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Actus Reus, Mens Rea, And Brain Science: What Do Volition And Intent Really Mean?, Erica Beecher-Monas, Edgar Garcia-Rill

Kentucky Law Journal

The foundational elements of criminal law, actus reus and mens rea, are vague, imprecise, and indeterminate categories that are based on outdated notions about human behavior. These confused categories affect not only what legally constitutes choice, volition, and intent, but also the defendant's ability to present evidence (since the categories define the evidence that will be admissible), and ultimately, criminal liability. In this Article we explain how neuroscience allows us to reconsider these legal concepts and conceive a more informed view of human behavior (and therefore criminal liabilty). The Article explains how distortions in brain function affect the way …

Crime And Punishment, A Global Concern: Who Does It Best And Does Isolation Really Work?, Melanie Reid

Kentucky Law Journal

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Should Paris Hilton Receive A Lighter Prison Sentence Because She's Rich? An Experimental Study, Josef Montag, Tomáš Sobek

Kentucky Law Journal

The "equal punishment for the same crime" principle is generally agreed upon--yet its implementation differs radically depending on whether the punishment is measured purely in nominal terms or whether the subjective perspective of the punishee is accounted for. This is simply because different people may experience the same punishment with differing intensity.

Legal scholars have recently proposed that improvements in scientific knowledge and advancements in technologies (such as Functional magnetic resonance imaging), which allow us to measure subjective perceptions and feelings, need to be and should be incorporated in our penal systems. This would facilitate calibrating the punishment not only …

The Depth Of Endurance: A Critical Look At Prolonged Solitary Confinement In Light Of The Constitution And A Call To Reform, Shannon H. Church

Kentucky Law Journal

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Promising Protection: 911 Call Records As Foundation For Family Violence Intervention, Linda L. Bryant, James G. Dwyer

Kentucky Law Journal

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Expanding The Scope Of Who May Petition For Domestic Violence Protective Orders In Kentucky, Sarah Lawson

Kentucky Law Journal

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Pretrial Detention In Kentucky: An Analysis Of The Impact Of House Bill 463 During The First Two Years Of Its Implementation, Robert Veldman

Kentucky Law Journal

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Text Me: A Text-Based Interpretation Of 28 U.S.C. § 2255(E), Jennifer L. Case

Kentucky Law Journal

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White Collar Overcriminalization: Deterrence, Plea Bargaining, And The Loss Of Innocence, Lucian E. Dervan

Kentucky Law Journal

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Transforming Domestic Violence Representation, Jane K. Stoever

Kentucky Law Journal

The dominant theories used in the law to explain domestic violence, namely, the Power and Control Wheel and the Cycle of Violence, provide only limited insight into intimate partner abuse. Both theories focus exclusively on the abusive partner' wrongful actions, consistent with recent decades' concentration on criminalization, but fail to educate about the survivor's needs and efforts to end violence. The Stages of Change Model, conversely, reveals that domestic abuse survivors seek an end to relationship violence through a five-stage cyclical sequence and identifies the survivor's needs and actions at each stage. This critical information should inform the representation of …

Toward A Common Law Of Plea Bargaining, Wesley Macneil Oliver

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Future Of The Death Penalty In Kentucky And America, Stephen B. Bright

Kentucky Law Journal

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Reconsidering State Parole Board Membership Requirements In Light Of Model Penal Code Sentencing Revisions, Stefan J. Bing

Kentucky Law Journal

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"A Matter Of Grace": Alternatives To Billing Insurance For Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations, Jessica C. Harvey

Kentucky Law Journal

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Stepping Into The Gap: Violent Crime Victims, The Right To Closure, And A Discursive Shift Away From Zero Sum Resolutions, Blanche Bong Cook

Kentucky Law Journal

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Cost Conscious Justice: The Case For Wholly-Informed Discretionary Sentencing In Kentucky, Emily M. Grant

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Disregarding Of The Rehabilitative Spirit Of Juvenile Codes: Addressing Resentencing Hearings In Blended Sentencing Schemes, Grace Shear

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Jurisdictional Entrapment Defense: An Analytic Framework For Claims Of Manufactured Jurisdiction In Child Exploitation Prosecutions, Leonid Feller

Kentucky Law Journal

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Judicially Fusing The Pinkerton Doctrine To Rico Conspiracy Litigation Through The Concept Of Mediate Causation, Dean Browning Webb

Kentucky Law Journal

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Drug Law Reform--Retreating From An Incarceration Addiction, Robert G. Lawson

Kentucky Law Journal

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Fencing In The Frontier: A Look Into The Limits Of Mail Fraud, Kristen Kate Orr

Kentucky Law Journal

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Turning Jails Into Prisons--Collateral Damage From Kentucky's "War On Crime", Robert G. Lawson

Kentucky Law Journal

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Achieving Batterer Accountability In The Child Protection System, Leigh Goodmark

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Criminal Law Implications Of The Human Genome Project: Reimagining A Genetically Oriented Criminal Justice System, Steven I. Friedland

Kentucky Law Journal

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Crimes And Defenses Of Rodion Raskolnikov, Vera Bergelson

Kentucky Law Journal

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Doing Another's Bidding Under A Theory Of Defense Of Others: Shall We Protect The Unborn With Murder?, Shelby A. D. Moore

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Hobbs Act: Maintaining The Distinction Between A Bribe And A Gift, Medrith Lee Hager

Kentucky Law Journal

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Would I Lie To You? The Sixth Circuit Joins The "Exculpatory No" Controversy In United States V. Steele, Sandra L. Turner

Kentucky Law Journal

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Self-Defense In Kentucky--A Need For Clarification Or Revision, William S. Cooper, Robert G. Lawson

Kentucky Law Journal

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Kentucky Law Survey: Criminal Law, Linda K. West

Kentucky Law Journal

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