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Still, We Thrive: Understanding How Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, And Other Men Who Have Sex With Men (Gbtmsm) Experience Structural Barriers & Facilitators To Wellness, Lucas Gergyek

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Historically and concurrently, structural violence has been a significant force influencing the sexual health and broader health of gay, bisexual, transgender and other men who have sex with men (GBTMSM). Yet to date, the majority of projects exploring the health inequities facing GBTMSM have focused on intrapsychic and behavioural factors as most related to poor health outcomes. As well, these studies are sometimes deficits focused, and fail to evaluate how GBTMSM continue to thrive, and maintain positive health. As a result, the ways in which systems and policies underlie and perpetuate health inequities facing GBTMSM have been somewhat obscured. Connectedly, …

Adding Women To The Conversation On Safe Consumption Sites: A Qualitative Interview Study With Poor And Marginalized Women Who Use Illicit Substances, Kaitlin Waechter

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Women’s erasure from discourses pertaining to substance use and safe consumption sites (SCSs) means harm reduction efforts are developed through the male lens. This research seeks to discover why women do (or do not) access SCSs so as to determine if and how SCSs address the unique gendered needs of women who use illicit substances. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 14 women-identified individuals who use illicit substances. Participants were recruited from a non-profit organization that offers harm reduction, but is not itself a SCS in order to capture a full range of perspectives on the SCS in their community. …

“It Felt Like A Sense Of Rape:” Women’S Experiences Of Strip Searching In Prison As Gendered, Misogynoir, And Colonial Genocidal Sexual Violence, Jessica Hutchison

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Previously imprisoned women have long been sounding the alarm about the harms of strip searching and calling for it to be banned. However, it remains a routine prison practice and research into it is scant. Furthermore, Canada is incarcerating Indigenous women at genocidal levels and disproportionately imprisoning Black women. Therefore, my research explored the use of strip searching in federal prisons through anti-colonial and anti-racist feminist frameworks, specifically, abolition feminism.

My research was grounded in the ethic of relational accountability and centred reciprocity, respect, and responsibility in each phase. I gathered stories from 23 formerly incarcerated women from across Canada …

Experiences Of Quality Of Life Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness, Mental Health Problems, And Addictions, Wilsy Choudhary

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Youth experiencing homelessness are often at a higher risk for developing concurrent mental health and addiction disorders. Existing interventions such as Housing First for Youth (H4FY) aim to provide youth experiencing homelessness with immediate access to safe, affordable housing as well as social inclusion and wellness supports. Furthermore, mental health interventions in the form of an integrated mental health and addictions (IMHA) service model have also been proposed to address the access barriers in place for youth experiencing homelessness, such as arbitrary exclusion criteria for substance use, long waiting periods and to further help them navigate the existing complex mental …

Should Prosecutors Be Expected To Rectify Wrongful Convictions, Bruce A. Green

Faculty Scholarship

In 2008, the American Bar Association amended the Model Rules of Professional Conduct to address prosecutors’ post-conviction conduct. Model Rules 3.8(g) and (h) establish the remedial steps a prosecutor must take after achieving a criminal conviction when confronted with significant new evidence of an injustice. They require prosecutors to disclose the new exculpatory evidence and to take reasonable steps to initiate an investigation, and if clear and convincing evidence then establishes the convicted defendant’s innocence, the prosecutors’ office must take reasonable steps to rectify the injustice. Since then, 24 state judiciaries have adopted versions of one or both rules. Although …

Punishment Without The State, I. Bennett Capers

Faculty Scholarship

People are speaking up on social media and in other virtual spaces, sometimes to spur the criminal process, sometimes in response to the criminal system’s perceived failures, and even sometimes completely indifferent to the criminal system. People are expressing moral condemnation. They are shaming, shunning, banishing, and canceling. What are the implications of punishment through virtual spaces, in lieu of the usual—and now seemingly antiquated—space of physical courtrooms? More broadly, when all the world can become a virtual courtroom, a “place” for judgment, what are the implications for how we think about crime itself? And perhaps most importantly, if social …

Xai-Driven Cnn For Diabetic Retinopathy Detection, Vikas Shenoy Pete

Master's Projects

Diabetes, a chronic metabolic disorder, poses a significant health threat with potentially severe consequences, including diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness. In this project, we tackle this threat by developing a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) to support the diagnosis based on eye images. The aim is early detection and intervention to mitigate the effects of diabetes on eye health. To enhance transparency and interpretability, we incorporate explainable AI techniques. This research not only contributes to the early diagnosis of diabetic eye disease but also advances our understanding of how deep learning models arrive at their decisions, fostering trust and …

Victim-Offender Mediation: A Missing Component Of A Multi-Pronged Approach To Reduce New York City Subway Crime, Elizabeth Neuburger

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

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Reconsidering A Private Right Of Action Under Vawa: How The Media Portrays Violence Against Women And Its Effect On Commerce Clause Jurisprudence, Lauren Chamberlin

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

The note argues that the Violence Against Women Act's (VAWA) private right of action was a valid exercise of Congress's Commerce Clause powers, contrary to the Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Morrison. It contends that gender-based violence substantially affects interstate commerce and that the Court's decision was influenced by outdated perceptions of such violence as a private matter. The article advocates for the reenactment of the private right of action, emphasizing the need for Congress, the courts, and the states to address the economic and societal impacts of gender-based violence.

Teen Appeal, Memphis, 11.08, 2008

Documents

Issue 11.8 of the "Teen Appeal" published by the University of Memphis Journalism Department and Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee, on May 6, 2008.

The Negative Impacts Of Border Patrol On The Mental Health Of Migrants, Breyana M. Newton

Pell Scholars and Senior Theses

The research in this paper is a deep dive into the actions of Border Patrol on migrants and refugees and their effects on the individual. This includes impacts on mental health, child development, resettlement prevention, and racism and discrimination within border patrol itself. To understand all of this and how wide reaching all of this goes there needs to be a reflection on the history and policies of Border Patrol and the Government behind it.
The problem with patrolling our borders is that there are consequences on the U.S. as a nation and unintended consequences on those individuals migrating into …

Female Lawyers Don’T Need Pity; They Need A Paycheck, Meagan S. Bilodeau

Pell Scholars and Senior Theses

Whether it's pity or patronization female lawyers have often been criticized. They're visualized on the lower level of the patriarchal hierarchy system in the Hollywood courtroom. However, women that hold emotional intelligence don't need pity. Emotional intelligence encompasses how to set boundaries, stay motivated, hold healthy relationships inside and outside the courtroom, as well as maintain self-regulation. Through analysis of the biographical films Erin Brockovich, On the Basis of Sex, and The Mauritanian this study explores how extensively psychological resilience subfactors are depicted, proving whether or not female lawyers are emotionally prepared to succeed in their noteworthy cases.

Beyond Problem-Solving Courts, Erin Collins

Law Faculty Publications

Problem-solving courts were borne out of a well-meaning experimentalist spirit, one that inspired judges to attempt to close the so-called “revolving door” to the courthouse by providing treatment instead of, or in addition to, incarceration. The problem-solving court movement is now more than thirty years old and the results of this experiment in court reform are underwhelming. Viewed in the most favorable light, studies suggest that problem-solving courts can modestly reduce the likelihood that some court participants will be arrested or convicted again. Meanwhile, the 40% to 60% of people who begin but do not complete problem-solving court programs often …

Physical Scars Are Not The Only Evidence: Crucial Expansion Of New York's Penal Law To Define Coercive Control And Technological Abuse As Domestic Violence, Bailey D. Appel

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The note argues that New York's domestic violence laws are insufficient as they fail to recognize non-physical forms of abuse, specifically coercive control and technological abuse. It emphasizes the need to expand the legal definition of domestic violence to include these forms, particularly in light of the increased prevalence during the COVID-19 pandemic, which trapped victims at home with their abusers.

Making Reflection Critical: Structural And Historical Attributions For Inequity, Esther Burson, Erin B. Godfrey, Riana M. Brown, Deanna A. Ibrahim

Psychology: Faculty Books

Book Abstract: Critical consciousness represents the analysis of inequitable social conditions, the motivation to effect change, and the action taken to redress perceived inequities. Scholarship and practice in the last two decades have highlighted critical consciousness as a key developmental competency for those experiencing marginalization and as a pathway for navigating and resisting oppression. This competency is more urgent than ever given the current sociopolitical moment, in which longstanding inequity, bias, discrimination, and competing ideologies are amplified. This volume assembles leading scholars to address some of the field's most urgent questions: How does critical consciousness develop? What theories can be …

Who Has Control In The Courtroom?: Maine Lawyers' Process For Client Representation Family Matters Cases And How Perceptions Of Coercive Control Impact Their Process, Katie Seelen Msw

All Student Scholarship

Supervising Professor: Rachel Casey Informed by the researcher’s work with women struggling through separation and child custody legal proceedings with their abusive male co-parents, the study seeks to understand if and how Maine’s court system considers intimate partner violence (IPV) in family matters cases. The research aims to gain specific insight into family lawyers’ understanding and consideration of coercive control—a term encompassing gender-based, psychologically abusive and controlling behaviors—when representing clients in divorce and parental rights and responsibilities cases. Under the label “post-separation abuse,” growing literature demonstrates the extent to which coercive control among separating co-parents manifests through the family court …

Protecting Childhood: Examining European Policies On The Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of Children, Malin E. Wahl

GLO 100 Introduction to Global Studies: Policy Analysis Papers

Children account for more than one-fourth of all people in forced commercial sexual exploitation and for one-third of all discovered trafficked individuals, rising to fifty percent in low-income countries. Moreover, child sex trafficking has only increased over the years, with many European countries predominantly recognized as destination and transit countries for commercial sexual exploitation. This paper examines and evaluates the current methods of reducing and preventing sex trafficking and the commercial sexual exploitation of children in Europe. Next, it holistically analyzes and reviews the issue globally, determining each strategy’s overall efficacy, practicality, and potential downsides. These strategies call for greater …

Towards Artificial Intelligence-Based Cybersecurity: The Practices And Chatgpt Generated Ways To Combat Cybercrime, Maad M. Mijwil, Mohammad Aljanabi, Chatgpt Chatgpt

Iraqi Journal for Computer Science and Mathematics

Today, cybersecurity is considered one of the most noteworthy topics that are circulated frequently among companies in order to protect their data from hacking operations. The emergence of cyberspace contributed to the growth of electronic systems.It is a virtual digital space through which interconnection is established between computers and smartphones connected within the Internet of Things environment.This space is critical in building a safe digital environment free of threats and cybercrime.It is only possible to make a digital environment with the presence of cyberspace, which contains modern technologies that make this environment safe and far from unauthorized individuals.Cybersecurity has a …

การปรับเป็นพินัยแทนโทษทางอาญาในความผิดฐานหมิ่นประมาท, ฐานันดร์ ฤกษ์ดี

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

รายงานเอกัตศึกษาฉบับนี้เป็นการศึกษาวิจัยปัญหาของการใช้และบังคับโทษทางอาญาในความผิดฐานหมิ่นประมาทตามประมวลกฎหมายอาญา ผ่านการวิเคราะห์เชิงทฤษฎีการกำหนดความรับผิดทางอาญา อาทิ ทฤษฎีหลักภยันตราย หลักสัดส่วนการลงโทษ และหลักนิติเศรษฐศาสตร์ รวมถึงวิเคราะห์ระบบกฎหมายต่างประเทศเพื่อหาแนวทางที่เหมาะสมในการลงโทษผู้กระทำความผิดฐานหมิ่นประมาทให้เหมาะสม โดยมุ่งแก้ไขปัญหาการฟ้องคดีเชิงยุทธศาสตร์และความไม่เสมอภาคจากการถูกลงโทษเนื่องจากปัจจัยทางเศรษฐกิจ และเสนอแนวทางให้กำหนดความผิดฐานดังกล่าวเป็นความผิดทางพินัย ซึ่งจะทำให้เกิดมาตรการที่เป็นธรรม เหมาะสม และยุติธรรมมากขึ้น ทั้งนี้เพื่อตอบสนองแนวคิดของความจำเป็นในการปกป้องชื่อเสียงและเกียรติยศของบุคคลในขณะเดียวกันก็เป็นการสร้างสมดุลและคุ้มครองสิทธิในการแสดงออกได้อย่างอิสระโดยปราศจากการแทรกแซงอย่างไม่เป็นธรรมโดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง การศึกษาวิเคราะห์พระราชบัญญัติการปรับเป็นพินัย พ.ศ. 2565 ซึ่งเป็นกฎหมายใหม่ของประเทศไทย เพื่อนำเสนอว่ากฎหมายนี้สามารถใช้เป็นมาตรการในการจัดการกับความผิดฐานหมิ่นประมาทได้อย่างไร หรือสามารถยกเลิกกฎหมายอาญาไปโดยสิ้นเชิงและให้ผู้เสียหายใช้สิทธิทางแพ่งเพียงอย่างเดียวเป็นการเหมาะสมกับบริบทและได้ดุลยภาพของการปกป้องสิทธิทั้งประการหรือไม่จากการศึกษาวิจัยแสดงให้เห็นว่าการปรับเป็นพินัยเป็นมาตรการที่เหมาะสมในการลงโทษสำหรับความผิดฐานหมิ่นประมาท โดยไม่ทำให้ผู้กระทำความผิดมีประวัติอาชญากรรมติดตัว ซึ่งช่วยลดความเหลื่อมล้ำในระบบยุติธรรมและให้โอกาสในการเยียวยาและแก้ไขโดยไม่จำเป็นต้องใช้มาตรการที่รุนแรงเกินสัดส่วน และแนวทางนี้มีความสำคัญในสร้างขั้นตอนการพิจารณาที่เป็นธรรมและสอดคล้องกับหลักสิทธิมนุษยชน ในขณะเดียวกันก็ยังรักษาความเป็นธรรมและคุ้มครองชื่อเสียงของบุคคลจากการถูกหมิ่นประมาทได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ คงไว้ซึ่งหน้าที่ของรัฐในการปกป้องศักดิ์ศรีความเป็นมนุษย์และช่วยให้ระบบยุติธรรมของไทยก้าวหน้าในด้านการปกป้องสิทธิของประชาชนอย่างเท่าเทียมและยุติธรรม

ปัญหา อุปสรรค และแนวทางการพัฒนาประสิทธิภาพการปฏิบัติงานในการคัดกรองและตรวจสอบผู้โดยสารของตำรวจตรวจคนเข้าเมืองท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง, รัฐพล สุวรรณรัฐ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การศึกษาปัญหา อุปสรรค และแนวทางการพัฒนาประสิทธิภาพการปฏิบัติงานในการคัดกรองและตรวจสอบผู้โดยสารของตำรวจคนเข้าเมืองท่าอากาศยานดอนเมืองนี้ มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษา 1) เพื่อศึกษาปัญหาและอุปสรรคของตำรวจตรวจคนเข้าเมืองในการป้องกันอาชญากรรมในการคัดกรอง และตรวจสอบผู้โดยสารที่เดินทางเข้าประเทศไทยผ่านท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง 2)เพื่อเสนอแนะแนวทางการเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพในการคัดกรอง และตรวจสอบผู้โดยสารที่เดินทางเข้าประเทศไทยผ่านท่าอากาศยานดอนเมืองใช้วิธีการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึก (In-depth interview) โดยใช้แบบสัมภาษณ์แบบกึ่งโครงสร้าง (semi-structured selection interview) สัมภาษณ์ผู้ปฏิบัติงานระดับผู้บริหาร ผู้ควบคุมการปฏิบัติ และผู้ปฏิบัติงานในการคัดกรองและตรวจสอบผู้โดยสาร ณ ท่าอากาศยานดอนเมืองที่เป็นผู้ให้ข้อมูลสำคัญ จำนวน 12 คน ผลการศึกษาพบว่า ปริมาณผู้โดยสารที่เดินทางเข้ามาในช่วงเวลาชั่วโมงหนาแน่น ทำให้ระบายผู้โดยสารได้ช้า หรือบุคลากรที่มีในหน่วยงานไม่เพียงพอ ระบบเทคโนโลยีไม่เสถียร ทำให้ไม่สามารถเก็บข้อมูลได้ครบถ้วน เป็นต้น แนวทางพัฒนาประสิทธิภาพการปฏิบัติงานควรมีการเชื่อมโยงฐานข้อมูลของหน่วยงานที่เกี่ยวข้องไว้ด้วยกัน เช่น ข้อมูลหมายจับ ข้อมูลประวัติบุคคลพ้นโทษ และมีการอัพเดทข้อมูลต่าง ๆ อย่างสม่ำเสมอเพื่อให้การตรวจสอบของเจ้าหน้าที่ตรวจคนเข้าเมืองเป็นไปได้อย่างถูกต้องและรวดเร็ว เนื่องจากเจ้าหน้าที่ตรวจคนเข้าเมือง ที่ปฏิบัติหน้าที่ในสนามบินและในหลายพื้นที่ต้องปฏิบัติ หน้าที่ตลอด 24 ชั่วโมง ซึ่งมีความจำเป็นต้องประสานตรวจสอบข้อมูลกับหน่วยงานที่เกี่ยวข้องอยู่เสมอ จึงควรมีช่องทางกลางในการประสานงานร่วมระหว่างหน่วยงานที่มีความเกี่ยวข้องใกล้ชิด และสามารถติดต่อสอบถามได้ตลอด 24 ชั่วโมง

Professor Samuel H. Pillsbury's Science Of Mind: A Tribute, Deborah W. Denno

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Immigration Implications Of Presidential Pot Pardons, Jason A. Cade

Scholarly Works

This Essay examines the immigration implications of President Joe Biden’s Proclamation on October 6, 2022, pardoning most federal and D.C. offenders who committed the offense of simple marijuana possession. A late twentieth century interpretive shift by the Board of Immigration Appeals holds that pardons only prevent deportation for certain criminal history categories, which do not include controlled substance offenses, and thus far lower federal courts have deferred to the agency’s approach.Nevertheless, according to the analysis I offer, President Biden’s cannabis pardons should be deemed fully effective to eliminate all immigration penalties. All of the immigrant pardon cases to reach the …

Carceral Form And Social Critique In Zadie Smith's Nw, Wesley Hackman

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Deeper Dive Into Food Insecurity Among Women Involved In The Criminal Justice System, Jessica Robles

Public Health Theses

Background: The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate globally and a recent study found that 91% of formerly incarcerated individuals report being food insecure. Given that, women have become the fastest-growing segment in the incarceration system. Women who are involved in the criminal justice system (WICJ) are more at risk for experiencing food insecurity and chronic diseases. Therefore, this study aims to contribute to existing knowledge on the overall health of WICJ by assessing the prevalence of food insecurity and the social determinants of health (SDOH) that may contribute to food insecurity.Objective: To provide information on the overall health of …

Ukraine’S Quest For Justice: Accountability For Atrocities Committed In The Russia-Ukraine War, Tetiana Karpus

Dissertations and Theses

The Russian Federation's full-scale military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, has been marked by numerous documented atrocities, potentially falling under the categories of war crimes and crimes against humanity. This thesis aims to explore whether these apparent human rights and humanitarian law violations merit international prosecution. It also assesses the suitability and feasibility of various mechanisms, such as establishing national courts, "internationalized" or "hybrid" tribunals, or resorting to the International Criminal Court (ICC), drawing insights from past experiences in transitional and retributive justice.

Harsh Creditor Remedies And The Role Of The Redeemer, Christopher D. Hampson

Fordham Law Review

The concept of the judgment-proof or collection-proof debtor is fundamental to our understanding of civil law and of what distinguishes it from criminal law. But when civil creditors can threaten unduly harsh or cruel debt collection measures (whether legally or not), they extend their reach into the pockets of those whom this Article calls “redeemers,” third parties with a familial or quasi-familial relationship to civil debtors who have reason to pay on their behalf. This Article examines four such measures—imprisonment, homelessness, destitution, and deportation—remedies that sound like they come from another time and place, but which are threatened by some …

Children Sentenced As Adults, Vanessa F. Hernandez Levin

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

The Neurological Imprint Of Incarceration And Its Effects On Recidivism, Malcolm Coffman

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Social Capital And Juvenile Recidivism Risk In Bexar County, Texas: Critical Psychology Theory And Latent Class Analysis In Archival Research, Jada Horton

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Within the field of psychology, many theories exist about the origins and correlates of criminal/antisocial behavior at the individual or micro level. However, there exists a gap in psychological literature regarding the role of broader environmental factors, including the impact of systems and institutions on individual behavior and experience. This gap includes the role of sociohistorical factors and institutionalized biases regarding race/ethnicity, gender identity/sexual orientation, class, geographical location, and differing ability. The current study attempts to address this gap by conducting a Latent Class Analysis (LCA) using measures of social capital and other intake measures associated with juvenile crime to …