Vol. 78, Issue 3, 2015

DEATH, BUT IS IT MURDER? THE ROLE OF STEREOTYPES AND CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS IN THE WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS OF WOMEN

Andrea L. LewisSara L. Sommervold

This article promotes further study of the wrongful convictions of women and make policy recommendations to reduce those wrongful convictions.

Justice Commentaries

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.

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GENDER ROLE INCONGRUENCE AND THE ADJUDICATION OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
Bonita M. Veysey
This paper investigates the effects of gender and gender role incongruence on the determination of criminal responsibility.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT AND GENDER STEREOTYPES: CONSEQUENCES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN’S IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT CRIMINAL IDENTITIES
Luis M. RiveraBonita M. Veysey
What are the behavioral consequences when women violate society’s gender norms by committing a crime and participating in a criminal justice system that has been designed for male offenders?
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“I DON’T LIKE GAYS, OKAY?” USE OF THE “GAY PANIC” MURDER DEFENSE IN MODERN AMERICAN COURTROOMS: THE ULTIMATE MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
Joseph R. Williams
This note turns a critical eye on the availability of the “gay panic” defense in modern American courtrooms.
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FOREWORD
Jonathan Lippman
Foreword.

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HOW DO WE “DO DATA” IN PUBLIC DEFENSE?

Andrew Lucas Blaize Davies

This essay introduces the six articles that follow in this collection and assesses what they say about the contemporary state of research in public defense generally.

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THE ABA “TEN PRINCIPLES OF A PUBLIC DEFENSE DELIVERY SYSTEM”: HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO BEING ABLE TO PUT THEM INTO PRACTICE?

Caroline S. Cooper

This essay recounts public defense providers assessing both their ability to adhere to the Ten Principles as well as the day-to-day impediments they are dealing with.

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THE MEASURE OF GOOD LAWYERING: EVALUATING HOLISTIC DEFENSE IN PRACTICE

Cynthia G. LeeBrian J. OstromMatthew Kleiman

This article seeks to reconcile the competing definitions of holistic defense and to develop a unified framework for empirically evaluating holistic defense.

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THE TRIALS OF INDIGENT DEFENSE: TYPE OF COUNSEL AND CASE OUTCOMES IN FELONY JURY TRIALS
Erin York Cornwell
This article outlines how disparities in resources and differences in courtroom roles may put public defenders at a distinct disadvantage in cases adjudicated through trial.
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ME AND MR. JONES: A SYSTEMS-BASED ANALYSIS OF A CATASTROPHIC DEFENSE OUTCOME
Pamela R. Metzger
This article explains how data collection and analysis can improve public defender practice.
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MAKE THEM HEAR YOU: PARTICIPATORY DEFENSE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
Janet MooreMarla SandysRaj Jayadev
This article introduces participatory defense as a powerful new model for reforming public defense and challenging mass incarceration.
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WHAT IS THE STATE OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON INDIGENT DEFENSE NATIONWIDE? A BRIEF OVERVIEW AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
Nadine FrederiquePatricia JosephR. Christopher C. Hild
This paper examines the empirical research on the types of indigent defense representation, juvenile indigent defense, and the emerging research on holistic defense.
Justice Commentaries
DEDICATION TO DEAN ALICIA OUELLETTE
Howard A. Levine
Dedication to Dean Ouellette.
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DEAN ALICIA OUELLETTE: SCHOLAR, MENTOR, LEADER
Rosemary Queenan
Dedication to Dean Ouellette.
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FOREWORD
Alissa Pollitz Worden
Foreword.
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“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.

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