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Rethinking Prison For Non-Violent Gun Possession, Robert Weiss

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

Whatever the wisdom or folly of the belief, Americans who live in violence-affected neighborhoods often believe they need a gun for self-defense. Yet many are, due to age or criminal record, unable to legally possess a firearm. The result is a Catch-22 they describe as either being “caught with a gun . . . [or] dead without one.” Indeed, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities imprison thousands of mostly young, Black men each year for non-violent gun offenses. These offenses do not involve firing or wielding a gun, but simply being found in possession of one—commonly, during a routine traffic stop …

Parents Versus Parens Patriae: The Troubling Legality Of Germany's Homeschool Ban And A Textual Basis For Its Removal, Luke Julian

Emory International Law Review

The Romeikes, a family from Germany, sought to educate their children in accordance with their religious values. The family observed that no local schools educated children in alignment with their values. In response, the family sought an exemption from Germany’s homeschooling ban. In a string of court cases, Germany refused to accommodate the family’s request, finding that the parents’ right to educate their children in alignment with their values was outweighed by the state’s obligation to educate. With no recourse left in Germany, the parents petitioned the European Court of Human Rights to recognize their right to homeschool according to …

2022 Children's Legislative Report Card, Children's Advocacy Institute, University Of San Diego School Of Law

Children's Legislative Report Card

No abstract provided.

Annual Report 2022, Nebraska Center For Justice Research, University Of Nebraska At Omaha, Ryan E. Spohn

Reports

Mission Statement The Nebraska Center for Justice Research’s (NCJR) mission is “to develop and sustain research capacity internal to the State of Nebraska, assist the Legislature in research, evaluation, and policymaking to reduce recidivism, promote the use of evidence-based practices in corrections, and improve public safety.” Our research focus is to use data, research, and evaluation to reduce recidivism, promote the use of evidence-based practices, and improve public safety in Nebraska with an emphasis on reducing prison overcrowding

Good Intentions: Administrative Fiat And The General Welfare Exclusion, Samuel D. Brunson, Christian A. Johnson

Faculty Publications & Other Works

Since its introduction in 1913, the federal income tax has viewed income expansively, subjecting virtually all types of enrichment as gross income unless Congress explicitly exempted the income from taxation. But in the income tax’s second decade, the Bureau of Internal Revenue created an exception to the broad reach, an exception not grounded in any type of Congressional enactment. The Bureau’s practice of excluding certain benefits began innocuously in the late 1930s by excluding certain social security benefits from gross income. Over the decades, the IRS has used what it now refers to as the “general welfare exclusion” to exclude …

Workplace Violence Prevention For Nurses And Healthcare Workers In The State Of Maine A Health Policy Initiative, Gretchen Forsley

DNP Scholarly Projects

Abstract

Background: Health care workplace violence is a pervasive and persistent problem, underreported, and when reported it is tolerated, excused, or ignored. Prior to the pandemic, the “normal” demands of a stressful workplace for a resilient nurse might include short staffing, a lack of resources, violence, bullying, and disruptive behaviors from patients or families. Since the pandemic, the rates of increasing healthcare violence can be attributed to several factors such as delays in care and services, reducing admissions and procedures, consistent understaffing, a lack of adequate mental health services, increased violence against women, limited or no visitor policies, low-security coverage, …

Witnessed From The Justice Bus: Covid Drove Equal Justice Off The Road, But Technology Grabbed The Wheel And Is Steering Us Into The Future, Jude Schmit, Rachel Albertson

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Incrementalism And Police Reform, Stephen Rushin

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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Healthcare Information Security Maturity Model Grande Ronde Hospital, Pallavi Agrawal, Riad Alharithi, Karthik Manjunath, Kamal Thapa, Eric Ingersoll, Sujitha Rajagopal

Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects

Technology offers significant advantages in improving the delivery of healthcare to patients. The technology creates electronic data associated with each patient. The data journey starts from the collection point, through the data warehouses that store the data, the application that processes the data, and the medium that transfers the data throughout the patient's life. Data collection starts with patients filling out web forms on a provider's website. This information is stored for the Healthcare organization in remote servers managed by developers and is shared with healthcare specialists, hospitals, labs, pharmacists, insurance providers, and billing software among many other healthcare workers. …

Chem 243-002: Organic Chemistry I, Christopher Desantis

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

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An Exploration Of Male Ex-Offenders' Experiences Of Postsecondary Education And Reentry, Marvin Lee Moore, Jr

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The research problem addressed in this study is postsecondary education in prisons, ex-offenders, and the issues surrounding their reintegration into society. The primary focus is on ex-offenders who had received postsecondary education in prison, their experience obtaining a credential, and their ability to cease criminalistic behavior. After time served and education acquired, lack of inclusion within society perpetuated the problems ex-offenders faced when reentry occurred. This study includes an exploration of the experiences of ex-offenders who had received postsecondary education while in prison. The theoretical frameworks for this study were Leibrich’s desistance theory and Bandura’s self-efficacy theory. The generic qualitative …

Policing And Police Reform In The United States, Connor Muldoon

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

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Strategies To Retain Bank Tellers In The Banking Industry, Travis Deandre Houser

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Bank and credit union managers face challenges in preserving bank productivity and competition. Understanding the factors contributing to teller retention is vital for bank and credit union managers to create and implement employee retention strategies. Effective retention strategies may help retain the best tellers to remain competitive in the banking industry. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to identify successful strategies bank managers use to improve bank teller retention. The participants were six managers from two banks and one credit union in Montgomery, Alabama, who successfully implemented teller retention strategies. Data were …

Job Demands That Influence Organizational Commitment Of Public Safety Telecommunicators, Andre Jones

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

High job demands mean high turnover for public safety telecommunicators (also known as “9-1-1 call operators” or “emergency dispatch”). Personnel turnover place 9-1-1 call centers in an understaffed situation, which reduces operational effectiveness and increases risk to communities. Though public safety telecommunicators experience work-related stress due to job demands, organizational commitment, and operational impacts, the impact of job demands and its influence on organizational commitment is under-researched. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand job demands and the resources that influence organizational commitment of public safety telecommunicators. The classical organizational theory of scientific management, or Taylorism, was theoretical …

Deinstitutionalizing The “New Asylums”: Telepsychiatry In The United States Correctional System, Michelle Amartey

Student Works

No abstract provided.

Nj Bail Reform: Addressing Wealth Inequality But Not Racial Disparities, Joshua Rifkin

Student Works

No abstract provided.

No Shot, No School: The Case For Eliminating The Religious Exemption To Mandatory Vaccinations, Marc L. Rein

Student Works

No abstract provided.

Possible Solutions To School Resource Officer Over-Policing And Maintaining A Safer School Environment Without Police, Ryan Solfaro

Student Works

No abstract provided.

Amending §524(G) To Service Sexual Abuse Mass Torts In Bankruptcy, R. Alexis Harris

Student Works

No abstract provided.

Supreme Silence: Sros, The 4th Amendment, And The School-To-Prison Pipeline, Phillip Bryce Gonzalez

Student Works

No abstract provided.

To Prosecute Or Not To Prosecute: A Prosecutor’S Role In Decriminalizing Prostitution, Elisia M. Tadros

Student Works

No abstract provided.

West Egg Versus East Egg: The Superficial Distinctions And Double Standards Of Cannabis Use, Valerie L. Murphy

Student Works

No abstract provided.

A New Jersey Employer’S Guide: Testing For Cannabis In The Workplace, Sabrina R. Santamaria

Student Works

No abstract provided.

History Repeating: How Jim Crow-Type Laws Continue To Disenfranchise Black Women, Deanna Brizak

Student Works

No abstract provided.

Implications Of Indefinitely Stripping The Right To Bear Arms - Perpetrating Stigmas About Mental Illness And How The Sixth Circuit Got It Right, Matthew Starner

Student Works

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The Effect Of Perjured Testimony On Due Process: Should Prosecutors Assume Their Witnesses Are Lying?, Nicholas D. Velez

Student Works

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Comparing The Motivation Of Auto Thieves And Carjackers, Tara Rose Abrahams

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

Motor vehicle theft is a popular crime with hundreds of thousands of vehicles stolen each year. Two common MVT methods are auto thefts and carjackings. Auto thefts occur solely as property crimes, in which an offender steals an unoccupied vehicle. Carjackings are interpersonal crimes, in which the offender steals the vehicle from the driver by force or coercion. This study compares the motivation of the two offender groups. Utilizing 28 in-depth semi-structured interviews with active offenders, this study explores why they chose to commit crimes, why they chose vehicle-related crimes, and why they chose their preferred method. Although both offender …

Public Perceptions Of Human Physical Interactions, Exhibition, And Conservation Of Tigers And Cheetahs, Abbie Knudsen

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

Tigers and cheetahs are common in the pet trade, public exhibits, and hands-on encounters with the public. Poor regulation of these experiences has resulted in numerous incidents worldwide in which a person was seriously injured or killed by captive big cats. Additionally, concerns for animal welfare have been raised by industry professionals. Prior research on primates has demonstrated exposing people to photographs of cats in different backgrounds can influence their attitudes about animals in captivity, but no study has addressed whether visual images affect human attitudes toward big cats. I used a survey that asked a series of questions about …

Santa Fe Midtown Community Engagement, Michaele Pride, Hally Bert, Emily Ontiveros, Kathleen Gygi, Alex Streeper, Gabriel De Pablo

Design and Planning Assistance Center - Projects

DPAC was contracted by the City of Santa Fe to facilitate public engagement to inform the master plan and redevelopment of Santa Fe Midtown. We worked with Midtown Engagement Partners (MEPs), the City of Santa Fe, local design teams, and the Strategic Economics/Opticos team, among others, on a distributed model of public engagement, combining diverse methods to gather input from the public. Together, we organized listening and planning sessions, site visits, a block party and posolada, online conversations, and interactive planning exercises. This work revealed a common vision for belonging, culture, equitable development, and environmental and community health.

Fig Leaves, Pipe Dreams, And Myopia: Too-Easy Solutions In Environmental Law, Albert C. Lin

University of Colorado Law Review

Much of environmental law and policy rests on an unspoken premise that accomplishing environmental goals may not require addressing the root causes of environmental problems. For example, rather than regulating risks directly, society may adopt warnings that merely avoid risk, and rather than limiting plastic use and reducing plastic waste, society may adopt recycling programs. Such approaches may be well-intended and come at a relatively low economic or political cost. However, they often prove ineffective, or even harmful, and they may mislead society into believing that further responses are unnecessary.

This Article proposes the concept of "too-easy solutions" to describe …