Hofstra Mission Critical: The Unified Behavioral Health Center
In April 2016, the Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University hosted a conference entitled “Mission Critical Veterans Health Summit:...
View ArticleBurden of Mental Illness Among Veterans Seen in VA Primary Care and the...
In addition to the behavioral health collaborative care model, fellow panelists Keith Grant, Veterans Coordinator, Nassau County Department of Human Services, and the author explored some of the...
View ArticlePTSD, TBI, and OTH Discharges: A Case Study of a Young Service Member
At the April 2016 conference, “Mission Critical Veterans Health Summit: Addressing the Invisible Wounds of Our Nation’s Veterans,” hosted by the Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy...
View ArticleContemporary Perspectives on Wrongful Conviction: An Introduction to the 2016...
Innocent people have been convicted of crimes they did not commit throughout history. The exact number of wrongful convictions is unknowable. In 2014, however, the National Academy of Sciences (“NAS”)...
View ArticleWrongfully Convicted in California: Are There Connections Between...
According to the National Registry of Exonerations, 1900 documented exonerations have occurred in the United States since 1989, with 166 coming from California. From the national data, we have...
View ArticleStrange Bedfellows: Can Insurers Play a Role in Advancing Gideon’s Promise?
Over fifty years ago, Gideon v. Wainwright resoundingly embraced the principle that public defenders are “necessities, not luxuries” and as such, are required to protect the accused person’s...
View ArticleThe Worst of the Worst: Heinous Crimes and Erroneous Evidence
The criminal justice system was once considered infallible. But we now know that innocent defendants are incarcerated and even executed. Indeed, the National Registry of Exonerations (“NRE”) provides a...
View ArticleTunnel Vision: Causes, Effects, and Mitigation Strategies
The recent spate of exonerations has alerted the public about the problem of intentional prosecutorial misconduct. However, an even more disturbing insight gained from the study of exonerations is that...
View ArticlePolitical Prosecutions in Ukraine: The Case of Yulia Tymoshenko
The winter of 2013 to 2014 made a mark in the history of Ukraine. It was a time of mourning for the heroes killed during the Revolution of Dignity, and a time of joy from the victory. It was a time...
View ArticleBrady v. Maryland, Attorney Discipline, and Materiality: Failed...
In Brady v. Maryland, the Supreme Court set the basic outlines of what has become known as the “Brady doctrine.” The government, according to this principle, has a general duty to disclose information...
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