Articles

The Drug War and the American Jewish Community: 1880 to 2002 and Beyond

I. Introduction. II. The Rise And Fall Of The Classic Jewish Gangster. III. The Fourth Wave And The New Jewish Gangster. IV. Ecstasy: The Focus Of The New Jewish Gangster. V. The Effect Of Drug Crime On Modern-Day American Jews. VI. The American Jewish Community's Reaction To Criminality. VII. Conclusion: Crime And The Jewish Community, Then And Now

The Joint Conditioning Effect of Defendant´s Gender and Ethnicity on Length of Imprisonment Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Drug Trafficking-Manufacturing Offenders

I. Introduction II. Federal Sentencing Guidelines III. Previous Research On Sentencing Under The Federal Guidelines IV. Theoretical Perspective V. Data And Analytical Procedures VI. Univariate Findings VII. Multivariate Findings VIII. Conclusions

How to Construct an Underclass, or How the War on Drugs Became a War on Education

I. A New Punishment: Denying Offenders An Education A. Public School Education B. College and Higher Education C. Prison Education II. The Individual And Social Costs Of Educational Privation Punishments III. Reclaiming Educational Opportunity For Offenders A. Political Prospects B. Court Challenges 1. Substantive Due Process and Equal Protection 2. Retroactive Application 3. Rights Under the Federal Disability Acts 4. Unconstitutional Punishment

The War On Drugs and the Puzzle of Deterrence

I. The Apparent Failure Of Deterrence. II. The Model Unpacked. III. The Failure Of A Unitary Approach. IV.Conclusion.

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Dead Canaries: The Struggle of Appalachian Coal Miners to Get Black Lung Benefits

I. Introduction II. The Life Of A Miner A. A Brief History B. Coal Towns C. Swallowed by the Earth D. Dead Canaries III. Injustice And Inadequate Compensation A. The Peabody Coal Case B. The Black Lung Compensation Program IV. What This Means For Southern West Virginia V. Conclusion