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Graduation Bulletin 2024-2025, Cuny John Jay College

College Bulletins

Covers academic years 2024-2025

Undergraduate Bulletin 2024-2025, Cuny John Jay College

College Bulletins

Covers academic year 2024-2025

Prosecutorial Data Transparency And Data Justice, Perry Moriearty

Articles

The U.S. criminal legal system is notoriously racialized. Though Black and Latinx people make up less than 30% of U.S. residents, they constitute more than 50% of the nearly two million people currently in U.S. prisons and jails. For decades, research has indicated that one group of decision-makers has had an outsized influence on these numbers: prosecutors. From whom to charge to what sentences to recommend, no actor plays a greater role in determining who goes to prison in this country. Highly subjective and lacking in formal guidance and accountability, prosecutorial decisions are especially vulnerable to racial bias. They are …

Why Mass Incarceration Is Uniquely American, Michael Tonry

Articles

Mass incarceration, among Western countries a uniquely American phenomenon, resulted from a transformation of American criminal justice systems. Indeterminate sentencing systems in which legislatures established maximum sentences, prosecutors processed cases, judges decided who went to prison, and parole boards decided how long people stayed there were replaced by determinate systems in which legislatures prescribed minimum sentences, prosecutors made the key charging and sentencing decisions, judges processed cases and sentenced minor crimes, and parole boards lost much of their authority. Parole boards and judges become largely irrelevant whenever prosecutors file charges subject to mandatory sentence, three-strikes, truth-in-sentencing, and life without parole …

Town Of Lincoln, New Hampshire 2023 Annual Report., Lincoln Town Representatives

Lincoln, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Curing Terry’S Colorblindness, Ilan Friedmann-Grunstein

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.

2024-2025 Nsu Student Handbook, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Student Handbooks

No abstract provided.

Chicago Must End The Use Of Shotspotter To Protect Human Rights, Sarah Dávila

Faculty White Papers

No abstract provided.

Exploring Perceptions Of Self-Compassion In Individuals With Complex Trauma Symptomology: A Qualitative Approach, Brooke Roseman

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

The aim of the present study sought to explore the perceptions of self-compassion through the perspectives of individuals who experience complex trauma symptomology and low rates of self-compassion to inform and enhance trauma treatment. Despite a growing accumulation of studies implicating self-compassion as an integral construct for alleviating symptoms associated with complex trauma, most research designs were quantitative and did not investigate the internal processes occurring within the individual. Based on this gap, the current study expanded the scope of the current literature to include a qualitative thematic analytic approach to better understand the nuances of how this population relates …

Land Use Policy Impact On Health Equity In Rural America Counties, Shayla Holmes

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

This dissertation investigates the relationship between land use policies and health equity in rural American counties. Utilizing a qualitative case study approach, the research scrutinizes eight counties across four states, examining publicly available data such as census details, land use policy documents, community health reports, and planning documents. The study is guided by two main research questions: 1) Are there land use policies in rural America that align with the creation of health equitable communities? and 2) Do health equitable communities within rural America feature equity in housing stock? The results from the thematic coding and content analysis of ninety-six …

Enhancing Commercial Driver Safety Screening For Obstructive Sleep Apnea Through Educational Intervention, Wendy Mortimer

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

This quality improvement project aimed to identify if an educational intervention will increase obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screening in commercial medical drivers over six weeks. Eight healthcare providers certified as commercial medical examiners from a national occupational company in central Pennsylvania engaged in an optional educational poster for two weeks. A pre-and post-educational retrospective chart review was performed on 80 charts, 40 from pre-educational and 40 from post-educational. Each chart was reviewed to determine if the commercial driver was at risk for OSA and, if so, if the commercial medical examiner performed an obstructive sleep apnea screening. The educational intervention …

Salary Report, 2024 May, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Salary Reports

No abstract provided.

Salary Report, 2024 February, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Salary Reports

No abstract provided.

Salary Report, 2025 January, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Salary Reports

No abstract provided.

Salary Report, 2024 April, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Salary Reports

No abstract provided.

Listen To Your (Tipsy) Inner Voice: Ai Is Not Your Drinking Buddy, Tori R.A. Kricken

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

Rule Of Law As A Law Of Rules: A Template For A Sustainable Foreign Investment Protection System, Divesh Kaul

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review

This article evaluates the relationship between rule of law and the foreign investment protection system. It illustrates that practice under foreign investment law presents the mechanism to appraise international rule of law principles. This work argues that rule of law not only provides a basis for the organization of public power but also sustains a minimum threshold of justice. A globalized rule of law, lying at the intersection of international law and economic globalization, provides the foundation of a minimum threshold and normative expectation for the international minimum standard with a focus on justice and individual rights. Accordingly, this work …

Automated Stategraft: Electronic Enforcement Technology And The Economic Predation Of Black Communities, Sonia Gipson Rankin, Melanie E. Moses, Kathy Powers

Faculty Scholarship

Automated traffic enforcement systems disproportionately impact Black communities in the United States. This Essay uncovers a troubling reality: while technologies such as speed cameras and red light cameras are often touted as tools for public safety by the National Highway Safety Transportation Administration, they disproportionately burden Black and Hispanic neighborhoods. The authors coin the term “automated stategraft” to describe this phenomenon—an insidious process that siphons financial resources from already vulnerable groups under the guise of law enforcement. In doing so, it exacerbates economic disparities and erodes trust in legal and governmental institutions.

This Essay delves into the biases inherent in …

Market Versus Policy Responses To Novel Occupational Risks, Robert J. Kramer, Elissa Philip Gentry, W Kip Viscusi

Scholarly Publications

The unprecedented occupational risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic prompted employers to boost wages and federal authorities to propose hazard pay policies. This article estimates a market-based compensating differential for workers facing elevated risks through contact with the public using CPS employment data for 2019–2020 and occupational characteristic data from the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Information Network. The estimated premium for exposure was roughly $820 overall and $1000 for essential workers. These premiums fall short of those proposed—but not enacted—by the federal government and are more commensurate with estimates of the value of a statistical life than were the …

Evaluating Superfund Effectiveness And Community Engagement: Smurfit-Stone Mill Case Study, Abigail M. Sherwood

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

The Smurfit-Stone Mill operated in Frenchtown, MT from 1957 until 2010, releasing toxic pollutants into the Clark Fork River and surrounding areas. Despite environmental protests since the 1960s, substantive action to remedy environmental damage did not occur until 2015. Stakeholders including local residents, Indigenous tribes, Missoula County, and environmental non-profits have advocated for comprehensive site characterization, a timely cleanup, and robust community engagement. While residents and visitors contend with elevated toxins in fish tissue, prompting a 100-mile fish consumption advisory near the Smurfit-Stone Mill, the Environmental Protection Agency is several years away from determining the scope of a reclamation. Community …

Effectiveness Of Harm Reduction And Narcan Education For Young Adults, Jason Bolfango

Nursing | Student Research Posters

Education on the Harm Reduction Model is an upstream preventative approach to addressing the opioid crisis and a strategic method to promote safety among young adults.

Originalism, Bruen, And Constitutional Insanity, Eric J. Segall

Fordham Urban Law Journal Online

No abstract provided.

Concealed Carry Legislation And Firearm-Related Deaths In The United States: Possible Causes And Ramifications, Amelia Liu, Kyle Willette

Scholarship in Medicine - All Papers

Background: Previous research has shown that there is not an association between the legislation of constitutional carry and firearm deaths, but rather it is predominantly associated with socioeconomic status and location. On the national scale, the factors that most significantly affected firearm related deaths, firearm homicides, and firearm suicides were partisan lean, urbanization, and poverty rate over these three categories. Concealed carry legislation was not significantly associated with deaths. Objective: We are looking at whether the passage of constitutional carry laws have impacts on the rates of firearm-related deaths or violent crime across states. Important variables we are considering include …

Print Media Coverage Of Digital Land Registration In Kenya: A Case Of Daily Nation And Standard Newspapers., Olgah Aluoch Atellah

Master of Arts in Digital Journalism

Kenya's nascent digital land registration system has already captured the attention of the nation's print media. This study investigated how two prominent newspapers, The Daily Nation and The Standard, framed and presented this complex issue, potentially shaping public perception and influencing policy decisions. Key findings reveal a contrasting media landscape. While existing research explored media coverage of digital land registration elsewhere, understanding its portrayal within Kenya remained a critical gap. Anchored in Framing Theory and agenda-setting Theory, the study employed a strategic selection approach where months were strategically chosen based on their significance or key events because of the buildup …

2023 Annual Report Of The Officers Of The Town Of Plymouth, N.H. Year Ending December 31, 2023, Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023., Plymouth Town Representatives

Plymouth, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Town Of Haverhill, New Hampshire Annual Report 2023., Haverhill Town Representatives

Haverhill, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Mason, New Hampshire Annual Report Of The Town Officers For The Year Ending December 31, 2023., Mason Town Representatives

Mason, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Why News Organizations ‘Platform’ Illiberal Politics: Understanding News Production, Economic Insolvency, And Anti-Democratic Pressure Through Cnn’S 2023 Trump Town Hall, Nik Usher

Communication: Faculty Scholarship

This article discusses how the economic insolvency of the contemporary mainstream media makes it particularly vulnerable to manipulation by illiberal political actors. Through a case study of CNN’s 2023 Trump Town Hall event, this article argues that democratic backsliding itself has become a potent constraint structuring news production routines and news decision-making. The metajournalistic discourse about the event maligned the role of CNN in “platforming” the former president, underscoring how platform logics have hijacked newsroom decision-making and news judgment. Journalists and other commentators pointed to the continuing power of Trump to dominate coverage and the continued inability of mainstream media …

2024 Swosu Foundation 990 Form, Garrett King

Foundation 990 Forms

This is the 2024 SWOSU Foundation 990 Form.

2023-2024 Graduate Catalog, Sacred Heart University

Graduate & Undergraduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.