Robert M. O\u27Neil\u27s Discriminating against Discrimination: A Review

It is difficult these days to find anyone who will deny that racial minorities have been discriminated against in the area of educational opportunities. Few will deny the desirability of enhancing these opportunities and increasing the number of minority persons in the various professions. But very few will agree on the means that are appropriate to accomplish this desirable end. Robert O\u27Neil has tackled the awesome task of pinpointing and evaluating the policy considerations that affect the tough choices involved in formulating standards for admissions to professional school programs that will promote academic quality but at the same time allow entrance to larger numbers of minority students. And he admirably comes to a conclusion-that preferential admission policies are the only effective alternative we have today

Robert M. O\u27Neil\u27s Discriminating against Discrimination: A Review

It is difficult these days to find anyone who will deny that racial minorities have been discriminated against in the area of educational opportunities. Few will deny the desirability of enhancing these opportunities and increasing the number of minority persons in the various professions. But very few will agree on the means that are appropriate to accomplish this desirable end. Robert O\u27Neil has tackled the awesome task of pinpointing and evaluating the policy considerations that affect the tough choices involved in formulating standards for admissions to professional school programs that will promote academic quality but at the same time allow entrance to larger numbers of minority students. And he admirably comes to a conclusion-that preferential admission policies are the only effective alternative we have today

Book Review: Discriminating Against Discrimination (1975), and Affirmative Discrimination: Ethnic Inequality and Public Policy (1975)

Book reviews of DISCRIMINATING AGAINST DISCRIMINATION, by Robert M. O\u27Neil (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975), and AFFIRMATIVE DISCRIMINATION: ETHNIC INEQUALITY AND PUBLIC POLICY, by Nathan Glazer (NY: Basic Books, 1975)

Tainted Sources: First Amendment Rights and Journalistic Wrongs

The issue of news organizations\u27 potential liability for their newsgathering practices has garnered significant attention in several recent cases. Robert M. O\u27Neil discusses several such cases which have focused on the balance between the First Amendment interests at stake and the improper or possibly illegal manner in which the media obtained its information. The author concludes by suggesting principles to guide in balancing these interest