presumed innocent. The law requires waiver of these rights to be done voluntarily, with the fullest possible knowledge of material consequences. Punishment is possibly the most material consequence of a guilty plea, yet criminal defendants who pleaded guilty are forced to relinquish their rights before punishment is determined. Our jurisprudence of due process prohibits this kind of practice, but it is routine in Federal court. For a guilty plea to comport …

A Thematic Analysis Of Parenting Experiences Of Women In Prison, Pious Dananai Maedzenge

Theses and Dissertations

Given the increased representation of women in prisons, several collateral consequences have followed One of such consequences include, but are not limited to, the effect that incarceration has on incarcerated mothers given that, in most instances, they are the primary caregivers of their children. Using Braun and Clarke (2006; 2019) reflexive thematic analysis approach and secondary analysis of qualitative data, this study examines parenting experiences of women incarcerated in a Midwestern correctional center. Additionally, the researcher is interested in knowing the ways in which background experiences (i.e. sexual and physical abuse, drug dependency, and broken homes) shape women’s experiences of …

Depolicing: An Empirical Analysis, Jacob Terrell Foster

Theses and Dissertations

Depolicing occurs when law enforcement officers disengage from proactive police work. In recent years, the term depolicing has become more popular with many seeing the phenomenon as negative. Prior literature has identified various predictors of such behavior. The current inquiry uses secondary data from a survey to further examine the predictors of depolicing. Respondents consisted of police officers from four different U.S law enforcement agencies. Results indicate that officers who experience higher levels of both public scrutiny and liability concerns are more inclined to depolice. Also, results indicate that experiencing higher levels of both public scrutiny and liability concerns are …

Vol.48 N.51 July 8th 2021, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

Strange Justice For Victims Of The Missouri Public Defender Funding Crisis: Punishing The Innocent, Sean O'Brien

Faculty Works

This article was written in response to an invitation to participate in the 2016 Richard J. Childress Memorial Lecture at St. Louis University School of Law. It focuses on the relationship between public defender funding, quality of representation, and the risk of convicting the innocent, drawing on specific examples of Missouri defendants who were convicted and sentence to prison or to death in spite of their innocence.

A Qualitative Investigation Of Media Framing Regarding Christopher Jefferies In The Case Of Joanna Yeates' Murder, Laura Collins

The Plymouth Student Scientist

Framing describes the process of how things are constructed and perceived through communication. Media framing refers to how things are presented when relaying information to others. Many framing techniques are used to frame news stories to influence readers, and this study explored the case of Christopher Jefferies, who was portrayed in the media as being guilty of murder, despite being innocent. This research aimed to detect what media framing techniques were used, what was focused on to sway opinions and explore why Christopher Jefferies was targeted. It looked at how the media were able to convince people of his guilt …

Pleading Guilty: Indigent Defendant Perceptions Of The Plea Process, Jeanette Hussemann, Jonah Siegel

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

Public defenders and other court actors most often engage in behind-the-scene plea negotiating to manage overwhelming workloads and to dispose of cases as quickly and efficiently as possible. In prior work, scholars have documented an increased reliance on plea bargaining and the deleterious impact of the practice on the legal process and the rights of individuals accused of a crime; however, this research has not systematically analyzed the decisions made, and the perspectives of justice of society's most disadvantaged and arguably most important actors of the court, the defendants. Relying on data collected in a Midwestern public defense system, this …

Responding To The Impacts Of The Opioid Epidemic On Families, Wendy A. Bach, Suzanne Weise, Barry Staubus

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

A Rot In Heaven: A Powerful Investigative Partnership, The Opioid Crisis, Pill Profits, And A Pulitzer Prize, Becky Jacobs Professor

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Usa V. Christopher Sanchez

2021 Decisions

USDC for the District of Delaware

Digital Medication: Implications For Use In The Criminal Justice System, Jennifer Onka

Seton Hall Law Review

No abstract provided.

He Is Strong When We Are Weak: A Review Of Gentle And Lowly, Donald Roth

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"We often view the heart as the center of our emotions, but it meant much more than this in the ancient world."

Posting about the book Gentle and Lowly from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/he-is-strong-when-we-are-weak-a-review-of-gentle-and-lowly/

Indigenous Reintegrative Shaming: A Comparison Of Indigenous Legal Traditions Of Canada And Braithwaite's Theory Of Reintegrative Shaming, Emily Sinclair

Bridges: An Undergraduate Journal of Contemporary Connections

Upon the arrival of European settlers in Canada, Indigenous legal traditions have continuously been undermined as customary law with an insignificant role in crime prevention and sanctioning. This paper will argue that Indigenous legal traditions deserve a larger role in Indigenous self-governance as their customs demonstrate aspects of crucial crime prevention theories such as Braithwaite’s theory of reintegrative shaming. The interconnection between reintegrative shaming and Indigenous legal traditions pre-contact and post-contact demonstrate concepts of community socialization, informal sanctions and restorative practices that foster the wellbeing of the community, victims and offenders. As such, Braithwaite’s theory demonstrates the importance of each …

Ongoing Crimes And The Unlikelihood Of Punishment - Syria As A Case Study, Ghuna Bdiwi

PhD Dissertations

Taking the war in Syria as a case study, this dissertation proposes an account of criminal accountability that merits the language that is expressed by calls for criminal accountability, even where physical punishment is not possible. Syria is, of course, a society that is in the midst of ongoing conflict one where almost every party on the battlefield is committing atrocity crimes against civilians. In response, and importantly while the conflict continues, the international community, the United Nations, and the Syrian diaspora have made calls for holding war criminals accountable. But, what are values of these calls if there is …

Ransomware Is Everywhere. Meet The Uab Students Training To Stop This And Other Digital Threats., Matt Windsor

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Fsec Meeting Minutes July 6, 2021, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Alumnus Examines Dangers Of Driving Under Influence Of Illicit Drugs, Sarah Sapp

University of Mississippi News

Graduate of master's program in criminal justice details public health and safety warnings

Are Websites Of Victim Service Organizations Representative Of Women Of Color? A Content Analysis, Loretta Addo-Danso

Theses and Dissertations

Intimate partner violence continues to be on the raise among women of color in the country. Many scholars have attributed this to the multiple factors such as race, class and sexual orientation that intersect to influence women of color’s experiences with intimate partner violence. Yet, there seems to be a gap in the services that are rendered to women of color who are survivors. To better understand how representative victim services are of women of color, a content analysis of victim service organizations’ websites nationwide was conducted to ascertain the extent to which the organizations are inclusive of survivors/victims of …

The Contagion Of Mass Shootings: The Interdependence Of Large-Scale Massacres And Mass Media Coverage, James Alan Fox, Nathan E. Sanders, Emma E. Fridel, Grant Duwe, Michael Rocque

All Faculty Scholarship

Mass public shootings have generated significant levels of fear in the recent years, with many observers criticizing the media for fostering a moral panic, if not an actual rise in the frequency of such attacks. Scholarly research suggests that the media can potentially impact the prevalence of mass shootings in two respects: (i) some individuals may be inspired to mimic the actions of highly publicized offenders; and (ii) a more general contagion process may manifest as a temporary increase in the likelihood of shootings associated with a triggering event. In this study of mass shootings since 2000, we focus on …

Incarceration And Suicide: Do The Risk Factors Differ For Civilians And Veterans?, Rheannon Gail Ramsey

Dissertations and Theses

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in United States jails and prisons. Many researchers have looked at suicides in prisons and what can potentially cause suicidal ideation but there are conflicting findings among civilian incarcerated populations and United States military veteran incarcerated populations.

The intent of this study is to examine which risk factors are most prevalent among adults in custody, with a focus on mental health and substance use or abuse and how these risk factors differ between incarcerated civilians and incarcerated veterans. Using survey data from the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails conducted …

Kesling V. State Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 47797

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Attachment, Emotion Dysregulation, And Physical Ipv In Predominantly Hispanic, Young Adult Couples, Deanna L. Pollard, Arturo L. Cantos

Psychological Science Faculty Publications

Insecure attachment has been found to be a risk factor for perpetrating physical intimate partner violence (IPV). However, this association is likely exacerbated by additional factors, such as conflicting insecure attachment in one’s partner and difficulties with overall emotion regulation and impulse control. The present study aimed to examine the associations between insecure attachment and physical IPV perpetration in male and female partners, as well as to examine whether these associations are exacerbated by involvement with a partner with opposing attachment needs and overall emotion dysregulation and impulsivity. Additionally, this study examined whether partners’ emotion dysregulation interacted to predict IPV. …

Dangerous Or Misunderstood? : Attributes Ascribed To Individuals With Mental Illness And Their Effects On Perceived Dangerousness, Sydni Lee Neal

Theses and Dissertations

Mental illness within the United States is fairly common; as of 2017 roughly 1 in 5 U.S. adults experienced a mental illness and 1 in 25 experienced a severe mental illness (NAMI, 2019). Despite these prevalence rates, there are many misconceptions about individuals with a mental illness. For example individuals with mental illness are perceived as dangerous (Angermeyer & Matschinger, 2003; Marie & Miles, 2008), unpredictable (Magliano et al., 2004; Wu et al., 2020), and aggressive (Adewuya & Makanjuola, 2008; Ozmen et al., 2004), despite research that suggests they are not more likely to be violent and/or dangerous (Hochstedler Steury, …

[Full Issue] Course Correction: The Adaptive Nature Of English Language Arts

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.

A Field-Wide Examination Of Cross-Listed Courses In Technical Professional Communication, Carolyn M. Gubala

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study assesses cross-listed courses (courses with a mix of undergraduate and graduate students) to uncover current pedagogical and programmatic trends at a field-wide level. The applied mixed-methods study provides important foundational insights into an under researched area in Technical and Professional Communication (TPC). Research questions include: What courses are cross-listed? How does offering these courses affect writing programs and writing program administration? Through the use of three types of data: (1) course data from institutional documents, (2) interview data from program administrators and/or faculty, and (3) pedagogical materials (syllabi and assignment sheets) from the courses supplied by administrators or …

The Intersection Of Hiv, Covid-19 And Systemic Racism, Gary F. Spinner

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

ABSTRACT

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) pandemic has taken the greatest toll on racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. Blacks and Latinxs suffer greater disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity and mortality from HIV as compared with Whites. Similarly, the Covid-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has disproportionately affected Blacks, Latinxs, and Native Americans causing higher rates of infection, more severe disease, and higher rates of mortality as compared with Whites. The pandemic of racism is as ubiquitous as the pandemics of HIV and Covid-19. Its sustaining forces drive wealth inequality, poverty, racially segregated and overcrowded housing, unequal employment opportunities, unequal …

Health Disparities And Covid-19 Pandemic: Increasing Clinical Research Participation Among African Americans, Kashica J. Webber-Ritchey, Abbi D. Lane-Cordova

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Health disparities in African Americans is a persistent issue. Higher rates and severity of the novel coronavirus-19 [COVID-19] among African Americans only widens health disparities. Effective COVID-19 treatment options are imperative, requiring representation of African Americans in clinical research. However, low participation and under-representation of African Americans is complex in nature. This article describes health disparities, the impact of COVID-19, and participation in clinical research among African Americans. We offer strategies for researchers to enhance the inclusion of African Americans. We also offer strategies in conducting clinical research during COVID-19.

Lessons From The Health Care Innovation Awards: Productively Engaging Vulnerable Populations To Address Social Determinants Of Health, Maysoun Freij, Megan Skillman, Caitlin Cross-Barnet, Rachel Friedman Singer, Christina Rotondo, Michelle Dougherty, Sarah Ruiz, Adil Moiduddin, Lynne Page Snyder

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Objectives: This paper examines productive interactions—a cornerstone of the Chronic Care Model—between health care providers and vulnerable populations with chronic illnesses and/or disabilities. Methods: We conducted qualitative analysis of 16 focus groups and 29 interviews with patients and/or caregivers and 195 interviews with program leadership and providers across 15 Health Care Innovation Awards that targeted vulnerable populations. We analyzed how awardees addressed health concerns and social determinants of health (SDOH), and identified key components of productive interactions. Results: Providers achieved productive interactions through four primary strategies: establishing trust and showing respect; solving problems; building accuracy in health …