Bianca Easterly
Biographic Data
| ID | 4115137 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bianca Easterly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bianca |
| FAMILY NAME | Easterly |
| SIGNATURE | EASTERLY B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lamar University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8993-3701 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Counterbalancing the disadvantages of the “Have Nots”: An examination of the impact of amicus participation in state supreme court cases
The people have spoken: Post-materialism and ballot measure voting on physician aid in dying (PAD)
For decades, public opinion polls have shown that most Americans favor physician aid in dying (PAD) but little is known about those who support PAD ballot measures. With its emphasis on self-fulfillment, personal choice, and civic and political engagement, post-materialists would argue that adopting states tend to have younger, educated, and more secular populations. County-level votes on all nine ballot measures to legalize death with dignity we…
The Ties that Bind Beyond the Battlefield: An Examination of the Diffusion Patterns of Veterans Treatment Courts
Objectives The growing number of veterans on court dockets with mental health and substance abuse issues has resulted in the proliferation of veterans treatment courts (VTCs). Given the ubiquity of substance abuse and mental illness across communities, it is unclear why some local courts innovate and, more importantly, why some do so earlier than others. Methods Using data from 2008 to 2014, the study applies event history modeling to investigate…
Judicial Responsiveness to Valence Issues: An Event History Analysis of the Initial Sex Offender Registration and Notification (Sorn) Laws
Under what conditions does judicial responsiveness to the public's policy preferences compromise the court's role as a countermajoritarian institution? Scholars have yet to examine whether and how quickly state appellate court justices respond to valence issues. This study investigates the relationship between retention elections and judicial responsiveness to the initial sex offender registration and notification (SORN) laws popularized in the 1…
Playing Politics with Sex Offender Laws: An Event History Analysis of the Initial Community Notification Laws acrossAmerican States
Despite a decline in crime rates, the 1990s witnessed extensive media coverage of several high‐profile stranger abductions and murders of children. State legislators' swift response to the public's growing fear of sex offenders with the adoption of sex offender registration and notification (SORN) laws raises questions about the role of politics. Punctuated equilibrium theory and the diffusion of innovation jointly provide a context to conduct an…
Playing Politics with Sex Offender Laws: An Event History Analysis of the Initial Community Notification Laws acrossAmerican States
Despite a decline in crime rates, the 1990s witnessed extensive media coverage of several high‐profile stranger abductions and murders of children. State legislators' swift response to the public's growing fear of sex offenders with the adoption of sex offender registration and notification (SORN) laws raises questions about the role of politics. Punctuated equilibrium theory and the diffusion of innovation jointly provide a context to conduct an…
The Ties that Bind Beyond the Battlefield: An Examination of the Diffusion Patterns of Veterans Treatment Courts
Objectives The growing number of veterans on court dockets with mental health and substance abuse issues has resulted in the proliferation of veterans treatment courts (VTCs). Given the ubiquity of substance abuse and mental illness across communities, it is unclear why some local courts innovate and, more importantly, why some do so earlier than others. Methods Using data from 2008 to 2014, the study applies event history modeling to investigate…
Playing Politics with Sex Offender Laws: An Event History Analysis of the Initial Community Notification Laws acrossAmerican States
Despite a decline in crime rates, the 1990s witnessed extensive media coverage of several high‐profile stranger abductions and murders of children. State legislators' swift response to the public's growing fear of sex offenders with the adoption of sex offender registration and notification (SORN) laws raises questions about the role of politics. Punctuated equilibrium theory and the diffusion of innovation jointly provide a context to conduct an…
Judicial Responsiveness to Valence Issues: An Event History Analysis of the Initial Sex Offender Registration and Notification (Sorn) Laws
Under what conditions does judicial responsiveness to the public's policy preferences compromise the court's role as a countermajoritarian institution? Scholars have yet to examine whether and how quickly state appellate court justices respond to valence issues. This study investigates the relationship between retention elections and judicial responsiveness to the initial sex offender registration and notification (SORN) laws popularized in the 1…
The Ties that Bind Beyond the Battlefield: An Examination of the Diffusion Patterns of Veterans Treatment Courts
Objectives The growing number of veterans on court dockets with mental health and substance abuse issues has resulted in the proliferation of veterans treatment courts (VTCs). Given the ubiquity of substance abuse and mental illness across communities, it is unclear why some local courts innovate and, more importantly, why some do so earlier than others. Methods Using data from 2008 to 2014, the study applies event history modeling to investigate…
Counterbalancing the disadvantages of the “Have Nots”: An examination of the impact of amicus participation in state supreme court cases
The people have spoken: Post-materialism and ballot measure voting on physician aid in dying (PAD)
For decades, public opinion polls have shown that most Americans favor physician aid in dying (PAD) but little is known about those who support PAD ballot measures. With its emphasis on self-fulfillment, personal choice, and civic and political engagement, post-materialists would argue that adopting states tend to have younger, educated, and more secular populations. County-level votes on all nine ballot measures to legalize death with dignity we…
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