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ABF in Review: Producing Research That Advances Justice
2015 Quarterly Newsletter
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The American Bar Foundation
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mission is to serve the legal profession, the public, and the academy through empirical research, publications, and programs that advance justice and the understanding of law and its impact on society.
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John Hagan Receives Beccaria Medal
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| Hagan accepts the Beccaria Medal from Frank Neubacher, President of the German Criminological Society |
The German Criminological Society has awarded its Cesare Beccaria Medal in Gold to Research Professor and Co-Director of the Center on Law & Globalization
John Hagan. The Cesare Beccaria Medal in Gold, a lifetime achievement award, is given to scholars who have demonstrated excellence in research or teaching in the field of criminology, or for accomplished practitioners who have worked to prevent or investigate crime, or to rehabilitate offenders.
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New Researching Law Out Now
The latest issue of Researching Law is out now and features outcome of the Fellows CLE Seminar held at the 2015 ABA Annual Meeting. The CLE panel examined the root causes of problems in relations between police and minority communities and brought together stakeholders ranging from police officials, to police officers' unions, to community activists and educators. Former ABF Research Professor Tracey Meares anchored the CLE with a research presentation on crime prevention and community building, and Peggy Davis, Chief Officer of Programs and Strategic Integration for the Chicago Community Trust, served as the moderator. Visit our website to read the full text on the output from this groundbreaking and timely CLE.
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Leadership Spotlight: Andrew Schpak
One of our newest members of the ABF Board of Directors is Andrew Schpak. An attorney at Barran Liebman LLP in Portland, OR and active in the Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association, Andrew specializes in employment litigation law. Andrew will serve on the ABF Board until 2020.
Of his appointment to the ABF Board of Directors, Schpak said: "The ABF does more than just support the empirical study of law. It provides practicing attorneys with statistics and evidence that inform everything from litigation strategy to jury instructions to one's likelihood of success on a motion for summary judgment. I personally have used the ABF's research in settlement discussions with opposing counsel to provide objective evidence of a case's settlement value."
"The ABF also focuses heavily on criminal and social justice, and its research supports everything from ABA policy to state and federal legislation. We are fortunate to have the ABF to take the lead on large-scale empirical research projects on the most pressing issues facing the world, and we all benefit from having such sound research and results to use as the basis for policy analysis and advocacy."
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Researcher Spotlight:
ABF Director and Research Professor Ajay Mehrotra
Interview with the ABE
The American Bar Endowment (ABE), a proud supporter of the ABF since 1956, recently spoke with Professor Mehrotra as he began his role as ABF Director this fall. Mehrotra spoke to the value of grants from ABE, the powerful research of the ABF, and the future collaboration of the two entities.
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ABF Research Professor Terry Halliday
Watch for upcoming multi-media feature on ABF Research Professor and Center on Law and Globalization co-director
Terry Halliday's participation at the Council on Foreign Relations and The World Bank's Law, Justice and Development Week in November.
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ABF Initiatives and Partners
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Center on Law and Globalization
The Center on Law and Globalization was created to advance social scientific understanding of global law, global legal institutions, and global legal behavior.
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The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
The Fellows is an honorary organization of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars who support the work of the ABF through annual contributions.
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The American Bar Endowment
Key supporter of the American Bar Foundation
The American Bar Endowment provides quality insurance for ABA member attorneys while giving back to the good works of the legal profession.
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