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Restrictive Pursuit Policies And Rising Violent Crime, Ryan Kelly Oct 2023

Restrictive Pursuit Policies And Rising Violent Crime, Ryan Kelly

Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Leadership

Consequences can be a driving factor for why citizens follow laws in the United States. Financial and physical freedom is valued. Citizen’s behavior may change if police officers threaten to take these things away for breaking laws. Policymakers today are working to restrict when law enforcement officers can chase criminals for breaking the law. Suppose the ability of law enforcement to hold criminals accountable is restricted. Would this not lead a reasonable person to believe that criminals may think they are free to commit crimes? This paper will cover current trends in violent crime in both the United States and …


Commentary: Further Prosecutions Over The 2020 Election Are Not Justified, Bruce Ledewitz Aug 2023

Commentary: Further Prosecutions Over The 2020 Election Are Not Justified, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


Did The Biden Administration Violate The First Amendment?, Bruce Ledewitz Jul 2023

Did The Biden Administration Violate The First Amendment?, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


Today’S Supreme Court: ‘Not A Normal Court,’ But Not Unprecedented Either, Bruce Ledewitz Jul 2023

Today’S Supreme Court: ‘Not A Normal Court,’ But Not Unprecedented Either, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


Pardon Me? Why Biden Should Pull A Gerald Ford When It Comes To Trump, Bruce Ledewitz Jun 2023

Pardon Me? Why Biden Should Pull A Gerald Ford When It Comes To Trump, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


Six Lessons From The Debt Deal. What Did We Learn?, Bruce Ledewitz Jun 2023

Six Lessons From The Debt Deal. What Did We Learn?, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


The Durham Report Shows Why We Don’T Want The Fbi Involved In Politics, Bruce Ledewitz Jun 2023

The Durham Report Shows Why We Don’T Want The Fbi Involved In Politics, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


If The Gop Won’T Do It, Democrats Will Have To Block Trump’S Nomination For Them, Bruce Ledewitz May 2023

If The Gop Won’T Do It, Democrats Will Have To Block Trump’S Nomination For Them, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


Individual Rights Vs. Collective Value In Paragraph 218: The Role Of Political Tradition In The Development Of German Abortion Policy, Annie Morgan May 2023

Individual Rights Vs. Collective Value In Paragraph 218: The Role Of Political Tradition In The Development Of German Abortion Policy, Annie Morgan

CISLA Senior Integrative Projects

No abstract provided.


The Pgh Synagogue Shooting Case Should’Ve Been Heard In Pa. Court, Bruce Ledewitz May 2023

The Pgh Synagogue Shooting Case Should’Ve Been Heard In Pa. Court, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


The Views Aired At Pitt Debate Were Ugly. It Was Still Right To Let It Happen, Bruce Ledewitz Apr 2023

The Views Aired At Pitt Debate Were Ugly. It Was Still Right To Let It Happen, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


With Pa’S Highest Court Depleted, Shapiro, Gop Senate Leaders Let Voters Down, Bruce Ledewitz Apr 2023

With Pa’S Highest Court Depleted, Shapiro, Gop Senate Leaders Let Voters Down, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


The International Restitution Of Classical Antiquity: Creating Uniformity Within Museum Restitution Policy, Jacob Armentrout Apr 2023

The International Restitution Of Classical Antiquity: Creating Uniformity Within Museum Restitution Policy, Jacob Armentrout

Senior Theses and Projects

This thesis will explore the scope of the restitution debate for Greek and Italian classical antiquities and how it has evolved over the past 70 years. Chapter 1 will focus on the scholarly works of well-known figures within the restitution debate, including John Henry Merryman, James (Jim) Cuno, and Patty Gerstenblith. Their work is crucial in developing the terminology that defines the debate and also for understanding their opinions on both sides of the debate. Chapter 2 will center on claims to cultural property and restitution efforts that have been made at both the international and national level. The three …


What Bad Decisions By Ron Desantis And Gavin Newsom Have In Common, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2023

What Bad Decisions By Ron Desantis And Gavin Newsom Have In Common, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


The Panama Canal Treaties Were Carter’S Biggest Foreign Policy Win, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2023

The Panama Canal Treaties Were Carter’S Biggest Foreign Policy Win, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


What Both Sides Of The Abortion Fight Can Learn From Antonin Scalia, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2023

What Both Sides Of The Abortion Fight Can Learn From Antonin Scalia, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


By Any Measure, Liberal Democracy Is Superior. Here’S Why, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2023

By Any Measure, Liberal Democracy Is Superior. Here’S Why, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


If I Were A Betting Man: Some Predictions For The Year We Have Left, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2023

If I Were A Betting Man: Some Predictions For The Year We Have Left, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


On Pope Benedict, Science, Faith, And His Legacy, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2023

On Pope Benedict, Science, Faith, And His Legacy, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


Percepatan Pelayanan Perizinan Berusaha Dalam Rangka Potensi Peningkatan Investasi Sektor Sumber Daya Alam: Pertanian, Farid Anfasa Jan 2023

Percepatan Pelayanan Perizinan Berusaha Dalam Rangka Potensi Peningkatan Investasi Sektor Sumber Daya Alam: Pertanian, Farid Anfasa

"Dharmasisya” Jurnal Program Magister Hukum FHUI

This research discusses about licensing is a policy instrument of the government to control negative externalities that may be caused by social or economic activities. License is also an instrument for legal protection for the ownership or operation of activities. The Acceleration of Business Licensing Services in Indonesia is still far from ideal as expected by business people. Seeing this fact, there is a need to change the service paradigm, especially investment licensing services, so that investment licensing procedures can be created that can be categorized as cheap, fast and clear in accordance with predetermined public service standards. Therefore the …


Changemakers: Master Of Studies In Law: "Exactly What I Needed...": John Marion, Roger Williams University School Of Law Jan 2023

Changemakers: Master Of Studies In Law: "Exactly What I Needed...": John Marion, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

No abstract provided.


Do All Dogs Go To Heaven? How Our Secular Culture Views Death, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2022

Do All Dogs Go To Heaven? How Our Secular Culture Views Death, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


The One Good Thing About The Independent State Legislature Theory, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2022

The One Good Thing About The Independent State Legislature Theory, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


Membedah Parameter Berusaha Dalam Upaya Meningkatkan Kemudahan Berinvestasi Di Indonesia (Studi Komparasi Indonesia Dan Vietnam), Hilda Swandani Prastiti Dec 2022

Membedah Parameter Berusaha Dalam Upaya Meningkatkan Kemudahan Berinvestasi Di Indonesia (Studi Komparasi Indonesia Dan Vietnam), Hilda Swandani Prastiti

"Dharmasisya” Jurnal Program Magister Hukum FHUI

Investment is an important component for a country to drive economic activities. Investments both from within and from abroad or Foreign Direct Investment, require a good investment climate and ease of doing business. Indonesia is one of the countries with abundant natural and human resources, but in fact it is not alway in positive connection with the increase of investment. Lack of investment means slow economic growth for a country. This paper intends to conduct a comparative study of the policies taken by the Government of Indonesia and the Government of Vietnam in an effort to improve the Investment Climate …


Why The Courts Should Stop Philly Da Larry Krasner’S Impeachment Trial, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2022

Why The Courts Should Stop Philly Da Larry Krasner’S Impeachment Trial, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


When It Comes To Prosecuting Trump, Merrick Garland Needs To Decide Already, Bruce Ledewitz Nov 2022

When It Comes To Prosecuting Trump, Merrick Garland Needs To Decide Already, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


The Midterms Were Good News For Dems, But Even Better News For The Country, Bruce Ledewitz Nov 2022

The Midterms Were Good News For Dems, But Even Better News For The Country, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


A Law Professors’ Symposium Asks: Should We Control The U.S. Supreme Court?, Bruce Ledewitz Oct 2022

A Law Professors’ Symposium Asks: Should We Control The U.S. Supreme Court?, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


There’S A Secular Need For The High Holy Days. This Is Why, Bruce Ledewitz Oct 2022

There’S A Secular Need For The High Holy Days. This Is Why, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.


Trump Isn’T Going To Jail. And That’S Good News For Democrats, Bruce Ledewitz Sep 2022

Trump Isn’T Going To Jail. And That’S Good News For Democrats, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.