With Great Technology Comes Great Responsibility: Virginia's Legislative Approach To Combating Cyberbullying,
2011
University of Richmond
With Great Technology Comes Great Responsibility: Virginia's Legislative Approach To Combating Cyberbullying, Kelsey Farbotko
Law Student Publications
This comment will examine Virginia’s statutory response to the growing problem of cyberbullying, focusing particularly on the bills introduced in the most recent Virginia General Assembly session. Section II will define cyberbullying and other cybercrimes, as well as discuss the effects of this form of harassment and the importance of regulating speech in this manner. Section III will describe current statutes that regulate cyberbullying, as well as the three bills that came before the Virginia General Assembly in its 2011 session. Particularly important is House Bill 2059, which differs from the other two bills not only because it was the …
Members Only: The Need For Reform In U.S. Intercountry Adoption Policy,
2011
Seattle University School of Law
Members Only: The Need For Reform In U.S. Intercountry Adoption Policy, Colin Joseph Troy
Seattle University Law Review
In the last five years, Americans have adopted nearly seventy thousand children from foreign countries. The trend of intercountry adoption, “the process by which a married couple or single individual of one country adopts a child from another country,” is representative of the new globalized world, where families are formed and dissolved beyond the bounds of national borders. Although intercountry adoption has enabled many adoptive parents to form loving families and provide caring living environments for countless children, intercountry adoption is not without its share of problems. Corruption and abuse, such as child trafficking, have in many cases marred the …
Why Do They Continue To Get The Worst Of Both Worlds? The Case For Providing Louisiana's Juveniles With The Right To A Jury In Delinquency Adjudications,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Why Do They Continue To Get The Worst Of Both Worlds? The Case For Providing Louisiana's Juveniles With The Right To A Jury In Delinquency Adjudications, Sandra M. Ko
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Preliminary Report On Race And Washington's Criminal Justice System,
2011
Seattle University School of Law
Preliminary Report On Race And Washington's Criminal Justice System, Task Force On Race And The Criminal Justice System
Seattle University Law Review
For this Report, the Research Working Group reviewed evidence on disproportionality in Washington’s criminal justice system and considered whether crime commission rates accounted for this disproportionality. We found that crime commission rates by race and ethnicity are largely unknown and perhaps unknowable, but that some researchers simply take arrest rates as good proxies for underlying commission rates for all crimes.We found that use of arrest rates likely overstates black crime commission rates for several reasons.68 But even if arrest rates are used as a proxy for underlying crime commission rates, the extent of racial disproportionality is not explained by commission …
Determinants Of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking And The Urgent Need For A Global Cultural Shift,
2011
Liberty University
Determinants Of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking And The Urgent Need For A Global Cultural Shift, Karen M. Hoover
Senior Honors Theses
In the United States, an overtly selfish and sexual culture contributes to the spread of human trafficking, thereby requiring a complete culture shift in order to diminish this modern day slavery initiated by the aberrant culture. Sex trafficking of minors in the United States encompasses a variety of factors that facilitate the bondage and brutal enslavement of American children. These children are bought and sold hundreds of times, with no regard for their personal well-being. Major factors such as demand, vulnerability, and America’s induced culture of sex serve to increase the environment that trap children and youth in commercial sexual …
The Rights Of The Child,
2011
Washington and Lee University School of Law
The Rights Of The Child, Catherine Smith
Scholarly Articles
There are certainly upsides and downsides to pursuing the rights of children of LGBTs that must be thoroughly vetted. On one hand, a focus on the rights of children of gays and lesbians offers another avenue to push for equality by recognizing that discrimination extends to individuals because of their relationship to LGBTs, on the other hand, it may be viewed as bootstrapping or an end-run around lawful discrimination against LGBTs. On one hand, a child-centered approach to LGBT issues may contribute to the children’s rights movement, however, the same principles developed to seek recourse for these children could be …
Game Over: Violent Video Games And Juvenile Crimes,
2011
University of Georgia School of Law
Game Over: Violent Video Games And Juvenile Crimes, Randy Beck, Cheryl Olson, Gerry Weber, Dan Islett
Working in the Public Interest Conferences
Discussion of possible relationship between video games and childhood violence. Includes considerations of First-Amendment rights of manufacturers and implications of Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association.
Providing Attorneys For Children In Dependency And Termination Of Parental Rights Proceedings In Florida: The Issue Updated,
2011
Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center
Providing Attorneys For Children In Dependency And Termination Of Parental Rights Proceedings In Florida: The Issue Updated, Michael J. Dale
Faculty Scholarship
Florida's system for providing protection and safety to children in the State's child welfare system has changed over the past decade. Regretfully, the changes do not appear to have had a significant impact in two areas: increasing the safety and protection of children in the system' and providing children with independent attorneys to advocate on their behalf. Investigations, lawsuits, grand juries, amendments to court rules, and newspaper articles continue to demonstrate the myriad failures in the Florida system. Two notorious examples hi-lite the shortcomings: the cases of the foster child, Rilya Wilson, who disappeared in 2001, and Gabriel Myers, who …
Urgent Reform 'In The Name Of Our Children': Revamping The Role Of Disproportionate Minority Contact In Federal Juvenile Justice Legislation,
2011
University of Michigan Law School
Urgent Reform 'In The Name Of Our Children': Revamping The Role Of Disproportionate Minority Contact In Federal Juvenile Justice Legislation, Atasi Satpathy
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
Disproportionate minority contact ("DMC") has plagued the United States juvenile justice system for decades, but federal legislation has lacked the clarity and guidance to battle this affliction. A strong partnership must exist between state and federal entities in order to directly target DMC and thereby decrease the appallingly disproportionate number of minority children who come into contact with the juvenile justice system. This Note discusses the problem of DMC, identifies state and private efforts to combat the crisis, and indicates deficiencies in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act as well as its reauthorization bill, S. 678. The Note urges …
International Child Abduction And Children's Rights: Two Means To The Same End,
2011
University of Michigan Law School
International Child Abduction And Children's Rights: Two Means To The Same End, Eran Sthoeger
Michigan Journal of International Law
The Hague Convention aims to deter future abductors and demonstrate mutual respect for the laws of its member states, while presumably serving the best interests of the child. It operates as a jurisdictional mechanism by reinstating the status quo prior to the removal through the prompt return of the child to his or her place of habitual residence. This return, as clearly stated in the Hague Convention itself, bears no effect on the merits of any existing or future custody dispute between the parents. The Hague Convention demands that contracting states respect past or future decisions pertaining to custody decided …
Predictors Of Pre-Dispositional Juvenile Detention: Race Gender And Intersectionality,
2011
Old Dominion University
Predictors Of Pre-Dispositional Juvenile Detention: Race Gender And Intersectionality, Jennifer Lee Gebler
Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations
This research examines disproportionate minority contact (DMC) in a court service unit (CSU) in Virginia which has been implementing the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) program since 2005. Using three years of intake data, the study also explores the impact of race and gender on the likelihood of receiving pre-dispositional secure detention. Finally, using intersectionality theory, the study analyzes the joint impact of being non-white and female on the pre-dispositional detention outcome. In this CSU, non-whites were found to be overrepresented in secure detention indicating the presence of DMC. In the multivariate model, race was not found to be a …
The Child Online Privacy Protection Act: The Relationship Between Constitutional Rights And The Protection Of Children,
2011
University of the District of Columbia School of Law
The Child Online Privacy Protection Act: The Relationship Between Constitutional Rights And The Protection Of Children, Sasha Grandison
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Ethical Dilemma Of A Special Education Lawyer: Who Is The Client?,
2011
Pace University School of Law
The Ethical Dilemma Of A Special Education Lawyer: Who Is The Client?, Jillian Petrera
Pace Law Review
No abstract provided.
Where (In The World) Do Children Belong?,
2011
Brigham Young University Law School
Where (In The World) Do Children Belong?, Annette Laquer Estin
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
No abstract provided.
A Child's Perspective Of Defining A Parent: The Case For Intended Parenthood,
2011
Brigham Young University Law School
A Child's Perspective Of Defining A Parent: The Case For Intended Parenthood, Linda D. Elrod
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
No abstract provided.
New Jersey V. T.L.O.: School Searches And The Applicability Of The Exclusionary Rule In Juvenile Delinquency And Criminal Proceedings,
2011
Brigham Young University Law School
New Jersey V. T.L.O.: School Searches And The Applicability Of The Exclusionary Rule In Juvenile Delinquency And Criminal Proceedings, Bryan Stoddard
Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Redefining The Supremacy Clause In The Global Age: Reconciling Medellin With Original Intent,
2011
William & Mary Law School
Redefining The Supremacy Clause In The Global Age: Reconciling Medellin With Original Intent, Sarah Elizabeth Nokes
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Adolescent Brain Science After Graham V. Florida,
2011
Vanderbilt University Law School
Adolescent Brain Science After Graham V. Florida, Terry A. Maroney
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
In Graham v. Florida, the Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits a sentence of life without possibility of parole for a non-homicide crime committed when the offender was under the age of eighteen. In an earlier Article, The False Promise of Adolescent Brain Science in Juvenile Justice, this author noted the pendency of Graham and its companion case, in which petitioners and their amici offered neuroscientific arguments closely paralleling those made by the defendant in Roper v. Simmons. Kennedy’s opinion in Graham clarified what his opinion in Roper had left ambiguous: the Court believes neuroscience relevant to general …
The Moral Of The Story: The Power Of Narrative To Inspire And Sustain Scholarship,
2011
University of New Hampshire School of Law
The Moral Of The Story: The Power Of Narrative To Inspire And Sustain Scholarship, Amy Vorenberg
Law Faculty Scholarship
This article describes how I discovered the power of story as a tool to inspire scholarship. We think of stories as a means to bring life to legal cases in a way that grounds them and makes them visceral and comprehensible. We use storytelling to teach our students - showing how the emotive power of a story can persuade. However, stories can also serve a different function. In my search for a way to inspire and sustain my own writing, I found out that a good story can be the source of a writer’s motivation to both create and sustain …
My Teacher Sux! [Censored]: Protecting Students' Right To Free Speech On The Internet, 28 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 385 (2011),
2011
UIC School of Law
My Teacher Sux! [Censored]: Protecting Students' Right To Free Speech On The Internet, 28 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 385 (2011), Katherine Hokenson
UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law
This comment will discusses the problem posed by student speech made on the Internet, how free speech issues are generally addressed by courts, the Supreme Court cases that have specifically addressed the First Amendment rights of students, and factors that courts dealing with student speech made on the Internet have attempted to use in their decisions. The comment will further look at how courts have analyzed online student speech cases in light of available Supreme Court precedent, and will propose that the Court adopt a hybrid of the Tinker test when addressing student speech made on the Internet, which will …
