Demystifying “Pornography”: Tailoring Special Release Conditions Concerning Pornography and Sexually Oriented Expression

[Excerpt] “This article examines the design of special release conditions and the problems that arise when such conditions do not comport with constitutional standards. Part I provides a general overview of the First Amendment issues that often arise with respect to special release conditions. Part II discusses the current state of the law and classifies the types of bans defendants have encountered in supervised release conditions. Part III explains the factors that are frequently considered in assessing the validity of special release conditions, and Part IV suggests a new approach for evaluating the constitutionality of special release conditions. The article concludes by endorsing constitutionally permissible tailoring for release conditions and by encouraging courts to interpret these conditions with careful attention to the individual defendant’s situation.

An investigation of the protective factors present among low-income preschool children

Includes bibliographical references

Separate and Legally Unequal – How The Demonization of Immigrants Affects United States Policy

Samverkan blir allt vanligare som organisatorisk lösning på situationer där ansvarsområden är vaga eller skär över organisationsgränser. Inom området vård och omsorg om äldre korsar ansvaret gränser både avseende huvudmän och yrkesgrupper och satsningar på samverkan är därför frekvent förekommande. Särskilda satsningar på samverkan inom just rehabiliteringsområdet har också främjats av statliga stimulansmedel riktade mot vården och omsorgen om äldre. Föreliggande studie belyser hur kärntruppen, en grupp bestående av representanter för olika yrkesgrupper och huvudmän med ansvar för olika uppdrag i rehabiliteringen av äldre i Kinda kommit att samverka i syfte att skapa bättre samordning och samsyn kring brukaren. Materialet som studien bygger på består av fem års kontinuerliga mötesanteckningar, personliga intervjuer, en fokusgruppsintervju, ett års kontinuerligt nedskrivna mötesdagböcker samt övrig dokumentation om verksamheten. Studien visar hur samverkan kan utvecklas och samsyn frammanas i viktiga frågor genom att rätt personer involveras, personligt engagemang skapas och tid ges till diskussion om frågor som lyfts upp och bearbetas efter hand. Sett ur ett meningsskapandeperspektiv framträder betydelsen av gemensamma aktiviteter vid olika mötesarenor för den samsyn som åstadkoms. Brukaren, eller ”Kalle”, blir det objekt som företrädare för samtliga inblandade organisationer och yrkesgrupper kan samlas kring. Genom mötet dem emellan framträder kärntruppen som en organisation som fungerar som en länk mellan olika världar likväl som en brobyggare för att inkludera även andra i ett alternativt synsätt på brukaren.Rapporten tillgänglig för beställning via FoU-centrum, www.linkoping.se.</p

Sleep Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

The purpose of the current study was to examine the effect of restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) on the relationship between sleep problems and externalizing behaviors in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Sixty-six participants with ASD and a mean age of 4 years and their parents participated in the study. Parents reported on their child’s sleep, ASD symptoms, and externalizing behavior during a one-time lab visit. Bivariate correlations and a mediation analysis were conducted to assess the associations between sleep problems, externalizing behavior, and RRB. Results suggested that children with higher scores in measures of RRB had higher scores in sleep problems and externalizing behavior. Results also suggested that RRB partially mediated the relationship between sleep problems and externalizing behavior. Implications for the early identification of sleep and behavior problems, as well as ASD symptoms, are discussed

Speaking the Truth: Supporting Authentic Advocacy with Professional Identity Formation

When law students are asked to articulate legal rules in a persuasive communication such as a brief, they may experience internal tension. Their version of the rule, as framed to benefit a particular client’s position, may be different from the way they would articulate the rule if they were not taking on an advocate’s role. The conflict between those two versions of a legal rule leads some students to wonder if advocacy itself is deceptive, if an advocate’s role requires one to sacrifice ethics for success, and if ancient Greek philosophers were correct when they derided persuasive communication as “trickery and magic,” and criticized advocates for making arguments that were “artfully written but not truthfully meant.” This tension is not unique to students. All advocates must ask themselves whether they can provide a true and accurate version of the law (truthful law) and simultaneously articulate a version of the law that will help their clients. This question speaks to the very nature of law and what it means to be a lawyer. If the question is not successfully resolved, students and lawyers are more susceptible to the cynicism and discontent that permeates the legal profession.Using Plato’s denunciation of rhetoric and rhetoricians as a starting point, Part I of this Article will explore how the first year of law school may create and exacerbate tension between law students’ desire to advocate on behalf of their clients and their desire to truthfully communicate the law. Part II will explore how law school could resolve this tension with an explicit discussion of legal determinacy and the lawyer’s role in creating law: what students need to hear, when they need to hear it, and where that conversation might be placed within the curriculum. The Article will identify the developing area of professional identity formation as a natural location for an effective discussion, which would ideally occur within the first year of studies. In that discussion, law students can explore a view of lawyers as meaning-makers and truth-tellers: rhetoricians who understand and are faithful to the true essence of a law but are also able to create alternatives within the scope of that true law. Students and lawyers can integrate their own identities into this professional identity, and maintain authenticity in their advocacy

An Analysis of the Economic Consequences of Modifying the Property Tax on Motor Vehicles in Georgia: Alternative Proposals and Revenue Effects

An analysis of revenue effects and distribution consequences on eliminating tax on motor vehicles

Getting in Sync: Revamping Licensure and Preparation for Teachers in Pre-K, Kindergarten and the Early Grades

Outlines the challenges in teacher preparation and licensure, with a focus on pre-K through third grade; promising practices such as increased classroom experience and selectivity; and suggestions for improving teacher preparation programs and policies