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Dayton' — Shorthand For Peace, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

In a spacious hangar in the National Museum of the United States Air Force last Sundaynight, the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra delivered a stirring performance before worldleaders and guests. As the symphonic music soared in harmony, I thought, “This is anaerospace engineer’s dream to sit among historic planes and listen to classical music."

Reigning In Rushed Recruiting, Jamie Abrams

Presentations

This presentation will survey the timeline shifts that have occurred in the large firm hiring market in the Capital Area region, the collateral consequences of these compressed timelines in LRW classrooms, and the role of the LRW community going forward.

Upward Mobility Of First-Generation Low-Income Dartmouth Students, Robin T. Frye

Dartmouth College Master’s Theses

The most promising way for young people to achieve upward mobility, which at the most basic level means making more money than their parents, is to attend the best college possible. From its inception, Dartmouth College has been an institution set up to educate the children of the wealthiest and most powerful families. Over the last few decades, more and more promising students have come from families whose parents and grandparents did not attend college. When First-Generation Low-Income (FGLI) students arrive at Dartmouth, they encounter an institution set up for wealthy students. I aimed to discover how well Dartmouth supports …

Is A Dog A Female Offender’S Best Friend? Prison-Based Dog Program Implications, Lavinia Smith

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The existing literature on female offender prison-based dog program (PBDP) experiences and their effect and influence on female offender reentry, rehabilitation, and transition into society following incarceration is limited at best. Despite mixed evidence on prison-based animal programs, human–animal interaction research suggests positive psychological effects. With a 56% chance of reoffending a year after release, understanding the effects of PBDPs may aid reentry/transition support that lowers recidivism rates. Grounded by Broidy and Agnew’s gendered general strain theory, through basic qualitative inquiry, this research study aimed to understand female offender PBDP participants' reentry and transition experiences. Twenty-seven semistructured interviews were conducted …

School Of Law 2025 Commencement Information And Photographs May 16, 2025, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Commencement (1996- )

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Mental Health Counselors’ Lived Experiences With The Legal System In Matters Concerning Their Clients, Kendria L. Brown

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Mental health counselors frequently engage with the legal system in ways that significantly impact their clinical roles, ethical decision-making, and emotional well-being. Despite the high stakes of these encounters, little is known about how counselors experience and make meaning of such legal involvement. This study explored the central research question: What are the lived experiences of mental health counselors when they are involved with the legal system in matters concerning their clients? This transcendental phenomenological study, grounded in Husserl’s philosophy of exploring lived experience through the suspension of presuppositions, investigates the experiences of mental health counselors when they are involved …

المواجهة الجنائية للتحايل على عنوان بروتوكول الإنترنت في القانونين الإماراتي والليبي

UAEU Law Journal

Abstract

In the virtual world, criminals often attept to conceal their crimes and prevent detection by criminal justice agencies. They use many means and techniques for this purpose, and perhaps the most remarkable one is to circumvent the Internet Protocol (IP) address with the intent of committing a crime and obtaining its proceeds without being identified and held accountable by the criminal justice system.

There is no doubt that spoofing the IP address poses a significant problems to criminal justice agencies in their mission to investigat crimes and identify perpetrators.

The importance of this study lies in the necessity of …

Lost In Transition: An Examination Of The Burden Of Choice In Samuel Beckett's Dramatic Works, Sam Parrish

English Theses

Samuel Beckett's plays, Waiting for Godot and Endgame, provide ample room for applying existential and speech act theories to examine the goals of the characters. In analyzing the exchanges between these characters, the audience becomes aware of the phenomenon of miscommunication and how it alienates the characters. This thesis furthers the discussion of Beckett's intentions regarding the human experience as embodied on stage by examining the text of the plays, rather than any specific performances. Specifically, I develop a framework that identifies a main character within each of the plays discussed, and how the interactions between that main character and …

Response To Six Interlocuters On The Topic Of Neuroscience And Responsibility, Michael S. Moore

The Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues

I am very pleased to be afforded the opportunity to respond to the edited and revised versions of the six papers that were discussed at the Rutgers Symposium in honor of my recent book. Each of these six papers raise excellent points that can serve as the springboard for deeper exploration of some of the salient issues raised in my book, and it is my aim in this response to take advantage of that opportunity. I am quite appreciative for the spur to intellectual progress that these papers and this symposium represents. By-and-large scholarship is a solitary enterprise but occasions …

Navigating Sovereignty And Human Rights: A Legal Analysis Of Palestinian Detention Under Israeli Jurisdiction In Comparison To International Law, Amani Nidal Odeh

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis examines whether Israeli detention practices of Palestinians conform to or contravene Israeli domestic legislation and international legal standards using a doctrinal legal analysis. This thesis evaluates six key areas through four hypotheses: the detention of minors, geographic disparities (particularly Gaza), administrative detention procedures, the use of military courts, due process violations, and detention conditions. While Israeli domestic law formally authorizes these practices, the analysis finds they routinely violate crucial international legal norms, including the ICCPR, CRC, CAT, and the Fourth Geneva Convention. The use of secret evidence, prolonged administrative detention without trial, and discriminatory legal frameworks undermines the …

Spectator 2025-05-29, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

Foia And The Use Of Ai In Government: Freedom Of Information Or An Empty Promise Of Openness?, Ronald L. Capaldi

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.

The Lawyer As Advocate, Mark R. Brown, Jonathan Rapping, Christian Stegmaier

Mercer Law Review

Remarks from the Lawyer as Advocate panelists from the Mercer Law Review Annual Symposium, which was entitled Parts of a Whole: The Multiple Roles of the Lawyer and Professional Identity (Oct. 4, 2024). A recording of The Lawyer as Advocate panel may be found online at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iixbw77DW_I [https://perma.cc/NQ4X-MW43]. Each of the panelists’ full biographies may be found online at the following link: https://guides.law.mercer.edu/ld.php?content_id=78269490 [https://per ma.cc/CAY7-MQUX].

Professional Roles Expanded: Holistic, Systemic, & Optimistic Lawyering, Douglas B. Ammar

Mercer Law Review

Last night’s keynote speaker—Mary Smith—suggested that there is often a connection between working with individuals (i.e., being an advocate) and seeking systemic change.1 Those connections rarely occur at the same time, during the same transactions. They seldom overlap They might not even be sequentially connected in time, but they are connected. One prepares you for the other—direct service lays the groundwork for system change.

For the first twenty years of our organization’s history, we focused solely on individual representation—on being someone’s lawyer as they faced a criminal charge. We did that work, and continue to represent individuals, in an iconoclastic …

Examining Nonprofit Organizations' Use Of Social Media To Reach Organizational Goals, Amanda L. Margiotta

Student Theses and Dissertations

This thesis investigated the impact of social media on nonprofit organizations’(NPOs) efforts to reach their organizational goals. Focusing on a breast cancer organization, the Ellen Hermanson Foundation, and a domestic violence organization, Hope’s Door, and their social media use, this study analyzed their marketing and fundraising campaigns for breast cancer awareness and domestic violence awareness months, as well as Giving Tuesday. With the use of qualitative content analysis, this study identified the use of communicative strategies such as testimonials, reporting and statistics, storytelling through short videos, and call to action to make posts compelling and solicit engagement. It also identified …

Pleas And Prejudice: Examining Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel In Plea Bargaining After The Supreme Court’S Denial Of Certiorari In Davis V. United States, Casey R. Morrison

Seton Hall Law Review

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Editor's Note, Rachel N. Ratajczak

Mercer Law Review

No abstract provided.

From Ballots To Bureaucrats: Who Is Really Holding Georgia’S Prosecutors Accountable?, Sutton M. Eggena

Mercer Law Review

In the modern justice system that we know today, prosecutors play a significant role in shaping the lives, reputations, and liberties the everyday American enjoys. Former United States Attorney General and Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson once said, “[t]he prosecutor has more control over life, liberty, and reputation than any other person in America.” A prosecutor’s position in the criminal justice system is unlike any other, holding the power to decide who gets charged with a crime and the severity of those charges. This power has evolved, moving from a system where individuals and families had to fight for …

The Effect Of Bullet Morphology And Intermediate Targets On Bullet Path, Natalia Aguilar

Student Theses

A key feature of shooting reconstruction is trajectory analysis. There are several different methods of assessing this from the bullet impact mark including: best-fit ellipse, lead-in, trajectory rod, 3D laser scanning, and machine learning. While these function in differently, many share a common fault. Few trajectory analysis techniques evaluate the difference in bullet path for bullet morphology. This raises the question: does the morphology of a bullet influence its degree of deviation when interacting with a target material? This study investigates the difference in bullet trajectories through drywall for 9mm full metal jacket (FMJ) and jacketed hollow point (JHP) ammunition …

"We Walk The Same Path But Have On Different Shoes: Wounded Healers And A Halfway House In Boston, Ma", Julie Labagnara

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

This study explores the processes, procedures, and relationships in a women’s reentry house, the New Hope Home (NHH), in the Grove Hall neighborhood of Boston, MA while also examining the evolution of the home and the relationships within the NHH.  This project is based on interview and participant observation data of the staff and residents of the home to ascertain multiple viewpoints and experiences of people critical to the home’s existence and success or struggles. The home opened in April 2022.  This research begins at the grand opening of the home and continues through early 2025.  Finally, neighborhood resident interviews …

Opioid Use Disorder Within The Emergency Department: Not All Skin Infections Are Equal, Jennifer E. Pletcher

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

The emergency department (ED) is where two health crises commonly converge, the opioid crisis and cellulitic infections while simultaneously being the front door to the healthcare system at large. The aim of this dissertation is to fill the gap in knowledge about specific skin and soft tissue injury and severe infection (SSTI) with comorbidity of opioid use disorder (OUD) (OUD SSTI) population and demonstrate inequities as compared to the SSTI and severe infection without OUD comorbidity (non-OUD SSTI) through the lens of the Conceptual Model of Nursology for Enhancing Equity and Quality: Population Health and Health Policy. The Nationwide Emergency …

Living In Action: A Critical Phenomenological Study Of School-Based Mental Health Counselors’ Engagement In Social Justice Practices, Kerry Whiterell

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

This study argues that a problem facing school-based mental health counselors is that neither traditional counseling psychology practices nor the public educational system in the United States were designed to meet the needs of students experiencing intersectional oppression. This study therefore described and compared traditional counseling psychology theory and practices with that of liberation psychology, and outlined social justice frameworks that are applicable to school-based mental health counselors. The overarching research question for this study then asked, “What are the experiences of social justice-oriented mental health counselors who work within public schools in Massachusetts?” To answer this question, a critical …

Nyls Appoints Justin Murray As Professor Of Law, Anthony W. Crowell

NYLS Community News

No abstract provided.

2025-05-28 Pride Funding Deficits Emphasize Importance Of Community, Caleb Stipkovits, Abdullah El-Sherbeeny

The Spectator Online

No abstract provided.

The Local Impact Of The International Standardization Of Transitional Justice: Lessons From The Ugandan Case, Thomas Hansen

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

This Article examines how international transitional justice (TJ) standardization has influenced Uganda's TJ processes, exploring stakeholder perceptions, local implementation, and its implications for academics, policymakers, and practitioners.

Countries As Laboratories: Reflections On Sierra Leone’S Amended Anti-Human Trafficking Law, Andrea Dennis

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

Sierra Leone’s improved anti-trafficking laws align with global norms, but enforcement remains weak due to socio-economic realities and Western deterrence mismatches, limiting effective prosecution despite recent legislative reforms.

Masthead, Gjicl Journal

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Interference With The Democratic Process As Public Nuisance, Richard C. Boldt, Donald G. Gifford

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

Originalism And Democratic Decline, Robin Maril

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

“I Need To Borrow Some Money”: How Community College Students Of Color Experience Punitive Financial Aid Structured Disbursements, Devon L. Graves

Journal of Student Financial Aid

Community college students must navigate complex financial aid policies and procedures to obtain their aid award. In this study, I investigated how Students of Color at a community college experience financial aid disbursements. Through qualitative interviews, I found that community colleges disburse aid to students through a process I define as structured disbursements, which delays students’ receipt of their aid. Using Critical Race Theory (CRT) to frame this study, I argue that racist notions about Students of Color with financial need influence how aid is disbursed in the community college sector, which ultimately harms these students. I provide recommendations for …