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Rule-Making And The Police, Carl Mcgowan
Rule-Making And The Police, Carl Mcgowan
Michigan Law Review
That remarkable man, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, in whose name and by whose providence we are met on this occasion, had many profound perceptions about the nature of law-making. Except for the violence of the Civil War in his youth, his life was largely lived at a time and in a society which seem simple and benevolent by comparison with our own. Some of his generalizations, nevertheless, continue to define accurately the limitations under which we confront the complexities presently assailing us on every side. This is notably true of the administration of criminal justice.
A Suggested Legislative Device For Dealing With Abuses Of Criminal Records, Walter W. Steele Jr.
A Suggested Legislative Device For Dealing With Abuses Of Criminal Records, Walter W. Steele Jr.
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
There are pitfalls apparent in ameliorating the overuse of criminal records. For example, techniques of expunging, sealing, and limiting access do not affect legal status. No amount of expunging, or sealing, or limiting access is truly useful unless civil rights, such as the right to vote, are restored as well. Another problem is the inherent breadth of a criminal record, which can involve acts or allegations of acts ranging from traffic offenses to murder or rape. Thus, it is difficult to draw precise guidelines delineating those parts of the record which may be legitimately used. The apparently illegitimate use of …