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Diverse Magazine Interviews Sonia Gipson-Rankin: Law Schools Respond To The Movement For Social Justice, Sonia Gipson Rankin, Pearl Stewart

Faculty Scholarship

At the University of New Mexico Law School, Professor Sonia Gipson Rankin describes three activities organized in spring 2020 to address the national protest movement – a virtual teach-in; a social justice book club; and a startup student organization, Law Students for Equity & Inclusion. The teach-in included a panel of professors and students who discussed police killings of African Americans, the U.S. history of racial violence, protest and related topics.

Rankin notes that relevant courses such as “Race and the Law,” “Indian Law” and “Refugee Law” were regularly being offered at the UNM School of Law for decades and …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, April 12, 2021, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Monthly Report – April 1, 2021
• Committee on Committees on Annual Report
• Calendar Committee Annual Report
• Recruitment and Retention Annual Report
• Review Code Status | Faculty Code Rewrite
• Faculty Senate President Elect

One Family, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

As a child, Emily Parker said she "looked at the world in an innocent way," not seeing any difference between herself and her adoptive family until second grade classmates told her she was different.

Nfl Legend Patrick Willis To Deliver 2020 Commencement Address, Michael Newsom

University of Mississippi News

One of the most decorated players in Ole Miss football history to speak May 8 to Class of 2020

Board Of Directors Meeting Minutes (April 12. 2021), Dmacc

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

This file contains the minutes from the Des Moines Area Community College Board meeting held on April 12, 2021.

Darron Burnette To Participate In Apex Career Speaker Series, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Darron Burnette to Participate in APEX Career Speaker Series

Student Life E-Newsletter April 12, 2021, Seattle University School Of Law Student Life

Student Life E-Newsletters

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The Insights, Uses, And Ethics Of Social Neuroscience In Anti-Discrimination Law, Susan Carle

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

The article explores the uses in anti-discrimination law of social neuroscience—a broad interdisciplinary field that draws on the insights of brain science, medicine, epidemiology, social psychology, behavioral economics, moral cognitive neuroscience and many other experimentally based disciplines. It discusses the promising uses of social neuroscience findings from all these subfields on such matters as the irrational biases of “fast” thinking processes in general, and implicit biases against “out” groups more specifically, as well as group conformity, the black sheep effect, and more. The article traces a few of the ways these insights can help inform anti-discrimination law in both particular …

Healthcare Disparities Among Incarcerated Pregnant Women, Molly Carpenter, Halim Oluwatunmise, Whitney Shipley, Ojiugo Udensi

Epsilon Sigma at-Large Research Conference

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The Descent Of Law Enforcement In Ancient Egypt From The Ptolemaic Empire To The Early Roman Empire, Ethan C. Siddall

Phi Alpha Theta Pacific Northwest Regional Conference

Abstract: My research analyzes police reformations that occurred during Reconstruction in the aftermath of the Civil War. In my paper, I focus on the development of post-war police departments in three cities: New York, New Orleans, and Chicago. My argument covers the period spanning from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to the end of Reconstruction around 1880. My thesis argues that modern police reformation has been made intensely difficult as a result of the societal and economic role police had before and during Reconstruction. I argue that militarization of police departments across the country arose from the …

A Case Examination Of Factors Impacting Charges In Vehicular Heatstroke, Jennifer Gray, Monica L. Mccoy

SC Upstate Research Symposium

Abstract — Since the 1990s, preventing vehicular heatstroke has been the focus of many public health campaigns. Parents are implored to never leave their young children unattended in the car, and to check the backseat before getting out of the car. Despite the increase in awareness about child fatalities due to hyperthermia, children continue to be left or forgotten in vehicles with tragic consequences. Interestingly, the decision to charge the negligent caregiver in cases of vehicular heatstroke is not widely studied. While some evidence indicates that case factors (e.g., intentionality and caregiver intoxication) are relevant in the decision to charge …

College Faculty In The News: April 9, 2021, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

News agencies across the region, the nation and throughout the world often reach out to our faculty experts for their perspectives on today's issues. This media coverage highlights the service, research and scholarship taking place in the College of Arts and Sciences. Find links to a number of recent stories below.

Cardozo Law News Brief: April 9, 2021, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Brief 2021

Featured Faculty:

• Ekow N. Yankah
• Kate Levine
• Christopher Buccafusco
• Kathryn Miller
• Alexander A. Reinert
• Edward Zelinsky
• Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum
• Ngozi Okidegbe
• Richard Weisberg
• Victor Wang

Campus News:

• Billboard Taps Ten Alumni to Top Music Lawyers 2021 List

Events:

• 100 Days of Dissent: Unpacking the Ongoing Indian Farmers' Protests
• Advertising Law Symposium
• Framing Britney Spears: Adult Guardianship and an Artist’s Control Over Her Work
• Dean's Speaker Series: A Conversation with Bess Chiu '09, Chief of Staff, Office of the Counsel to the Mayor of New York City
• Cardozo Law Review: Life of a Note
• Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern …

Ud In The News March 27- April 9, University Of Dayton

News Releases

President Eric F. Spina was a guest of WHIO-TV Reports to discuss the effect of the pandemic on the University. Faculty contributed three pieces to The Conversation. The National Law Journal and the Dayton Daily News highlighted the School of Law's leap in the U.S. News grad school rankings. The Dayton Daily News, along with Dayton TV station ABC22/Fox45, also featured students among the first Flyer Promise graduates.

Police Perceptions, Knowledge, And Performance: Traffic Stops And The Use Of K-9 Units, Christopher D. Totten, Gang Lee, Daniel Ozment

Catholic University Law Review

This empirical (survey) study of law enforcement officers aims to shed light on police conduct and knowledge concerning traffic stops, vehicle searches and the use of canine (K-9) units. This context is particularly relevant in light of a recent United States Supreme Court case in this area, Rodriguez v. United States, which held that when the mission of a routine traffic stop has been or reasonably should have been completed (i.e., the officer has issued a traffic ticket or a warning after having checked license, registration, insurance, and/ or warrants), the officer may not in general detain the vehicle …

The Racial Incarceration Problem In The United States, Jonpaul Palmisano

Student Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

State V. Hewlett Appellant's Brief Dckt. 48352

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

War On Drugs And Racial Mass Incarceration, Taylor Jones

Student Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

United States Judicial System Failures And Solutions, Braden P. Barker

English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World

For years, the American judicial system has unfairly punished the American people. These actions have led to serious societal consequences. We have prisons that sentence people to harsh punishment for nonviolent offenses, an overfunded and militarized police force, and racial biases that lead to the tragic killings of black people at the hands of the police that are intended to protect and serve us. This essay looks to diagnose the United States judicial system’s woes. More importantly, we take a look at what steps can be taken immediately to begin reversing the negative impact of these issues.

Celebrate Scholarly Research And Creative Work With Fhsu, April 08, 2021, Tisa Mason Ed.D.

Heart of a Tiger Columns

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Understanding How Relational Health Effects Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Low-Income, Black, Indigenous, Men Of Color Exposed To Adverse Childhood Experiences: An Exploratory Study, Laura A. Voith, Hyunjune Lee, Katie N. Russell, Amy E. Korsch-Williams

Faculty Scholarship

Relational health has emerged as a consistent factor that can mitigate the effects of trauma among children; however, less is known about relational health with adults, particularly related to intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration among racially and socioeconomically marginalized men. The Exploratory Sequential Design, Taxonomy Development Model was used. Semi-structured interviews (N = 11) and narrative analysis were conducted in Phase I. In Phase II, variables approximating the key themes that emerged in Phase I were selected from an existing dataset (N = 67), and relationships were examined using bivariate associations. The sample consisted of low-income Black, Indigenous, men of …

Establishing Ot Programming Within A Local Correctional Facility, Kayla Kennedy

OTD Capstone Projects

This OTD capstone project was completed in collaboration with Davidson County Sheriff's Office in Nashville, TN. The criminal justice system is an emerging practice area for occupational therapy with limited established OT programs in jails and prisons. Individuals who are incarcerated have limited social interaction promoting positive behaviors, limited access to quality rehabilitative services, are separated from family/friends, may be placed in isolation and overall experience occupational deprivation. This capstone project aimed to establish OT programming in a local correctional facility using the Recovery Model and MOHO to address needs of residents of the Behavioral Care Center in a long-term …

Daily Eastern News: April 08, 2021, Eastern Illinois University

April

No abstract provided.

Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University

Points of Pride (2013-2023)

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Aron Price Participates In Apex Career Speaker Series, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Aron Price Participates in APEX Career Speaker Series

Effects Of News And Threat Perceptions On Americans’ Covid-19 Precautionary Behaviors, Riva Tukachinsky Forster, Megan A. Vendemia

Communication Faculty Articles and Research

Our study examines the relationship between news exposure at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, personal threat beliefs, beliefs about others’ threat perceptions, and participation in precautionary actions. A survey of 377 U.S . adults revealed a significant main effect of news exposure on various precautionary behaviors (e.g., facial mask wear, physical distancing). Personal threat beliefs and beliefs about others’ threat perceptions serve as unique mechanisms mediating the effect of news on specific CDC-recommended and less socially desirable actions. These findings can guide news sources covering health crises in a socially responsible manner.

The Impact Of Covid-19 On The Black Lives Matter Movement, Anna Marston, Eileen Scheir, Shawna Pilout

Arts & Sciences Student Symposium

When people have more free time, activism and engagement in social justice activities often increase. We studied whether this political theory is true in the midst of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement, while many Americans have increased levels of free time during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We surveyed 203 participants between the ages of 18 and 71 to analyze the extent to which free time impacted engagement in the contemporary Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice. In this survey, we controlled for the variables of self-efficacy and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by including measures for these constructs to the …

Explaining The Whys: Allowing Battered Woman Syndrome In Aid Of A Duress Defense, Samantha M. Musick

Seventh Circuit Review

The United States’ judicial system is firmly rooted in the proposition that all people are innocent until proven guilty. But because of the rampant stigmatization and misconceptions surrounding abuse, women claiming affirmative defenses and proffering evidence stemming from such trauma are tried with the cards stacked against them. As such, courts should allow evidence of mental health conditions like Battered Woman Syndrome when providing affirmative defenses for crimes such as duress to mitigate the pervasive reality of juror bias within the judicial system. In United States v. Dingwall, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals joined the District of Columbia, Sixth, …

Cwu Faculty Senate Minutes 04/07/21, Janet Shields

Faculty Senate Minutes

These are the official Central Washington University Faculty Senate minutes for the April 7, 2021, regular meeting.

Usa V. Nilda Morton

2021 Decisions

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