Volume 2 Number 1
January 7, 2010
State Courts & the Economy is an e-newsletter published by the National Center for State Courts.
Contents of this issue:
Courts Starting to Bear the Brunt of the Recession
Close Some Courthouses, But Build New Ones, Too?
Budget Cuts Go to Court
State-by-State Budget News
By Jan M. Spaeth Ph.D.
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According to Aspen Publications, Civil RICO Practice Manual, Third Edition, serves as a comprehensive resource to which attorneys for plaintiffs and defendants, judges, professors and students turn for information encompassing the full array of issues relating to RICO. An analytic and practical resource of high value to any attorney practicing in this area, Civil RICO Practice Manual provides comprehensive coverage of the Act and its various judicial interpretations, while at the same time taking the litigator through all aspects of RICO-based litigation—from the complaint, through trial and appeal. The following features are also emphasized.
This resource supplies the forms and models you need to practice
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Keeps you current with the latest applications or bases for civil RICO claims including copyright infringement
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Facilitates your understanding of special issues unique to civil RICO, including the Person/Enterprise standard, which holds persons employed by the enterprise responsible for damages caused by prohibited RICO activities
This new Third Edition of Civil RICO Practice Manual adds an important dimension: a meaningful discussion of the criminal uses and scope of RICO. The language of the RICO statute applies equally to civil cases and criminal indictments. As a result, U.S. Supreme Court and appellate decisions rendered in criminal RICO cases almost invariably have meaning for civil racketeering litigation.
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The Indiana Supreme Court is pleased to announce the addition of two new
FREE* publications to the Indiana Supreme Court Legal History Series.
The Indiana Constitutional Convention of 1850-1851 - In his 1931
master™s thesis, author and noted Indiana historian Donald F. Carmony (1910-
2005) described and interpreted the events leading to the adoption of
Indiana™s second state constitution. The publication includes Carmony™s
original text, primary source materials identified by Carmony and an index and
updated bibliography created by the editors.
Justice Shall Be Administered Freely - This book is a collection of
State of the Judiciary addresses delivered by Chief Justice Norman F.
Arterburn & Chief Justice Richard M. Givan, 1973-1987.
*Free copies of all Indiana Supreme Court Legal History Series books are
available for libraries, teachers, and all other educational organizations.
Previously published titles in the Indiana Supreme Court Legal History Series:
Isaac Blackford: The Indiana Blackstone - a biography about one of
the leading figures in Indiana™s early judiciary. Blackford served on the Indiana
Supreme Court from 1816-1853.
In Memoriam: Glimpses from Indiana's Legal Past - a volume that
memorializes the deeds and accomplishments of men who sat on the Indiana
Supreme Court and other important Hoosiers including President Abraham
Lincoln and Vice President Thomas Hendricks.
Justice Shall Be Administered Freely - a collection of State of the
Judiciary addresses delivered by Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, 1988-2004.
If you would like a free copy of one of our new publications, please send
requests, including email contact and delivery address, to
shachey@courts.state.in.us.
Indicate exactly which titles you would like to receive.
We do not charge for these books, but we do request that you please check
your shelves before requesting copies of our older publications to avoid
duplication.
Please feel free to forward this message to your colleagues, school librarians,
and local libraries.
Thank you,
Dr. Elizabeth R. Osborn
Asst. to the Chief Justice for Court History and Public Education
Kim L. Schwant
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In his posting on the Blog Critics Culture Blog, William Lambers explains that bloggers can help Haiti by taking action through spreading the work about the suffering in that country and by showing how others can help. Although Lambers is referring in his post primarily to the World Food Programme, his words aply to blogging assistance in promoting other programs as well.
You may also be interested in the video from the New York State Comptroller regarding Haiti at http://www.osc.state.ny.us/video/haitian_relief.wmv
U.S. White House: Haiti Earthquake Relief
A report prepared by New York Governor David Paterson's Task Force on Transforming Juvenile Justice released in December 2009. It "shines a harsh light" on the problems in New York's prisons for juvenile offenders
According to this Report, " the problems are so acute that the state agency overseeing the prisons has asked New York's family court judges not to send youths to any of them "unless they are a significant risk to public safety," recommending instead alternatives like therapeutic foster care."
This Report comes three months after a federal investifgation found that excessive force was routinely used at the four New York prisons, "resulting in injuries as severe as broken bones and shattered teeth."
Although we are not authorized to include in this posting a draft copy we have seen of the Report, the following is an excerpt from the Executive Summary>
An American Bar Association publication sponsored by the ABA Criminal Justice Section
The State of Criminal Justice 2009
"Authors from across the criminal justice field provide essays on topics ranging from white collar crime to international law to juvenile justice. This annual publication examines and reports on the major issues, trends and significant changes in the criminal justice system. As one of the cornerstones of the Section's work, the publication serves as an invaluable resource for policy-makers, academics, and students of the criminal justice system alike. The 2009 volume contains 21 chapters focusing on specific aspects of the criminal justice field, with new addition of full text and reports of all of the adopted official ABA policies passed in 2008-2009 that address criminal justice issues".
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Editor: Myrna Raeder
Publication Date: April 20, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-60442-336-5
Page Count: 344
Trim Size: 8½ x 11 - Paperback
Sponsoring Entities: Criminal Justice Section
Topics: Criminal Law
Format:
Pricing: $29.95 (Regular)
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The Journal:
Criminology is a journal, published quarterly, devoted to crime and deviant behavior. Disciplines covered include sociology, psychology, design, systems analysis, and decision theory. Major emphasis is placed on empirical research and scientific methodology. The journal's content also includes articles which review the literature or deal with theoretical issues stated in the literature as well as suggestions for the types of investigation which might be carried out in the future. It is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. on behalf of the American Society of Criminology.
Contents of Current Issue:
Online ISSN: 1745-9125 Print ISSN: 0011-1384
Criminology
Volume47, Issue4,2009.
© 2009 American Society of Criminology
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Published Online: 8 Dec 2009
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2009.00167.x
ARTICLES IN DECEMBER 2009 ISSUE
1009-1043 THE SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF EXECUTIONS ON HOMICIDES: DETERRENCE, DISPLACEMENT, OR BOTH?*
KENNETH C. LAND, RAYMOND H. C. TESKE JR., HUI ZHENG
Published Online: 8 Dec 2009
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2009.00168.x
1045-1090 PUNISHING THE "MODEL MINORITY": ASIAN-AMERICAN CRIMINAL SENTENCING OUTCOMES IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS*
BRIAN D. JOHNSON, SARA BETSINGER
Published Online: 8 Dec 2009
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2009.00169.x
1091-1129 "MIGHT NOT BE A TOMORROW": A MULTIMETHODS APPROACH TO ANTICIPATED EARLY DEATH AND YOUTH CRIME*
TIMOTHY BREZINA, ERDAL TEKIN, VOLKAN TOPALLI
Published Online: 8 Dec 2009
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2009.00170.x
1131-1166 SUPERMAX INCARCERATION AND RECIDIVISM*
DANIEL P. MEARS, WILLIAM D. BALES
Published Online: 8 Dec 2009
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2009.00171.x
1167-1200 GIRLS, BOYS, AND SCHOOLS: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL-RELATED FACTORS AND STUDENT DEVIANCE*
ALLISON ANN PAYNE
Published Online: 8 Dec 2009
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2009.00172.x
1201-1222 CRIMINAL BEWARE: A SOCIAL NORMS PERSPECTIVE ON POSTING PUBLIC WARNING SIGNS*
P. WESLEY SCHULTZ, JENNIFER J. TABANICO
Published Online: 8 Dec 2009
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2009.00173.x
1223-1264 LAND USE AND VIOLENT CRIME*
THOMAS D. STUCKY, JOHN R. OTTENSMANN
Published Online: 8 Dec 2009
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2009.00174.x
1265-1293 PUBLIC COOPERATION WITH THE POLICE IN GHANA: DOES PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS MATTER?*
JUSTICE TANKEBE
Published Online: 8 Dec 2009
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2009.00175.x
1295-1329 CO-OFFENDING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DELINQUENT CAREER*
PETER J. CARRINGTON
Published Online: 8 Dec 2009
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2009.00176.x
1331-1368 ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF CRIME DISPLACEMENT AND DIFFUSION OF BENEFITS: A REVIEW OF SITUATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION EVALUATIONS*
ROB T. GUERETTE, KATE J. BOWERS
Published Online: 8 Dec 2009
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2009.00177.x
Title: The Ethics of Representing Organizations: Legal Fictions For Clients
Authors: Lawrence J. Fox
Susan R. Martyn
Publisher: Oxford University Press (New York)
Date of Publication: 2009
Pages: 440
Price: $125.00
The authors (Lawrence J. Fox, a partner at Drinker Biddle & Reath, specializes in corporate and securities litigation; Susan J. Martyn, Stoepler Professor of Law and Values at the University of Toledo College of Law, teaches Legal Ethics, Bioethics & Law, and Health Care Provider Liability) both possess expertise and publication history in the field of legal ethics. In this volume the authors attempt to provide a handbook for the representative of organizations to better assist the practitioner in better representing the client and steering clear of ethical problems.
By inserting New Yorker Magazine cartoons relating to attorneys, the authors implicitly recognize the common place public perception of attorneys being ethically-challenged or less than ethically scrupulous in their roles as zealous advocates. In this manner, they inject some humor into a relatively arid subject. On a more serious note, the authors provide a valuable resource to practitioners representing various types of organizations. Factual scenarios are presented in a question and answer format that is conversational in nature and written in non-academic prose. The text is comprehensively footnoted with case law, Restatement, and Model Rule references. Appendices include selected state rules of professional conduct and selected sections of the restatement of laws.
This book is recommended for practitioners, law libraries, and academic libraries.
Theodore Pollack, Sr. Law Librarian, NY County Public Access Law Library
The American Bar Association (ABA), Criminal Justice Section has just published its Fall 2009 Newsletter, Volume 18 Issue 1 Fall 2009. This issue covers a variety of topics including: Practice Tips - Sexting: Balancing the Law and Bad Choices, Three Questions with Charles Hynes, Section Member News, New Books, News from the Field, and Ethics. Also included is a reminder that the ABA Criminal Justice Section Fall Meeting will be held in Washington DC November 5-8, 2009.
Title: Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
Author: John Stauffer
Publisher: Twelve (Hatchett Book Group)
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 13-0978-0-446-58009-0
Pages: 432
Abraham Lincoln has been written about extensively and ranks as one of the most prolifically written about subjects in print. Frederick Douglass is a much lesser written about historical figure. This book provides an interesting structure by providing a parallel framework in which the lives of these two individuals are recounted in individual chapters. This volume by John Stauffer (chair of the history of American civilization and professor of English at Harvard University) is written in a fluid and compelling manner that makes for an interesting and illuminating reading experience.
Abraham Lincoln's life story is particularly well known and inspiring and is the fabric of the American story and dream personified. His rise from humble origins in the American heartland, growing up on a farm, becoming a workman and store clerk to become a self-educated, highly successful attorney representing the largest and most profitable clients would be an American success story in itself. But he compounded these facts by entering a career in politics and rising to the American presidency-- the highest office in the land where he provided critical political and military leadership in preserving the union.
Similarly inspiring and perhaps of biblical proportions are the facts of Frederick Douglass' life. Born into the bondage of slavery, he escaped the brutality of a slave's life in the South to become an educated and respected publisher as well as public personage and orator. He became a famed abolitionist, orator, and writer. His most famous work is the Autobiography of Frederick Douglass.
The primary weakness of this book is the fact that there were only a few meetings between Lincoln and Douglass. The stories of their lives are fascinating. Lincoln had a profound impact on the course of history in his political and military leadership role as President. However, the fact that there were few recorded meetings hinders the joining of the two figures in one volume, but nonetheless it is clear that the events of that time period joined the personal and public stories of both Lincoln and Douglass in an uncommon and perhaps uniquely American way.
Lincoln's life was cut all too short by the assassin John Wilkes Boothe. His place in history was ensured prior to his assassination, but as a result he became an almost sainted figure. The Shakespearean lines with which Robert Kennedy paid tribute to his slain brother President John Fitzgerald Kennedy could equally apply to Lincoln: "When he shall die take him and cut him out into stars and he shall make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night and pay no worship to the garish sun." This volume shines a different type of light on the lives of these two important American citizens and perhaps is most significant in highlighting and more highly publicizing Douglass' life by linking him more closely with Lincoln.
This book is recommended for public and academic libraries as well as special libraries with an orientation focusing on American history.
Theodore Pollack, Sr. Law Librarian, NY County Public Access Law Library
Beth Doyle and Holly Robertson have launched a new online blog devoted to preservation and conservation administration called PCAN or Preservation and Conservation Administration News. http://prescan.wordpress.com/
Below is the description from their site that explains what PCAN is trying to accomplish. They are very excited about this site and hope that you, too, will find it useful. Their first post is up and concerns training library and archives conservators
Back in the day we had two great print publications, Conservation Administration News and the Abbey Newsletter. Before the internet and social networking, these were THE publications for news and information related to library and archives preservation and conservation. Now through the use of the internet, discussion groups, blogs, wikis, etc., we have more ways to communicate than ever, but you still need to be tuned in to the right place at the right time and have the rights to view the content.
We have two great online discussion groups, Conservation On Line (hosted by AIC) and Preservation Administration Discussion Group (ALA-Preservation and Reformatting Section) where we can post quick “how to” questions. We also have print publications such as Library and Research and Technical Services and the Journal of the American Institute for Conservation where academic research is published. While these resources are very useful, there is no “hot spot” for other relevant content such as editorials, essays, book reviews, etc., especially as they relate to preservation and conservation program administration which is where CAN and Abbey proved their usefulness.
With a nod to these two venerable publications, we introduce a new experiment: Preservation & Conservation Administration News or PCAN. We invite you to share in the experience. What would make this site fun and useful for you? What online resources do you follow and want to share? What are the hot topics that you talk about with your colleagues in the bar after the conference meetings are done? Some things we think may be interesting:
Editorials
Essays
White papers
Book reviews
Conference reports
News
Videos (tours of your lab or recordings of your musings)
Links to preservation/conservation related social sites and web pages
Discussion boards (the things you don’t want to ask on CoOL or PADG)
So, here we are. We hope that PCAN will be successful but that will only happen if you find it interesting enough to participate. Please contact us if you have content to add or ideas for us to consider. We look forward to hearing from you!
PECAN Editors/Administrators
Beth Doyle, Collections Conservator
Holly Robertson, Conservation Administrator
PCANeditors@gmail.com
September 2009
As has been widely reported in the news media, the State of New York Office of the Inspector General has just released its Report and Investigation of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor. This is a Report grew out of a complaint of alleged misconduct on the part of officials of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor that was referred to the Inspector General's Office on May 7, 2007 by then-Governor Spitzer. The Waterfront Commission is a bi-state entity established in 1953 by the United States Congress to investigate, deter, combat and remedy criminal activity and influence in the Port of New York and New Jersey, and to ensure fair hiring practices. Report findings include discussion and and enumeration of a number of abuses and irregularities identified by the staff of the Office of the Inspector General during their investigation of the Commission. To see the entire Report click on the link below:
Report: Investigation of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor. August 2009.
In response to criticism it received for submitting and all-male list with only one black of seven candidates to New York Governor David A. Paterson last December to fill a New York Court of Appeals opening created by the retirement of then Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, the New York Commission on Judicial Nominations has released for public comment a number of proposed rule changes, Proposed Revisions to the Rules of the Commission on Judicial Nominations: Title 22 N.Y.C.R.R. Section 7100. The proposed revisions announced in a Press Release by the Commission on July 20; a 45 day comment period on the rules is expected to begin next week.:
Press Release Announce Proposed Rule Revisions
Download fileles of the New York Commission on Judical Nominations
Search run on West Thomson Website on July 14, 2009.
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TITLE: A Right to Discriminate?
SUBTITLE: How the Case of Boy Scouts of America v. James Dale Warped the Law of Free Association
AUTHOR: Andrew Koppelman with Tobias Barrington Wolff
PUBLICATION DATE: July 2009
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press
PAGE COUNT: 192 pp.
ISBN: 978-0-300-12127-8
PROBABLE PRICE: $38.00
Koppelman (law & poly sci/Northwestern) has teamed up with Wolff (law/U. Penn.) to analyze the effect of a seminal 2000 discrimination case on Constitutional law. Plaintiff Dale was expelled from the Boy Scouts of America due to sexual orientation. Suing under New Jersey's antidiscrimination law, the authors track the reasoned logic of the lower court: Dale's membership in the Boy Scouts did not violate the organization's freedom of expression because his objective was merely associative and did not infringe on the intentions of other members. The U. S. Supreme Court reversed with an opinion that Koppelmann and Wolff conclude would effectively overturn any antidiscrimination law. An overly-broad interpretation of the First Amendment, they argue, means that an association need only engage in expression in order to be protected. The Dale case is thus ripe for reversal by future justices who fear that its expansive scope might permit any expressive association to resist any form of regulation that it claims would interfere with its message. Recommended for academic, public, and law libraries.
Philip Y. Blue, New York State Supreme Court Criminal Branch Law Library, First Judicial District, New York, New York
Title: Licensing Digital Content: A Practical Guide for Librarians
Author: Lesley Ellen Harris
Publisher: American Library Association
Edition: Second
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 978-0-8389-0992-8
Pages: 161
Price: $57.00
The author’s stated goal in writing this brief volume is to provide a primer and guide regarding digital licensing issues for librarians and other consumers of digital content. Ms. Harris is also the author of the first edition of this volume. She is a graduate of York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School in Canada. She is an attorney with a background in intellectual property and served as a researcher at the Canadian Copyright Institute. Additionally, Ms. Harris has been a consultant for approximately twenty years in which time she has taught a variety of courses through her company and associations. Moreover, the author maintains the blog Copyright Questions & Answers (www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com/).
The bulk of this brief book deals with the mechanics of licensing agreements. A license agreement is a written contract between a user and a content owner. It delineates the terms and conditions of use. The author provides summaries of key and boilerplate clauses in licensing agreements with analysis and tips to improve effective drafting of agreements. This material provides very useful material to assist in drafting digital licensing agreements for both the novice and the intermediate professional. Additional material deals with an approach to the negotiation process to facilitate the creation of the licensing agreement.
While this book is published by the American Library Association, the scope of its content is not intended purely for an American audience. Since digital content and Internet access have world wide breadth, the book is intended to be useful to a broader audience of readers. These include librarians working in variously sized and diverse organizations as well as individuals employed in companies that supply digital content. The book is well worth reading for those interested in an introduction to digital licensing drafting and issues involved with this process. It is a worthy addition to the collections of general and specialized libraries.
Reviewed by Theodore Pollack, Senior Law Librarian, New York County Public Access Law Library
Michael Asimow, Editor
A new publication from the American Bar Association
"Playing a hard-driven, unscrupulous defense attorney-turned-prosecutor in Shark was a real eye-opener for me as an actor and, more importantly, as a citizen."
-- James Woods
From the Foreword, Lawyers in Your Living Room
From Perry Mason and The Defenders in the 1960s to L.A. Law in the 80s, The Practice and Ally McBeal in the 90s, to Boston Legal, Shark and Law & Order today, the television industry has generated an endless stream of dramatic series involving law and lawyers. The way lawyers are perceived has depended on how they are portrayed on television series and in the media. A new guide, Lawyers in Your Living Room! Law on Television examines television series from the past and present, domestic and foreign, that are devoted to the law.
Written in an entertaining and relatable style, you'll enjoy the forewords by Sam Waterston (Law & Order) and James Woods (Shark), who share their experiences playing "real-life" lawyers and how their roles have shaped the way lawyers are perceived by the general public. Lawyers in Your Living Room! begins with an introduction and history of law on television. It then discusses the process of writing for television -- from courtroom to writer's room and how lawyers have played an important role in furnishing technical advice for TV. The book also discusses the media effects from television shows and legal ethics on TV.
Included are chapters on daytime television judge shows, including Judge Judy, and non-legal shows with important lawyer characters like The Simpsons, Seinfeld, or West Wing. The most popular television series, past and present, are also discussed, as well as popular shows abroad. All fans of legal television -- a group that includes almost everybody -- will enjoy this discussion of how TV shapes the views of lawyers and the law.
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© June 2009
6 x 9 - Paperback
432 pages, paperback
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A recent listing from ABA Publisging of books which focus on Criminal Law and Criminal Justice.
Do No Wrong: Ethics for Prosecutors and Defenders
By Peter A. Joy and Kevin C. McMunigal
Criminal law practice is a minefield of legal ethics issues for both the prosecution and defense. There are a myriad of ethical questions requiring not only an understanding of the relevant ethics rules, but also applicable constitutional and statutory law as well as rules of criminal procedure and evidence. This book puts these and other ethical questions on the "radar screens" of criminal practitioners and to provide both prosecution and defense with the analysis and authorities necessary to understand the issues and underlying policies.
Topics: Criminal Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Ethics Opinions, General Practice
The Criminal Lawyer's Job: A Survival Guide
By Amber L. St. Clair
You don't want to take a criminal case unless you have this book! It is an excellent resource to guide you along the journey of representing an individual who is alleged to have committed a crime. This book was written from the trenches, by a practitioner with over 100 trials under her belt and received "not guilty" verdicts in cases involving murder, rape, sex crimes, drugs and DUI, among others. This guide will give you valuable "how to" advice for taking the initial client meeting to picking a jury and trying the case. It is not intended to be a summary of the law, but rather a cheat sheet. It is a guide that most senior criminal defense attorneys likely wish they had when they tried their first few cases.
Topics: Criminal Law, General Practice
The Privilege of Silence: Fifth Amendment Protections Against Self-Incrimination
By Steven M. Salky
This book explains the contours of the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in practice, providing a guide for both the civil litigator who may encounter it infrequently, as well as the criminal lawyer who seeks to advance his or her client's interests through the use of the Fifth Amendment. The Privilege of Silence organizes the relevant case law so that lawyers may advise and represent their clients by focusing on the practical aspects of Fifth Amendment assertions in all proceedings.
Topics: Criminal Law
Crime, Incorporated: Legal and Financial Implications of Corporate Misconduct
By Miriam F. Weismann
Today, whether prosecuting or defending, the approach to understanding organizational crime has become more difficult because of the increased multi-organizational character of corporate crime. Crime, Incorporated: Legal and Financial Implications of Corporate Misconduct, provides a complete re-examination of how traditional legal rules and their application given how corporate crime has changed in the last decade.
Topics: Criminal Law, Evidence, Litigation
Criminal Mental Health and Disability Law, Evidence and Testimony: A Comprehensive Reference Manual for Lawyers, Judges and Criminal Justice Professionals
By John W. Parry J.D.
Criminal Mental Health and Disability Law, Evidence and Testimony examines two interrelated aspects of criminal law - mental health and disability discrimination -- from the points of view of lawyers, judges and other professionals within the criminal justice system. The manual builds on established resources within the ABA, including the Mental & Physical Disability Law Reporter, Mental Disability Law, Evidence and Testimony and Disability Discrimination Law, Evidence and Testimony. It synthesizes the best and most recent information at the ABA on mental health and discrimination law that specifically pertains to criminal justice matters. It also references the ABA's Criminal Justice Mental Health Standards.
Topics: Criminal Law, Disability Law, Litigation
For more information go to:
www.ababooks.org
Volume 1 Number 1 Spring 2009.
A publication of the Center for Elders and the Courts, National Center for State Courts.
"On behalf of the National Center for State Courts, welcome to the first edition of the CEC Sentinel. We live in challenging times. Simple demographic facts will soon impact every corner of America: There will be more older Americans than at any other time in history, living longer lives..."
