Dream Makers: Black Judges on Justice

of the American Judges Association American Judges Association 2007 Court Review : Volume 44 , Issue 1 / 2 – Children and Procedural Justice

An Attempt at Matching Waking Events Into Dream Reports by Independent Judges

Correlations between memories and dreaming has typically been studied by linking conscious experiences and dream reports, which has illustrated that dreaming reflects waking life events, thoughts, and emotions. As some research suggests that sleep has a function of memory consolidation, and dreams reflect this, researching this relationship further may uncover more useful insights. However, mos...

Judges as Tort Law Un-Makers: Recent California Experience with New Torts

Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: Best Evidence on “What Works” for Criminal Justice Decision Makers

With the current emphasis on making “evidence-based policy,” criminal justice policymakers today are under more pressure to use research in their decision making. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses can provide policymakers with reliable and comprehensive evidence about what works to reduce crime or improve justice. It is important that decision makers become more familiar with this method. In...

Daring to dream: reactions to tobacco endgame ideas among policy-makers, media and public health practitioners

BACKGROUND Tobacco control strategies have mainly targeted reducing demand. Supply-side focused measures, though less familiar, deserve consideration, particularly to achieve 'endgame' tobacco control aims (e.g. achieving close to zero smoking prevalence). We explored attitudes towards supply-side focused 'endgame' tobacco control approaches and how they can be best communicated with senior pol...