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The Alestle - Vol. 67 No. 30 - 04/23/2015, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 67 No. 30

The Daily Gamecock, Thursday, April 23, 2015, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

April

No abstract provided.

Good Kids, Bad City: The Examination Of Crime Resistance In Low Income, High Crime, Communities Of Color, Troy M. Williams

Theses

A number of criminological theories assert that individuals from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities are more likely to participate in criminal activities. Given the confluence of race and class in this country Black and Latino men are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system. However, less is known about men of color who grow up in lower socioeconomic neighborhoods, but do not commit crimes. In this study, the researcher examines a group of Black men who exhibited leadership to resist assimilated criminological behavior, which is the process of participating in crime in order to be revered by peers, family, or community members. …

Book Review: Political Crime In Europe: A Comparative Study Of France, Germany And England. Barton L. Ingraham. University Of California-Berkeley Press, 1979., Albert M. Pearson Iii

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Prospectus, April 22, 2015, Parkland College, Humna Sharif, Brittany Webb, Zach Trueblood, Adam Vilmin

Prospectus 2015

William M. Staerkel Planetarium, Student work displayed in the Giertz Gallery, Behind the curtain of “The Drowsy Chaperone” in Parkland Theatre, Seattle attempt to help addicts shines in study(AP), Hopes dim for school funding formula overhaul’s passage(AP), School districts and parents at odds over breakfast during class(AP), Golf team wins Illinois College Blueboy Invite(Athletic Director), Parkland Lady Cobras reflect on success

A Tale Of Two Bobcats The Criminal Justice System, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Spectator 2015-04-22, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

Banner News, Sarah Hubbard, Allison Anderson, Megan Olson, Nick Noah, Amanda Betz, Edward Schultz, Guy Morgan, Caleb Mckim, Courtney Bowlin

Banner News

No abstract provided.

A Departure From Blood And Iron: A Comparative Analysis Of The Role Of Culture In Societal Reintegration Of Ex-Combatant Military Members And Reentry Of Ex-Convicts, Devon Danielle Lott

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

While there exists a multitude of information regarding the societal reintegration of both formerly deployed military members and ex-convicts, there is a lack of research comparing and contrasting each group's previous experiences and their effects on the processes of reintegration. From a national focus, the United States' incarceration rate is increasing and the recidivism rate between 2005 and 2010 was surveyed at seventy-five percent of prisoners being arrested again within five years of their release.1 From a military perspective in the United States, the rates of suicide among military members are exceeding the combat-related death rates for soldiers deployed to …

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

Volume 106 Issue 23, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Southwestern - Archive

No abstract provided.

Strangulation Assessment, Evidence Collection, And Documentation Guidelines For Forensic Nurse Examiners: A Pilot Project, Sally Sturgeon

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Capstones

Accurate and thorough physical assessment, with accompanying documentation, are essential components for appropriate legal intervention for victims in all strangulation cases. There is a need for this strangulation assessment, evidence collection, and documentation protocol. Forensic nurse examiners who work with strangulation victims need to be sure that their assessment, evidence collection, and documentation are complete, accurate, and consistent to help ensure perpetrator accountability.

From Under-Diagnosis To Over-Representation: Black Children, Adhd, And The School-To-Prison Pipeline, Myles Daniel Moody

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This thesis argues that the under-diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) in black children is a result of racism that is structurally and institutionally embedded within school policing policies, and the tendency to not recognize black illness. The purpose of this research is to examine how micro-processes lead to structural inequality within education for black children. It seeks to better understand how institutionalized racism and flawed behavioral ascriptions lead to the under-diagnosis of ADHD in black children, and how that may also lead to their over-representation in the school-to-prison pipeline. The goal of this study was to collect ethnographic, …

Exhibits To Accompany Testimony & Statement Of Dean Hill Rivkin Before The Senate Judiciary Committee (21 April 2015), Dean H. Rivkin

College of Law Faculty Scholarship

Exhibits to accompany testimony and statement-of-record of Professor Dean Hill Rivkin (The University of Tennessee College of Law), as submitted on April 21, 2015, before a hearing convened by the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary: “Improving Accountability and Oversight of Juvenile Justice Grants.”

The Prospector, April 21, 2015, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Help Mother Nature Bloom

Flyer News, Vol. 62, No. 25 (April 21, 2015), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

The Current Volume 25 : Issue 29, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Personality Traits And Officer Variables On Perception Of Excessive Force, Ashley N. Wooton

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

Often there are reports of people being the victims of excessive force from law enforcement officers. Despite the occurrence of documented cases of excessive force, there is a possibility that accusations of excessive force are exaggerated. Personality and situational theories have been applied to the study of people’s perceptions of excessive force. The purpose of this study is to replicate a study conducted by Perkins and Bourgeois (2006). This study will attempt to determine how situational factors and differing personalities can cause differences in society’s perception of excessive force, similar to Perkins and Bourgeois (2006). This study has two purposes: …

Burris V. State: Suggestions For The Continued Development Of The Rule For Admitting The Testimony Of Gang Experts, Michael Jacko

Maryland Law Review Online

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Free-Will, Matthew Campbell

Honors Theses

The following paper is a broad analysis of the concept of free-will. Free-will can be defined as having the ability to act outside of necessity, such that one can be the ultimate author and initiator of their actions and decisions. Stated differently, possessing free-will allows an individual to be held accountable for their behaviors, because those behaviors are the result of something controllable within the individual, rather than something external to the individual and beyond their control.

A belief in free-will is widely assumed, for we hold individuals both legally and morally accountable for their actions. Nevertheless, it remains a …

Following Orders: Campbell V. United States, The Waiver Of Appellate Rights, And The Duty Of Counsel, Jacob Szewczyk

Catholic University Law Review

In the 1984 case of Strickland v. Washington, the Supreme Court announced a two-pronged test to analyze whether a criminal defendant has received ineffective assistance of counsel. Since the rule was announced, the Court has expanded Strickland’s scope to apply to analyze counsel’s review at different stages of the criminal proceeding. This Comment addresses one issue that has remained unanswered by the Supreme Court: whether counsel’s failure to file a notice of appeal, after a defendant has waived his right to appeal through a plea bargain, constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel. This Comment discusses the circuit split that …

Coercion And Motivation: Construct Analysis And Factor Association In Entering Treatment For Substance-Abuse, Arthur Tabrizi

Graduate Research Symposium (2010 - 2017)

Informed by the theoretical underpinnings of Self-determination theory (SDT), we aimed to examine relationships between motivation and independent measures of external pressure and explore whether or not a directional association exists between perceived coercion and motivation. Using the Circumstance, and Motivation subscales of the CMR and availability sampling method, we surveyed 63 clients seeking substance abuse treatment under legal coercion, social coercion, and voluntarily. Results suggest that motivation to engage in substance abuse treatment is not reliably inferred from referral source. Treatment seeking groups appear to experience greater external pressures to leave treatment than to enter treatment. Results are consistent …

Factors Affecting Success And Failure Among Drug Court Participants In The United States: An Examination Of Program Completion And Post-Program Outcomes, Sami Polenberg

Open Access Theses

Drug courts represent a growing trend in the United States toward treatment-oriented alternatives to incarceration for non-violent drug offenders. Using data from the Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation (MADCE), this study evaluates whether drug courts serve their intended purposes. That is, whether drug court participants have lower rates of relapse, recidivism, and re-arrest than non-participants. This study also evaluates factors which may affect success and failure among participants and post-program outcomes, including age, race/ethnicity, gender, social support, treatment motivation, and substance use history. Results indicate that drug court participants have lower rates of relapse, but not recidivism or re-arrest, than …

Through An Officers' Eyes: An Exploratory Study Of Felonious Vs. Accidental Law Enforcement Line Of Duty Deaths, Sarah Coen

Theses & Honors Papers

The purpose of this mixed methods study is to understand when, how often, and why felonious and accidental law enforcement deaths occur in the line of duty. Every day officers put their lives in danger to protect and serve the public. While it is irrational to expect officer line of duty deaths to be zero, these deaths can be reduced research that can be done to aid in this reduction is critical. Although studies have looked at the circumstances surrounding the incidents in which officers are killed, they have yet to explore the impact of time and season that this …

Current, April 20, 2015, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

No abstract provided.

Collection Development Policy, Women's Studies, Corinne Bishop

Libraries' Documents

No abstract provided.

The Collegian (2015-04-20), Jesus Sanchez

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 67, No. 27

Collection Development Policy, Sociology, Rachel Mulvihill

Libraries' Documents

No abstract provided.

Can You Help Me? What A Midwest Land Grant University Is Doing To Help Formerly Incarcerated Students In Higher Education, Terrence S. Mctier Jr.

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Formerly Incarcerated Students (FIS) can be found enrolling in colleges and universities across the United States. When looking at the lack of support and resources available for FIS (who are currently enrolled at a collegiate institution) in higher education, a growing number of researchers identify the transitional experience as problematic for individuals with a criminal background. Although there is recognition of problematic issues for enrolling ex-offenders at any given institution because of safety concerns, lack of knowledge, and concerns of recidivism, one major problem still persists, and that is the lack of resources that are available in higher education. This …

Residual Impact: Resentencing Implications Of Johnson's Potential Ruling On Acca's Constitutionality, Leah Litman

Articles

In January 2015, the Supreme Court directed the parties to brief and argue an additional question in Johnson v. United States: “Whether the residual clause in the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(ii), is unconstitutionally vague.” The order represents an unusual move because the defendant had not raised the vagueness issue and the Court issued the order after it had already heard argument on the question raised in the petition for certiorari. Commentators therefore view the order as a signal that the Court will likely invalidate the residual clause. This decision will have been several years …