Each item in this questionnaire presents the subject with a pair of criminal offenses. He must choose which of the pair would cause him the greater shame. Eight stimuli produce a paired comparison task with 28 items. (See TM 001 310.) (MS)

This compilation of 27 abstracts of documents searched through the ERIC system, "Dissertation Abstracts" and the journal literature covers the ethics involved in student record keeping and privileged information, together with recent legal decisions affecting the counselor and the counseling relationship. For related documents see ED 061 563-ED…

Describes the activities of companies which write term papers for profit or prepare research that goes into term papers for college students. Notes efforts of universities and the government to control such enterprises and their present legal refuge as "research" organizations. (JT)

Mental health legislation recently enacted has improved on older laws by recognizing new procedural rights for patients. In many instances, however, it has also prevented treatment for patients who are severely ill. The authors discuss the new laws and the way they have affected the cooperative efforts of social workers, lawyers, and…

Ireland is one of the few countries where divorce is constitutionally prohibited. In this article, the author sets out the present legal position, explains the historical background, examines the relations between church and state on the question of marriage, and discusses the social effects of the prohibition on divorce. (Author)

Presented in part at the Second World Conference of the International Society on Family Law in 1977, the article discusses child abuse management from a critical sociological point of view, focusing on some of the professional conflicts between the medical and legal perspectives. (DLS)

Three parts of the new copyright law are examined, each of which represents a departure from copyright principle: Section 301, Section 201(e), and the compulsory licensing sections, 111, 115, 116, and 118. Implications in view of the expected proliferation of new media for exploiting copyrighted works are discussed. (LBH)

The new copyright law expressly includes "choreographic works" as subject matter for copyright, but its treatment of choreography has flaws, including the lack of definition and dealing with choreographies created before the act becomes effective. These and other problems are discussed. (LBH)

Discusses the current problems in interpreting and enforcing Canadian copyright laws, and demonstrates the need for clarification of the roles of both proprietor and user. (JVP)

Outlines the general and specific approaches used by a group of researchers attempting to determine whether or not various adult-oriented, entertainment advertisements in a Las Vegas tourist publication constitute deceptive advertising practices. Discusses overall study results and suggests possible areas of review. (MH)

Reports on the progress of a freedom-of-speech case involving the publication of an article on students' sexual behavior in Hayfield, Virginia, high school's "The Farm News." (KS)

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The Portillo family, who were undocumented workers, were helped to get legal temporary alien status so that their son could be placed in a school for the mentally disabled. (NQ)

Presents a brief account of what is presently known about a Massachusetts case in which an associate commissioner of education was sentenced for conspiracy to defraud the state of more than $300,000 in vocational education funds. (Author/IRT)

An examination of Internal Revenue Service administrative policies regarding Internal Revenue Code and Treasury regulations on charitable remainder trusts and pooled income funds concludes that rulings on the former have been few and results unexpected while those on the latter reflect the legal complexities, some being substantively and…