Rethinking the “No-Duty Rule: How DeShaney Can Be Reformed to Enable Objective, Coherent Analysis and Protection for More Victims of Crime
Rethinking the "No-Duty Rule: How DeShaney Can Be Reformed to Enable Objective, Coherent Analysis and Protection for More Victims of Crime “Failure-to-protect” cases, situations in which crime victims do not…
On “Vague Latin Phrase” and Criminal Confessions: Corpus Delicti, Trustworthiness, and Corroboration, and the Federal Rules of Evidence
On "Vague Latin Phrase" and Criminal Confessions: Corpus Delicti, Trustworthiness, and Corroboration, and the Federal Rules of Evidence The corpus delicti rule—prohibiting conviction of a crime based solely on a…
“The Clearest Proof”: Constitutional Concerns Surrounding the Illinois Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act
"The Clearest Proof": Constitutional Concerns Surrounding the Illinois Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act The Illinois General Assembly enacted the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (SVPCA) in 1998, allowing the State…
Past, Prologue, and Constitutional Limits on Criminal Penalties
Past, Prologue, and Constitutional Limits on Criminal Penalties Most criminal prosecutions occur at a level that is both neglected by many legal scholars and central to the lives of most…
Rethinking the Balance of Interests in Non-Exculpatory Defenses
Rethinking the Balance of Interests in Non-Exculpatory Defenses Most criminal law defenses serve the criminal law’s goal of shielding blameless defendants from liability. Justification defenses, such as self- defense and…
Before the Badge: How Academy Training Shapes Police Violence
Before the Badge: How Academy Training Shapes Police Violence . Daniel Pontzer Read the syndicated article here
Criminal record and employability in Ghana: A vignette experimental study
Criminal record and employability in Ghana: A vignette experimental study Abstract Using an experimental vignette design, the study investigates the effects of criminal records on the hiring decisions of a…
Getting slapped and kicked: the experience of judicial bullying for lawyers providing publicly funded criminal defence
Getting slapped and kicked: the experience of judicial bullying for lawyers providing publicly funded criminal defence . Ray NicksonAlice NeikirkSchool of Law and Justice, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia Read…
The relationship between justice system non-involvement and the social and emotional wellbeing of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
The relationship between justice system non-involvement and the social and emotional wellbeing of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people . Maicee HarrisonJustin TrounsonStephane ShepherdLina GubhajuAnna WilliamsonRebecca IversFrancine EadesRobyn WilliamsSandra…
The dose–effect relationship in PTSD: the South African Constitutional Court Case of AK v. Minister of Police (2022)
The dose–effect relationship in PTSD: the South African Constitutional Court Case of AK v. Minister of Police (2022) . Charles YoungMohammed NagdeeAmanda Pietersea School of Psychology, College of Health and…
Age-bias in assessments of medical decision-making capacity: a cross-sectional experimental vignette study
Age-bias in assessments of medical decision-making capacity: a cross-sectional experimental vignette study . Melisa Minciocchi UrbanKaren A. SullivanKelly Pursera School of Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of…