The Reimposition of Capital Punishment in New Jersey: The Role of Prosecutorial Discretion
Title: The Reimposition of Capital Punishment in New Jersey: The Role of Prosecutorial Discretion Year: 1988 Author: Leigh B. Bienen, Neil Alan Weiner, Deborah W. Denno, Paul D. Allison, Douglas Lane Mills Publisher: Rutgers Law Review Issue: Volume 41, No. 27, pp. 27-342 Description: After Furman v. Georgia held that state statutes that allow 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 […]
Rape II
Title: Rape II Year: 1977 Author: Leigh Bienen Publisher: Women’s Rights Law Reporter Issue: Volume 3, Issues 3 and 4, pp. 90-137 Description: This is the second of a special two-part survey of rape laws in the United States. Rape I, published in the Women’s Rights Law Reporter (December 1976), consisted of commentary on the legislative […]
Rape I
Title: Rape I Year: 1976 Author: Leigh Bienen Publisher: Women’s Rights Law Reporter Issue: Volume 3, pp. 45-57 Description: Work began in the fall of 1975. Research was started with the specific intention of designing a chart which would summarize the rapidly changing rape laws in every jurisdiction in the United States. The chart was to […]
Capital Punishment in Illinois in the Aftermath of the Ryan Commutations: Reforms, Economic Realities, and a New Saliency for Issues of Cost
Title: Capital Punishment in Illinois in the Aftermath of the Ryan Commutations: Reforms, Economic Realities, and a New Saliency for Issues of Cost Year: 2010 Author: Leigh B. Bienen Publisher: Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Issue: Volume 100, Issue 4 (Fall), Article 2 Description: In 2000 when Governor George Ryan unilaterally imposed a statewide […]