A Quiet War: The Judiciary's Steady And Unspoken Effort To Limit Felony-Murder,
2020
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
A Quiet War: The Judiciary's Steady And Unspoken Effort To Limit Felony-Murder, Maggie Davis
Arkansas Law Review
On a Wednesday afternoon a sixteen-year-old boy is hanging out after school with four of his friends. He is your average sixteen-year-old; he has a girlfriend who works at Wendy’s, and his current worry is about passing his driving test. He smokes some weed from time to time with his friends, but he has a clean criminal record. After complaining about being broke and deciding they have nothing better to do, the five friends elect to break into a seemingly vacant home in order to steal some items for resale. He is already thinking about what he will buy with …
Mayoral Candidates Scott Stringer, Eric Adams Travel Different Roads On Police Reform,
2020
Cuny Graduate School of Journalism
Mayoral Candidates Scott Stringer, Eric Adams Travel Different Roads On Police Reform, Ryan Songalia
Capstones
Police reform is likely to be among the most consequential issues in the 2021 New York City Mayoral Democratic Primary and general election. Two of the leading candidates, Eric Adams and Scott Stringer, have long records to dissect on the issue.
The Problem Of Foreign Convictions In U.S. Immigration Law,
2020
Candidate for Juris Doctor, Notre Dame Law School, Class of 2021
The Problem Of Foreign Convictions In U.S. Immigration Law, Geoff Cebula
Notre Dame Law Review
Part I argues that the definition of “conviction” in the INA implicitly leaves room for courts to inquire into the procedural fairness underlying a foreign conviction. Part II surveys the traditional standards for evaluating the sufficiency of foreign convictions in the contexts of extradition and international comity, two areas where U.S. courts have had to decide when to honor foreign judgments for centuries. These longstanding criteria formed the background against which the INA definition was adopted and may provide guidance on how to apply this definition. Accordingly, Part III derives from this analysis suggestions for how the Department of State …
Law Enforcement’S Use Of Facial Recognition Software In United States Cities,
2020
Bridgewater State University
Law Enforcement’S Use Of Facial Recognition Software In United States Cities, Samantha Jean Wunschel
Honors Program Theses and Projects
Facial recognition software is something we use every day, whether it’s a suggested tag on our Facebook post or a faster way to unlock our phones. As technology becomes increasingly pervasive in our lives, law enforcement has adapted to utilize the new tools available in accessory to their investigations and the legal process.
Fraudulently Induced Confessions,
2020
Professor of Law, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
Fraudulently Induced Confessions, Michael J. Zydney Mannheimer
Notre Dame Law Review
The jurisprudence on the use of police deception during interrogations is singularly unhelpful. Police may deceive in order to induce a suspect to confess, the courts tell us, unless they go too far. Police are permitted, for example, to feign sympathy for the suspect, lie about the existence of incriminating evidence, and falsely downplay the seriousness of the offense under investigation. But when police engage in other forms of deception, such as by offering false promises of leniency or misrepresenting the suspect’s Miranda rights, courts will balk and declare the resulting confession coerced. Yet neither courts nor commentators have successfully …
Seeing And Responding: How Students Perceive School Personnel To Fail To Respond To Bullying,
2020
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Seeing And Responding: How Students Perceive School Personnel To Fail To Respond To Bullying, Ethan M. Higgins, Benjamin W. Fisher, Maury Nation
Qualitative Criminology (QC)
"Although research has shown that students and school personnel believe that adults respond to bullying at different rates, it is unclear why these differences occur. Using open-ended survey responses from 189 students, this study investigates why students perceive that school personnel fail to respond to bullying. Students articulated a variety of reasons for school personnel’s lack of response, including ways in which they could fail to see, notice, or respond to the bullying. In turn, students used their agency to understand and counteract school personnel’s lack of response. Theoretical and policy implications are discussed."
Disparity In Context: Judges’ Perspectives On Disparities In A Sentencing Guideline System,
2020
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Disparity In Context: Judges’ Perspectives On Disparities In A Sentencing Guideline System, Justin M. Smith
Qualitative Criminology (QC)
"Unwarranted disparity in sentencing continues to be a problem in criminal courts. Sentencing, a final step in the multi-stage process of criminal justice, is seen as such an important component of ensuring consistency that legislative policy has created guidelines to control judicial decision-making. Nonetheless, research shows that disparity under sentencing guidelines persists due to influences external to the law - referred to as substantive rationality. Sentencing research overwhelmingly utilizes quantitative analysis of official court data to produce its conclusions about the influences of disparity. The current study builds upon past research by using qualitative analysis of interviews with 20 judges …
Social Exchange And The Formation Of Prison Visitation Communities,
2020
University of North Texas
Social Exchange And The Formation Of Prison Visitation Communities, Adam Trahan, Douglas Evans
Qualitative Criminology (QC)
"Family members and significant others of incarcerated individuals suffer when their loved ones are incarcerated. The loss of a parent, sibling, child, spouse, or partner to incarceration can be painful. If they wish to stay physically connected to an incarcerated individual, visitation is their only recourse. Visiting a prison can be costly in terms of the amount of time it takes to travel to the facility, the total expenses incurred during travel, and the socio-emotional effects of limited contact. On top of these costs, visitation can be an intricate process to navigate due to the multitude of facility rules and …
Perceptions Of Rehabilitative Change Among Incarcerated Persons Enrolled In A Prison-Equine Program (Pep),
2020
Virginia Tech
Perceptions Of Rehabilitative Change Among Incarcerated Persons Enrolled In A Prison-Equine Program (Pep), Joyce A. Arditti, Amy A. Morgan, Sara Spiers, Virginia Buechner-Maxwell, Vicky Shivy
Qualitative Criminology (QC)
"Guided by a grounded theory methodology, the authors propose a theory of rehabilitation for incarcerated persons within a prison equine program (PEP). Interviews with ten incarcerated men yielded a grounded theory of rehabilitative change centered around the importance of relationships with program staff and horses, and the uniqueness of the barn-equine environment in promoting safe attachments and positive views of self. Special emphasis is placed on the development of secure reparative attachments between men and their horses grounded in acceptance and mutual empathy, as well as the development of redemptive identities whereby participants viewed themselves as having purpose and value …
Law School News: Mike Andrews '97 Nominated To U.S. Court Of Federal Claims 12-15-2020,
2020
Roger Williams University School of Law
Law School News: Mike Andrews '97 Nominated To U.S. Court Of Federal Claims 12-15-2020, Michael M. Bowden
Life of the Law School (1993- )
No abstract provided.
In New York’S Prison System, Who Is Eligible For A Second Chance?,
2020
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
In New York’S Prison System, Who Is Eligible For A Second Chance?, Jackie Harris
Capstones
Robert "Bobby" Ehrenberg is 61 years old, and he is serving a 50 years to life sentence at Sullivan Correctional Facility for murdering Silvio Goldberg, a jewelry store owner, in 1992. After decades of "self-examination, education, and rehabilitative programs," Ehrenberg applied for clemency in 2020. In the audio portion, we hear who he was before incarceration and what factors led up to the murder he committed. The other multimedia display the clemency application components, incarceration population data and upcoming state legislation that could impact Ehrenberg’s sentence.
When Clemency Is A Lifeline,
2020
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
When Clemency Is A Lifeline, Shehzil Zahid
Capstones
In 1982, Yohannes Johnson was convicted for the murder of Errol Blackwood. He has spent the last 40 years behind bars and today, he is seeking clemency. This is a profile on potential clemency recipient Yohannes Johnson.
Justice As Message Symposium: What We See When We See Law … Through The Eyes Of Dame Laura Knight,
2020
University of Georgia School of Law
Justice As Message Symposium: What We See When We See Law … Through The Eyes Of Dame Laura Knight, Diane Marie Amann
Scholarly Works
The eye cannot help but be drawn to the cover of Justice as Message, the new analysis by Carsten Stahn of, to quote the subtitle, Expressivist Foundations of International Criminal Justice. On the high-gloss paper jacket we see a tableau of blacks and browns and olive drab, accented only by the purple of a lawyer’s robe and the teal of a dossier perched on the bar behind him. In front, we see that the bench is buried in paper – paper that turns to ashes as the back wall gives way to a vision of buildings in ruin …
Autonomous Cyber Weapons And Command Responsibility,
2020
University of Sheffield
Autonomous Cyber Weapons And Command Responsibility, Russell Buchan, Nicholas Tsagourias
International Law Studies
Autonomous cyber weapons have made their way onto the battlefield, raising the question of whether commanders can be held criminally responsible under command responsibility when war crimes are committed. The doctrine of command responsibility has a long history in international criminal law and comprises three core elements: the existence of a superior-subordinate relationship, the commander’s knowledge of the crime, and the commander’s failure to prevent or repress the subordinate’s criminal actions. This article unpacks the content of these elements and applies them to autonomous cyber weapons by treating them as being analogous to soldiers since they operate within an organized …
Law School News: Two Rwu Law Alumni Included Among Historic Judicial Nominations 12-08-2020,
2020
Roger Williams University School of Law
Law School News: Two Rwu Law Alumni Included Among Historic Judicial Nominations 12-08-2020, Michael M. Bowden
Life of the Law School (1993- )
No abstract provided.
Local Offenses,
2020
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Local Offenses, Brenner M. Fissell
Faculty Publications
Criminal law is generally thought to exist within two jurisdictional levels: federal and state. Neglected in the legal mind, and in legal scholarship, is the vast body of criminal law promulgated by local governments. While one should ask “what” is being criminalized by cities, towns, and villages, one should also ask “how” these offenses are written. The offense-drafting practices reflected in state criminal law have been extensively studied, but this has never been attempted for local offenses. This Article undertakes that task. After surveying a large number of local criminal codes, this Article concludes that local offenses routinely fail to …
Racial Adultification And The American Criminal Justice System,
2020
Bridgewater State University
Racial Adultification And The American Criminal Justice System, Keshia Dauphin
Master’s Theses and Projects
African Americans are overrepresented in the criminal justice system and known to experience disadvantages in society because of their race, ethnicity and sometimes gender. With determination to understand the barriers that hinder African Americans from equal opportunities; this thesis explores the disparities against Black boys in the American criminal justice system. This thesis uses a qualitative study approach in which I analyze three historical cases that happened in different eras, George Stinney Jr. (1944), Central Park Five (1989); and Tamir Rice (2014). Each case will demonstrate the denial of Black childhood and Black boys being seen as adults, mistreated and …
Decarcerating New York City: Lessons From A Pandemic,
2020
CUNY School of Law
Decarcerating New York City: Lessons From A Pandemic, Nicole Smith Futrell
Publications and Research
Over the last decade, long before the far-reaching impact of COVID-19, the criminal legal system in New York City was on a meandering path toward decarceration. Set against the national backdrop of declining crime rates and a reckoning with the economic, social, and racial costs of mass criminalization and incarceration, elected officials in New York City and State had finally acknowledged that a shift toward reducing the number of people held in New York City jails was long overdue. Sweeping legislative reforms to bail, discovery, and speedy trial statutes, as well as the planned closure of Rikers Island, the city’s …
Combating Human Trafficking Crimes - A Study In The Distributions Of The United Arab Emirates,
2020
Imam Malik College for Sharia and Law
Combating Human Trafficking Crimes - A Study In The Distributions Of The United Arab Emirates, Dr. Emadeldin Mohamed Kammel Abdulhamed
Faculty Peer-Reviewed Papers | بحوث هيئة التدريس المحكمة
Human trafficking is as old as humanity itself. Slavery has been known throughout all stages of human history. Human trafficking was a legitimate, public trade, and there were even laws regulating it. Throughout its long history, humanity has encountered many human rights violations under the name of this black trade whose commodity is man, a commodity that is traded across international borders without the slightest regard for his rights, freedoms, and the sanctity of his body, until the human conscience rose to a civilized horizon. Anti-slavery movements began in the late nineteenth century, and declarations were issued to abolish it. …
Juveniles In The Interrogation Room: Defense Attorneys As A Protective Factor,
2020
Portland State University
Juveniles In The Interrogation Room: Defense Attorneys As A Protective Factor, Caitlin N. August, Kelsey S. Henderson
Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications and Presentations
Juveniles are more susceptible in the interrogation room than adults, due to a host of vulnerabilities that put them at risk. Scholars have suggested that requiring the presence of a defense attorney during interrogations can protect juveniles from making an unintelligent waiver; variations of this type of policy have been mandated in some states across the United States (e.g., Illinois and California). The current study takes an exploratory, qualitative approach to examine how defense attorneys may act as a protective factor in the interrogation room. We interviewed 19 juvenile defenders using a semi-structured interview method; questions focused on experiences in …
