AScribe Law News Service articles from August 2005

AScribe Law News Service archives from August 2005

American Institutes for Research Expert Chosen to Monitor Improvement of Mississippi's Juvenile Justice System.
August 1, 2005... Byline: American Institutes for Research WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Mississippi have jointly selected a juvenile justice expert at the American Institutes for Research to monitor...

Studies Show Stream Data Helps to Restore Cold-Water Fish Habitat.
August 2, 2005... Byline: University of California Division of Agriculture OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ten species of California salmon are currently listed as threatened or endangered, and the culprit is often increased stream temperatures...

Books From Brent's Brain: Author Brent Hartinger to Talk About Writing 'Outsider Fiction' for Today's Teens.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Connect for Kids WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- What does it feel like to be a teenage male, yet have no one know that you're gay and have a secret crush on a "bad boy" member of the high school baseball team? How does...

Focus on Felons Ignores Large Part of Homicide Threat, Study Finds.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Conventional wisdom suggests that repeat offenders commit most serious crimes, so strategies aimed at them, such as stiffer prison sentences, are the key to reducing...

Society of Professional Journalists Condemns Russian Action Against ABC.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemns the refusal to extend the press credentials of all ABC television journalists by the Russian...

Voting Rights Act at 40: University of Maryland Expert Available for Comment on Challenges Facing Law.
August 3, 2005... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the nation marks the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (Saturday, Aug. 6), the original intent of the ground-breaking law faces serious...

Society of Professional Journalists Statement on Haiti.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Society of Professional Journalists today released the following statement. - - - - The situation in Haiti remains of growing concern not...

Society of Professional Journalists Statement on Case of Ching Cheong.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Society of Professional Journalists today issued the following statement. - - - - Word is coming out of China that Straits Times...

New Website Promotes Burma Rights, Democracy.
August 5, 2005... Byline: Project on Death in America MAE SOT, Thailand, Aug. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new website launched today aims to aid Burma's democracy movement by opening channels of communication into one of the world's most repressive states....

American Institutes for Research Provides Guidance on Free Tutoring Offered Under No Child Left Behind Act; Releases New Toolkit for Parents and Community Leaders.
August 8, 2005... Byline: American Institutes for Research WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Institutes for Research (AIR) has developed and released a new toolkit that offers parents and community leaders tips, tools, and strategies to...

Study Shows Shoplifters More Readily Identified by Behavior, Not Race.
August 10, 2005... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Aug. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Shoppers who leave the store without buying anything are much more likely to be walking away with stolen merchandise than those who do make a purchase, a...

Kate Martin, Center for National Security Studies to Receive Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award.
August 12, 2005... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Kate Martin, director of the Center for National Security Studies, and the Center have been selected to receive the 2005 Eugene S. Pulliam First...

Amherst College Professor Says Hussein Trial in Iraq Should Be Televised.
August 23, 2005... Byline: Amherst College AMHERST, Mass., Aug. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Lawrence Douglas, associate professor of law, jurisprudence and social thought at Amherst College, insists that the legal response to crimes as extraordinary as those of...

New University of Virginia Book Shows How Schools Can Safely Deal With Student Threats of Violence.
August 24, 2005... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- With the Red Lake High School shooting this past spring having left 12 wounded and 10 dead, including the student-shooter, school administrators across the...

University of Maryland Constitutional Expert Back from Iraq: 'It's Not Like Philadelphia'.
August 25, 2005... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of Maryland constitutional expert and consultant to Iraqi Kurdish leaders, Karol Soltan, is available for interview. Soltan recently...

New Pulliam Editorial Fellow to Research Mystery of Kennewick Man.
August 25, 2005... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Kate Riley, an editorial writer for The Seattle Times, is the 2005 recipient of the Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writing presented...