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Winona State University 2015 Volleyball Program, Winona State University

Volleyball Programs

No abstract provided.

Fall 2015, Seattle University

Seattle University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Catalogs, 2015-2016, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 2015-2016 graduate & undergraduate academic catalog and introduction to the university.

Nothing Less Than The Dignity Of Man: The Eighth Amendment And State Efforts To Reinstitute Traditional Methods Of Execution, James C. Feldman

Washington Law Review

While lethal injection is the predominant method of executing death row inmates in America, European export bans and pharmaceutical manufacturers’ refusal to supply execution drugs has impeded the ability of states’ departments of corrections to obtain the drugs used for lethal injections. Facing a drug shortage, several death penalty states have considered legislation to reinstate the use of electric chairs, firing squads, and gas chambers. Efforts to restore traditional methods of capital punishment raise questions about whether such methods still comply with the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishments. The Supreme Court has observed that the Eighth Amendment …

Gold & Blue, Fall 2015, St. Mary's University- San Antonio, Texas

Gold & Blue

This is the Fall 2015 edition of Gold & Blue which is St. Mary's University's official school publication.

Road To Recovery: Recidivism And The Mclean County Drug Court, Julia Neaves

Student Research – Stevenson Center

This study explores the effectiveness of the McLean County Drug Court at reducing time to recidivism using survival analysis techniques. Data on 146 drug court participants was collected using the county’s proprietary case management systems. Findings suggest that length of drug court programming significantly reduces time to recidivism. Unfortunately, black offenders and offenders with prior criminal history were found to return to the prison system more rapidly than other groups, suggesting that drug court programming may not be addressing the greater systemic issues present in the criminal justice system. These findings collectively inform policy recommendations provided to county administrators and …

Law School Announcements 2015-2016, Law School Announcements Editors

Announcements

• Officers and Faculty
• The Law School - History
• Programs of Instruction
• Curriculum
• Student Activities and Organizations
• Funds and Endowments

The Admissibility Of Hearsay Evidence In New York State Sex Offender Civil Commitment Hearings After State V. Floyd Y.: Finding A Balance Between Promoting The General Welfare Of Sexual Assault Victims And Providing Due Process Of Law, Brittany K. Dryer

Fordham Law Review

    In twenty states throughout the country, the government may petition for the civil commitment of detained sex offenders after they are released from prison. Although processes differ among the states, the government must generally show at a court proceeding that a detained sex offender both suffers from a mental abnormality and is dangerous and that this combination makes a detained sex offender likely to reoffend. At such court proceedings, both the government and the respondent will present evidence to either the court or the jury on these issues. As in most court proceedings, hearsay evidence is inadmissible at sex offender …

Dignifying Madness: Rethinking Commitment Law In An Age Of Mass Incarceration, Jonathan Simon, Stephen A. Rosenbaum

University of Miami Law Review

Modern nation-states have been trapped in recurring cycles of incarcerating and emancipating residents with psychiatric disabilities. New cycles of enthusiasm for incarceration generally commence with well-defined claims about the evils of allowing “the mad” to remain at liberty and the benefits incarceration would bring to the afflicted. A generation or two later, at most, reports of terrible conditions in institutions circulate and new laws follow, setting high burdens for those seeking to imprison and demanding exacting legal procedures with an emphasis on individual civil liberties. Today, we seem to be arriving at another turn in the familiar cycle. A growing …

Nebraska Transcript (University Of Nebraska College Of Law), Volume 48, Number 2, Fall 2015

Nebraska Transcript

2 Dean’s Message

Faculty Updates

4 Profile: Ruser: Serving Nebraskans

6 Faculty Notes

15 Schaefer Inducted as Corresponding IAA Member at Ceremony at SpaceX Headquarters

16 Berger promoted to full professor

17 Our faculty: Leading the way on issues of today

35 Mueller finds diverse background in practice helpful in CDO position

36 Ebel, Cline Williams Jurist-in-Residence, examines evolution of 4th Amendment

37 Law College celebrates 40th anniversary of first class in its East Campus home

38 College honored to host international competition

40 Native American Law offers students variety of experiences relevant to state

42 Client Counseling Competition: 2Ls …

Mens Rea, Criminal Responsibility, And The Death Of Freddie Gray, Michael Serota

Michigan Law Review First Impressions

Who (if anyone) is criminally responsible for the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old African-American man who died from injuries suffered while in the custody of Baltimore police? This question has been at the forefront of the extensive coverage of Gray’s death, which has inspired a national discussion about law enforcement’s relationship with black communities. But it is also a question that may never be fairly resolved for reasons wholly unrelated to the topic of community policing, with which Gray’s death has become synonymous. What may ultimately hamper the administration of justice in the prosecution of the police officers involved …

2015 Fall Class Schedule, University Of Michigan Law School

Class Schedules

Class schedule for the 2015 Fall semester at the University of Michigan Law School

Introduction To Sociology (Dalton State College), Hassan El-Najjar, Natalie Johnson

Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Introduction to Sociology was created under a Round Three ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

• Linked Syllabus
• Initial Proposal
• Final Report

Combatendo A Corrupção Nos Estados Unidos, Paul Marcus

Faculty Publications

The article discusses the problematic of the fight against the corruption by the criminal justice system of the United States, mainly the white-collar crimes. It is emphasized, first, that in most of the cases does not result in trial, but in plea bargains, and, second, in many cases the encouragement from an undercover agent has served as an effective defense instrument. Finally, it is discussed the problematic of the use of information obtained from the technological devices and its probable violation to the right privacy.

This article is in Portuguese.

Judicial Independence And The Rationing Of Constitutional Remedies, Aziz Huq

Articles

No abstract provided.

Prison Litigation And District Court’S Effect On The Electoral Process, Lawrence K. Karlton

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

Prisoners’ Rights Lawyers’ Strategies For Preserving The Role Of The Courts, Margo Schlanger

University of Miami Law Review

This Article is part of the University of Miami Law Review’s Leading from Below Symposium. It canvasses prisoners’ lawyers’ strategies prompted by the 1996 Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”). The strategies comply with the statute’s limits yet also allow U.S. district courts to remain a forum for the vindication of the constitutional rights of at least some of the nation’s millions of prisoners. After Part I’s introduction, Part II summarizes in several charts the PLRA’s sharp impact on the prevalence and outcomes of prison litigation, but demonstrates that there are still many cases and situations in which courts continue to …

2015 Cardozo Life (Fall), Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Life Magazine

Table of Contents:

Top News & Events, page 3

Clinics News, page 8

Faculty Briefs, page 10

New Dean, New Era, page 14

Creative Enterprise, page 18

Tech Talks, page 26

Helping Clients: Clinics in Action, page 30

Student Briefs, page 34

Movers & Shakers, page 36

Alumni News & Class Notes, page 37

Advancement News, page 44

In Memoriam, page 47

End Note, page 48

Twelfth Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference (Program), William & Mary Law School

2015 Property Conference

No abstract provided.

Academics: The Newsletter Of The Swosu College Of Arts And Sciences, Peter Grant

aCAdemicS: The Newsletter of the SWOSU College of Arts & Sciences

No abstract provided.

Methods Of Murder In Maternal Filicide: An Analysis Of Weapon Use And Mode Of Death, Ami Moller

Bakerman Student Research Awards

Maternal filicide, the murder of a child perpetrated by his or her mother, has been studied in an effort to define the causal factors for such behavior. Less information exists on the type of weapons used by mothers. This paper presents a content analysis of twenty maternal filicide cases collected from various newspapers in an effort to determine the common methods of murder and types of weapons used by the mothers. Findings show that blunt objects are the most frequently used weapon by these offenders. A comparison with previous research of the same faction indicates slightly different weapon use even …

Western Michigan University Magazine, Fall 2015, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• University News
• In Print
• Expert Insights
• College News
• Classnotes
• In Memoriam
• Alumni Profile
• A Historic Rebirth
• Exonerating the Innocent
• Something's in the Air
• Mending the Gap
• Flexible Expertise

Focus On Boise State University, Sherry Squires (Editor)

FOCUS on Boise State

No abstract provided.

The Army War College Review Vol. 1 No. 3, Larry D. Miller Dr.

Articles & Editorials

The Army War College Review, a refereed publication of student work, is produced under the purview of the Strategic Studies Institute and the United States Army War College. An electronic quarterly, The AWC Review connects student intellectual work with professionals invested in U.S. national security, Landpower, strategic leadership, global security studies, and the advancement of the profession of arms.

All issues are listed in the Army War College Review area.

Is Felony Murder The New Depraved Heart Murder: Considering The Appropriate Punishment For Drunken Drivers Who Kill, Dora W. Klein

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Decisions To Prosecute Battered Women's Homicide Cases: An Exploratory Study, Sarah N. Welling, Diane Follingstad, M. Jill Rogers, Frances Jillian Priesmeyer

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

Discretionary decisions to prosecute cases in which a battered woman kills her partner were investigated using several research strategies and targeting a range of case elements. Law students presented with case elements reported they would consider legal elements over nonlegal (or ‘supplemental’) elements when making a decision to prosecute. In contrast, law students assessed through an open-ended format as to important case factors for deciding to prosecute spontaneously generated high proportions of supplemental case elements compared with legal factors. Vignette comparisons of 42 case elements on participants’ likelihood to prosecute identified salient factors including legal and supplemental variables. Themes from …

Perceptions Of Mental Health Among First Year College Students, Kelly N. Mcgowan

Honors Theses

College students are at risk for exposure to, exacerbation, and development of mental health issues. Exposure to and existence of historical stigmas and misconceptions is a portion of the hesitancy for this population to acknowledge symptoms and seek help. This hesitancy is often put in place by the media, in how they portray mental health Anxiety, mood, eating, psychotic, and substance abuse disorders are prevalent in this population. Colonel Campers are known for their involvement and retention at Eastern Kentucky University and are a representation for this at risk population. The participants were surveyed via a mixed quantitative and qualitative …

Raised Afraid: The Media's Influence In Heightened Fear Of Terrorism, Paige Fetters

Honors Theses

Since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, terrorism has become a household topic and a leading headline for the news media. Following the 9/11 attacks, coverage of the event was played around the clock for the first five days. 99 – 100% of Americans followed terrorism-related events by watching television listening to the radio, or reading print news. Exposure to terrorism-related media have increased substantially since the widespread use of smartphones and social media, where news and topics can be shared and discussed around the world in a matter of seconds. The psychological effects of this exposure could affect …

Capital Punishment At Home And Abroad: A Comparative Study On The Evolution Of The Use Of The Death Penalty In The United States And The United Kingdom, Rachel Gaines

Honors Theses

Capital punishment (sometimes referred to as the death penalty) is the carrying out of a legal sentence of death as punishment for crime. The United States Supreme Court has most recently ruled that capital punishment is not unconstitutional. As a result, states are free to abstain from using capital punishment or to use it, and it is accepted for federal crimes. In 1965, the United Kingdom eliminated the use of capital punishment for murder on a temporary basis, abolishing it permanently in 1969, and adopting two European protocols that eliminated its use perpetually for all crimes in 1998. This research …

Barriers To The Ballot Box: Implicit Bias And Voting Rights In The 21st Century, Arusha Gordon, Ezra D. Rosenberg

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

While much has been written regarding unconscious or “implicit bias” in other areas of law, there is a scarcity of scholarship examining how implicit bias impacts voting rights and how advocates can move courts to recognize evidence of implicit bias within the context of a voting rights claim. This Article aims to address that scarcity. After reviewing research on implicit bias, this Article examines how implicit bias might impact different stages of the electoral process. It then argues that “results test” claims under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) present an opportunity for plaintiffs to introduce evidence regarding …