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Interrogation And Silence: A Comparative Study, Craig M. Bradley Jan 2009

Interrogation And Silence: A Comparative Study, Craig M. Bradley

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This article examines interrogation practices in detail in three systems: the American, the English (and Welsh), and the Canadian while also discussing rules from various other countries. It considers when the Miranda-type warnings (required in all three systems) must be given and when suspects will be deemed to have waived their rights. This article further discusses how reliability and voluntariness of confession is assured. Finally, a particular emphasis is placed on the issue of when a suspect's silence during interrogation may be used against him in court. The article concludes that American courts have not done enough to ensure reliability …


The Unabomber Revisited: Reexamining The Use Of Mental Disorder Diagnoses As Evidence Of The Mental Condition Of Criminal Defendants, Adam K. Magid Jan 2009

The Unabomber Revisited: Reexamining The Use Of Mental Disorder Diagnoses As Evidence Of The Mental Condition Of Criminal Defendants, Adam K. Magid

Indiana Law Journal

This Article revisits a longstanding debate concerning the appropriateness of diagnostic evidence in criminal cases in which a defendant’s mental condition is at issue. As illustrated through a case study of Theodore Kaczynski, more widely known as the “Unabomber,” a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia poses a risk of confounding a judge or jury attempting to ascertain an accurate picture of the mental state of a criminal defendant, specifically by (i) suggesting symptoms not actually present, (ii) creating a distorted picture of symptoms that are present, and (iii) suggesting organic, determinative factors as the mechanism behind a defendant’s actions, even where …


Midwestern Juvenile Drug Courts: Analysis & Recommendations, Nicole A. Kozdron Jan 2009

Midwestern Juvenile Drug Courts: Analysis & Recommendations, Nicole A. Kozdron

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Crooked Picture: Re-Framing The Problem Of Child Sexual Abuse, Eric S. Janus Jan 2009

A Crooked Picture: Re-Framing The Problem Of Child Sexual Abuse, Eric S. Janus

Faculty Scholarship

This article discusses the problem of ending child sexual abuse using an allegory explaining that certain types of punitive solutions as solving the river "downstream", or in problem-solving mode, as opposed to "upstream", or in prospective problem avoidance. The thesis of this brief article is that our public policy is focused too far downstream. We rightly condemn child sexual abuse, but our public discourse frames the issue in a way that misdirects our public policy towards downstream solutions. If we truly want to protect our children from sexual abuse and end the cycle of violence, we need to reframe the …


No Way Out? The Question Of Unilateral Withdrawals Of Referrals To The Icc And Other Human Rights Courts, Michael P. Scharf, Patrick Dowd Jan 2009

No Way Out? The Question Of Unilateral Withdrawals Of Referrals To The Icc And Other Human Rights Courts, Michael P. Scharf, Patrick Dowd

Faculty Publications

Growing out of the authors' work for the International Criminal Court, which was sponsored by a grant from the Open Society Institute, No Way Out examines one of the most vexing legal questions facing the International Criminal Court - whether a State that has referred a case to the Court can subsequently withdraw its referral as part of a domestic peace agreement? The issue has arisen with respect to Uganda's interest in withdrawing its self-referral as part of a peace deal with the leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army. This article examines the Rome Statute, the drafting history, and the …


Ethically Representing A Lying Cooperator: Disclosure As The Nuclear Deterrent, Bruce A. Green Jan 2009

Ethically Representing A Lying Cooperator: Disclosure As The Nuclear Deterrent, Bruce A. Green

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Beyond Duluth: A Broad Spectrum Of Treatment For A Broad Spectrum Domestic Violence, Johnna Rizza Jan 2009

Beyond Duluth: A Broad Spectrum Of Treatment For A Broad Spectrum Domestic Violence, Johnna Rizza

Montana Law Review

Beyond Duluth


Public Perceptions Of Registry Laws For Juvenile Sex Offenders, Carrie E. Reynolds, Cynthia J. Najdowski, Jessica M. Salerno, Margaret C. Stevenson, Tish R.A. Wiley, Bette L. Bottoms Jan 2009

Public Perceptions Of Registry Laws For Juvenile Sex Offenders, Carrie E. Reynolds, Cynthia J. Najdowski, Jessica M. Salerno, Margaret C. Stevenson, Tish R.A. Wiley, Bette L. Bottoms

Psychology Faculty Scholarship

Understanding jurors’ perceptions of juvenile defendants has become increasingly important as more and more juvenile cases are being tried in adult criminal court rather than family or juvenile court. Intellectual disability and child maltreatment are overrepresented among juvenile delinquents, and juveniles (particularly disabled juveniles) are at heightened risk for falsely confessing to crimes. In two mock trial experiments, we examined the effects of disability, abuse history, and confession evidence on jurors’ perceptions of a juvenile defendant across several different crime scenarios. Abused juveniles were treated more leniently than nonabused juveniles only when the juvenile’s crime was motivated by self-defense against …


Cultural Culprits, Michelle Mckinley Jan 2009

Cultural Culprits, Michelle Mckinley

Studio for Law and Culture

This paper draws from a longer Article that examines questions of agency, victimization, and cultural essentialism in U.S. asylum adjudication and cultural defense cases specifically, and in international human rights law more broadly. I explore the adjudication of FGC asylum claims based on cultural persecution” that encode a racialized view of culture. I describe the historical trajectory of contemporary FGC claims through a detailed analysis of colonial anti-excision campaigns. I compare early 19th century anti-excision campaigns with contemporary maternal imperialism, as international law, UN agencies, and international financial institutions became more responsive to feminist concerns about eradicating FGC. Throughout the …


When Gender Meets Sex: An Exploratory Study Of Women Who Seduce Adolescent Boys, Kay L. Levine Jan 2009

When Gender Meets Sex: An Exploratory Study Of Women Who Seduce Adolescent Boys, Kay L. Levine

Faculty Articles

This article describes the origins, design, and implications of a new study exploring female-perpetrated statutory rape against ado­lescent boys in the United States. In contrast to both legal frame­works, which typically regard statutory rape as a male-on-female phenomenon, and existing literature from the fields of psychology and psychiatry derived from clinical samples and sex offender reg­istries, this study examines the incidence of female-perpetrated stat­utory rape using data from electronic news reports covering the period 1990-2008. In this short article, the author explains the ad­vantages of her approach over those taken by prior scholars, in terms of the size of the …


Introduction: Contains Cover, Table Of Contents, Letter From The Editor, And Masthead, Jessica M. Yoke Jan 2009

Introduction: Contains Cover, Table Of Contents, Letter From The Editor, And Masthead, Jessica M. Yoke

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

The Richmond Journal of Law and Technology is proud to present the third issue of the 2008–2009 academic school year, which also is our Annual Survey on E-Discovery.


Databases, E-Discovery And Criminal Law, Ken Strutin Jan 2009

Databases, E-Discovery And Criminal Law, Ken Strutin

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

The enduring value of the Constitution is the fundamental approach to human rights transcending time and technology. The modern complexity and variety of electronically stored information was unknown in the eighteenth century, but the elemental due process concepts forged then can be applied now. At some point, the accumulation of information surpassed the boundaries of living witnesses and paper records. The advent of computers and databases ushered in an entirely new order, giving rise to massive libraries of factual details and powerful investigative tools. But electronically collected information sources are a double-edged sword. Their accuracy and reliability are critical issues …


Judges Judging Judicial Candidates: Should Currently Serving Judges Participate In Commissions To Screen And Recommend Article Iii Candidates Below The Supreme Court Level?, Mary Clark Jan 2009

Judges Judging Judicial Candidates: Should Currently Serving Judges Participate In Commissions To Screen And Recommend Article Iii Candidates Below The Supreme Court Level?, Mary Clark

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

In the lead-up to the 2008 presidential election, the American Bar Association (ABA), among others, called upon the next president to reform the federal judicial selection process by using bipartisan commissions to screen and recommend Article III candidates for presidential nomination and Senate confirmation below the Supreme Court level. This proposal may well find support in the Obama administration, given the new president’s emphasis on bipartisan consensus-building and transparency of government operations. This Article addresses one question that the ABA and others have not: Should currently serving judges participate in bi-partisan commissions to screen and recommend Article III candidates below …


Beyond Retroactivity To Realizing Justice: A Theory On The Principle Of Legality In International Criminal Law Sentencing, Shahram Dana Jan 2009

Beyond Retroactivity To Realizing Justice: A Theory On The Principle Of Legality In International Criminal Law Sentencing, Shahram Dana

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


A Relational Sixth Amendment During Interrogation, Brooks Holland Jan 2009

A Relational Sixth Amendment During Interrogation, Brooks Holland

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Blue Sky Steroids, Geoffrey Rapp Jan 2009

Blue Sky Steroids, Geoffrey Rapp

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Manly Sports: The Problematic Use Of Criminal Law To Regulate Sports Violence, Jeffrey Standen Jan 2009

The Manly Sports: The Problematic Use Of Criminal Law To Regulate Sports Violence, Jeffrey Standen

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Deterrence In A Sea Of Just Deserts: Are Utilitarian Goals Achievable In A World Of Limiting Retributivism, Matthew Haist Jan 2009

Deterrence In A Sea Of Just Deserts: Are Utilitarian Goals Achievable In A World Of Limiting Retributivism, Matthew Haist

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Desistance And The Feared Self: Toward An Identity Theory Of Criminal Desistance, Ray Paternoster, Shawn Bushway Jan 2009

Desistance And The Feared Self: Toward An Identity Theory Of Criminal Desistance, Ray Paternoster, Shawn Bushway

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Cognitive Psychology Of Mens Rea, Kevin Jon Heller Jan 2009

The Cognitive Psychology Of Mens Rea, Kevin Jon Heller

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Adolescent Transfer, Developmental Maturity, And Adjudicative Competence: An Ethical And Justice Policy Inquiry , Brian G. Sellers, Bruce A. Arrigo Jan 2009

Adolescent Transfer, Developmental Maturity, And Adjudicative Competence: An Ethical And Justice Policy Inquiry , Brian G. Sellers, Bruce A. Arrigo

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Do Executions Lower Homicide Rates: The Views Of Leading Criminologists', Michael L. Radelet, Traci L. Lacock Jan 2009

Do Executions Lower Homicide Rates: The Views Of Leading Criminologists', Michael L. Radelet, Traci L. Lacock

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


What Can Rico Not Do: Rico And The Non-Economic Intrastate Enterprise That Perpetrates Only Non-Economic Racketeering Activity, Brian Nisbet Jan 2009

What Can Rico Not Do: Rico And The Non-Economic Intrastate Enterprise That Perpetrates Only Non-Economic Racketeering Activity, Brian Nisbet

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


When Is A Police Officer An Officer Of The Law: The Status Of Police Officers In Schools, Peter Price Jan 2009

When Is A Police Officer An Officer Of The Law: The Status Of Police Officers In Schools, Peter Price

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Foreword Jan 2009

Foreword

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Off-Court Misbehavior: Sports Leagues And Private Punishment, Janine Young Kim, Matthew J. Parlow Jan 2009

Off-Court Misbehavior: Sports Leagues And Private Punishment, Janine Young Kim, Matthew J. Parlow

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Criminalization Of Poverty, Kaaryn Gustafson Jan 2009

The Criminalization Of Poverty, Kaaryn Gustafson

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Legal Disparities In The Capital Of Capital Punishment, Scott Phillips Jan 2009

Legal Disparities In The Capital Of Capital Punishment, Scott Phillips

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Smell Of Herring: A Critique Of The Supreme Court's Latest Assault On The Exclusionary Rule, Wayne R. Lafave Jan 2009

The Smell Of Herring: A Critique Of The Supreme Court's Latest Assault On The Exclusionary Rule, Wayne R. Lafave

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Protecting Pregnant Women: A Guide To Successfully Challenging Criminal Child Abuse Prosecutions Of Pregnant Drug Addicts, Krista Stone-Manista Jan 2009

Protecting Pregnant Women: A Guide To Successfully Challenging Criminal Child Abuse Prosecutions Of Pregnant Drug Addicts, Krista Stone-Manista

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.