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The Hazardous Waste Land, Jerry L. Anderson

Jerry L. Anderson

This article was one of the first comprehensive critiques of the Superfund remediation and liability system. The article addresses systemic problems with the CERCLA mechanism that result in inequity and slow the pace of cleanups.

Unspeakable Suspicions: Challenging The Racist Consensual Encounter, Peter Schoenburg, Risa Evans

Law Faculty Scholarship

[Excerpt] "In recent years, law enforcement officials have honed a new technique for fighting the "War on Drugs:" the suspicionless police sweep of stations and vehicles involved in interstate mass transportation. Single officers or groups of officers approach unfortunate individuals in busses, trains, stations and airline terminals. A targeted traveller is requested to show identification and tickets, explain the purpose of his or her travels, and finally, at times, to consent to a luggage search. As long as "a reasonable person would understand that he or she could refuse to cooperate," the encounter between the law-enforcement official and the traveller …

The Adversarial And Mediation Processes An Exploration Of Outcomes In Child Custody Disputes, Cheryl Barakey

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

In recent years, the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts have seen increases in child custody disputes. This increase has caused many jurisdictions to seek alternatives to the traditional adversarial process. Mediation has attracted the most attention. Several jurisdictions such as Norfolk, Virginia, the one used in this study, now refer parents to mediation before the court will hear the case.

Unlike previous studies where divorce mediation was researched with child custody being one of the factors, this study examines the differences in the outcomes of the mediation and litigation processes used to solve only child custody disputes. The outcomes examined …

Book Review, Timothy J. Arel

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of: STANLEY M. ROSENBLATT, MURDER OF MERCY: EUTHANASIA O N TRIAL. (Prometheus Books 1992) [352 pp.] CIP: 92-25910; ISBN: 0-87975-772-8. [$24.95. 59 John Glenn Drive, Buffalo NY 14228-2197.]

Certificate: In Appreciation For 25 Years Of Service, Florida Community College At Jacksonville, Florida Community College At Jacksonville

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

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Waco Tragedy Product Of Groupthink, Aubrey Immelman

Psychology Faculty Publications

This opinion column employs the eight symptoms of groupthink specified by Irving Janis to evaluate whether the tragic end to the 1993 FBI siege of David Koresh’s Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas — which culminated in deaths of 76 civilians — could have been the product of groupthink.

"But Whoever Treasures Freedom...": The Right To Travel And Extraterritorial Abortions, Seth F. Kreimer

All Faculty Scholarship

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How Goes The American Dream?, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"Americans are a hard-working lot. The ambitious American worker has fewer holidays, less vacation time and other benefits than Western Europeans. They are well-rewarded for their pursuit of the American dream. Home ownership rates in this country are among the highest rates in the world. The typical American worker has more cars and more kitchen gadgets, electronic hardware, recreational gear and more computers in his home than any other worker in the world."

Spruce Run News (Ca. 1993), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Criminal-Civil Distinction And Dangerous Blameless Offenders, Paul H. Robinson

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Double Jeopardy Clause Of The Fifth Amendment--The Supreme Court's Cursory Treatment Of Underlying Conduct In Successive Prosecutions, Anthony J. Donofrio

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Habeas Corpus: Unresolved Standard Of Review On Mixed Questions For State Prisoners, James Basta

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Fourteenth Amendment--The Continued Confinement Of Insanity Acquittees, Ellen M. Papadakis

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Fourteenth Amendment--Admitting Evidence Of Battered Child Syndrome To Prove Intent, David J. Doyle

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Junk Science: The Criminal Cases, Paul C. Giannelli

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Sixth Amendment--Right To Confront One's Accuser When The Victim Does Not Testify, Anthony C. Porcelli

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Novel Scientific Evidence In Criminal Cases: Some Words Of Caution, Andre A. Moenssens

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Official Government Abductions In The Presence Of Extradition Treaties, Jonathan A. Lonner

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Out Of The Quagmire After Jacobson V. United States: Towards A More Balanced Entrapment Standard, Damon D. Camp

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Let Sleeping Memories Lie--Words Of Caution About Tolling The Statute Of Limitations In Cases Of Memory Repression, Gary M. Ernsdorff, Elizabeth F. Loftus

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Have You No Sense Of Decency, Peter J. Neufeld

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Can Your Eyes Be Used Against You--The Use Of The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test In The Courtroom, Stephanie E. Busloff

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Criminal Defendants With Psychiatric Impairment: Prevalence, Probabilities And Rates, Ellen Hochstedler Steury

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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A Proposal To Resolve The Interpretation Of Mixture Or Substance Under The Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Thomas J. Meier

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Ignorance Is Bliss, Especially For The Tax Evader, Mark C. Winings

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Radicalism In Law And Criminology: A Retrospective View Of Critical Legal Studies And Radical Criminology, Albert P. Cardarelli, Stephen C. Hicks

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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The Court's Two Model Approach To The Fourth Amendment: Carpe Diem, Craig M. Bradley

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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A Contemporary Look At The Effects Of Rape Law Reform: How Far Have We Really Come, Ronet Bachman, Raymond Paternoster

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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The Paradox Of Ideology, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

A standard problem with the objectivity of social scientific theory in particular is that it is either self-referential, in which case it seems to undermine itself as ideology, or self-excepting, which seem pragmatically self-refuting. Using the example of Marx and his theory of ideology, I show how self-referential theories that include themselves in their scope of explanation can be objective. Ideology may be roughly defined as belief distorted by class interest. I show how Marx thought that natural science was informed by class interest but not therefore necessarily ideology. Capitalists have an interest in understanding the natural world (to a …

Functional Explanation And Metaphysical Individualism, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

A number of (present or former) analytical Marxists, such as Jon Elster, have argued that functional explanation has almost no place in the social sciences. (Although the discussion is framed in terms of a debate among analytical Marxists, the point is quite general, and Marxism is used for illustrative purposes.) Functional explanation accounts for what is to be explained by reference to its function; thus, sighted organism have eyes because eyes enable them to see. Elster and other critics of functional explanation argue that this pattern of explanation is inconsistent with "methodological individualism," the idea, as they understand it, that …