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Peer reviewedBersoff, Donald N.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Discusses difficult legal, ethical, and professional issues confronting psychologists who work with people with dual diagnoses. Outlines applicable constitutional principles in context of discussing right to institutional services and to refuse treatment, describes statutes that go beyond constitutional protections, and highlights issues that…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Clinical Diagnosis, Counseling Techniques, Ethics
Download full textSocial Science Education Consortium, Inc., Boulder, CO. – 1995
This paper describes the activities of the Youth for Justice programs nationwide. Youth for Justice is a unique national initiative that uses the power of active learning about the law to build upon the vitality of young people and to address the risks of being young in American society today. Youth for Justice involves young people in law-related…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Rights
Fullinwider, Robert K. – 1980
This book has two principal aims: to clarify the topical and controversial issue of reverse discrimination and to reach some conclusions about the rights and wrongs involved in this issue. Focusing mainly on preferential hiring, the book explicitly and extensively addresses the law and the institutional context of the issues. Examination of the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Wood, Thomas E.; Sherman, Malcolm J. – 2001
The assertion of the right of higher education institutions to use racial preferences in their admissions policies has been based on the diversity rationale that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell articulated in his opinion in the "Bakke v. Regents of the University of California" case of 1978. This report explores the legal and…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, College Students, Court Litigation
Schweda-Nicholson, Nancy – 1985
Developments in court interpretation are outlined to illustrate the argument that more, and more qualified, interpreters are need to assist in both the federal and state courts. This discussion focuses principally on the criminal justice system, and includes federal statutory developments, especially concerning the implementation and impact of the…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Courts
Stephens, Ronald D., Ed. – 1988
The increased presence of drugs and weapons in schools has forced school officials to step up searches of students, lockers, and school property. The landmark case of "New Jersey vs. TLO" set standards concerning reasonable suspicion and reasonable searches. School officials must be familiar with recent court opinions on student…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Discipline Policy
