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Educator Sexual Misconduct and Nondisclosure Agreements: Policy Guidance from Missouri's Amy Hestir Student Protection Act
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Surface, Jeanne L.; Stader, David L.; Armenta, Anthony D. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2014
Allegations of sexual misconduct may prompt districts to enter into non-disclosure or settlement agreements with alleged perpetrators in exchange for a recommendation. Non-disclosure settlements typically limit how much information districts can share with other districts. This process, often referred to as "passing the trash," can be…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Disclosure, Teacher Behavior, Sexual Abuse
Pretrial Release; Performance Standards and Goals for Pretrial Release and Diversion.
National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies, Washington, DC. – 1978
The goals and standards for pretrial release are designed to provide guidance and direction to those individuals working in the criminal justice system who are responsible for attempts at reduction of inequity and ambiguity in release and diversion practices. The materials in this collection deal with the following areas of concern: (1) due…
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminal Law, Criminals, Guides
Capital Punishment and Offenders with Mental Retardation: Response to the Penry Brief.
Calnen, Terrence; Blackman, Leonard S. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1992
This paper responds to a court brief of amici curiae asserting that mental retardation reduces culpability in capital offenses. The paper argues that the position makes unwarranted categorical assumptions about mental retardation, fails to consider individualized and situation-specific determinants of culpability, and undermines respect and value…
Descriptors: Accountability, Capital Punishment, Court Litigation, Criminal Law
Misconduct in the Prosecution of Severe Crimes: Theory and Experimental Test
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Lucas, Jeffrey W.; Graif, Corina; Lovaglia, Michael J. – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2006
Prosecutorial misconduct involves the intentional use of illegal or improper methods for attaining convictions against defendants in criminal trials. Previous research documented extensive errors in the prosecution of severe crimes. A theory formulated to explain this phenomenon proposes that in serious cases, increased pressure to convict…
Descriptors: Criminals, Justice, Criminal Law, Law Enforcement
Commentaries on Calnen and Blackman.
American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1992
Four responses and a rebuttal are presented to EC 603 716, focusing on "protections" from the state for individuals with mental retardation, the vulnerability of individuals with mental retardation, the need to take individual abilities into account, and the unusual uncertainty in determining the justice of the verdict imposing the death penalty.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Capital Punishment, Court Litigation, Criminal Law
Crime on Campus: Institutional Tort Liability for the Criminal Acts of Third Parties.
Raddatz, Anita – 1988
To aid colleges and universities in protecting students and other potential victims of crime, a general analysis of the pertinent case law concerning institutional tort liability for campus crime is provided. The analysis of case law explains that lawsuits are usually based on the theory of negligence. Negligence consists of four elements: duty;…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Problems, College Administration, College Role