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References (Continued from p. 1)

"Justice Scholars' Response to Terrorist Threats"

     

     Deutsch, M. (2001). Personal communication via email, 10/5/01. Professor Deutsch is E.L. Thorndike Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education, and Director Emeritus, International Center for Cooperation & Conflict Resolution (ICCCR), Teachers College, Columbia University.
     Montada, L. (2001).  "Campaigns for Delegitimization and Police-Actions." See "Justice-Forum" at www.justice-research.org/AppealNeu.html, accessed 10/16/01. Leo Montada is a Professor of Psychology at University of Trier, Germany and is currently the President, International Soc. for Justice Research.
     Staub, E. (2001). Personal communication via email, 11/8/01. Professor Ervin Staub, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at University of Massachusetts; he is also the author of The Roots of Evil: The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence.
     Zimbardo, P.G. (2001). "Vantage Point: Faceless Terrorists Embody 'Creative Evil." See "Stanford Report, September 26, 2001" at http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/september26/zimbardo-926.html, accessed 11/8/01. Professor Philip G. Zimbardo, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and President-Elect, American Psychological Association.

Announcements

Nevada Supreme Court Studies State's Jury System

     A 15-member Nevada Supreme Court Jury Improvement Commission has been established to examine the fairness and quality of Nevada's jury system.  The Committee will conduct a nine-month study in which interviews and surveys will be used to examine all aspects of jury service, including jury selection, pay, exemptions from service, and treatment of citizens who serve. Submit written comments, suggestions and questions to State Court Administrator Karen Kavanau at:
kkavanau@vcourts.state.ne.us, or (775) 684-1717. (The Writ, Nov. 2001, Vol. 27, No. 11).

"OJJDP: Direction and Focus for 2002 and Beyond"-- Live Satellite Video Conference

     The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), in association with the Juvenile Justice Telecommunications Assistance Project (JJTAP) at Eastern Kentucky University will air the 2-hour conference nationwide Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. EST. To register for the videoconference, please visit www.juvenilenet.org. You may also obtain instructions from this same site for viewing on-line via computer. The program will focus on a new Faith-Based and Community-Based Initiative to assist those organizations that  offer prevention, intervention, and treatment services related to juvenile justice.

Justice-Related Resources on the Web

"Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey" (NCJ 183781)
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/183781.pdf and http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles/nij/183781.txt.

"Federal District Data from Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center"
Available from Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://fjsrc.urban.org/noframe/dist/dist_intro.htm

"National Community Policing Survey Data"
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/new.htm

 

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