The aim of this study was to compare heart rate (HR), blood lactate (LA) and rate of perceived exertion (RPE) responses to a tennis-specific interval training (i.e., on-court) session with that of a matched-on-time running interval training (i.e., off-court). Eight well-trained, male (n = 4) and female (n = 4) tennis players (mean ± SD; age: 16.4 ± 1.8 years) underwent an incremental test where...

Evaluated the effectiveness of juvenile drug court for 161 juvenile offenders meeting diagnostic criteria for substance abuse or dependence and determined whether the integration of evidence-based practices enhanced the outcomes of juvenile drug court. Over a 1-year period, a four-condition randomized design evaluated outcomes for family court with usual community services, drug court with usua...

ELIZABETH BONOMO Sanctionable Behavior in a Felony Level Drug Court: Categorizing Noncompliant Behavior Through a Criminal-Thinking Lens (Under the direction of DR. WENDY GUASTAFERRO) Drug courts use sanctions as a form of behavior management and modification, and they are an important structural tool in the treatment of drug ...

The family limited partnership (“FLP”) has ascended to the summit of favored estate planning techniques in the past decade or so.1 For years, the FLP appeared to be almost invincible, although the Internal Revenue Service (“Service”) volleyed numerous attacks at the FLP, only to be repeatedly defeated by the courts—that is, until recently. In several recent cases, the Service has successfully f...

Deficiency Act. Under Section 9 of the Act, 23 persons found to be mentally defective were removed from prison to Certified Institutions. In the years 1924-27, the average annual number of prisoners certified as M.D. was 257; in the years 1928-34, the annual average was 251; the amended definitions in the M.D. Act of 1927 appear therefore to have little practical effect, so far as this particul...

The purpose of this article is to begin to sociologically define a legal standard for the courts of mitigating factors that should influence the sentence of death. The article also describes a method of inquiry that makes this definition reasonable. The material presented is intended to serve as a guide for the investigation of mitigating circumstances for the sentencing phase of a death penalt...

Obtaining travel advice prior to departure is a recommended prerequisite in minimising any detrimental effects that may cause harm to unsuspecting travellers. Tourists may seek travel advice from a variety of different sources. Thus, the quality of travel advice that is obtained would vary according to the knowledge and experience of the source that provides that information. This paper examine...