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Castration As An Alternative To Incarceration: An Impotent Approach To The Punishment Of Sex Offenders, Kari A. Vanderzyl

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Although recognized as an acceptable form of punishment in other cultures, castration as a punitive measure has traditionally found limited support in the United States. This comment examines the use of castration as a form of punishment, tracing the procedure from its origins in the eugenics movement in the early twentieth century to the recent popularity of chemical castration as an alternative to incarceration for sex offenders. The comment discusses constitutional challenges to the castration of sex offenders and addresses the economic and social policy considerations implicated by the practice. The author concludes that castration represents an unconstitutional and ineffective …

Spectrum, Volume 12, Number 7, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Sex education policy delayed in president's office --In 1988 the U.S. Supreme Court said high school officials could control the contents of school newspapers. College newspapers that are published as “open forums” are another matter because they are protected by First Amendment rights --Bridgestock was a live concert presented by the University of Bridgeport Student Congress --Dead Eye Dick takes a backseat to Toad's Place opening band, a local Yale group of four seniors, Earl’s Comfort Station --The death of protest dress in the 90s -- SHU Junior soccer star, Jen Fallon, from Milford, CT, the All-New England …

Spectrum, Volume 12, Number 6, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Changes in computer lab impact students: Macintosh users must now purchase a Vender-Card at a cost of $5.00, and so must IBM users who want laser copies --The Delta Gamma chapter of Delta Epsilon Sigma honor society inducted 33 new members from the SHU campus for academic achievement --A workshop for Connecticut educators “AIDS in Connecticut: in the laboratory, in the community, in the classroom” will be hosted by SHU --Career Services now provides DISCOVER, a computerized system which helps a person gather information to add to a possible career --Homecoming 1994 --Ska music takes nation by storm …

Spectrum, Volume 12, Number 3, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: A generous gift from the Continuing Education Council enables Sacred Heart's Ryan Matura Library to enhance its multimedia facility with a laser disc player and several databases in CD-ROM --The library has also completed the changeover to a new on-line catalog. For students who have a personal computer and access to the Internet, the CARL catalog can be accessed from outside the library by going into Internet,then typing: “Telnet pac.carl.org” --Charles H. Reed, an adjunct professor of management at SHU Stamford since 1984 assumed the role of director of programs --The bowling team had its introduction-interest meeting on …

Tyburn Thanatos And Marxist Historiography: The Case Of The London Hanged , Charles J. Reid Jr.

Cornell Law Review

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The Pacifican, April 21,1994, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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Taking The Fifth: Reconsidering The Origins Of The Constitutional Privilege Against Self-Incrimination, Eben Moglen

Michigan Law Review

The purpose of this essay is to cast doubt on two basic elements of the received historical wisdom concerning the privilege as it applies to British North America and the early United States. First, early American criminal procedure reflected less tenderness toward the silence of the criminal accused than the received wisdom has claimed. The system could more reasonably be said to have depended on self-incrimination than to have eschewed it, and this dependence increased rather than decreased during the provincial period for reasons intimately connected with the economic and social context of the criminal trial in colonial America.

Second, …

The Public Interest And The Unconstitutionality Of Private Prosecutors, John Bessler

All Faculty Scholarship

This article discusses the history of private and public prosecution in the United States, including standards governing prosecutorial ethics. It argues that the use of private prosecutors is unethical and violative of defendants' constitutional rights. In particular, the article asserts that the use of such prosecutors violates due process principles and creates, at the very least, an unacceptable appearance of impropriety. The article contends that the public's interest in not having its members erroneously charged or convicted in the criminal process outweighs an interested party's right to retain a private prosecutor as set forth in some state laws. In addition …

The Pacifican, November 4,1993, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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The Pacifican, April 22,1993, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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The Pacifican, March 25,1993, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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The Pacifican, February 18, 1993, University Of The Pacific

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Spectrum, Volume 9, Number 13, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: The new student government will consist of several branches with different duties, ranging from financial responsibilities to senate meetings for dealing with political issues on campus. The changes are not occurring without resistance, however, mainly because many Student Government members dislike the way the administration handled the change --Cultural Diversity Day kicks off Black History Month --The Ross Review: All student events have now been restricted to campus --A moral epidemic: Homophobia / by Rev. Thomas P. Thorne, SHU chaplain --New political science 'fraternity' tackles social issues --Report on SHU road trip to the Clinton inauguration --AIDS quilt …

Spectrum, Volume 9, Number 12, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: SHU's new smoking policy takes smoking out of the hallways completely and limits it to Chubby’s and outside areas only. This new policy comes in the wake of the Surgeon General’s recent reports concerning the dangers of secondhand smoke to non-smokers --Dr. Richard E. Farmer, dean of graduate studies and Continuing Education, presented a stress management workshop in the faculty lounge --On Thursday, Feb. 4, Professor Piotr Gzowski will do readings from Polish poets and playwrights in translation on the upper level of the library -- Pot: is it making a comeback? --Despite wide-spread criticism, it is untrue …

Reflections On The American And Talmudic Death Penalty, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals.

The Romance Of Revenge: Capital Punishment In America, Samuel R. Gross

Articles

On February 17, 1992, Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to 15 consecutive terms of life imprisonment for killing and dismembering 15 young men and boys (Associated Press 1992a). Dahmer had been arrested six months earlier, on July 22, 1991. On January 13 he pled guilty to the fifteen murder counts against him, leaving open only the issue of his sanity. Jury selection began two weeks later, and the trial proper started on January 30. The jury heard two weeks of testimony about murder, mutilation and necrophilia; they deliberated for 5 hours before finding that Dahmer was sane when he committed these …

Spectrum, Volume 9, Number 9, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: South lot to expand for new dorm construction -- Fire catches in locker room -- SHU reaches out to the community -- Music professor offers music lessons -- Volleyball ends frustrating season -- Men's soccer concludes finest season -- Football team fumbles season 0-9 -- Woman's soccer goes out with a big bang

Spectrum, Volume 9, Number 7, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Clinton wins election -- Two Greek organizations placed on probation -- New institute boosts AIDS education and research -- Scholarship tax relief bill killed -- UB's Matt Conley comes to SHU -- New student pep band puts music in the air -- International mime to offer master class in acting -- Football still looking for first victory -- Volleyball falls to SCSU -- Bowling places fifth in New York tourney

The Pacifican, October 29,1992, University Of The Pacific

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Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been A Member Of The Aclu, David Cole

Michigan Law Review

A Review of In Defense of American Liberties: A History of the ACLU by Samuel Walker

Spectrum, Volume 8, Number 23, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Student government no-confidence vote on the horizon for Barquinero -- Dr. George receives CMA award -- SMART center provides help for area teachers -- English professor Joan Johnson selected to visit Zimbabwe -- Drugs, where is the real problem, and where are the answers -- Special project to put fun into chemistry -- SHU financial aid office offering plethora of scholarships -- Baseball gears up for critical week -- Athletes and crime, overexposed or out of control

Spectrum, Volume 8, Number 21, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: SHU sponsoring delegations to El Salvador -- AIDS program highlights latest epidemic statistics -- A highlight of a new Professor, Professor Snetsinger -- Newly established STAR program offers a universe of growth -- Baseball team sweeps defending NECC champs -- Lady Sluggers undefeated on the northern stretch

Nimbus (Spring/Summer 1992), New College Alumnae/I Association

Alumnae/i Association Collection

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Robert W. Kastenmeier: Copyright Legislator Par Excellence, Michael J. Remington

Law and Contemporary Problems

The legacy of Robert W. Kastenmeier, former Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Administration of Justice, is discussed. Kastenmeier deserves praise for his leadership on patent and copyright laws.

Spectrum, Volume 8, Number 20a, Sacred Heart University

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April Fools Day edition of the Spectrum

Spectrum, Volume 8, Number 19, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Cernera receives the John Timothy Leary Peace Award at the recent New England Catholic Peace Fellowship Conference held at Sacred Heart University --Letters to the Editor: Library improvement urged --Student Voice: How do you feel about the new smoking policy? --Feature: Junior Todd Ross has been involved in Student Government since his first day at SHU in the fall of ‘89 --SHU student single mothers share thoughts and feelings about their lives --Johnny Burkette produces well as freshman hoopster (photo) --Junior Kim Filia gives heart and soul to basketball (photo) --Senior basketball co-captain and psychology major Jennifer Dankulich …

Spectrum, Volume 8, Number 15, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Striking University of Bridgeport employees, who totaled over 50, came to warn SHU about the dangers of assimilating UB and its programs before the strike is resolved --Construction of Sacred Heart University’s new on-campus dorms is underway --Announcement of the addition of two full-time faculty members in the Nursing Department: Constance E, Young, Associate Professor, and Linda L. Strong, Instructor -- SHU Mailroom is putting up a wall of combination locked mailboxes. A mailbox will be assigned to each student --Prologue Staff presented Dr. Calabrese with her copy of the 1991 Prologue which was dedicated to her --The …

Review Of Kingship, Law And Society: Criminal Justice In The Reign Of Henry V, Thomas A. Green

Reviews

Edward Powell's splendid study of Henry V's strategy for keeping peace among magnate and gentry factions represents an important contribution to the history of criminal justice. After providing a panoramic view of the machinery of criminal justice, Powell analyzes the extent to which that machinery was effective as between the Crown, at the center, and the upper echelons of society in the provinces. His conclusion, not surprisingly, is that the regular processes of common-law criminal administration could not easily be deployed at those levels. But Powell does not let the matter drop there. Kingship, Law, and Society presents a lucid …

Crime And Punishment In New Hampshire, 1812-1914 (Volumes I And Ii), Timothy Dodge

Doctoral Dissertations

Changing definitions of crime accompanied the economic transformation of seacoast New Hampshire from a predominently agricultural, and rural society in 1812 to one that was mainly industrial, commercial, and urban by 1914. This dissertation analyzes a sample of 820 felony incarcerations (19.5%) of the total 4154 incarcerations recorded at the New Hampshire State Prison for the period 1812-1914. Court bills and indictments of Rockingham and Strafford County, New Hampshire are used to analyze felony convictions. Quantitative analysis involving 17 variables reveals that property crime was the most common conviction. Felony conviction rates per 100,000 population nearly doubled between 1812 and …

The Keepers And The Kept: The First Hundred Years Of The Tennessee State Prison System, 1830-1930. (Volumes I And Ii)., Larry D. Gossett

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Tennessee built its first state penitentiary in Nashville in 1830 on Sixteenth and Church Streets on land that is now a downtown parking lot. Revisions in the criminal code made many offenses punishable by imprisonment instead of corporal or capital punishment, and the convict population grew steadily. Continuing concern was expressed by the General Assembly that the penitentiary be self-supporting, and much effort was expended at all levels of government to accomplish that end. This study covers the history of approximately the first one hundred years of the Tennessee State Prison System. It begins with an overview of the criminal …