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Implementing Marriage: The Issuance Of Marriage Licenses In Missouri After Obergefell, Jessica Loyet Gracey
Implementing Marriage: The Issuance Of Marriage Licenses In Missouri After Obergefell, Jessica Loyet Gracey
Missouri Policy Journal
The Obergefell v. Hodges decision legalized same-sex marriage throughout the country. Some Missouri counties began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples immediately, while others did not until two weeks following the decision. The study examines attempts to explain the differences in the amount of time that counties in Missouri took to implement the Obergefell ruling. Factors such as partisanship, education, religion, and the service industry in each county are examined. The findings indicate that only educational levels in each county are a statistically significant predictor of when a county began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Missouri Sentencing And Race: A Closer Look From 2007-2015, Grant Shostak, Ryan V. Guffey
Missouri Sentencing And Race: A Closer Look From 2007-2015, Grant Shostak, Ryan V. Guffey
Missouri Policy Journal
Contrary to the perception, it is judges, not juries, that typically determine the sentence for a convicted criminal defendant. While all citizens are to be treated equal under the law, recent cries to overhaul our criminal justice system came to a head following the wake of Officer Darren Wilson’s (Caucasian) shooting and killing of Michael Brown (African-American) in Ferguson, Missouri. This paper attempts to examine sentencing practices of Missouri courts from 2007-2015, covering a time period both before and after Brown’s death in 2014.
The St. Louis Rams: The Greatest Public Financing Show On Earth, Eric Click
The St. Louis Rams: The Greatest Public Financing Show On Earth, Eric Click
Missouri Policy Journal
This case study research explores how and why the National Football League (NFL) Rams both arrived in St. Louis (in 1995) and departed St. Louis (in 2016). In order to address these questions, through archival and secondary data, the research examines the unique interrelated history of St. Louis and the NFL, including both economics and public financing. As a result, the research is presented in five sections: introduction, NFL economics, St. Louis and the NFL, St. Louis and no NFL, and final remarks. Note: to more fully understand this article, please first read “One Development Project, Two Economic Tales: The …
Snap Usage By Congressional District - 2013, Aaron Azkoul
Snap Usage By Congressional District - 2013, Aaron Azkoul
Missouri Policy Journal
No abstract provided.
Social Security Usage In Missouri By County - 2014, Aaron Azkoul
Social Security Usage In Missouri By County - 2014, Aaron Azkoul
Missouri Policy Journal
No abstract provided.
Missouri Unemployment By County - 2015, Aaron Azkoul
Missouri Unemployment By County - 2015, Aaron Azkoul
Missouri Policy Journal
No abstract provided.
Editor's Note, Joseph A. Cernik
Cover, Barb Hutchinson
Correctional Reform In Red States: Missouri’S Role, Joseph M. Zlatic, Jeannie Thies
Correctional Reform In Red States: Missouri’S Role, Joseph M. Zlatic, Jeannie Thies
Missouri Policy Journal
Approximately ten years ago, a conservative-led movement to engage in various forms of correctional and sentencing reform emerged. This movement extends to broader acceptance within the criminal justice field to implement less traditional forms of sentencing, including alternative sentences that incorporate rehabilitative components. A decade later, this policy debate has gained significant traction throughout many conservative states that have traditionally relied upon mass incarceration as the chief means of crime control. Recent scholarly evidence suggests that the reform efforts within these conservative states have met with success in reducing prison populations and the development of rehabilitative strategies increasingly in line …