57,000. That is the appalling number of individuals estimated to be involved in human trafficking in the United States, and it is more than likely a relatively conservative estimate. Even more appalling is that there are approximately 50 million people who are victims of human trafficking worldwide. This is an industry driven by sex, with 80 percent…
Our Aging Brains: Decision-making, Fraud, and Undue Influence April 27, 2018 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East (2036) Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA With over 70 million Baby Boomers retiring, elder financial exploitation has been labeled the “Crime of the 21st Century.” In this half-day event, we will explore…
Crimes of Passion: New Neuroscience vs. Old Doctrine April 9, 2018 12:00 PM Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East C (2036) Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA The criminal law often sees love and passion turned into violence. How does this happen? And how should law respond? Many doctrines, most notably the “heat of passion” defense – which…
Our Aging Brains: Decision-making, Fraud, and Undue Influence April 27, 2018 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East (2036) Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA With over 70 million Baby Boomers retiring, elder financial exploitation has been labeled the “Crime of the 21st Century.” In this half-day event, we will explore…
Crimes of Passion: New Neuroscience vs. Old Doctrine April 9, 2018 12:00 PM Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East C (2036) Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA The criminal law often sees love and passion turned into violence. How does this happen? And how should law respond? Many doctrines, most notably the “heat of passion” defense – which…
Addiction, Neuroscience, and the Criminal Law: Commonwealth vs. Julie Eldred February 28, 2018 5:15 PM – 7:15 PM Wasserstein Hall, Room 1023 Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA Is addiction a disease? And does it matter for the criminal law? The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court now faces these questions in the potentially landmark…
Addiction, Neuroscience, and the Criminal Law: Commonwealth vs. Julie Eldred February 28, 2018 5:15 PM – 7:15 PM Wasserstein Hall, Room 1023 Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA Is addiction a disease? And does it matter for the criminal law? The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court now faces these questions in the potentially landmark…
Crimes of Passion: New Neuroscience vs. Old Doctrine February 14, 2018 12:00 PM Wasserstein Hall, Milstein West (2019) Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA On Valentine’s Day we celebrate love. But the criminal law often sees love and passion turned into violence. How does this happen? And how should law respond? Many doctrines, most notably the…
Punishing Disease: HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness January 29, 2018, 12:00 PM Wasserstein Hall, Room 3007 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA Please join us for a talk with Trevor Hoppe on his book, Punishing Disease: HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness. The book examines how and why US policymakers and public health systems have adopted coercive…
Punishing Disease: HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness January 29, 2018, 12:00 PM Wasserstein Hall, Room 3007 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA Please join us for a talk with Trevor Hoppe on his book, Punishing Disease: HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness. The book examines how and why US policymakers and public health systems have adopted coercive…
