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How Are You Going To Keep Them Down On The (Collective) Farm After They've Seen Chicago? A Minor's Right To Political Asylum Against His Parents' Wishes, Michael G. Hillinger Nov 1983

How Are You Going To Keep Them Down On The (Collective) Farm After They've Seen Chicago? A Minor's Right To Political Asylum Against His Parents' Wishes, Michael G. Hillinger

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A commentary on the constitutional doctrine of parental autonomy as circumscribed by maturing children's interests in making significant life decisions, focusing on the Walter Polovchak defection case.


School Of Law Commencement: May 15, 1983, University Of North Dakota May 1983

School Of Law Commencement: May 15, 1983, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

School of Law Commencement program from May 15, 1983.


Civil Rico And Parens Patriae: Lowering Litigation Barriers Through State Intervention, Beth S. Schipper Apr 1983

Civil Rico And Parens Patriae: Lowering Litigation Barriers Through State Intervention, Beth S. Schipper

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Lassiter Decision: Termination Of Parental Rights - New Standards For Right To Appointed Counsel, Deborah L. Ahlstrand May 1982

The Lassiter Decision: Termination Of Parental Rights - New Standards For Right To Appointed Counsel, Deborah L. Ahlstrand

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This casenote will examine the historical development of the constitutional right to counsel. It will then analyze the Court's opinion in Lassiter in light of previous cases and look to the future impact of the decision.


Chinese Law And Justice: Trends Over Three Decades, Hungdah Chiu Jan 1982

Chinese Law And Justice: Trends Over Three Decades, Hungdah Chiu

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

No abstract provided.


Commentary: The Imprisonment Decision--Why Not Try Something Old?, Joel H. Swift Nov 1981

Commentary: The Imprisonment Decision--Why Not Try Something Old?, Joel H. Swift

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A response to Professor Zimring discussing the procedures used in the sentencing process, focusing on the imprisonment decision. A more extensive use of "due process" type procedures at the sentencing stage is proposed.


Bullington V. Missouri: The Cloning Of The Prosecutorial Apple, Carol Evans Walker Nov 1981

Bullington V. Missouri: The Cloning Of The Prosecutorial Apple, Carol Evans Walker

Northern Illinois University Law Review

The double jeopardy clause is now interpreted to prohibit a redetermination of a sentence where a state's capital sentencing statutes mandate a bifurcated trial in which the sentencing hearing is procedurally identical to the guilt determination portion of the trial.


Commentary: Imprisonment--The Misplaced Focus Of Sentencing Reform, Andrea Monsees Nov 1981

Commentary: Imprisonment--The Misplaced Focus Of Sentencing Reform, Andrea Monsees

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A response to Professor Zimring suggesting that imprisonment was a temporary adjustment to the loss of more productive forms of punishment and that it is an anachronism when used as the focus of sentencing reform.


Commentary: Some Lessons From The History Of Illinois Sentencing Laws, James B. Haddad Nov 1981

Commentary: Some Lessons From The History Of Illinois Sentencing Laws, James B. Haddad

Northern Illinois University Law Review

An analysis that criticizes Professor Zimring's conclusions and argues that sentencing reform in Illinois resulted in a fair, determinate system based on lessons learned from the past.


Sentencing Reform In The States: Some Sobering Lessons From The 1970'S, Franklin E. Zimring Nov 1981

Sentencing Reform In The States: Some Sobering Lessons From The 1970'S, Franklin E. Zimring

Northern Illinois University Law Review

An analysis of the sentencing reform movement of the 1970's which attacked parole board discretion in favor of determinate sentencing systems. Professor Zimring criticizes the outcomes of that reform and presents some lessons for future law-reformers.


Richmond Newspapers Inc. V. Virginia: A Constitutional Right Of Access, Beverly Vassar Haas May 1981

Richmond Newspapers Inc. V. Virginia: A Constitutional Right Of Access, Beverly Vassar Haas

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This note analyzes the Richmond case and, in light of earlier access cases decided by the Court, discusses the nature of the right created and possible judicial approaches to future access claims both in and out of the courtroom setting.


Potentially Discriminatory Criminal Justice Agency Policies, John E. Angell Nov 1980

Potentially Discriminatory Criminal Justice Agency Policies, John E. Angell

Reports

This report describes potential sources of discrimination in the Alaska criminal justice system related to agency policies and procedures. The study relied on policy and procedural manuals and other written materials describing operational practices and organizational and management information about criminal justice operations. The report identifies policy areas in law enforcement, the legal and judicial system , corrections, and systemwide which provide the highest potential for discrimination on the basis of race, sex, economic condition, or other characteristics.


Commentary: The Interplay Between Corporate Liability And The Liability Of Corporate Officers, Norval Morris Nov 1980

Commentary: The Interplay Between Corporate Liability And The Liability Of Corporate Officers, Norval Morris

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A response to Professor Coffee's presentation which emphasizes the necessity of considering corporate and individual liability simultaneously in order to attain more complete solutions.


Unequal Access To Separate Counsel: An Equal Protection Problem, N. S. Hudell Nov 1980

Unequal Access To Separate Counsel: An Equal Protection Problem, N. S. Hudell

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Explores joint representation of criminal co-defendants from the viewpoints of the ABA Code of Professional Responsibility and the sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel, suggesting that the presumption of effectiveness of joint counsel for indigent co-defendants constitutes a denial of equal protection.


Ninth Amendment, Raoul Berger Nov 1980

Ninth Amendment, Raoul Berger

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Law Schools And Other Reformatories, Norval Morris Nov 1980

Law Schools And Other Reformatories, Norval Morris

Dalhousie Law Journal

It is, of course, a great and undeserved honor for me to be offering this year's Horace E. Read Memorial Lecture. The slightest acquaintance with Dean Read's career reveals the range and quality of his contributions to the law, to the institutions of society and to legal education. It is a great pleasure to be playing a role in these annual memorial celebrations. His life is a model of service and scholarship to all who wish to live the life of the law at its higher levels and refutes those who see our profession as narrow or intellectually confined. Nevertheless, …


Introduction: The Governor James R. Thompson Lecture Series, Kathleen T. Zellner Nov 1980

Introduction: The Governor James R. Thompson Lecture Series, Kathleen T. Zellner

Northern Illinois University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Making The Punishment Fit The Corporation: The Problems Of Finding An Optimal Corporation Criminal Sanction, John C. Coffee Jr. Nov 1980

Making The Punishment Fit The Corporation: The Problems Of Finding An Optimal Corporation Criminal Sanction, John C. Coffee Jr.

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A discussion of the major issues which hinder effective punishment and deterrence of corporate crime, followed by specific proposals for a system of sanctions more responsive to these traditional problems areas.


The Peer And The Precedent: A Review Essay Of Denning, L. The Discipline Of Law London: Butterworth's 1979. Jan 1980

The Peer And The Precedent: A Review Essay Of Denning, L. The Discipline Of Law London: Butterworth's 1979.

Nova Law Review

Stare decisis et non quieta movere." The sepulchral words roll from the hidebound pages of Bouvier's, bearing the tradition of the throaty chimes of Big Ben.


Nova University Bulletin For Graduate Management Programs 1978, Nova University Jan 1979

Nova University Bulletin For Graduate Management Programs 1978, Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.


Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 2, No. 6 (July 1978), Barry Stern, Chris Cobb, Elliott H. Robinson, Peter Smith Ring Jul 1978

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 2, No. 6 (July 1978), Barry Stern, Chris Cobb, Elliott H. Robinson, Peter Smith Ring

Vols 01-10 (1977-1994)

In the July 1978 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum, the staff counsel of the Alaska Criminal Code Revision Subcommission describes the major provisions of the Revised Alaska Criminal Code as approved by the Alaska Legislature in June 1978, and highlights changes from the draft revised code proposed by the subcommission. The Anchorage Pretrial Intervention Project, which became operational in early 1978, is described. An offender reentry program of the Alaska Division of Corrections to help ex-offenders adjust to life after prison is described. The concluding installment of a six-part series on the law of confessions discusses the use of …


Commentary On The Alaska Revised Criminal Code (Ch. 166, Sla 1978) And Errata To The Commentary, Alaska Criminal Code Revision Subcommission Jul 1978

Commentary On The Alaska Revised Criminal Code (Ch. 166, Sla 1978) And Errata To The Commentary, Alaska Criminal Code Revision Subcommission

Reports

This pamphlet contains the Commentary on the Alaska Revised Criminal Code, which was passed by the Alaska State Legislature in June 1978 with an effective date of January 1, 1980. The revision followed four years of work by the Alaska Criminal Code Commission and Subcommission from 1975 to 1978. The Revised Criminal Code represents the first comprehensive revision of Alaska's criminal laws, which from 1899 to 1979 were primarily based on Oregon criminal statutes as they existed at the close of the nineteenth century. Earlier drafts of the commentary on the Revised Criminal Code may be found in the six-part …


Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 2, No. 4 (April 1978), Peter Smith Ring, Lisa Naito, N/A Uaa Criminal Justice Center Apr 1978

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 2, No. 4 (April 1978), Peter Smith Ring, Lisa Naito, N/A Uaa Criminal Justice Center

Vols 01-10 (1977-1994)

The April 1978 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features an examination of the Alaska Supreme Court's controversial decision on search and seizure in Zehrung v. State of Alaska (569 P.2d 189 (1977); 573 P.2d 858 (1978)). A history of the Hawaii correctional master plan is offered as a comparison with the Alaska correctional master plan. The Community Crime Prevention Program, operating under a grant by the Governor's Commission on the Administration of Justice, is described. The fourth in a six-part series on the law on confessions focuses on custody and waivers as they are affected by the decisions of …


Alaska Criminal Code Revision — Tentative Draft, Part 6: Sentencing: Classification Of Offenses Chart; Index To Tentative Draft, Parts 1-6, Alaska Criminal Code Revision Subcommission Feb 1978

Alaska Criminal Code Revision — Tentative Draft, Part 6: Sentencing: Classification Of Offenses Chart; Index To Tentative Draft, Parts 1-6, Alaska Criminal Code Revision Subcommission

Reports

The Alaska Criminal Code Revision Commission was established in 1975, and reestablished in June 1976 as a Subcommission of the newly formed Code Commission, with the responsibility to present a comprehensive revision of Alaska’s criminal code for consideration by the Alaska State Legislature. Tentative Draft, Part 6, contains an overview of sentencing in existing Alaska law as of 1978 and the provisions on sentencing and related procedures of the draft Revised Criminal Code, including classification of offenses, probation, fines, restitution, community service, imprisonment, and appeals. Commentary following each article is designed to aid the reader in analyzing the effect of …


Alaska Criminal Code Revision — Tentative Draft, Part 5: General Provisions; Justification; Responsibility; Bad Checks; Littering; Business And Commercial Offenses; Credit Card Offenses; Offenses Against The Family; Abuse Of Public Office; Offenses Against Public Order; Miscellaneous Offenses; Weapons And Explosives, Alaska Criminal Code Revision Subcommission Jan 1978

Alaska Criminal Code Revision — Tentative Draft, Part 5: General Provisions; Justification; Responsibility; Bad Checks; Littering; Business And Commercial Offenses; Credit Card Offenses; Offenses Against The Family; Abuse Of Public Office; Offenses Against Public Order; Miscellaneous Offenses; Weapons And Explosives, Alaska Criminal Code Revision Subcommission

Reports

The Alaska Criminal Code Revision Commission was established in 1975, and reestablished in June 1976 as a Subcommission of the newly formed Code Commission, with the responsibility to present a comprehensive revision of Alaska’s criminal code for consideration by the Alaska State Legislature. Tentative Draft, Part 5, includes the remaining substantive provisions of the draft Revised Criminal Code not covered in prior parts of the tentative draft: articles on general provisions, justification (part 2), and responsibility (mental disease or defect); remaining sections in the Offenses Against Property chapter (issuing a bad check, littering); articles on business and commercial offenses (part …


Obiter Dictum (Winter, 1978), Obiter Dictum Jan 1978

Obiter Dictum (Winter, 1978), Obiter Dictum

Obiter Dictum

No abstract provided.


Nova University Bulletin For Graduate Management Programs 1978, Nova University Jan 1978

Nova University Bulletin For Graduate Management Programs 1978, Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.


Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 1, No. 8 (December 1977), Barry Stern, John E. Havelock, Peter Smith Ring, N/A Uaa Criminal Justice Center Dec 1977

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 1, No. 8 (December 1977), Barry Stern, John E. Havelock, Peter Smith Ring, N/A Uaa Criminal Justice Center

Vols 01-10 (1977-1994)

The December 1977 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum profiles the first Criminal Justice Center student to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Justice. Other articles describe the provisions of the proposed Revised Alaska Criminal Code involving robbery, armed robbery, and accomplice liability; and examines how government systems can be designed to reduce opportunity for public misconduct. Also included are a digest of recent Alaska Supreme Court opinions, the Spring 1978 semester schedule of Justice B.A. courses at University of Alaska campuses in Anchorage and Fairbanks, and a justice training calendar.


Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 1, No. 7 (November 1977), Roger V. Endell, Barry Stern, Kim Moeller, John E. Havelock Nov 1977

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 1, No. 7 (November 1977), Roger V. Endell, Barry Stern, Kim Moeller, John E. Havelock

Vols 01-10 (1977-1994)

A $183,000 LEAA grant will enable the Alaska Division of Corrections to develop a correctional master plan for improving the statewide correctional system; and the staff counsel of the Alaska Criminal Code Revision Subcommission describes the circumstances in which the use of force, or threat to use force, is justifiable and not a criminal offense under the proposed Revised Alaska Criminal Code. Other articles in the November 1977 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum examines the North Slope Borough Department of Public Safety's initiation in January 1977 of apprehension and short-term detention of intoxicated persons; and highlights the Alaska Supreme …


Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 1, No. 6 (October 1977), Anne Carpeneti, Roger V. Endell, Peter Smith Ring, Steve Hutchings Oct 1977

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 1, No. 6 (October 1977), Anne Carpeneti, Roger V. Endell, Peter Smith Ring, Steve Hutchings

Vols 01-10 (1977-1994)

The lead article of the October 1977 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum describes the provisions of House Bill 549, which would comprehensively revise Alaska's statutes pertaining to drug offenses. Other articles report on the 107th Congress of the American Correctional Association held August 21-25, 1977 in Milwaukee, describes reclassification of crimes of assault under the proposed Revised Alaska Criminal Code, a present the sixth of a six-part series on the history of the law of search and seizure. A justice training calendar is also included.