Name: Marsy's Law Pennsylvania | Well Intentioned
Uploaded: 2019-10-24T14:03:52+00:00
Channel: Jacob Wyland
Description: On Nov. 5, 2019, Pennsylvania voters will vote on Marsy's Law. It would create constitutional protections for crime victims. But does it go too far?

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Marsy’s Law Pennsylvania | Well Intentioned, but Poorly Written

On November 5th, 2019, Pennsylvania voters will cast their ballot for a proposed amendment that would create constitutional protections for crime victims. The description of the amendment, as it will appear on the ballot, seems reasonable at first. However, there are many problems with this measure (apart from the procedural irregularities that serve as the impetus [...]

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Hazing Laws in Pennsylvania

Following the 2017 death of a Penn State student following a fraternity-related hazing incident, the state strengthened hazing laws in Pennsylvania by passing the “Timothy Piazza Anti-Hazing Law,” effective November 19, 2018. This made a number of changes to strengthen the law against hazing in Pennsylvania. Hazing is statutorily defined as “intentionally, knowingly or recklessly, for the purpose of initiating, [...]

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Predictive Policing

The public media is replete with examples of algorithms -- mathematical-based formulas -- that are so prevalent in our everyday lives; and now predictive algorithms have spread to the criminal justice arena. “Predictive policing” describes using data about past crimes to predict where future crimes will occur, who might commit those future crimes, and who might be victimized by [...]

Jacob Wyland2020-03-03T15:45:18+00:00August 20th, 2019|Information|