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Article 1: Powell, E. J. (2013). Islamic law states and the International Court of Justice.Journal of Peace Research, 50(2), 203-217.

Discuss:

1. What are some of the similarities between International law and Islamic law?
2. What are some of the differences between International law and Islamic law?
3. Can you think of non-Islamic law countries that have had issues with complying with International law? What might be some reasons for the non-compliance? 

Article 2: Hobbs, P. (2011). Defining the law:(Mis) using the dictionary to decide cases.Discourse Studies, 13(3), 327-347.

Discuss:

1. The author of the article states that the law could not exist without language. What are the implications to the practice of law if we consider language ambiguities and changes over time?
2. The author states: “The dictionary definition – in effect, a list of suggested synonyms – transforms the analysis from a focused inquiry to an exegesis of the possible meanings of the term, as exemplified by the Court’s argument in Smiththat ‘[a]s the dictionary definitions and experience make clear, one can use a firearm in a number of different ways (p.343).’ In your opinion, is an expansion of possible meanings to the word positive or negative in the context of interpreting laws. How could the court benefit from not using a dictionary?

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Article 1: Fernández, L. (2002). Telling stories about school: Using critical race and Latino critical theories to document Latina/Latino education and resistance. Qualitative Inquiry,8(1), 45-65.

Discuss:

1. What are some of the important methodological functions that storytelling or narratives serve for CRT?
2. What are the five tenets of CRT in education (as outlined by Solorzano)? Can you think of another discipline that they can be applied to?

Article 2: Kuo, S. Y., Cuvelier, S. J., Sheu, C. J., & Chang, K. M. (2012). Crime reporting behavior and Black’s Behavior of Law. International Sociology, 27(1), 51-71.

1. What are some of the benefits of using Black’s Behavioralism theory in examining crime?
2. What are some of the limitations of Black’s Behavioralism theory found in the article and what are the assumptions the authors come up with in explaining these inconsistencies?

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Article 1: Buckler, K. G. (2014 The Newsworthiness of U.S. Supreme Court Criminal Procedure Cases (1994–2010 Terms): Assessing the Effects of Case Salience and Case Complexity Across Elite and Populace Press. Criminal Justice Review, 39(2) 140-159  

Discuss: 

1. Do controversial cases deserve being so intensely publicized?
2. Does the media obsession with controversial cases have the ability to influence future cases that come to the US Supreme Court docket? 

Article 2: Spohn, C., & Sample, L. L. (2008). The dangerous drug offender in federal court: Intersections of race, ethnicity, and culpability. Crime & Delinquency.

Discuss: 

1. Should stereotypes of being a dangerous federal drug offender influence sentence length in Federal Court?
2. What does the author say is a concern guiding judicial decision making and why is it problematic?

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Article 1: Roach, S. L. (1990). Men and women lawyers in in-house legal departments: Recruitment and career patterns. Gender & Society, 4(2), 207-219.

Discuss:

1. What might influence the type of practice and organizations women and men enter in in –house counsel departments?
2. How would you incentivize companies to hire more women?

Article 2: Simon, D. R., & Swart, S. L. (1984). The Justice Department focuses on white-collar crime: Promises and pitfalls. Crime & Delinquency, 30(1), 107-119.

Discuss:

1. The Government has a new focus on white-collar crime. Why might this type of crime have more importance to the government?
2. How much money should the government allocate to funding white collar crime? Why?
3. What other crime type would you focus on?

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Article 1: Essien, V. (2003). Visible and invisible barriers to the incorporation of faculty of color in predominantly white law schools. Journal of Black Studies, 34(1), 63-71.

Discuss:

1. Explain how the lack institutional support and how it impacts Professors of color.
2. How might Law Schools benefit from a more diverse faculty?

Article 2: Mayo, M. (2013). Providing access to justice in disadvantaged communities: Commitments to welfare revisited in neo-liberal times. Critical Social Policy, 33(4), 679-699.

Discuss:

1. How might professional ethics and values be deteriorating?
2. How have Marketization strategies been undermining public service morale?

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Article 1: Sherwyn, D., Wagner, P., & Gilman, G. (2004). Trying to make sense of sexual harassment law after Oncale, Holman, and Rene. Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 45(2), 172-185.

Discuss:

1. How has the Court’s ruling in a same-sex harassment complicated the issue of sexual harassment?
2. How and why might the decision be different if we had more female Supreme Court judges?

Article 2: Fekete, L. (2006). Europe:‘speech crime’and deportation. Race & Class, 47(3), 82-92.

Discuss:

1. How would a similar law in the US impact the already problematic immigration situation?
2. In what instances should speech be limited?

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Article 1: Halsted, J. (1987). The American Grand Jury—Due Process or Rights Regress?.Criminal Justice Policy Review, 2(2), 103-117.

Discuss: 

1. How can the prosecutors use the grand jury to deny due process?
2. Lists some ideas on how the grand jury can be improved.

Article 2: Cohen, T. H. (2012). Who is better at defending criminals? Does type of defense attorney matter in terms of producing favorable case outcomes. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 0887403412461149.

Discuss: 

1. Why might assigned counsel not pair up with public defenders?
2. How might you explain that there is not a significant difference between public defenders and defense attorneys?

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Article 1: Bornstein, B. H., & Greene, E. (2011). Jury decision making: Implications for and from psychology. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20(1), 63-67.

Discuss:

1. How come studies of juries have not yielded strong results for how any particular juror will react at a trial, yet they provide for decision making explanation?
2. How might you design a study that would assess a jury’s decision making process?

Article 2: Collins-Chobanian, S. (2007). Analysis of Paul Butler's Race-Based Jury Nullification and His Call to Black Jurors and the African American Community. Journal of Black Studies.

Discuss:

1. What are some of the negative aspects of jury nullification?
2. When instructing juries about their decision making process, should nullification be addressed?

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Article 1: Quigley, J. (2009). Genocide A Useful Legal Category?. International Criminal Justice Review, 19(2), 115-131.

Discussion:

1. What are some of the pros and cons of having genocide as a prosecuting category?
2. Why might other offenses be more effective in prosecuting individuals?

Article 2: Smith, C. A., & Smith, H. M. (2011). Human trafficking: The unintended effects of United Nations intervention. International Political Science Review, 32(2), 125-145.

Discuss:

1. How might UN intervention increase human trafficking?
2. Can you think of any other well-intention efforts that have caused damage instead?

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Article 1: Rogers, R., Blackwood, H. L., Fiduccia, C. E., Steadham, J. A., Drogin, E. Y., & Rogstad, J. E. (2012). Juvenile Miranda Warnings Perfunctory Rituals or Procedural Safeguards?. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 39(3), 229-249

Discuss: 

1. What might be some issues with issuing Miranda rights to juveniles?
2. How would you go about getting waivers that were more realistic as opposed to positive?

Article 2: Molleman, G., & Franse, L. (2009). The struggle for abandonment of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Egypt. Global health promotion, 16(1), 57-60.

Discuss: 

1. What are some of the ways UNICEF has promoted the abandonment of FGM? Can you thing of other approaches?
2. According to your textbook, what might be some issues as to why there is still such a high prevalence of FGM in Egypt?

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Article 1: Kimmel, C. E., & Roby, J. L. (2007). Institutionalized child abuse The use of child soldiers. International Social Work, 50(6), 740-754.

Discuss:

1. What are the macro level methods of interventions to prevent child soldiers?         
2. What are the micro levels of interventions to prevent child soldiers?

Article 2 Green, P. C. (2008). The impact of law on African American males. American Behavioral Scientist, 51(7), 872-884.

Discuss:

1. How is the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment intended to protect African American males from governmental discrimination?
2. How is the Civil Rights Act of 1964 intended to protect African American males from government discrimination?

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Article 1: Schiemann, J. W. (2012). Interrogational Torture Or How Good Guys Get Bad Information with Ugly Methods. Political Research Quarterly, 65(1), 3-19.

Discuss:

1. Would you consider waterboarding torture? Why, or why not?
2. What are some of the reasons the author believes torture becomes justified and used frequently, despite its illegality?

Article 2: Wall, T., & Monahan, T. (2011). Surveillance and violence from afar: The politics of drones and liminal security-scapes. Theoretical Criminology, 15(3), 239-254.

Discuss:

1. How does moral ambiguity impact the increased use of drones in the US?
2. Should drone use be permitted in warzones? 

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Article 1: White, M. D., & Fisher, C. (2008). Assessing Our Knowledge of Identity Theft The Challenges to Effective Prevention and Control Efforts. Criminal Justice Policy Review,19(1), 3-24.

Discuss:

1. Should we combat identity theft by reducing opportunity through enhanced guardianship? How might this impact the average consumer? How might it impact the government?
2. Why do you believe the law enforcement response to identity theft might be fragmented?