Judith Nantell. The Poetics of Epiphany in the Spanish Lyric of Today. Bucknell UP, 2019.

Review of Judith Nantell, The Poetics of Epiphany in the Spanish Lyric of Today. Bucknell UP, 2019. ix + 275 pp

Daniel Aguirre-Oteiza. This Ghostly Poetry: History and Memory of Exiled Spanish Republican Poets. U of Toronto P, 2020.

Review of Daniel Aguirre-Oteiza, This Ghostly Poetry: History and Memory of Exiled Spanish Republican Poets. U of Toronto P, 2020. xii + 369 pp

Trends in treated drug misuse in the Midland Health Board Area 1996-2000. Occasional Paper no. 3.

This occasional paper contains information gathered by the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS), an epidemiological database on treated drug misuse complied by the Drug Misuse Research Division (DMRD) of the Health Research Board (HRB). The data shows that between 1996 and 1999 the number of drug users presenting for treatment within the Midland Health Board (MHB) had more than doubled, from 63 clients in 1996 to 150 clients in 2000. The socio-demographic data showed that the typical client is male, in his early twenties and living in the family home. Clients were slightly older in 2000 than in 1996,with the mean age for all contacts rising from 22 years in 1996 to 24 years old in 2000. Cannabis is the main drug causing problems (67% in 2000), with opiates the drug causing second most problems (38% in the same year). In 2000 the majority (33 of 56 clients) inject their opiates, with over two thirds of IDUs having shared injecting equipment

The Accelerating Degradation of American Criminal Codes

This Article addresses the ongoing-and, indeed, accelerating process of sporadic, piecemeal, and unnecessary legislation leading to increasing inconsistencies and irrationalities in American criminal law. After a wave of modernization in the I960s and 1970s, the past generation has not witnessed further advances, but rather a serious and growing degradation of most criminal codes. This Article offers several insights regarding criminal code degradation. First, it provides specific and concrete examples of degradation and its harmful effects. Second, drawing on their experiences as participants in the recent reform efforts of Illinois and Kentucky, the authors offer an insider\u27s view of how the political system works (or fails) in the criminal law arena, and of the institutional and personal biases that lead to degradation and impede reform. Third, the authors offer several proposals for overcoming degradation-not just with a one-time-only code revision, but by implementing systemic changes to forestall future degradation. Despite recent trends, it is not only desirable but feasible for states to engage in a far-reaching reevaluation of their practices in enacting criminal legislation. If pursued, such a reevaluation has the potential to achieve substantial and lasting changes that would bring greater fairness, rationality, and effectiveness to criminal codes

Final Report of the Illinois Criminal Code Rewrite and Reform Commission

The Governor of Illinois created a commission to examine the problems with Illinois criminal law and to rewrite the Illinois criminal code. This two-volume Final Report of the Illinois Criminal Code Rewrite and Reform Commission proposes a new criminal code, in volume 1, together with an official commentary, in volume 2, that explains each provision and how and why it differs from existing law. The introduction to the Report summarizes the reasons for and the importance of criminal code reform, and describes the techniques used in this rewrite project, including both the project’s drafting principles and the methods by which the Commission organized its work. This report was co-authored by Paul H. Robinson, Reporter, Michael T. Cahill, Staff Director, and Commission Staff

Pilot Wellbeing & Work Related Stress (Wrs)

This paper presents the preliminary findings of an anonymous web-based survey addresing pilot work related stress (WRS) and wellbeing. The initial analysis indicates that pilots are under stress and experiencing wellbeing problems. Specific features of the job can result in wellbeing problems, spanning the three pillars of wellbeing. Critically, sources of WRS can increase a pilot’s risk in terms of developing a mental health (MH) issue. Further, sources of WRS can impact on performance and safety. Considerable barriers still remain in relation to reporting MH issues at work. Coping mechanisms addressing sleep/fatigue, diet, exercise and communication/reporting, enable some pilots to thrive in an environment that has negative impacts for others. The vast majority of pilots indicated that issues pertaining to WRS and wellbeing are not being adequately managed in terms of airline safety management systems/processes. Potentially, airline interventions might focus on enhancing existing safety management system processes/technology to address risks associated with WRS and wellbeing, training pilots, and introducing new wellbeing briefing/reporting systems. Further, new digital tools might be advanced to support pilot self management of WRS/wellbeing and risk identification, both inside and outside work