A modern-day movement is transforming the way that communities and justice systems think about and respond to crime and wrongful occurrences. This response implements a holistic continuum of services, providing for prevention, intervention, diversion, commitment, probation, reentry, and aftercare. This approach--known as restorative justice--seeks…

Academic Freedom is a sacrosanct value on American university campuses. Virtually all research institutions, public and private, have explicitly adopted some form of the American Association of University Professors' 1940 "Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure" or the organization's the 1915 "Declaration of…

The pressures of women's liberation groups for revised rules of evidence in rape cases may swing the pendulum to a position of injustice to the accused. (Editor)

Presents the report of the National Academy of Sciences' Committee in Human Rights which seeks to ease the plight of individual scientists, engineers, and medical personnel suffering severe repression. Case studies of instances of negligence of human rights are provided. (CP)

The need for public support of each nation's police force and law enforcement systems is cited. (JB)

In meting out justice, victims of crime too often are overlooked. Here, two criminology experts examine methods of restitution. (DM)

Outlines what reverse discrimination is and is not, and argues that the constitution is color-blind. Available from University of Richmond Law Review, School of Law, University of Richmond, VA 23173. (IRT)

In "Clark v. Arizona Interscholastic Association (Clark II)," the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed that an association rule precluding boys from playing on girls' volleyball teams does not deny the boys equal protection even though it effectively eliminates boys from interscholastic competition in high schools without separate…

The six sex discrimination cases litigated in the 1971, 1974, and 1973 Terms of the Supreme Court are reviewed (the statutes, opinions, and general assumptions). It is concluded that although the Court has failed to produce a coherent doctrinal foundation for its decisions, the way is open for future sex-neutral analysis. (JT)

School policies often result in differing treatment of males and females. Sometimes the difference is clearly intended, as when homemaking is required for females and shop for males. Often, however, such intention is either lacking or unclear, as when a school refuses financial aid to its part-time students, the majority of whom are women. In…

The issue of controlling discretion in large public institutions is a crucial one in modern society, and procedural legal reforms are often viewed as one tactic of control. Using due process guarantees in juvenile courts as the substantive issue, this paper tests the utility of procedural reform in reducing discretion. Results indicate that…

Presents a summary of the principles of human rights and of the shocking abuse which violates those principles. Describes an effort on a national level to combat this problem. (BR)

Discusses court cases affecting womens' rights, with specific references to the articles in the October issue of Phi Delta Kappan. (JF)

Factors leading to increasing crime are not easily recognizable and emotional approaches to establishing punitive measures adds to the confusion. Some attitudes are discussed here. (JB)

Discusses recent Federal Laws and Executive Orders affecting sex discrimination in educational institutions. Also discusses probable court interpretations of these laws. (JF)