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The Beginning Of Juvenile Justice, Police Practices, And The Juvenile Offender, Elyce Z. Ferster, Thomas F. Courtless Apr 1969

The Beginning Of Juvenile Justice, Police Practices, And The Juvenile Offender, Elyce Z. Ferster, Thomas F. Courtless

Vanderbilt Law Review

The public is being asked to make many important decisions which will affect the structure, jurisdiction and function of the juvenile justice system. Before making these decisions, it should have more facts about the present system and the proposed changes. The aim of this study, is to provide some of the needed information. This article, the first publication of the study, concerns the juvenile offender's initial contacts with the juvenile system, his relations with the police and the consequences of these relations. Thus far, this stage of the juvenile justice system has received far less attention than any other aspect …

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Implied Consent-Highway Safety, William Douglass Goodwin Jun 1968

Implied Consent-Highway Safety, William Douglass Goodwin

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Theft, Law And Society -- 1968, Jerome Hall Jan 1968

Theft, Law And Society -- 1968, Jerome Hall

Articles by Maurer Faculty

The law of theft has long been the most complicated branch of the criminal law, writes Mr. Hall, and this is so in the face of the fact that crimes against property can he estimated safely as accounting for 90 per cent of all genuine crime in this country. The Model Penal Code has done much to simplify the law of theft and to eliminate outmoded distinctions, the author concedes, but he maintains that distinctions still must be recognized among the various types of theft, the persons involved in theft and the appropriate penalties for various crimes against property. Improvement, …

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Chronic Alcoholic Court Offenders: An Alternative To The Drunk Tank, Jack H. Watson, Jr Jan 1968

Chronic Alcoholic Court Offenders: An Alternative To The Drunk Tank, Jack H. Watson, Jr

Georgia Law Review

T HE social problem of alcoholism may be divided into two categories: (1) that of the "visible" alcoholic or "chronic alcoholic court offender" whose illness is manifested hundreds of thousands of times per year either on city streets, or in countless city and county stockades acoss the country; and (2) that of the "invisible" alcoholic whose illness is just as serious, but whose social and economic position permits him to suffer through years of alcoholism without being arrested or taken before a magistrate for being drunk in public. It is estimated that over 6,500,000 persons in the United States are …

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Sentence And Punishment--Harsher Penalties Following Habeas Corpus Relief, Thomas Ryan Goodwin Dec 1967

Sentence And Punishment--Harsher Penalties Following Habeas Corpus Relief, Thomas Ryan Goodwin

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Bail Reform In The State And Federal Systems, Law Review Staff May 1967

Bail Reform In The State And Federal Systems, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Law Review

The origin of the institution of bail is not entirely known, but it is believed to have originated in medieval England as a device to free untried prisoners. The definitive structure of the process seems to have been first codified in 1275 in the Statute of Westminster. The institution developed gradually and eventually became so well established that the English Bill of Rights of 1688 provided that "excessive bail ought not to be required."' The factors contributing to the development of the institution of bail were primarily matters of practical importance. Disease-ridden jails, delayed trials by traveling justices, and insecure …

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The Ex-Convict's Right To Vote, David H. Getches Jan 1967

The Ex-Convict's Right To Vote, David H. Getches

Publications

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Federal Habeas Corpus And The State Court Criminal Defendant, Frank W. Wilson Jun 1966

Federal Habeas Corpus And The State Court Criminal Defendant, Frank W. Wilson

Vanderbilt Law Review

Federal habeas corpus for state prisoners is one of the most controversial and emotion-ridden subjects in the entire field of criminal law. Considering the period over which this controversy has continued, it is surely one of the oldest unresolved disputes between the state and federal courts. The removal of an action from a state to a federal court may sometimes cause ruffled feelings, but few judges remain long offended at being relieved of trying a lawsuit. On the other hand, when a federal judge reverses a state judge who has been affirmed by the state appellate courts, forcing him to …

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A Critical View Of The Uniform Crime Reports, Sophia M. Robison Apr 1966

A Critical View Of The Uniform Crime Reports, Sophia M. Robison

Michigan Law Review

No one would deny that the FBI performs a vital function in investigating, identifying, and tracking down suspects who may endanger the life, liberty, and property of Americans. However, this writer feels that the Uniform Crime Reports published by the FBI should be subjected to a very critical analysis. Of primary concern are the indiscriminate acceptance of the official data by legislators and social science investigators and the doubtful inferences which a frightened public draws from news releases proclaiming that "the U.S. is sitting on a seething volcano of crime."

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Uniform Crime Reports, Peter P. Lejins Apr 1966

Uniform Crime Reports, Peter P. Lejins

Michigan Law Review

The Uniform Crime Reports are-both nationally and internationally- an extremely important statistical series, and an invitation by the Michigan Law Review to comment on this annual compilation is very much appreciated: This writer has felt for some time that the recent frequent statements on the Uniform Crime Reports in the daily press and some professional journals have created a considerable amount of unnecessary confusion. This opportunity to analyze the issues involved is therefore most gratifying.

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Double Punishment For Burglarious Offenses Mar 1966

Double Punishment For Burglarious Offenses

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

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A Sentencing Problem: How Far Is A Fall From Grace, H. H. A. Cooper Jan 1966

A Sentencing Problem: How Far Is A Fall From Grace, H. H. A. Cooper

Cleveland State Law Review

It is now almost universally accepted that there are three possible bases underlying sentences imposed by the Courts, following some breach of the criminal law. These are generally described as retribution, deterrence and reformation. Occasionally these qualities are considered in combination under some such title as the "aims of penal measures." Another factor, ever present in a vague though influential form, now seems to be emerging from the shadows to assume more definite shape. Yet to materialize is its relationship to the other established, uncontroverted aims. The emergent element may conveniently be termed "public disapproval," under which may be subsumed …

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Lafave: Arrest: The Decision To Take A Suspect Into Custody, B. J. George Jr. Jan 1966

Lafave: Arrest: The Decision To Take A Suspect Into Custody, B. J. George Jr.

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Decision To Take a Suspect Into Custody by Wayne R. LaFave

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The Rights Of Prisoners While Incarcerated, David Gerald Jay Dec 1965

The Rights Of Prisoners While Incarcerated, David Gerald Jay

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

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A Critical Study Of The Probate System In West Virginia--Ii, Robert J. Riley Jr. Feb 1965

A Critical Study Of The Probate System In West Virginia--Ii, Robert J. Riley Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Nature Of The Problem Of Police Brutality, Robert J. Bowers Jan 1965

Nature Of The Problem Of Police Brutality, Robert J. Bowers

Cleveland State Law Review

To properly appraise the oft-bruited problem of police brutality, one should first consider how investigatory duties came to devolve upon the police in the United States.

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A Critical Study Of The Probate System In West Virginia--I, Robert G. Riley Jr. Dec 1964

A Critical Study Of The Probate System In West Virginia--I, Robert G. Riley Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

The probate system in effect in West Virginia has been the subject of much criticism in recent years. Much of this criticism emanates from attorneys familiar with the operation of the system. For more than a decade, a standing committee of the West Virginia State Bar Association has striven to arrive at a proposal which would offer “comprehensive improvement of the West Virginia law and procedure relating to the probate of wills, ... and allied matters .... " There is widespread and continuing concern about the probate system. This paper will review that system, note principal criticisms of it and …

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Negligent Behavior Should Be Excluded From Penal Liability, Jerome Hall Jan 1963

Negligent Behavior Should Be Excluded From Penal Liability, Jerome Hall

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

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Legal, Medical And Psychiatric Considerations In The Control Of Prostitution, B. J. George Jr. Apr 1962

Legal, Medical And Psychiatric Considerations In The Control Of Prostitution, B. J. George Jr.

Michigan Law Review

In common with other nations of the world the United States today as in the past is faced with the problem of controlling prostitution, particularly in urban areas. At one time or another states and cities in the United States have experimented with the classic methods of controlling prostitution: reglementation, segregation and repression. Reglementation of individual houses or prostitutes has never been carried out on a statewide basis in any state in the United States, though one can find instances in certain large cities in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in which city ordinances or de facto police regulations …

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Capital Punishment: The Moral Issue, Orvill C. Snyder Feb 1961

Capital Punishment: The Moral Issue, Orvill C. Snyder

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Consecutive And Concurrent Sentences--A Comment, J. Alexander Creasey Feb 1961

Consecutive And Concurrent Sentences--A Comment, J. Alexander Creasey

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Should Ohio Abolish Capital Punishment, Richard J. Goetz Jan 1961

Should Ohio Abolish Capital Punishment, Richard J. Goetz

Cleveland State Law Review

In view of all the controversy surrounding this topic, it is interesting to review the history of the death penalty in Ohio, in other states, and elsewhere in the world.

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Crime, Justice And Correction. By Paul W. Tappan., J. Douglas Cook Jan 1961

Crime, Justice And Correction. By Paul W. Tappan., J. Douglas Cook

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Legislation - Survey And Analysis Of Criminal And Tort Aspects Of Shoplifting Statutes, Wilbur J. Markstrom S.Ed. Jan 1960

Legislation - Survey And Analysis Of Criminal And Tort Aspects Of Shoplifting Statutes, Wilbur J. Markstrom S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Shoplifting not only results in heavy financial losses for the merchant but also poses special problems in criminal law and general law enforcement. One such problem arises from the fact that most such thefts involve relatively small amounts, with the result that the public does not seem extremely concerned about the matter when an individual case comes up for prosecution. Another peculiar difficulty is that perhaps more than any other single crime shoplifting is an offense committed by amateurs, both adult and juvenile. This serves to make both detection and prosecution difficult. Finally, the right of the individual to be …

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The Moral Quality Of The Criminal Law, Paul D. Carrington Jan 1959

The Moral Quality Of The Criminal Law, Paul D. Carrington

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

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Constitutional Law - Due Process -Knowledge Of The Law Required For Conviction Under Criminal Registration Ordinance, David C. Berg Apr 1958

Constitutional Law - Due Process -Knowledge Of The Law Required For Conviction Under Criminal Registration Ordinance, David C. Berg

Michigan Law Review

Defendant-appellant was charged with violation of a Los Angeles municipal ordinance which required all persons convicted of a felony in California, or of a crime committed elsewhere which would have been punishable as a felony in California, subsequent to January 1, 1921, to register with the Chief of Police upon remaining in the city longer than five days, or upon making more than five visits to the city within a thirty-day period. At the time of her arrest, appellant had been a resident of Los Angeles for seven years. Within that period she had been convicted (in Los Angeles) of …

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Radzinowicz: A History Of English Criminal Law And Its Administration From 1750. Vols. 2 And 3., Jerome H. Hall Jan 1958

Radzinowicz: A History Of English Criminal Law And Its Administration From 1750. Vols. 2 And 3., Jerome H. Hall

Michigan Law Review

A Review of A History of English Criminal Law and Its Administration From 1750. Vols. 2 and 3. By Leon Radzinowicz

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Municipal Corporations - Statutory Liability For Mob Violence - Definition Of Correctional Power, Nathan B. Driggers Jan 1956

Municipal Corporations - Statutory Liability For Mob Violence - Definition Of Correctional Power, Nathan B. Driggers

Michigan Law Review

On August 12, 1947 eight Negro families moved into a Chicago public housing development which was occupied largely by white families. On the evening of August 14, several thousand people, protesting the Negro intrusion, congregated in the area, blocking traffic and brandishing bats, bricks, and stones. A large number of policemen were on duty at the scene. The automobile of the plaintiff, a Negro, was intercepted at an intersection by the crowd which began throwing bricks at the occupants of the car. The plaintiff was struck by one missile and suffered severe physical injury. He brought suit against the city …

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Judge And The Crime Burden, John Barker Waite Dec 1955

Judge And The Crime Burden, John Barker Waite

Michigan Law Review

One does not happily charge the judiciary with responsibility for the country's burden of crime, but the responsibility does in fact exist. Judges, though they may not encourage crime, interfere with its prevention in various ways. They deliberately restrict police efficiency in the discovery of criminals. They exempt from punishment many criminals who are discovered and whose guilt is evident. More seriously still, they so warp and alter the public's attitude toward crime and criminals as gravely to weaken the country's most effective crime preventive.

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Criminal Law - Scope Of Lawful Search And Seizure Without Warrant When Incident To Arrest, Richard M. Adams S.Ed. Jun 1955

Criminal Law - Scope Of Lawful Search And Seizure Without Warrant When Incident To Arrest, Richard M. Adams S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Acting on information that defendants were engaged in the "numbers racket" in violation of the Michigan gambling laws, police officers picked up three of the defendants in an automobile, took them to the police station, and proceeded to the home of their accomplice, Abbey Clay. On being admitted to the residence, the officers placed Abbey Clay under arrest and, despite her objections, promptly searched the L-shaped room in which they were standing when the arrest was made. Although the officers did not have a search warrant, they looked through defendant's pocketbook, magazine rack, and a cardboard box which was in …

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