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Beauty Is Only Skin Deep: An Examination Of Physical Attractiveness, Attractive Personality, And Personal Grooming On Criminal Justice Outcomes, Krystal N. Knox, Michael F. Teneyck

Open Initiatives Grant Funded Publications-Archive

Research has found that physical attractiveness is related to a host of benefits across life outcomes. Within the field of criminal justice, physical attractiveness appears to afford individuals leniency at various decision points. This research, however, often fails to include measures of personal presentation beyond simply measuring physical attractiveness. The current study extends this line of research by investigating how physical attractiveness, personality attractiveness, and grooming are related to criminal justice processing decisions. Results from negative binomial and logistic regression analyses indicate that when assessed alone, physical attractiveness significantly decreased the odds of criminal behavior by 18 percent, arrest by …

The Parthenon, October 11, 2023, Evan Green, Conner Woodruff, Matt Schaffer, Chayce Matheny, Victoria Ware, Shauntelle Thompson, Rafael Alfonso, Scott Price

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

Byu Law 50th Anniversary, J. Reuben Clark Law School

The BYU Advocate (& Annual Reports)

"We are privileged to participate in this great venture. It is our duty to make it great. . . .

. . . [It] must attain a greatness that transcends religious lines and establishes itself in the eyes of legal educators, scholars, the judiciary, the legal profession, the business world, officials of local, state, and federal government, and citizens at large."

– Rex E. Lee (quoting and expanding on remarks by Dallin H. Oaks)

On The Place Of Self-Defense In Public Life: A Hobbesian Critique Of The Supreme Court’S Second Amendment, Rafi Reznik

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

Contemporary Second Amendment law, which originated with the famous Heller decision (2008) and reached a new peak with Bruen (2022), relies on an implicit political theory. This article uncovers and critiques that theory. I argue that the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment jurisprudence positions interpersonal self-defense, and more generally individual response to crime, at the heart of the meaning of American citizenship. The paradigmatic citizen for whom state institutions should be designed is a self-defender, because, per the Court’s interpretive methodology, this is what the American people want. This line of cases thus attempts one of the most challenging feats of …

Population-Level Alcohol Consumption And Homicide Rates In Latin America: A Fixed Effects Panel Analysis, 1961-2019, Guillermo J. Escano, William Alex Pridemore

School of Criminal Justice Faculty Scholarship

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) possesses 8% of the global population but approximately one-third of global homicides. The region also exhibits high per capita alcohol consumption, risky drinking patterns, and a heterogeneous mix of beverage preferences. Despite this, LAC violence receives limited attention in the English-language literature and there are no studies of the population-level alcohol-homicide association in the region. We examined the effects on total, male, and female homicide rates of total and beverage-specific alcohol consumption (22 nations, 1961-2019) and of risky drinking patterns (20 nations, 2005 and 2010). We collected homicide and alcohol data from the World …

Hirschsprung Disease: A Literacy Analysis Of Patient Information, April L. Baum, Anh Nguyen, Michael J. Valentine, Larissa Vollin, Caleb Mcnab, Carol E. Kirila

Faculty and Staff Publications

Objective: Hirschsprung disease in newborns can be a potentially life-threatening condition, with risks for complications such as Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis. Accessing health information in a readable format for complex diseases demonstrates an important outlet for families to address concerns. While it is important to seek out information from trusted providers, many individuals seek out ways to educate themselves further by using common search engines and turning to the internet. This article will evaluate the readability of relevant articles on Hirschsprung disease and information accessibility to the average health literacy individual.

Methods: A readability analysis of the first 20 Google search results …

Vignettes Expose Undergraduates’ Perceptions Of Consent And Sexual Assault: Implications For Sexual Assault Education, April N. Terry, Mackenzie Orchard Esq., Vivian Aranda-Hughes

Academic Leadership Journal in Student Research

Under Title IX and the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter, universities were reminded of their obligation to educate, prevent, and respond to sexual assaults and other forms of gender-based violence. The current study used a survey packet including a Rape Myth Acceptance scale, questions about related education, and a scale rating participants’ level of confidence on seven vignettes. The sample indicated participants were more likely to recognize whether consent was given than they were to recognize whether the vignette met legal standards for sexual assault. The results can provide universities with information to better individualize their sexual assault prevention efforts.

Social Innovation Through Regenerative Perspectives: A Theoretical Approach On Gender-Based Violence System, Raquel Lima

IASDR Conference Series

Regenerative theories are used in human and non-human dynamics in a sustainable perspective; however, their potential can flourish new applications to deal with other social challenges. This article explores a theoretical approach to possible uses of regenerative theories applied to the gender-based violence (GBV) system and its relevance in social innovation. The answers in GVB are conducted by the government and civil society institutions that collectively act on the field. Despite the efforts to end violence against women, there is a long road to deconstructing inequalities, and social and cultural structures that evidence and contribute to maintaining the phenomenon. Since …

Shaping Social Design With Communities, Mariana Fonseca Braga, David Perez Ojeda, Violet Owen, Linfu Zhang, Lee Brewster, Rosendy Galabo, Sejal Changede, Nuri Kwon, Sharon Summers

IASDR Conference Series

This position paper brings key Social Design work being conducted in the Design-led Research Centre X at University B in the UK. We position our local and global research in the Social Design landscape, defining the design approaches and methods we have been utilising across projects as well as their limitations. As the Social Design Special Interest Group in the Research Centre, we also clarify what Social Design encompasses in our research and its practice. These were explored through a workshop series with our team and through five case study examples in Brazil, China, India and the UK. The workshop …

Glitch Pluriverse, Ayushi Jain, Vaidehi Supatkar, Ying Tang, Mohammad Sial

IASDR Conference Series

Designer's position and authority have long been challenged. However, “Design” has only recently stated responsibility for its direct impact on social structures (Escobar, 2017; Fry, 1999; Maze, 2019). Among many new “Designs”, there is an emerging decolonizing design movement in which members pursue ontological change rather than additive diversifying measures that would only uphold and sustain colonial institutions and systems. This paper focuses on design critiques related to Design’s ability to perpetuate coloniality. Starting from our lived experiences, we expand on how Design alienates different worldviews by promoting, appropriating, and erasing the subaltern population. Following that, we present our methodological …

New Frontiers 2022-2023, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Office Of Graduate Studies And Research

New Frontiers

New Frontiers 2022-2023 Features:

• Transcending Boundaries - Hui Liew
• Mindfulness in Motion - Shannon Mulhearn
• Masker's Mission - John Masker
• Unveiling Untold Narratives - Laurinda Weisse
• Master's Motivation - Tanya Woodward
• Designing Better Spaces - Dana Vaux
• Tackling Teacher Shortage - Aprille Phillips
• Creating Connections - Marisa May
• Watering New Ideas - Brad Modlin
• Hollywood Story - Ahna Packard

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Graduate Council Meeting, September 29, 2023, Marshall University Graduate Council

Graduate Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

Shadow Report Submissions And Updates Compiled By The International Human Rights Clinic At University Of Illinois Chicago School Of Law And Program On Human Rights And The Global Economy At Northeastern University School Of Law, Sarah A. Dávila Et Al.

Faculty White Papers

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Ndls Communicator: Week Of 10.09.23, Notre Dame Law School

NDLS Communicator

The Latest News

• Exoneration Justice Clinic receives $3 million grant to defend Mexican nationals in U.S. criminal cases
• The annual Red Mass was held last week in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
• Daniel R. Murray ‘67 receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago
• Last week the Indiana Court of Appeals brought its "Appeals on Wheels" program to ND Law's McCartan Courtroom. Students attended an argument for the case State v. Lucas, and had the opportunity to ask questions to Judges Robert Altice Jr., Terry Crone, and Elizabeth Tavitas.
• Paolo Carozza was quoted in an AP …

Mmu: 10/09/23–10/15/23, Student Bar Association

Monday Morning Update

This Week @ NDLS

Mass Times

Commons Daily Menu

General Announcements

Privacy And National Politics: Fingerprint And Dna Litigation In Japan And The United States Compared, Dongsheng Zang

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.

Sherrilyn Ifill To Present St. Norbert College Norman & Louis Miller Lecture, St. Norbert College

Press Releases 2023

No abstract provided.

Sherrilyn Ifill To Present St. Norbert College Norman & Louis Miller Lecture, St. Norbert College

Press Releases 2023

No abstract provided.

Building A Culture Of Scholarship With New Clinical Teachers By Writing About Social Justice Lawyering, Caroline Wick, Susan Bennett, Binny Miller, Michelle Assad, Maria Dooner, Mariam Hinds, Jessica Millward, Citalli Ochoa, Charles Ross, Anne Schaufele

Faculty Publications

This Article is a collection of essays about teaching social justice lawyering, as seen through the eyes of eight practitioners-in-residence in the clinical program at American University’s Washington College of Law (“WCL”). They include: Michelle Assad, Maria Dooner, Mariam Hinds, Jessica Millward, Citlalli Ochoa, Charles Ross, Anne Schaufele, and Caroline Wick. They teach in seven clinics, including the Civil Advocacy Clinic, the Criminal Justice Clinic, the Community Economic and Equity Development Clinic, the Disability Rights Law Clinic, the Immigrant Justice Clinic, the International Human Rights Law Clinic, and the Janet R. Spragens Federal Income Tax Clinic. We use the terms …

Solving A Sixth Amendment Crisis: The Case For Resource Parity In Georgia’S Indigent Defense System, Meagan R. Hurley

Mercer Law Review Symposium

The United States criminal legal system employs what is said to be an “adversary” system—one in which opposing parties—the prosecution and the defense—present their evidence and arguments (usually in conflict with one another) to a neutral third party (a judge or jury) for adjudication. The idea behind the adversarial process is that a judge or jury is best positioned to make determinations of guilt or innocence once provided with reliable information from competent, zealous, and prepared advocates on both sides of the podium. At its core, the adversarial system is meant to function as the mechanism by which constitutional principles …

Victor Hugo Was Right All Along: Les Misérables, The Tragedy Of A Punitive Parole System, And A Modern Path Forward, Sarah Gerwig

Mercer Law Review Symposium

Les Misérables, Victor Hugo’s tragic novel, was published over 160 years ago and yet it continues to capture imaginations and sympathies worldwide. It was made into an award-winning film over a decade ago. But before that, Les Misérables was one of the most popular Broadway musicals ever produced, having been viewed by over sixty million people, even beyond the viewership of other popular renditions in film and television. Despite (or perhaps because of) its heartbreaking themes, audiences sympathize with the main characters’ quest for redemption. How easy, in the story, to see the struggles and barriers Jean Valjean encounters—and …

The Status Of Women On Utah State Boards & Commissions: A 2023 Update, Susan R. Madsen, Natasha Birchard, Brooke Scheffler

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

Research shows that organizations will increasingly thrive when both men and women hold leadership roles.¹ Gender inclusivity benefits not only businesses, but also entities such as churches, state legislatures, city councils, state governments, and state and local boards and commissions. Studies have shown that there are numerous benefits to attracting, retaining, promoting, and empowering women within organizations and entities. More specifically, research demonstrates the need for the government—and democratic governance processes in general—to reflect gender diversity accurately within its constituency at all levels.² Utah is no exception. In fact, in Utah (Code 67-1-11), since 1992, appointing authorities were …

Spectator 2023-10-05, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

October 5, 2023, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald: Our Changing Hill, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine edition of the College Heights Herald for the period September 5 - October 4, 2023.

• Anderson, Alexandria. Letter from the Editor – Change
• Dobberstein, Molly: The Hill Going Forward: Campus Changes & Improvements
• Anderson, Alexandria. WKU Innovation Campus Rethinks Business Development
• Reed, Bailey. New Courses on the Hill – Child Welfare, Mock Trail, Disability in US
• Murray, Debra. I Feel Really Lucky – Katherine Lennard
• Stone, Damon. Photojournalism Program to Change Curriculum

October 4, 2023 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2023-10-04

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

October 4, 2023 (Vol. 108, No. 7), Daily Eastern News

Daily Eastern News: 2023-2024

No abstract provided.

The Parthenon, October 4, 2023, Evan Green, Conner Woodruff, Matt Schaffer, Chayce Matheny, Victoria Ware, Shauntelle Thompson, Rafael Alfonso, Scott Price

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

2023-10-04 The Mass Of The Holy Spirit Brings Blessings To The Academic Year, Madden Armstrong

The Spectator Online

No abstract provided.