This report is one of a series of five describing a 16-month study of the nature and extent of the private police industry in the United States, its problems, its present regulation, and how the law impinges on it. A general discussion of the sources of legal limitations upon private police activities and personnel and sources of legal powers is…

The purpose of this study was to develop a manual on the Texas laws of arrest for use by state and local law enforcement officers. It is not intended to be a legal treatise, although pertinent statutes and court decisions are reviewed and suggestions made for legislative change. A brief history of the laws of arrest is presented, together with a…

This document is one in a series of papers designed to explore the legal aspects of potential issues and problems arising in higher education. This particular paper deals with the case of a student suing his school board for fraud. His reasoning for the suit is that he can read only on the 7th grade level but was awarded a high school diploma…

The clash between the First and Sixth Amendments continues to be a major concern for both journalists and the courts. This paper reviews the major cases in the evolution of the "fair trial/free press" controversy from the "Irvin vs. Dowd" decision in 1961 to the Blackmun decision in 1975. The attempt is made to answer the…

In light of recent court rulings and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hearings regarding unfair methods of competition and deceptive advertising, a content analysis was conducted of 20 randomly selected college catalogs from 2-year and 4-year, public and private institutions. Four types of misrepresentations were identified including institutional…

A series of recent decisions, largely in federal courts since 1972, are examined for inferences that may encourage institutions to set forth more clearly the conditions that precede dismissal on academic or misbehavior grounds. Guidelines are suggested for administrative procedure and faculty practices such as grading. (JT)

A new bill, H. R. 1984, a comprehensive legislative approach to privacy issues, would regulate the uses and sources, retention, storage, and handling of personal information in private industry--including colleges and universities. The author explores the issues applicable to higher education and makes proposals that reflect its concerns.…

Described is the development and evaluation of an audiovisual instructional program to inform educable retarded adolescents about the legal consequences of drinking when underage and the potential dangers of driving after drinking. (CL)

The question of whether the selling of art by a private nonprofit art association violates the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is considered. Revenue rulings of 1971 and 1976 suggest that any sale of art may render the organization ineligible for tax exemption when private interests are benefited. (JMD)

The authors examine the legal issues and administrative implications, under British law, of the Tameside case, in which local school authorities resisted the Secretary of State for Education's order to implement the comprehensive schools plan. (SJL)

Social workers are currently pressing to have the profession granted privileged communication. It is assumed that this special legal status will assure protection of clients' confidence. This article questions this assumption and points out that the profession must first adopt effective measures to ensure confidentiality. (Author)

Since 1973, the Internal Revenue Service has considered all educational loan cancellations, where specific duties or employment is required, as taxable income. Implications for students, the courts, and federal legislation are discussed. (LBH)

Discusses the growing need for the inclusion of engineering liability into engineering education programs. (SL)

Litigants in actions involving faculty members in higher education often cite AAUP policies to support their cases. Institutions are urged to examine and, where necessary, to clarify relationships between AAUP policy documents and the institutions' own policies. (Author/LBH)

The "Final Resolution" of the International Non-Governmental Organizations Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations (1977) is detailed in this article which describes the program of action for the legal field and the sociocultural field. (JC)