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Articles 1 - 9 of 9
Full-Text Articles in Law
The Emerging "Victim Factor" In The Supreme Court's Criminal Jurisprudence: Should Victims' Interests Ever Prevent A Court From Overturning A Conviction And Ordering A Retrial?, Roger A. Pauley
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Incompetent Principals, Competent Third Parties, And The Law Of Agency, Alexander M. Meiklejohn
Incompetent Principals, Competent Third Parties, And The Law Of Agency, Alexander M. Meiklejohn
Indiana Law Journal
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The Conduct Of Voir Dire: A Psychological Analysis, Valerie P. Hans
The Conduct Of Voir Dire: A Psychological Analysis, Valerie P. Hans
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
The voir dire process in jury selection, in which the prospective jurors are questioned about their possible biases in the case, has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. This article discusses psychological research and its implications for the conduct of the voir dire. The research indicates that individual, sequestered, open-ended questioning on issues directly relevant to the trial is the superior method for uncovering bias in prospective jurors. Furthermore, adversary attorneys appear to have a modest edge over judges in the detection of prejudice. The author notes that these findings must be balanced against other interests served by the …
Mediation: A Comprehensive Guide To Resolving Conflicts Without Litigation, Nancy T. Gardner
Mediation: A Comprehensive Guide To Resolving Conflicts Without Litigation, Nancy T. Gardner
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Mediation: A Comprehensive Guide to Resolving Conflicts Without Litigation by Jay Folberg and Alison Taylor
Victim, Offender, And Situational Characteristics Of Violent Crime, Deborah W. Denno
Victim, Offender, And Situational Characteristics Of Violent Crime, Deborah W. Denno
Faculty Scholarship
The examination of offenses rather than offenders in past research often overlooked the importance of offender characteristics and background. Indeed, a growing body of research suggests that the biological or psychological characteristics of offenders may strongly influence the outcome of particular encounters or future offense behavior. For instance, offenders with poor verbal ability or low school achievement scores may be more prone to repeat confrontational violence, irrespective of the characteristics of the victim or the situation of the offense. Thus, it is important to distinguish between those offenders with short or repeat offense histories, and those offenses which do or …
Can Mental Health Professionals Predict Judicial Decisionmaking? Constitutional And Tort Liability Aspects Of The Right Of The Institutionalized Mentally Disabled To Refuse Treatment: On The Cutting Edge, Michael L. Perlin
Articles & Chapters
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Treatment Refusals For The Critically And Terminally Ill: Proposed Rules For The Family, The Physician, And The State, Stephen A. Newman
Treatment Refusals For The Critically And Terminally Ill: Proposed Rules For The Family, The Physician, And The State, Stephen A. Newman
Articles & Chapters
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State Constitutions And Statutes As Sources Of Rights For The Mentally Disabled: The Last Frontier?, Michael L. Perlin
State Constitutions And Statutes As Sources Of Rights For The Mentally Disabled: The Last Frontier?, Michael L. Perlin
Articles & Chapters
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The Supreme Court, The Mentally Disabled Criminal Defendant, And Symbolic Values: Random Decisions, Hidden Rationales, Or Doctrinal Abyss, Michael L. Perlin
The Supreme Court, The Mentally Disabled Criminal Defendant, And Symbolic Values: Random Decisions, Hidden Rationales, Or Doctrinal Abyss, Michael L. Perlin
Articles & Chapters
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