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With Goal of Promoting Open Access to Legal Scholarship, Yale Law School Launches Law Archive

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The primary goal of Law Archive is to break down barriers to access to legal scholarship and information by developing a truly free and open platform for the sharing of research,” she said. “Yale Law School is invested in pushing forward innovative initiatives like Law Archive that provide equitable access to legal information.”

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Report: Law Librarians Play Key Role In Innovation and Legal Tech

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It conducted surveys for each of the three main legal information library types: academic, firm/corporate, and government. In academic law libraries, law librarians are responsible for managing technology platforms and services internally as well as throughout the law school, the report finds. In addition, 79.1

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Control Over Contraband Devices Eludes Prison Authorities: Report

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It called on correctional agencies to work with academics to conduct empirical research on the efficacy of technology and other interventions on combating contraband cell phones in jails and prisons. The same issues for emergency phone routing can occur with Managed Access Systems, or MAS, that create a prison-exclusive cellular network.

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Women of Legal Tech: Sarah Lawsky

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Technology is an amazing tool for making information accessible and understandable, and for increasing transparency of all kinds. I’ve coded a website, [link] that generates free multiple-choice practice problems for federal income tax and partnership tax.

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Why Police are ‘Natural Allies’ in the Fight Against Drug Abuse

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police chief) and his academic colleagues found that a majority of police officers surveyed “perceived control” over their decision to arrest for misdemeanors (69 percent) or confiscate drug paraphernalia like syringes (56 percent). In that circumstance, stigma matters. A recent study published by Brandon del Pozo (the former Burlington, Vt.

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How the Pandemic Fueled a Surge in Wire Fraud

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The FBI’s white-collar crime division monitors wire fraud, relying on intelligence gathering, data analysis and partnerships with other law enforcement agencies such as the SEC, IRS, and the U.S. One academic report now states that more than 15 percent of all loans may have been fraudulently obtained. Postal Inspection Service.

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Policing Task Force Calls for Ending ‘Blue Code of Silence’

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The publication of the Task Force recommendations comes at a time when some reformers in the academic community and community groups have begun advocating for more radical changes, such as “defunding” or diverting police budgets to community services.