Fordham Urban Law Journal articles from March 2003

Fordham Urban Law Journal archives from March 2003

The Fordham Urban Law Journal: a new millenium. .(Thirtieth Anniversary of the Fordham Urban Law Journal Commemorative Issue)
March 1, 2003... INTRODUCTION First published in 1972, the Fordham Urban Law Journal (the "Journal") is the second oldest legal publication at the Fordham University School of Law. (1) When the Journal was first published, it was originally intended to...

The Fordham Urban Law Journal: twenty years of progress.(Thirtieth Anniversary of the Fordham Urban Law Journal Commemorative Issue)(Reprint)
March 1, 2003... I. Introduction Fordham Law School was founded in 1905 and originally located in Collins Hall on the main campus in the suburban setting at Rose Hill. (1) Despite its pristine setting, it soon became apparent that a location closer to the...

Theorizing community justice through community courts.(Red Hook Community Justice Center, Brooklyn, New York)(Special Series: Problem Solving Courts and Therapeutic Jurisprudence)
March 1, 2003... INTRODUCTION Community justice practitioners argue that the justice system has long ignored its biggest clients--citizens and neighborhoods that suffer the everyday consequences of high crime levels. (1) One response from legal elites has...

Due process and problem-solving courts.(Special Series: Problem Solving Courts and Therapeutic Jurisprudence)
March 1, 2003... INTRODUCTION The rapid proliferation of "problem-solving courts," particularly of drug courts, occasions this Article. These progeny of the 1989 Dade County, Florida drug court (1) can be found throughout the country. According to one...

Just the (unwieldy, hard to gather, but nonetheless essential) facts, ma'am: what we know and don't know about problem-solving courts.(Special Series: Problem Solving Courts and Therapeutic Jurisprudence)
March 1, 2003... Policymakers often think, incorrectly, that an evaluation is like an "audit" or trial in which the results arc usually clear cut and definitive. Either the funds were spent or they weren't; either the program served its intended...

Therapeutic jurisprudence and problem solving courts.(Special Series: Problem Solving Courts and Therapeutic Jurisprudence)
March 1, 2003... I. PROBLEM SOLVING COURTS: A TRANSFORMATION IN THE JUDICIAL ROLE In the past dozen or so years, a remarkable transformation has occurred in the role of the courts. (1) Courts traditionally have functioned as governmental mechanisms of...

Specialized courts: not a cure-all.(Special Series: Problem Solving Courts and Therapeutic Jurisprudence)
March 1, 2003... INTRODUCTION Discussion of judicial problem solving in criminal cases through specialized courts is, in reality, a discussion about alternatives to incarceration and the administration of those alternatives. (1) Judicial efforts to avoid...

Recent New York appellate decisions will impact municipal tort litigation.
March 1, 2003... INTRODUCTION Throughout the past thirty years, the Fordham Urban Law Journal has progressively published numerous articles concerning a broad range of topics, including discussions of decisions affecting litigation practice and municipal...

Emotional harm in housing discrimination cases: a new look at a lingering problem.
March 1, 2003... INTRODUCTION With the United States Supreme Court's condemnation of legal segregation in Brown v. Board of Education (1) in 1954, and a vigorous civil rights movement that led to the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, (2) the nation...

Homeless legal advocacy: new challenges and directions for the future.
March 1, 2003... When large numbers of homeless people began appearing on the streets of American cities in the late 1970s, a sense of crisis galvanized advocates, the media, and policymakers. (1) Now, over two decades later, there are more homeless people than...

Chronic homelessness: emergence of a public policy.
March 1, 2003... INTRODUCTION The past two years have witnessed a major shift in public commitment to end chronic homelessness within the next decade. This Article examines the phenomenon of chronic homelessness and its emergence as the focus of a...