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Student’S Crime Data Research Attracts National Ethics Symposium Attention, Kim Hill
Student’S Crime Data Research Attracts National Ethics Symposium Attention, Kim Hill
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Alumni Couple Clerking For Federal Judges, Kim Hill
Alumni Couple Clerking For Federal Judges, Kim Hill
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Lytwyn '12 Pursues Passion For Politics, Katherine Filippo
Lytwyn '12 Pursues Passion For Politics, Katherine Filippo
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O'Connor Retirement Creates “High Drama,” Says Illinois Wesleyan Political Scientist, University Communications, Illinois Wesleyan University
O'Connor Retirement Creates “High Drama,” Says Illinois Wesleyan Political Scientist, University Communications, Illinois Wesleyan University
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Child Witnesses In Sexual Abuse Cases And The Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause, Kelly Thuet '94
Child Witnesses In Sexual Abuse Cases And The Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause, Kelly Thuet '94
Honors Projects
The legal debate over statutes which allow special treatment for child witnesses of sexual abuse has sparked recent discussion. These statutes permit the testimony of the children to be videotaped or transmitted via one-or two-way closed circuit television into the courtroom. Critics argue these statutes violate the defendant's Sixth Amendment Confrontation Right -to be confronted by the witnesses against him/her. Supporters feel these measures are necessary to protect the interests of young victims of sexual abuse. The goal of this paper is to address the tension between society's interest in protecting child victims and the right of defendants to confront …
An Atheological Apologetic, Joyce A. Lazier '91
An Atheological Apologetic, Joyce A. Lazier '91
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In his article, "Atheological Apologetics," Scott Shalkowski argues that there is no reason to believe that the theist necessarily has the burden of proof in the debate of God's existence. The strength of his argument lies in his assumptions about facts, knowledge, and justification, positive and negative existence claims, and the relevance of context in a debate. First, Shalkowski argues against Anthony Flew who states in his book, The Presumption of Atheism, that general features about knowledge claims "entail the theist (who is the affirmative side of the debate) to first, introduce and defend his proposed concept of God; and, …