Yakima Herald-Republic articles from April 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic archives from April 2009

Investigating the 'CSI effect' effect: media and litigation crisis in criminal law. ('CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' television program) (Symposium: Media, Justice, and the Law)
April 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION I. TYPOLOGY OF CSI EFFECTS II. EVIDENCE OF THE CSI EFFECT A. Anecdotes B. Surveys of Legal Actors C. Juror Surveys D. Psychological Experiments E. Acquittal Rate Data III. MEDIA...

Criminal madness: cultural iconography and insanity. (Symposium: Media, Justice, and the Law)
April 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION I. CRIMINAL MADNESS AND CULTURAL ICONOGRAPHY II. THE AGE OF EUGENICS: CRIMINAL DEGENERATES, SEX FIENDS, AND IRRESISTIBLE IMPULSES III. THE AGE OF HITCHCOCK: THE RISE AND DEMISE OF THE FREUDIAN PSYCHOPATH...

Virtue and vice: who will report on the failings of the American criminal justice system?(Symposium: Media, Justice, and the Law)
April 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION I. THE VIRTUES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REPORTING II. THE VICES OF CRIME REPORTING III. THE LIMITATIONS OF NEW MEDIA CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION Above the fold: HUNTSVILLE, Texas--Texas executed...

Racing the closet. (Symposium: Media, Justice, and the Law)
April 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION I. "DOWN LOW" DISCOURSE: THE DOMINANT STORY II. BLURRING THE PERPETRATOR/VICTIM DIVIDE A. Not All Black Women Are Victims 1. Some women know; some don't care; some prefer bisexual men 2. Women...

Ex parte blogging: the legal ethics of Supreme Court advocacy in the Internet era.
April 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION I. THE PHENOMENON OF EX PARTE BLOGGING II. EX PARTE BLOGGING UNDER THE CURRENT ETHICAL FRAMEWORK A. Publicity B. Ex Parte Communications by Attorneys to Judges C. Receipt of Ex Parte Communications...