La discrecionalidad de la persecución penal en los Estados Unidos

Profesor Sterling, de Derecho de la Universidad de Yale. Ésta es la versión castellana del trabajo preparado por el profesor Goldstein para la conferencia que diera en la Facultad el 5 de junio de 198

The effect of temperature on development and behavior of relict leopard frog tadpoles (Rana onca)

Relict Leopard frogs (Rana onca) are found in thermal springs with water temperatures in excess of 30°C at the source but it\u27s unknown whether tadpoles require reintroduction sites with specific thermal conditions for development. Tadpole survivorship at 20, 25 and 30°C was 84, 93.8, and 66%, respectively, while none survived at 35°C. Time to metamorphosis was significantly shorter for 25°C acclimation group (62+/-8 days) followed by the 30° (106+/-51 days) and 20°C (260+/-47 days) acclimation groups. Development was arrested in the 15°C acclimated group and survivorship declined to 63.8% after 191 days. However, 80% of the surviving larvae completed metamorphosis after temperature was increased to 25°C. When placed in a thermal gradient, larvae selected temperatures closest to their acclimation temperature. Maximum burst speed was greatest at 25°C for all but not the 30°C acclimation groups. Thus, reintroduction sites require water temperatures between 20° and 30°C during most of the year

Converging Criminal Justice Systems: Guilty Pleas and the Public Interest

It is becoming increasingly apparent to criminal justice scholars that single theory models of criminal procedure — whether termed inquisitorial or adversarial — are being stretched beyond their capacity by the phenomena they are designed to control. Virtually everywhere, formal systems of charge and adjudication cannot possibly be enforced in accordance with the premises underlying them. There are simply too many offenses, too many offenders and too few resources to deal with them all. One result has been a steady movement towards a convergence of legal systems — towards borrowing from others those institutions and practices that offer some hope of relief.In this transnational effort to cope with system overload, two issues have emerged as more than ordinarily significant: The first is the desirability of abandoning the principle of obligatory prosecution, so common in Continental Europe, and turning instead to the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. The second is the question whether the ban on guilty pleas and plea bargains should be lifted, as in adversarial systems.</jats:p