The Reimposition of Capital Punishment in New Jersey: Felony Murder Cases
Title: The Reimposition of Capital Punishment in New Jersey: Felony Murder Cases Year: 1990 Author: Leigh B. Bienen, Neil Alan Weiner, Paul D. Allison, Douglas Lane Mills Publisher: Albany Law Review Issue: Volume 54, Issue: 3/4, pp. 709-817 Description: This article reports research findings from the analysis of the nature and processing of felony murder […]
The Quality Of Justice In Capital Cases: Illinois As A Case Study
Title: The Quality Of Justice In Capital Cases: Illinois As A Case Study Year: 1998 Author: Leigh B. Bienen Publisher: Law and Contemporary Problems Issue: Volume 61, No. 4, pp. 193-217 Description: Bienen uses Illinois as a case study of injustice in capital cases. The quality of justice in the trial and appeal of capital […]
The Proportionality Review of Capital Cases By State High Courts after Gregg: Only “The Appearance of Justice”?
Title: The Proportionality Review of Capital Cases By State High Courts after Gregg: Only “The Appearance of Justice”? Year: 1996 Author: Leigh B. Bienen Publisher: Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Issue: Volume 87, Issue 1, pp. 130-314 Description: Both the seriousness of the crime and the economic health of the county influence decisions to […]
The Determination of Criminal Insanity in Western Nigeria
Title: The Determination of Criminal Insanity in Western Nigeria Year: 1976 Author: Leigh Bienen Publisher: The Journal of Modern African Studies Issue: Volume 14, No. 2, pp. 219-245 Description: This article grew out of a more detailed study of all tried cases of homicide in Western Nigeria from 1966 to I972. While reading more than […]
Socially-assisted Dying and People with Disabilities: Some Emerging Legal, Medical, and Policy Implications – Copy
Title: Socially-assisted Dying and People with Disabilities: Some Emerging Legal, Medical, and Policy Implications Year: 1997 Author: Peter Blanck, Kristi Kirschner, and Leigh Bienen Publisher: Mental and Physical Disability Law Reporter Issue: Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 538-543 Description: Dive into the research topics of ‘Socially-assisted dying and people with disabilities: some emerging legal, medical, […]
Socially-Assisted Dying: Media, Money, & Meaning
Title: Socially-Assisted Dying: Media, Money, & Meaning Year: 1998 Author: Leigh Bienen Publisher: Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy Issue: Vol. 7, Issue 2, Article 2 Description: Introductory remarks to a legal medical conference held in 1998. My comments are about assisted suicide as a subcategory of homicide. We’ve been hearing about assisted suicide […]
Sex Discrimination in the Universities: Faculty Problems and No Solution
Title: Sex Discrimination in the Universities: Faculty Problems and No Solution Year: 1975 Author: Leigh Bienen, Alicia Ostriker, J. P. Ostriker Publisher: Women’s Rights Law Reporter Issue: March, pp. 3-12 Description: It is an unpleasant fact that the basically decent, liberally-educated people who administer universities and colleges in the United States have, on a widespread […]
Rape Reform Legislation in the United States: A Look at Some Practical Effects
Title: Rape Reform Legislation in the United States: A Look at Some Practical Effects Year: 1983 Author: Leigh Bienen Publisher: Victimology Issue: Volume 8, Issue: 1-2, pp. 139-151 Description: The author, who was actively involved in drafting rape reform legislation in New Jersey, comments upon the purpose and effect of the passage of seemingly radical […]
Rape IV A State-by-State Chart of the Sex Offense Statutes
Title:Rape IV A State-by-State Chart of the Sex Offense Statutes Year: 1980 Author: Leigh Bienen Publisher: Women’s Rights Law Reporter Issue: Volume 6, No. 3, Special Supplement Description: A State-by-State Chart of Sex Offense Statutes *Leigh Bienen is Director of the Special Projects Section of the New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate. Research for […]
Rape III National Developments in Rape Reform Legislation
Title: Rape III National Developments in Rape Reform Legislation Year: 1980 Author: Leigh Bienen Publisher: Women’s Rights Law Reporter Issue: Volume 6, No. 3, pp. 170-213 Description: This Article analyzes legislative changes in the area of rape reform since 1976. Sections II and III outline national trends and discuss reform objectives. Sections IV through VII […]