Forensic science provides scientific and foundational information for investigators and courts, and thus plays a crucial role in the criminal justice system. This guide was developed through the work of the Technical Working Group on Education and Training in Forensic Science (TWGED) to serve as a reference on best education and training practices…

Two case histories of the treatment of the Indians and Blacks in America illustrate the historic lack of concern, where profitable, for injustice under law. (Author/KM)

Several key generalizations which students can derive about the legal status of ethnic minorities in the United States are identified, as are major events, treaties, and court cases essential for understanding the struggle for justice among non-Whites. (Author/KM)

It is suggested that the basic awareness of justice and injustice be extended into institutions where courts and lawyers rarely wander (public schools, hospitals, mental institutions, governmental bureaucracies, unions, corporations)--and that change should begin with our system of legal education. (Author/JB)

Reviews works of several eugenists and student classifiers, focusing upon how earlier notions of differential biological worth were refined and reintroduced as bases for educational policy. Proposes that contemporary educators' emphasis upon student classification ignores historical relationships between biological determinism, student…

Discusses the philosophical rationale for preferential affirmative action presented by Daniel C. Maguire in "A New American Justice." Maintains that self-interest bars present society's acceptance of Maguire's theories of justice, as demonstrated in negative reactions to the Harvard Law Review's affirmative action plan. (MJL)

The Christian educational community will be enhanced when all persons within it treat each other with the respect and dignity that is their right. Where teachers are poorly paid or treated like children by administrators, respect is diminished and the educational process suffers. (Author/SJL)

The author examines the issue of preferential education for the handicapped from the perspectives of ethics, civil rights, and theories of justice. This article is part of a theme issue on disabled persons. (SJL)

The Bakke case is the most recent of many cases in which the Supreme Court has assessed the impact of the Brown decision that racial discrimination in education is unconstitutional. The Bakke decision has established that race is a factor which may constitutionally be considered in university admissions under certain circumstances. (Author/MC)

Investigates the relationship between perceived locus of injustice (blaming either individuals or institutions for injustice) and Kohlberg's moral judgment typology, while controlling the effects of social desirability. Finds that Kohlberg's "stage 4" individuals (with "law and order" orientations) show the strongest disposition to blame…

Preschoolers' responses to Piagetian moral judgment stories indicate that they respond differentially to good and bad intent (punishing the bad intentions but not responding to good or neutral intentions), but that only older children respond reliably and differentially to consequences. (RL)

Various tort principles through which information misuse claims can be analyzed and resolved are examined. It is demonstrated that non-tort law approaches, especially statutory remedies, are often possible. Existing legislative solutions are discussed, and a proposed model statute is developed. Available from: the School of Law, University of…

Presents results from a study of school superintendents in Alberta, Canada, regarding processes used to force resignations of incompetent teachers. Focuses on three themes in responses: the importance of providing candid performance assessments, the decision to force a resignation, and who benefits from the action. (20 citations) (AJL)

Describes current profiles of adolescent female offenders and the need for holistic, needs-based programs that offer troubled girls prosocial values and relevant vocational skills. Discusses implications and recommendations for education and treatment, how to return values to the curriculum, and ways to prepare young women for the job market. (RJM)

A study (n=408 college students) testing a model for grade appeal procedures found that the perceived favorability of the outcome for the student, presumably associated with the student's perceived self-interest, had direct effects on perceived conformity of the appeal procedure with the justice rules and on general attitudes toward the procedure.…