Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Economists, political scientists, lawyers and international bodies concerned with development tend to incorporate into their thinking and their work the concept of judicial predictability in different manners. These differences in the way the concept is perceived affect the equally varied perceptions of ideas such as Etat de Droit, rule of law, effectiveness and performance of Democracy and its institutions. The same differences may serve to differently justify the evaluation of the justice systems and the need for their reform.
Being that each of these expressions does not carry a recognizably unique meaning, we propose to set up this panel to discuss the several different meanings associated with the expressions and observe how they are used in order to justify and motivate the discourses on institutional reforms in the justice system arena and, therefore, on development.

Publication Type: Short Oral Report
Abstract: A recent study shows that prediction is the most prevalent grade level expectation on reasoning in state mathematics standards. In this presentation, we articulate characteristics of prediction and how prediction can be utilized to promote student reasoning using examples from state mathematics standards as well as 8th-grade classroom data.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: The goal of this investigation was to discover which relational factor(s) (Predicted outcome value judgments, attraction, homophily, or nonverbal immediacy) significantly predict future interactions. Opposite sex strangers (N = 140) were randomly assigned to participate in ten-minute interactions, and after interacting, completed measures of attraction, homophily, immediacy, and POV judgments. Results revealed that both POV judgments and social attraction were significant predictors of anticipated future communication, with social attraction being the stronger predictor. Additionally, social attraction mediated the relationship between POV judgments and future communication decisions indicating the influence social attraction has in predicting future interaction. Physical and task attraction, as well as homophily and immediacy had little predicative power in anticipated future interactions.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Our court system prides itself on the protection of individual rights but is the traditional risk prediction approach, applied by judges, the best way to protect the public in a free society? Do the new, widely touted risk prediction instruments raise moral and ethical issues as well as Constitutional concerns? Is "Dynamic Risk Management" a better way to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state and local criminal justice systems? The presenter postulates that risk prediction instruments have serious limitations and courts may be ideally situated to be effective risk management tools.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: The bulk of available research on the geography of crime considers the ‘spatial-ness’ of crime as being limited to single points in space. In reality, crime events are complicated spatial networks made of nodes that may or may not overlap. The research presented here outlines a five category geometric classification for spatial networks-composed of homicide locations, offender residences, and victim residences- and shows the predictive value of various offender-, victim-, and homicide-characteristics through a series of multinomial logistic regression analyses. Also tested are contextual measures of the neighborhoods surrounding each network node, drawn from macro-geographical research on Routine Activities and Social Disorganization.