All Articles tagged violence

• General
  February 17, 2021 EDT
  COMPROMISING WITHIN NEW YORK’S CPL ARTICLE 245 DISCOVERY DEMANDS
  Cassidy V. Milam

  This note considers the new discovery demand laws in New York and offers recommendations for future legislation on discovery.

• General
  December 31, 2020 EDT
  WHITE TERROR, BLACK THREAT
  Thomas E. Baines

  This article analyzes the societal factors that contributed to the proliferation of white domestic terrorism on black communities in American history.

• General
  January 17, 2020 EDT
  FANNING THE FLAMES: GASLIGHTING AS A TACTIC OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
  Delaney Rives Knapp

  This note explores the effects of criminal proceedings and societal perceptions in domestic violence cases involving self-defense as a justification.

• General
  May 27, 2016 EDT
  WHAT “YES MEANS YES” MEANS FOR NEW YORK SCHOOLS: THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF NEW YORK’S EFFORTS TO COMBAT CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT THROUGH AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT
  Chandler Delamater

  This comment focuses on New York’s state-wide adoption of an affirmative consent standard in its colleges, and its potential effectiveness for combating the epidemic of sexual violence against women.

• General
  April 08, 2016 EDT
  WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER: A GLOBAL COMPARISON ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE MEANS NECESSARY TO COMBAT IT
  Caitlin Mahserjian

  This note discusses the differing roles that governments play in perpetuating domestic violence.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  THE POTENTIAL IMPACTOF RAPE CULTURE ON JUROR DECISION MAKING: IMPLICATIONS FOR WRONGFUL ACQUITTALS IN SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIALS
  Meagen M. HildebrandCynthia J. Najdowski

  This article discusses the concept of rape culture and explains the psychological process by which rape culture might influence juror decision making in sexual assault trials.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  “DON’T TALK TO ME ABOUT DECEPTION”: THE NECESSARY EROSION OF THE TRANS* PANIC DEFENSE
  Aimee WoddaVanessa R. Panfil

  This article looks into the so-called trans* panic defense through dual means: the deception trope and a reliance upon a societal predilection towards dichotomous gender identities and roles.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  THE POTENTIAL IMPACTOF RAPE CULTURE ON JUROR DECISION MAKING: IMPLICATIONS FOR WRONGFUL ACQUITTALS IN SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIALS
  Meagen M. HildebrandCynthia J. Najdowski

  This article discusses the concept of rape culture and explains the psychological process by which rape culture might influence juror decision making in sexual assault trials.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  “DON’T TALK TO ME ABOUT DECEPTION”: THE NECESSARY EROSION OF THE TRANS* PANIC DEFENSE
  Aimee WoddaVanessa R. Panfil

  This article looks into the so-called trans* panic defense through dual means: the deception trope and a reliance upon a societal predilection towards dichotomous gender identities and roles.

• General
  May 13, 2014 EDT
  FROM KATE STONEMAN TO KATE STONEMAN CHAIR, KATHERYN D. KATZ: FEMINIST WAVES AND THE FIRST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURSE AT A UNITED STATES LAW SCHOOL
  Melissa L. BregerMary A. Lynch

  This article positions the role of Albany Law School and two of its graduates in the struggle for equality of women under the law and within law schools.

• Justice Commentaries
  June 11, 2013 EDT
  ENSURING VICTIM SAFETY AND ABUSER ACCOUNTABILITY: REFORMS AND REVISIONS IN NEW YORK COURTS RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
  Jonathan Lippman

  State government, non-profit groups, bar associations, and the legal community must work together for the provision of civil legal services in New York for domestic violence victims.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  August 08, 2009 EDT
  BATTLING THE THREAT: THE SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFTER DAVIS V. WASHINGTON
  Katherine G. Breitenbach

  This article examines the progression of Confrontation Clause jurisprudence to predict the future of domestic violence prosecution.

• General
  March 03, 2009 EDT
  THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE FUTURE OF NICHOLSON V. SCOPPETTA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS
  Kathleen A. Copps

  This article will discuss the case Nicholson v. Scoppetta from the perspective that it is almost always better to keep the mother and her children together and remove the batterer...

• General
  January 01, 2005 EDT
  PEOPLE V. CAHILL: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE DEATH PENALTY DEBATE IN NEW YORK
  Russell G. Murphy

  This article considers New York's death penalty statute and proposes categories of death penalty-eligible offenses.