Criminal Law Library BlogApril 12-18, 2009
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Articles Posted in Publication Announcements and Reviews
Study: People With Untreated Mental Illness May Pose A Greater Threat to the Future of Libraries Than the Internet
Mark Estes, Editorial Director of AALL Spectrum, has forwarded the following Press Release about an important study published in the March/April 2009 issue of American Libraries, the journal of the American Library Association. The study suggests that people with untreated severe mantal illness may pose a greater risk to America’s public libraries than the internet.*
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Selected Forthcoming Books Related to Criminal Justice
Search limited to forthcoming hardcover books published in english:
Criminal Justice in China: A History
Author: Mühlhahn, Klaus Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN or UPC: 0-674-03323-X (Active Record)
ABA: Books for Litigators
From the ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division.
Effective Strategies for Litigators
Convincing the Judge: Practical Advice for Litigators
Information and Communication Technologies Development Index
The new Information and Communications Index of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) compares developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) in 154 countries over a five year period from 2002 to 2007.
The Index combines 11 indicators into a single measure that can be
used as a benchmarking tool globally, regionally and at the country
New ABA Publication: Criminal Mental Health and Disability Law, Evidence and Testimony: A Comprehensive Reference Manual for Lawyers, Judges and Criminal Justice Professionals
Exaamines in detail the legal relationships that link criminal justice, mental health, and disability discrimination law.
Co-sponsored by ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law and the ABA Criminal Justice Section _____________________________
Curt E. Conklin Is Recipient of Renee D. Chapman Memorial Award
The TS-SIS Awards Committee is pleased to announce that the recipient of the Renee D. Chapman Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions in Technical Services Law Librarianship for 2009 is Curt E. Conklin.
Curt is the Associate Director for Technical Services at the Brigham Young University Howard W. Hunter Law Library in Provo, Utah. He has worked there for 37 years in a variety of positions all within technical services. He has also been a member of AALL for 35 years. Some of his many contributions in the field of technical services include:
· One of the founding members of TS-SIS
Comparative Criminal Procedure: A Select Bibliography
BY LYONETTE LOUIS-JACQUES Foreign Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago D’Angelo Law Library Published by GlobaLex June/July 2007
From the Introduction:
“This bibliography lists selected English-language resources on comparative criminal procedure. It focuses on journal articles, book chapters, and treatises covering comparative criminal procedure generally, criminal procedure in multiple jurisdictions, and specialized research topics in comparative criminal procedure such as: arrest, pre-trial detention, interrogation, right to counsel, legal assistance for indigent defendants, discovery, plea bargaining, trial by jury, the privilege against self-incrimination, inquisitorial versus accusatorial systems, role of prosecutors, judges and defense attorneys, cross-examination, exclusionary rules, sentencing, death penalty, criminal appeals, and double jeopardy. “
The Jury Expert:The Art and Science of Litigation Advocacy
March, 2009 Volume 21 Issue 2
LEAD ARTICLES:
Strategies for Combating Anti-Gay Sentiment in the Courtroom by Sean Overland
West’s Pracrtice Innovations Has Gone Electronic
From: Lori Hedstrom, Marketing Manager, Librarian Relations, West a Thomson Reuters Business:
Starting with the January 2009 issue (volume 10, number 1), Practice Innovations was converted to an electronic format. In part, this was done in accord with Thomson Reuters’ “going green” initiative; however, we also want to take full advantage of the technology offered in an electronic newsletter. Besides the obvious benefits of receiving information electronically-being able to review, sort, and save articles of interest-we also plan to enrich Practice Innovations by adding links to related information. If an article cites a law firm’s Web page, we can provide a link to the page; if an author refers to relevant information available on the Web, we can link you directly to that information.
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