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Did The Curtailing Of The "Stop, Question, And Frisk" Policy Lead To An Increase In New York City's Homicide Rate In 2015?: An Examination Of The Relationship Between Stop-And-Frisk And Violent Crime Rates, Isabel P. Smith

Scripps Senior Theses

This thesis is an examination of the relationship between the New York Police Department's "Stop, Question, and Frisk" policy and the city's homicide rates. Using a historical analysis of NYC crime data as well as a cross-city comparison of homicide rates across the United States, I determine whether or not there is a consistent, causal relationship between the policy and the city's violent crime rates.

The Matthew Shepard And James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act: A Criminal Perspective, Meredith Boram

University of Baltimore Law Review

[H]ate crimes ... leave deep scars not only on the victims, but on our larger community. They weaken the sense that we are one people with common values and a common future. They tear us apart when we should be moving closer together. They are acts of violence against America itself.. . As part of our preparation for the new century, it is time for us to mount an all-out assault on hate crimes, to punish them swiftly and severely, and to do more to prevent them from happening in the first place. We must begin with a deeper understanding …

The Inequality Of America's Death Penalty: A Crossroads For Capital Punishment At The Intersection Of The Eighth And Fourteenth Amendments, John Bessler

All Faculty Scholarship

We live in a divided society, from gated communities to cell blocks congested with disproportionate numbers of young African-American men. There are rich and poor, privileged and homeless, Democrats and Republicans, wealthy zip codes and stubbornly impoverished ones. There are committed "Black Lives Matter" protesters, and there are those who—invoking "Blue Lives Matter" demonstrate in support of America‘s hardworking police officers. In her new article, "Matters of Strata: Race, Gender, and Class Structures in Capital Cases," George Washington University law professor Phyllis Goldfarb highlights the stratification of our society and offers a compelling critique of America‘s death penalty regime—one, she …

Editorial, Judith Rowbotham, Kim Stevenson, Samantha Pegg

SOLON Law, Crime and History (previously SOLON Crimes and Misdemeanours: Deviance and the Law in Historical Perspective)

No abstract provided.

The Development And Evolution Of The U.S. Law Of Corporate Criminal Liability And The Yates Memo, Sara Sun Beale

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Death Penalty And The Fifth Amendment, Joseph Blocher

Faculty Scholarship

Can the Supreme Court find unconstitutional something that the text of the Constitution “contemplates”? If the Bill of Rights mentions a punishment, does that make it a “permissible legislative choice” immune to independent constitutional challenges?

Recent developments have given new hope to those seeking constitutional abolition of the death penalty. But some supporters of the death penalty continue to argue, as they have since Furman v. Georgia, that the death penalty must be constitutional because the Fifth Amendment explicitly contemplates it. The appeal of this argument is obvious, but its strength is largely superficial, and is also mostly irrelevant …

Reeling In The Redneck Yacht Club: A Recommendation For Bui Legislation And Enforcement Practices In Kentucky, Ross Bundschuh

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

International Criminal Law, Linda Strite Murnane

The International Lawyer

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Regional International Criminal Courts: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?, Firew Kebede Tiba

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

Regionalism in international relations is a fact of life. Regional judicial implementation of international norms is relatively common in the fields of international human rights, international investment, and trade laws. There are attempts to break ground in the realm of international criminal law by creating a regional international criminal court, such as the proposed addition of the criminal jurisdiction to the African Court of Justice and Human Rights. Although there was momentum in creating a universal permanent international criminal court, the enthusiasm for the tribunal's exercise of jurisdiction has not continued. The International Criminal Court ("ICC") will remain short of …

Adolescent Sex Offender Registration Policy: Perspectives On General Deterrence Potential From Criminology And Developmental Psychology, Cynthia J. Najdowski, H. M. Cleary, M. C. Stevenson

Psychology Faculty Scholarship

Sex offender registration policies have expanded rapidly, now extending to adolescent offenders across the nation. Policies mandating registration are based, in part, on arguments that registration is needed to prevent dangerous sex offenders from committing additional offenses and that risk of registration deters would-be offenders from offending in the first place. Research suggests that registration does not serve the former specific deterrent function for adolescents, but less is known regarding the latter goal of general deterrence. The disciplines of criminology and developmental psychology both offer important theoretical perspectives, but these frameworks have yet to be applied to this unique context. …

Federal Preemption On Michigan State's Authority Enacting Law Concerning Ballast Water Discharge In The Great Lake, Mengxue Xie

War Crimes Memoranda

No abstract provided.

Practice Regarding Motions For Acquittal At The Close Of Evidence For The Prosecution. Specifically An Overview Of The Law And Practice Of The International Criminal Tribunals Regarding Motions For Judgment Of Acquittal At The Close Of The Prosecution Case, The Legal Standards Applied By The Other Tribunals That Also Provide For Such Motions, As Well As In The Practice Adopted, Including Whether The Practice Involves Full Briefing By The Parties Or Just Oral Argument., Daniel Joseph Carravallah

War Crimes Memoranda

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Disagreement Settlement Between Co-Investigating Judges When Super-Majority Vote Is Not Reached In Pre-Trial Chamber, Yitao Li

War Crimes Memoranda

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Scope Of Judicial Discretion Over Indictment At The Pre-Trial Level. Specifically Addressing Whether A Suspect Or Charged Person May Be Indicted By The Co-Investigating Judges For Specific Criminal Events That Have Not Been Specifically Requested To Be Investigated In Either An Introductory Or Supplemental Submission Against That Suspect By The Co-Prosecutors? If So, Under What Conditions?, Victoria Sarant

War Crimes Memoranda

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Can Thomas Kwoyelo Negate The Requisite Mens Rea By Qualifying For Any Psychological Defenses Resulting From His Adbuction During His Childhood By A Militant Organization?, Scott Bobbitt

War Crimes Memoranda

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Can A Service Member Who Lies In Order To Obtain Leave Still Be Charged With Being Absent Without Leave Under Article 86 Of The Uniform Code Of Military Justice?, Christina Marie Dombrowski

War Crimes Memoranda

No abstract provided.

The Environmental Protection Of The Great Lakes And Enbridge’S Line 5 Under The Straits Of Mackinac, Brittany Hock

War Crimes Memoranda

No abstract provided.

Speed Of The Eccc Trials Compared To Other International Trials And Tribunals. Specifically Discussing The Numerical Speed Of The Pre-Indictment, Pre-Trial, And Trial Phases As Compared To Other International Trials And Tribunals. Also Specifically Discussing Whether The Eccc Comparatively Fails To Achieve The Purposes Of International Criminal Trials As A Direct Result Of The Speed Of The Eccc’S Process., Erin Rosson

War Crimes Memoranda

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Fairness Of The Trial Of Eccc Case 002/01 Compared To Other Comparable Judgments In International Tribunals, Nicole Triola

War Crimes Memoranda

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How Does The Judgement Of The Eccc Trial Chamber Against Nuon Chea And Khieu Samphan In Case 002/01 Compare With The Judgments Of Other International Criminal Courts Or Tribunals In Terms Of The Quality And Quantity Of The Evidence Relied On As The Basis Of Convictions?, Sabrina Turner

War Crimes Memoranda

No abstract provided.