Empirical Legal Studies Before 1940: A Bibliographic Essay

The modern empirical legal studies movement has well-known antecedents in the law and society and law and economics traditions of the latter half of the 20th century. Less well known is the body of empirical research on legal phenomena from the period prior to World War II. This paper is an extensive bibliographic essay that surveys the English language empirical legal research from approximately 1940 and earlier. The essay is arranged around the themes in the research: criminal justice, civil justice (general studies of civil litigation, auto accident litigation and compensation, divorce, small claims, jurisdiction and procedure, civil juries), debt and bankruptcy, banking, appellate courts, legal needs, legal profession (including legal education), and judicial staffing and selection. Accompanying the essay is an extensive bibliography of research articles, books, and reports

Reproduction Letter from Abraham Lincoln to John Jay Hardin

The reproduction print features a letter written by Abraham Lincoln to General John J. Hardin in recommendation of Dr. F.A. McNeil for service in the Mexican War. On the item\u27s recto is a facsimile print of the letter\u27s back. A reprint of an article from the 14 February 1933 edition of the Kansas City Times is featured on the far right of the item. To the far left is brief documentary information regarding the dedication of the reconstruction of Lincoln\u27s New Salem State Historic Site.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-artifacts/2885/thumbnail.jp

Reproduction Letter from Abraham Lincoln to John Jay Hardin

The reproduction print features a letter written by Abraham Lincoln to General John J. Hardin in recommendation of Dr. F.A. McNeil for service in the Mexican War. On the item\u27s recto is a facsimile print of the letter\u27s back. A reprint of an article from the 14 February 1933 edition of the Kansas City Times is featured on the far right of the item. To the far left is brief documentary information regarding the dedication of the reconstruction of Lincoln\u27s New Salem State Historic Site.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-documents/1000/thumbnail.jp

Size Estimation Versus Figural Ratings of Body Image Disturbance: Relation to Body Dissatisfaction and Eating Dysfunction

The current investigation compared several different measures of body image disturbance in college males and females. Measures of perceptual size overestimation, figure rating preferences, and questionnaire indices of body dissatisfaction and eating disturbance were collected. Subjects also rated body sizes based on ideal, affective, and cognitive/rational rating protocols. The results revealed little connection between indices of perceptual overestimation and body dissatisfaction or eating dysfunction. Alternatively, figural ratings were strongly associated with these measures. Regression analyses revealed that body dissatisfaction and figural discrepancy measures were highly related to eating disturbance for both males and females. In addition, discrepancies based on affective versus cognitive/rational rating protocols explained unique variance associated with eating disturbance. The findings are discussed with regard to the need to conduct a multifaceted assessment of body image disturbance

The Long-Term Care Insurance Program in Israel: solidarity with the elderly in a changing society

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The Long-Term Care Insurance Program (LTCIP) in Israel is a social security program administered by the National Insurance Institute (NII) since 1988. LTCIP focuses on home-based personal care services. Differently from most other programs under the responsibility of the NII, LTCIP benefits are in-kind benefits and are delivered via multiple for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. In recent years LTCIP has been the target of various legal amendments and numerous administrative changes. While many of these changes may have had significant effects on individuals, they have not altered the fundamental principles of the program. Thus, many of the characteristics of beneficiaries have remained quite stable over the years; other characteristics of the population of beneficiaries have changed over the years reflecting the aging of Israeli society. A central issue related to LTCIP is whether benefits are adequate to meet the needs of the growing elderly population of Israel. While the generosity of LTCIP benefits is questionable, economic and political struggles have limited the scope of changes introduced thus far.</p