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Full-Text Articles in Law
The False Claims Act: How Vigilantes Find Justice Fighting Government Fraud And Corruption, Wayne Turner
The False Claims Act: How Vigilantes Find Justice Fighting Government Fraud And Corruption, Wayne Turner
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
This comment focuses on the False Claims Act and its increasing potential to bring greater accountability to government programs designed to serve disadvantaged opulations. Citizen avengers play an increasing role in seeking retribution against grafters because existing safeguards built into government contracting and procurement often fail to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent efficiently. The False Claims Act, the citizens' tool against fraud, is contrasted with the Inspectors General, the federal government's principle means of investigating, auditing, and prosecuting fraud in federal agencies and programs.
The Modern Problem-Solving Court Movement: Domination Of Discourse And Untold Stories Of Criminal Justice Reform, Mae Quinn
Journal Articles
There is a chasm between the rhetoric about and the reality of modern court reform movements. It is a deeply troubling divide. This Article, responding to the work of Professor Jane Spinak, is not concerned with innovations within the family court system. Rather, it examines modern criminal justice reforms.1 It focuses on the claims of the contemporary ―problem-solving court‖ movement—a movement that has resulted in the development of thousands of specialized criminal courts across the country over the last two decades.2
Reconceptualizing Competence: An Appeal, Mae C. Quinn
Reconceptualizing Competence: An Appeal, Mae C. Quinn
Journal Articles
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Finding Power, Fighting Power (Or The Perpetual Motion Machine), Mae Quinn
Finding Power, Fighting Power (Or The Perpetual Motion Machine), Mae Quinn
Journal Articles
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