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"Shaming" Probation Penalties And The Sexual Offender: A Dangerous Combination, Kenya A. Jenkins
"Shaming" Probation Penalties And The Sexual Offender: A Dangerous Combination, Kenya A. Jenkins
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Sexual offenders are one of the larger problems in the criminal justice system today, particularly with regard to recidivism rates, which are extremely high among sexual offenders. Due to these problems, judges are increasingly imposing 'shaming' probation conditions. Shaming penalties include requiring sex offenders to put signs in their yards and bumper stickers on their cars identifying themselves as convicted sex offenders. This comment examines these shaming penalties in the context of the constitutional issues that they raise, and their effectiveness in rehabilitating the convicted offender and protecting the public. The comment concludes that shaming penalties are an inappropriate and …
Problems With The Adoption Of Proportionate Share Liability In Illinois Remediation Actions, Thomas Crowley
Problems With The Adoption Of Proportionate Share Liability In Illinois Remediation Actions, Thomas Crowley
Northern Illinois University Law Review
This comment argues that the Illinois Legislature's replacement of joint and several liability with proportionate share liability in environmental remediation actions was not carefully thought through. The author contends that the constitutionality of the system of proportionate share liability and the burdens of proof is highly questionable. Further, the piece advises that, given that the attempt to reform tort liability in the 1990s was not constitutional, the legislature should have carefully reconsidered the civil justice statutes related to environmental remediation actions. In the author's conclusion, the system of proportionate share liability should end with the same result as the attempt …
The Constitutional Validity Of The Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act Of 2000: Will Rluipa's Strict Scrutiny Survive The Supreme Court's Strict Scrutiny?, Caroline R. Adams
The Constitutional Validity Of The Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act Of 2000: Will Rluipa's Strict Scrutiny Survive The Supreme Court's Strict Scrutiny?, Caroline R. Adams
Fordham Law Review
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