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CHAIR’S MESSAGEgg
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Robert M.A. Johnson
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Congratulations to Neal
Sonnett, one of our respected delegates to the ABA House of
Delegates. On May 10, Neal will be
honored as an Alumnus of Distinction by the University of Miami School of
Law -- only the fourth time such an honor has been awarded. Click here for information on
contributing to the University
of Miami's event
honoring Neal. This honor follows Neal being
presented the Outstanding Service Award by the Fellows of the American Bar
Foundation, one of the leading lifetime achievement awards given within the
ABA.
Our report, The State of Criminal Justice 2006, has been published. This work addressing 27 topics in 245
pages is an excellent discussion of current topics and trends in our
field. How are women's roles in violent crime changing? What steps
are some states taking in efforts to utilize the newest DNA
technologies? How do losses from cybercrime compare with losses from
physical crime?
The book addresses these topics and
more, including alternative sentencing and prisoner re-entry, parallel
proceedings, international anti-cartel enforcement, the death penalty, and
minority and juvenile crime. The report includes a synopsis of over 30
Supreme Court cases during the 2005-2006 term related to criminal justice. Thanks go to the many authors and
particularly Professor Victor Streib, who edited the work. For more information, click here.
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NEWS / UPDATES…
Policy Update: a summary of current CJS policy
initiatives and policies recently approved by the ABA
Nominations
Committee Report
UPCOMING EVENTS…
See other Criminal Justice Section events: Calendar of Events.
SUPREME COURT CASES…
Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. United
States
In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme
Court held that James Stone, an 81-year-old retired engineer, may not collect
anything for his role in exposing fraud at the now-closed Rocky Flats nuclear
weapons plant northwest of Denver. Justice Scalia, writing for the majority,
stated that Stone was not the original source of the information that
resulted in Rockwell International, now part of aerospace giant Boeing Co.,
being ordered to pay the government nearly 4.2 million for fraud connected
with environmental cleanup at the Rocky Flats plant. Rockwell argued that Stone's claim was
implausible, since he was laid off the year before it began submitting false
claims saying it was meeting goals of treating low-level radioactive wastes
at the former atomic weapons plant.
The court agreed that Stone did not have direct and independent
knowledge of the information upon which his allegations were based.
Other Supreme Court Case Updates
NEW PUBLICATIONS…
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The State of Criminal Justice 2006
Authors from across the criminal justice field provide essays on topics
ranging from cybercrime to juvenile justice to DNA. This annual publication
examines and reports on the major issues, trends and significant changes in
the criminal justice system. As one of the cornerstones of the Section's
work, the publication serves as an invaluable resource for policy-makers,
academics, and students of the criminal justice system alike. The 2006
volume is considerably expanded from earlier annual volumes and is noted
for input and submission of chapters from the Section committees.
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See other available Publications and Resources. See past E-News.
The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section
740 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20005
Phone: (202) 662-1500, Fax: (202) 662-1501
Email: crimjustice@abanet.org
Web: www.abanet.org/crimjust
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