The Good, the Bad and the Press

Review of: Suing the Press. By Rodney A. Smolla. Oxford University Press, New York, N.Y., 1986

Multinational Experiences in Reducing and Preventing the Use of Restraint and Seclusion

Restraint and seclusion (R/S) have been used in many countries and across service sectors for centuries. With the recent and increasing recognition of the harm associated with these procedures, efforts have been made to reduce and prevent R/S. Following a scathing media exposé in 1998 and congressional scrutiny, the United States began a national effort to reduce and prevent R/S use. With federal impetus and funding, an evidence-based practice, the Six Core Strategies1 to Prevent Conflict, Violence and the Use of Seclusion and Restraint, was developed. This model was widely and successfully implemented in a number of U.S. states and is being adopted by other countries, including Finland, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Recently, the first cluster randomized controlled study of the Six Core Strategies in Finland provided the first evidence-based data of the safety and effectiveness of a coercion prevention methodology. Preliminary findings of some of the international efforts are discussed. Reduction in R/S use and other positive outcomes are also reported

A Revue of Books

As a public service, I\u27ve looked at some of the less noticed but no less significant recent publications in law. The capsule reviews that follow admittedly do not do full justice to the impressive scholarship and acute analysis displayed in these books. These reviews necessarily can be little more than an encouragement to encounter for yourself the hours of pleasure afforded by intense scrutiny of these offerings

Administrative Law

This survey of Eleventh Circuit administrative law decisions covers the law applicable to the administrative agencies, rather than the law applied by those agencies. The substantive law administered by the agencies is beyond the scope of this survey. The surveyed cases may be broken down into two major categories: decisions relating to administrative decisionmaking and decisions concerning judicial review of administrative actions