Issuance of Search Warrants by a Washington Special Inquiry Judge—State v. Neslund, 103 Wn. 2d 79, 690 P.2d 1153 (1984)

Since its creation in 1971, the Washington special inquiry judge procedure has operated virtually without constitutional challenge. However, the recent case of State v. Neslund raised the issue of whether a special inquiry judge can properly act as a neutral and detached magistrate to issue search warrants. The United States Constitution and the Washington State Constitution set forth basic guarantees of privacy and fairness, including the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. Generally a reasonable search must be accompanied by a search warrant issued upon a determination of probable cause by a neutral and detached magistrate. This Note examines the Washington special inquiry system and considers the statutory and constitutional constraints placed upon a judge who issues search warrants subsequent to presiding over a special inquiry investigation. The issues raised in Neslund have not previously been addressed by the Washington courts, nor have they arisen under similar statutes in other states. The Note concludes that Neslund was correct in holding that a special inquiry judge should not be automatically disqualified from issuing search warrants

Issuance of Search Warrants by a Washington Special Inquiry Judge—State v. Neslund, 103 Wn. 2d 79, 690 P.2d 1153 (1984)

Since its creation in 1971, the Washington special inquiry judge procedure has operated virtually without constitutional challenge. However, the recent case of State v. Neslund raised the issue of whether a special inquiry judge can properly act as a neutral and detached magistrate to issue search warrants. The United States Constitution and the Washington State Constitution set forth basic guarantees of privacy and fairness, including the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. Generally a reasonable search must be accompanied by a search warrant issued upon a determination of probable cause by a neutral and detached magistrate. This Note examines the Washington special inquiry system and considers the statutory and constitutional constraints placed upon a judge who issues search warrants subsequent to presiding over a special inquiry investigation. The issues raised in Neslund have not previously been addressed by the Washington courts, nor have they arisen under similar statutes in other states. The Note concludes that Neslund was correct in holding that a special inquiry judge should not be automatically disqualified from issuing search warrants

Human Rabies in the WHO Southeast Asia Region: Forward Steps for Elimination

There are eleven Member States in the WHO southeast Asia region (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste) of which eight are endemic for rabies. More than 1.4 billion people in the Region are at risk of rabies infection, and approximately 45% of worldwide rabies deaths occur in Asia. Dog bites account for 96% of human rabies cases. Progress in preventing human rabies through control of the disease in dogs has been slow due to various factors. Innovative control tools and techniques have been developed and standardized in recent years. The introduction of cost-effective intradermal rabies vaccination regimens in Asian countries has increased the availability and affordability of postexposure prophylaxis. Elimination of rabies is not possible without regional and intersectoral cooperation. Considering the importance of consolidating achievements in rabies control in Member countries, the WHO Regional Office for southeast Asia has developed a regional strategy for elimination of human rabies transmitted by dogs in the Region. They have committed to provide technical leadership, to advocate national health authorities to develop major stakeholder consensus for a comprehensive rabies elimination programme, and to implement national strategies for elimination of human rabies

In the Wake of the Storm: Environment, Disaster, and Race After Katrina

Studies evidence of environmental disparities by which poor and minority communities are disproportionately exposed to disasters, are less prepared, and have less access to relief agencies. Makes recommendations for preparedness and environmental justice

Book Review - Hopewell Ceremonial Landscapes Of Ohio: More Than Mounds And Geometric Earthworks, by Mark J. Lynott

Book review of Hopewell Ceremonial Landscapes of Ohio: More than Mounds and Geometric Earthworks. By: MARK J. LYNOTT. 2015. Oxbow Books, Oxford, United Kingdom. 288 pp.$34.00 (paper), ISBN 978-1782977544

History, Monumentality, And Interaction In The Appalachian Summit Middle Woodland

The Middle Woodland period in eastern North America witnessed a florescence of monumental architecture and material exchange linked to widespread networks of ritual interaction. Although these networks encompassed large geographic areas and persisted for several centuries, extant archaeological models have tended to characterize Middle Woodland interaction as an historically unitary process. Using new data from the Garden Creek site in North Carolina, I argue that these frameworks obscure important historical shifts in Middle Woodland interaction. Recent collections-based research, geophysical survey, targeted excavation, and 14C dating (including Bayesian modeling) of this site reveal two coeval diachronic changes: a shift from geometric earthwork construction to platform mound construction; and a shift from the production of special artifacts (mica, crystal quartz) to the consumption of exotic artifacts in association with platform mound ceremonialism. These data hint at important changes in interregional relationships between the Appalachian Summit, the Hopewellian Midwest, and the greater Southeast during the Middle Woodland period, and provide a springboard for considering how processes of culture contact contributed to precolumbian cultural change

Private Property, Public Archaeology: Resident Communities As Stakeholders In American Archaeology

In the United States, archaeological sites on private lands have few legal protections, and are thus at risk of damage or destruction. To alleviate these risks, archaeologists must engage thoughtfully with private property owners and develop strategies to promote site stewardship. In this article, I identify the resident community – those people who live on archaeological sites, regardless of their ancestral ties to those sites- as an important stakeholder in archaeology. Based on recent fieldwork experiences on a privately owned site in the southeastern US, I discuss the unique challenges of engaging a resident community in archaeological research, and the potential of such engagement for fostering archaeological stewardship. Specifically, I use theories of place attachment derived from environmental psychology to explore how resident communities may be encouraged to empathize with and protect the archaeological records of past people