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Dancing for Dollars and Paying for Love: The Relationships Between Dancers and their Regular Customers

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Preface

Stripping, Social Class and the Strange Carnalities of Research

My social class expressed itself like genetic code, presciently providing knowledge of the strictures of capitalism, long before I ever read Marx or learned the word “proletariat.” Walking the tight rope between working class and working poor, families in my neighborhood hoped for the best, but expected the worst (not an unreasonable assumption during the Reagan-nomic trickle down years). In the midst of these tensions I knew, before anyone told me, that women from my community might end up performing erotic labor. Somewhere inside I realized that we were more likely to be sex workers, than surgeons. Just as surely I knew the boys I played with would probably end up with grease under their fingernails or iron bars surrounding their bodies instead of in Brookes Brothers. As a six-year-old girl arriving home from St. Genevieve Elementary School in my blue-checked and yellow...

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“Murder by Duel,” Humiliation, Challenge, and Homicide, 2009: A Historian’s Dilemma of Judgment

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Historians are sometimes called to the witness box in civil trials. Questions about racial discrimination, voting, Indian treaties, tobacco disputes, and historic preservation are among the common subjects. Seldom, if ever, does a member of our profession serve as an expert on some historically pertinent issue in a criminal trial, such as the case of State v. Simpson in January 2009. A distinguished defense attorney, Lacy Wright, Jr., was to open this new vista into American crime and mayhem to a historian, who was, for the first time, called upon to serve as a trial witness. Unless some reader knows of other examples, I can confidently say that I may be the only historian, serving in the name of that profession, ever to be placed in a murder case that involved the ancient practice of the duel. Serving as a witness leads the historian to unexpected and perhaps troubling discoveries. The scholar enters a realm where...

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Spatial And Social Profiling For Missing Person Investigations – Center For Evidence-based Crime Policy

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Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy (CEBCP) – Scottish Institute for Police Research (SIPR) 2013 Joint Symposium and Congressional Briefing on Evidence-Based Policing

The CEBCP Symposium, Congressional Briefings and Special Meetings were held jointly with the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) April 8-10, 2013 and was a major success! Over 250 people attended across the two days, representing over 100 different organizations. The focus was on translating police research into practice, and the Agenda and Presentations are listed below.

Additional Resource: Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy (CEBCP) – Scottish Institute for Police Research (SIPR)

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Are Police Video Identifications Fair To African-Caribbean Suspects?

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Abstract

Analysis of lineups from criminal cases has demonstrated that video technology can produce lineups that are less biased against the suspect than live lineups, and that White suspects are less likely to be identified from a live lineup than suspects of other ethnic origins. The present study assessed the fairness of video lineups of White Europeans and of African-Caribbeans used in actual criminal cases. African–Caribbean and White European participants selected the suspect from each lineup on the basis of the original witness description of the culprit. There was no reliable difference in the fairness of video lineups as a function of the ethnic origin of the lineup members. It is concluded that, within the context of the video system studied, use of video can provide a safeguard against bias against ethnic minorities that may occur in live lineups.

Eyewitnesses often make mistaken identifications. An eyewitness positively identifies a volunteer, who is...

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Nocturnal Leg Cramps In Older People

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Cramps are episodes of pain, usually lasting up to a few minutes, caused by sudden, intense involuntary contractions of muscles or muscle groups. Residual discomfort and tenderness may persist for hours afterwards. Nocturnal leg cramps, usually involving the calf muscles or the small muscles of the foot, are common and troublesome in older people. In a general practice based study of 233 people aged 60 years or more, almost one third had had rest cramps during the previous two months, including one half of those aged 80 years or more.1 Furthermore, 40% of subjects had cramps more than three times a week, and 6% reported daily rest cramps. Another study of 350 elderly outpatients found that 50% had rest cramps, with 20% reporting symptoms for 10 years or more. Although cramps are generally a benign and transient problem, they can cause considerable distress for patients....

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Violent Crimes Making a Federal Case out of a Death Investigation

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I. Introduction

How do you respond, as an Assistant United States Attorney, when an agent walks into your office and says, "I've got an investigation involving a death. Can that be a federal offense?" What establishes federal jurisdiction over a death case? After all, "[m]urder . . . is a quintessential example of a crime traditionally considered within the States' fundamental police powers." United States v. Drury, 344 F.3d 1089, 1101 (11th Cir. 2003). Must the death be a "murder" to constitute a federal offense? What evidentiary issues arise in these cases? What are the sentencing implications? This article is intended to provide answers to some of these questions. It is designed to arm you with some basic information so when that agent enters your office with a case involving a death, you will at least have a working knowledge of the subject matter sufficient to identify the issues and begin to...

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Untold Stories: Creative Consequences of the Rights Clearance Culture for Documentary Filmmakers

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Concept of Study

This study explores the implications of the current terms of rights acquisition on the creative process of documentary filmmaking, and makes recommendations to lower costs, reduce frustration, and promote creativity. It focuses on the creative experience of independent documentary filmmakers who work primarily within a broadcast environment (sometimes with a theatrical “window”). Independent documentary filmmakers were selected because their work regularly requires them to interact with a wide variety of rights holders, from archives for photographs and stock footage to performers to other filmmakers. This is especially clear when it is a historical documentary or one that comments on commercial popular culture, but it is an issue for most documentary filmmakers, no matter what the subject matter. When a trademark appears on a baseball cap, or a subject happens to be watching television, or a radio in the background plays a popular......

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62 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 57 (Cal.A.G.), 1979 WL 29197 Office of the Attorney General State of California Opinion No. CV 78-26 February 9, 1979

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*1 THE HONORABLE DALE H. FARABEE, M.D. DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

THE HONORABLE DALE H. FARABEE, M.D., DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, has requested an opinion on the following questions:

1. Does a patients' Advocate, if he is a county mental health employee assigned pursuant to Title 9, California Administrative Code section 860, et seq., have the right of access to the records in all facilities specified in welfare and Institutions Code section 5325, whether the facility is operated under contract with the county (including federal facilities) or is privately operated?

2. Does a Patients' Advocate, who is operating under contract with the county have access to confidential records to the same degree as the county-employed advocate?

3. Does the right of access to records extend beyond the discharge date of the patient? The conclusions are: 1. A patients' advocate has a right of access to records in the

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The Homicide Witness and Victimization; PTSD in Civilian Populations: A Literature Review

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People who wit ness th e murder of an individual, whether a family member or acquaintance, often experience their loss as a psychic trauma. This describe trauma is revealed by the symptom complex defined in the DSM-IlI-R as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Children, in particular, frequently suffer from debilitating grief, which hinders their emotional and cognitive development. This grief may masquerade as a learning disability, hyperactivity, or an attention deficit disorder. Witnessing murder and being victimized (i.e , rape incest , and physical abuse) are equivalent experiences in their potential for generating massive intrapsychic conflict. Being poor is a predisposing factor which puts some groups at risk more than others. Further, the lack of therapeutic interventions enhances the likelihood of symptomatology and the perpetuation of intergenerational transmission. Few case reports have bee n written on the homicide witnesses' vulnerability to PTSD...

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The Homicide Scene Exception to the Fourth Amendment Warrant Requirement: A Dead Issue

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The Supreme Court traditionally has used very narrow language in cases involving warrantless searches. The Court has stated that "searches conducted outside the judicial process, without prior approval by judge or magistrate, are unreasonable per se under the fourth amendment-subject only to a few specifically established and well-delineated exceptions."' Notwithstanding this precise language, the exceptions recognized by the Court have been neither "few" nor "well-delineated." Rather than adopt a narrow construction of the fourth amendment, the Court has liberally interpreted the amendment and expanded its exceptions in order to avoid inequitable results. During the past ten years some lower federal and state courts, responding more to the practical results of Supreme Court warrantless search cases than to the Court's rhetoric, have recognized a significant new exception to the fourth amendments warrant requirement: the "homicide scene" exception. This exception allows police officers, who make a legitimate...

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The Social Readjustment Rating Scale An Inventory of Common Stressors

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Interpretation

Interpretation of the overall score is difficult because of the large differences in each person's ability to cope and their particular reactions to stress, but here are some general guidelines. A total of 150 or less is good, suggesting a low level of stress in your life and a low probability of developing a stress-related disorder. If your score is 300 or more, statistically you stand an almost 80% chance of getting sick in the near future. If your score is 150 to 299, the chances are about 50%. At less than 150, about 30%. This scale seems to suggest that change in ones life requires an effort to adapt and then an effort to regain stability.

About the Scale The scale is based on the observation that important life changes, whether positive such as marriage or negative, such as death of a close friend all induce stress. Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe...

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SOS California His Nesting Place | Hope Chapel of Long Beach, CA

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Programs

Once a mother enters the program, she is encouraged to obtain her G.E.D., attend college, trade school, or a job-preparation program, or to seek employment. The emphasis of His Nesting Place is the restoration, personal growth and education of the mother, which prepares her to be responsible for her own future. Also unlike most other maternity homes, His Nesting Place is able to accommodate women who have other minor children besides their unborn child. Our primary goal is to give each woman the opportunity to know and to introduce her to Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior. New life can only come through Him.

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Sharp Edged and Pointed Instrument Injuries – Forensic Medicine

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Introduction

In this article we will primarily discuss those injuries produced by sharp-edged instruments, incised wounds, and pointed instruments with a sharp-edge or edges, stab wounds. This will be followed by a discussion of chop wounds and those instruments without a sharp edge, but have a blunt point such as found on screwdrivers and barbecue forks. Impaled injuries will be discussed. Mechanism and manner of death will then be reviewed. Throughout this article there will be a brief discussion of terms, such as ʻcardiac tamponade,ʼ and cellular structures such as neutrophils in order to enhance understanding. Lastly, there is considerable space devoted to a discussion of the chronological histological features for dating of incised or stab wounds, the purpose of which is to show there is sound scientific evidence for the histologic dating of these injuries.Incised Wounds-General Information..

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SCENT K9’s Reason for Being

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INTRODUCTION

It is common knowledge dogs can follow a scent trail undetectable to humans. However, a problem arises when we try to bring this information before a court of law. Courts should not accept evidence that may be based upon unreliable information. We must be able to describe the dog’s ability in specific factual terms to be acceptable. At a minimum, every handler must qualify as an expert witness in the use of his or her dog, otherwise tracking evidence testimony will inadmissible. Beyond courtroom purposes it is helpful to understand what the dog does when managing scent or odor. The dog is unable to tell us what he or she perceives so we are left to examine whatever evidence we find. The goal of this class is to help you understand and apply the evidence. Thoughtful application of this material will improve your training and handling. Understanding the dog’s ability, and what scent is,...

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Thefts of and from Cars on Residential Streets and Driveways

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Gathering Intelligence

The most important first step must be the collection o relevant data. It is only through the systematic collection of information concerning characteristics of location, times and methods used by offenders that a clear picture of the problem will emerge. This information can then be used both to inform local car owners and residents of the problem as well as to train police officers. In many densely populated areas, thefts from cars go uninvestigated if there is no information from the victim as to the identity of the perpetrator. Frequently, police departments do not even send an officer to the scene to investigate or to interview the victim. Reports on these types of offenses are often simply taken over the telephone and entered into the departments’ records. While this sort of action may be pragmatic in overburdened police agencies, when attempting to address a specific problem it causes the loss of a...

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