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Laughon, Kathryn; Glass, Nancy; Worrell, Claude – Evaluation Review, 2009
Nonlethal strangulation of intimate partners has substantial direct health effects and is associated with an increased risk of later lethal violence by a partner or ex-intimate partner but can be difficult to prosecute under felony assault statutes. After review of state laws regarding assault, the authors identified 10 states with specific…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Crime, State Legislation, Criminal Law
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Harvey, Lynn K.; Mitchell, Alvin D. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2006
The justice studies program at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is designed to produce a new breed of justice practitioners whose understanding of justice and its administration is broadened to include the political, social, economic, and cultural conditions within which issues of crime and punishment are pursued and addressed. While it…
Descriptors: Criminal Law, Justice, Undergraduate Study, Program Descriptions
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Schwartz, Richard A. – School Law Bulletin, 1982
Discusses various methods by which school boards and their attorneys might obtain revenue from the fines and forteitures imposed by the criminal justice system. Concentrates on recent developments in North Carolina but is relevant to other states that have statutes granting this money to public schools. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Crime, Criminal Law, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education