Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition Offers Cash Prize
The American Bar Association Section of Criminal Justice is holding its fourth William W. Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition. Named in honor of the Georgetown University law professor and active Section member, who had a special interest in the Fourth Amendment, the contest offers a $2,000 cash prize to the top entry. The contest is open to all students in good standing who, at date of entry, attend an ABA-accredited law school within the United States and its possessions and are members of the ABA.
TOPIC: Should stops, detentions, seizures, arrests and searches based on profiles that include race and national origin factors be considered constitutional?
FURTHER EXPLANATION: Can cases involving profile factors be rationally reconciled? And, if we are moving toward a colorblind constitutional interpretation of the law in the areas of civil rights and affirmative action, can considerations of race and national origin be justified with regard to Fourth Amendment jurisprudence and criminal law enforcement? Stated another way, can we justify the consideration of profile factors, such as race and national origin, when they are used to impose penalties on citizens? Further, can we justify law enforcement's intrusion on freedom of movement but deny consideration of race and national origin when enhancing diversity and mutual understanding in education and employment, in establishing voting districts and with regard to other government functions?
JUDGING: Entries will be judged on originality and accuracy of substance, conciseness and clarity of style.
PRIZES: First: The first-place winner receives a $2,000 cash prize plus round-trip airfare and accommodation to attend the Criminal Justice Section's Annual Meeting Luncheon in New York City, July 2000. In addition, the winning entry will be published in Criminal Justice magazine, and the author will receive a one-year CJS membership.
Second & Third: Second- and third-place winners will be announced in the magazine and their entries may be accepted for publication in the magazine.
All entrants receive a one-year membership in the Criminal Justice Section.
CONDITIONS: Only original and previously unpublished papers are eligible. Papers prepared for law school credit are eligible, provided they are the entrant's original work. Jointly authored papers are not acceptable.
FORMAT: Entries cannot exceed 2,000 words. Submissions must be on standard (81/2x11) paper, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins. (First-, second- and third-place entries will later be requested to supply text on disk for publication.) Use legal memorandum form, with citation sentences contained as parenthetical remarks in the text, rather than as footnotes or endnotes. Citations should conform to current Bluebook style.
All entries must be accompanied by two distinct title pages: The first must provide the title of the paper, date submitted for academic credit (if applicable), author's name, social security number, current law school, year of expected graduation and permanent and temporary addresses and telephone numbers. The second title page must list only the title of the paper and the author's social security number.
DEADLINE: Send six copies of each entry, to be received by September 30, 1999, to MaryAnn Dadisman, Editor, Criminal Justice, American Bar Association, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611. First-, second- and third-place winners will be notified by January 28, 2000. Questions? Call 312/988-6047 or e-mail queries to (mdadisman@staff.abanet.org).
