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Dr. Joel Lieberman, Dept. of Criminal Justice,
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
"Understanding Evil:
Terror Management Theory and Perceptions of Hate Crimes"
September 24, 2001
Previous research has found that reminding participants of their mortality creates a need for individuals to maintain and defend subjective cultural worldviews. Recent work by Professor Lieberman has extended this line of research to investigate perceptions of hate crimes. Hate crimes present a unique class of crime where both the perpetrator and victim may be viewed as worldview violators. Dr. Lieberman discussed the implications of these findings in relation to terror management theory.
Hon. David Lass, District Court Judge, Colorado
"Jury Reform: Questioning By Jurors In Criminal Cases
-A Pilot Study in Colorado"
October 4, 2001
Judge Lass presented a brief review of jury reform efforts and presented information about the Colorado Jury Reform project that examined the consequences of permitting jurors to ask questions to witnesses in criminal cases. Judge Lass is an original member of the Colorado Supreme Court Committee on the "Effective and Efficient Use of Juries."
Dr. Phillip Tahmindjis, Queensland University of Technology,
Brisbane, Australia
"Developments in Anti-Discrimination and Equality Laws in Australia:
A Personal View"
November 7, 2001
Australia has extensive laws dealing with discrimination, although it remains one of the few countries in the common law world without a Bill of Rights. Professor Tahmindjis discussed the delivery of equality in such a context, and his presentation focused on the issues of gender, sexuality and race from the point of view of a teacher, consultant, and member of the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Tribunal. He also presented an illustration on the advantages and disadvantages of the system as it attempts to cope with new problems, such as discrimination on the basis of genetic information.
Trip Barthel, Neighborhood Mediation Center
& Judge Harold Albright, Reno Justice Court
"Court Annexed Mediation"
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001
Trip Barthel, & Judge Harold Albright discussed local and national models of mediation and the future of dispute resolution processes. Findings were presented regarding the interface between the traditional legal system and alternative procedures for dispute resolution.
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