Framing a Narrative of Discrimination Under the Eighth Amendment in the Context of Transgender Prisoner Health Care
Framing a Narrative of Discrimination Under the Eighth Amendment in the Context of Transgender Prisoner Health Care This Comment looks closely at the reasoning behind two recent federal court opinions…
To be Judged by Twelve or Carried by Six? Quasi-Involuntariness and the Criminal Prosecution of Service Members for the Use of Force in Combat – A Grunt's Perspective
To be Judged by Twelve or Carried by Six? Quasi-Involuntariness and the Criminal Prosecution of Service Members for the Use of Force in Combat - A Grunt's Perspective Post-9/11 conflicts…
Maternal and Paternal Imprisonment and Children's Social Exclusion in Young Adulthood
Maternal and Paternal Imprisonment and Children's Social Exclusion in Young Adulthood The United States has entered its fourth decade of high imprisonment levels. It is now possible to assess the…
What is Wrong with Sex in Authority Relations? A Study in Law and Social Theory
What is Wrong with Sex in Authority Relations? A Study in Law and Social Theory Criminalization of Sex within Authority Relations (SAR)—such as sex in the relationship between a therapist…
Lawful or Fair? How Cops and Laypeople Perceive Good Policing
Lawful or Fair? How Cops and Laypeople Perceive Good Policing Legal authorities and the public live in two separate worlds. One world is suffused with law, and the other world…
Examining the Sources of Correctional Officer Legitimacy
Examining the Sources of Correctional Officer Legitimacy Correctional officer legitimacy has been linked to prison safety and order, and it may also be relevant for inmate well-being and facilitating behavioral…
Estimating the Prevalence of Entrapment in Post-9/11 Terrorism Cases
Estimating the Prevalence of Entrapment in Post-9/11 Terrorism Cases How many of the terrorism convictions since September 11, 2001 have been the product of entrapment? Some scholars and journalists have…
Sentencing and Interbranch Dialogue
Sentencing and Interbranch Dialogue American legislatures generally delegate primary control over sentencing policy to one of two actors: trial judges or a sentencing commission. In choosing between these actors, a…
The Psychology of Workplace Deviant & Criminal Behavior
The Psychology of Workplace Deviant & Criminal Behavior The 2013 book Deviant and Criminal Behavior in the Workplace addresses the psychological constructs, situations, and environments underlying active counterproductive workplace behaviors.…
Trevino v. Thaler: Falling Short of Meaningful Federal Habeas Corpus Reform
Trevino v. Thaler: Falling Short of Meaningful Federal Habeas Corpus Reform Prisoners face many barriers when petitioning for federal habeas corpus relief, especially when asserting ineffective assistance of trial counsel…
The Unindicted Co-Ejaculator and Necrophilia: Addressing Prosecutors' Logic-Defying Responses to Exculpatory DNA Results
The Unindicted Co-Ejaculator and Necrophilia: Addressing Prosecutors' Logic-Defying Responses to Exculpatory DNA Results This article addresses a prosecutor’s development of new and bizarre theories, particularly in cases involving confession evidence,…
Remembering Disputed Sexual Encounters: A New Frontier for Witness Memory Research
Remembering Disputed Sexual Encounters: A New Frontier for Witness Memory Research This paper reviews sources of distortion in memory for sexual encounters, particularly those between intoxicated participants. We review factors…