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Analyzing Wrongful Convictions Beyond The Traditional Canonical List Of Errors, For Enduring Structural And Sociological Attributes, (Juveniles, Racism, Adversary System, Policing Policies), Leona D. Jochnowitz, Tonya Kendall

Touro Law Review

Researchers identify possible structural causes for wrongful convictions: racism, justice system culture, adversary system, plea bargaining, media, juvenile and mentally impaired accused, and wars on drugs and crime. They indicate that unless the root causes of conviction error are identified, the routine explanations of error (e.g., eyewitness identifications; false confessions) will continue to re-occur. Identifying structural problems may help to prevent future wrongful convictions. The research involves the coding of archival data from the Innocence Project for seventeen cases, including the one for the Central Park Five exonerees. The data were coded by Hartwick College and Northern Vermont University students …

Straining To Prevent The Rohingya Genocide: A Sociology Of Law Perspective, Katherine Southwick

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

This paper analyzes the generally muted international response to the protracted plight of the Rohingya, a persecuted Muslim minority in Myanmar, from the perspective of sociology of law. The first part provides background on the Rohingya crisis and discusses relevant international legal frameworks relating to crimes against humanity and genocide. The second part adapts analytical frameworks developed by Felstiner, Abel, and Sarat on the emergence and transformation of disputes, in order to examine some of the factors that frustrate the processes of naming crimes, blaming perpetrators, and claiming rights and protection for the Rohingya minority in the international context. Work …

Romantic And Electronic Stalking In A College Context, Rebecca K. Lee

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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A Sociological Perspective On Bankruptcy, Lisa J. Mcintyre

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: As We Forgive Our Debtors

Introduction: Toward A Sociology Of The Class Action, Bryant G. Garth

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: The Sociology of Class Actions

NOTE: A printing error labeled this issue Spring 1982, when it should have been labeled Summer 1982

Class Action Suits And Social Change: The Organization And Impact Of The Hill-Burton Cases, P.A. Paul-Shaheen, Harry Perlstadt

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: The Sociology of Class Actions

NOTE: A printing error labeled this issue Spring 1982, when it should have been labeled Summer 1982

The Institutionalization Of Conflict In The Reform Of Schools: A Case Study Of Court Implementation Of The Parc Decree, Janet Rosenberg, William R.F. Phillips

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: The Sociology of Class Actions

NOTE: A printing error labeled this issue Spring 1982, when it should have been labeled Summer 1982

Conclusion: The Mobilizing Potential Of Class Actions, Lynn Mather

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: The Sociology of Class Actions

NOTE: A printing error labeled this issue Spring 1982, when it should have been labeled Summer 1982

An Evaluation Of Gault By A Sociologist, Albert K. Cohen

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium on Juvenile Problems: In re Gault