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About the Symposium
On March 28, 2008, the New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement will host a symposium on legal implications facing soldiers returning from the Middle East. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are considered the most sustained combat operations since the Vietnam War, and there are heightened concerns for long term mental implications and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Because PTSD has consequently been linked to increases in criminal behavior, and at times this criminal behavior is directly connected to the trauma suffered, the legal system is facing new challenges in addressing how to best rehabilitate and sanction criminal offenders. The symposium will seek to explore these issues through two panels of distinguished speakers, including insight from military professionals, psychologists, and professors of law whose research and studies have investigated this area of law. We look forward to providing a legal academic commentary on the status of our nation's Armed Forces and welcome your attendance.
Call for Papers
We are currently accepting papers and all relevant inquiries regarding participation with the symposium and publication. Submissions may be in the form of an abstract summarizing the article and anticipated date of completion, short commentary, or longer law review article. Those interested should submit an abstract to the Editor-in-Chief as soon as possible. Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis and offers of publication in the symposium edition will be extended as space allows.
For additional information on submission requirements, please visit the article submissions page.
Abstracts or full article submissions should be submitted to:
Jason Brolsma
Editor-in-Chief
New England Journal on Criminal & Civil Confinement
56 Church Street
Boston, MA 02116
Email: journal@nesl.edu
Symposium Edition Orders
To order a copy of the New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement Symposium Edition: Iraq and Back: Legal Implications for Returning Soldiers, please send a $15.00 check payable to:
New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement
46 Church Street
Boston MA 02116
Please note on the check the purchase is for Vol. 35, No. 1
About the New England Journal on Criminal & Civil Confinement
Since the founding of this Journal thirty-four years ago as the New England Prison Journal, hundreds of staff, editors and faculty members at New England School of Law have dedicated their time and energy to exploring problems and offering scholarly insights into issues of confinement law. In 1982, the Journal responded to this goal by changing its name to the New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement in order to accurately reflect its expanding perspective. Consequently, the Journal entered a new era in becoming the leading voice for the advancement of new ideas in the fields of criminal, juvenile, and civil commitment law.
This Journal has a proud and storied history that we are honored to continue. From the scholarly insight provided in our publication, to our yearly symposium, and the history of our Confinement Outreach Program, the longest running program in New England providing legal education services to local prisoners, this Journal truly serves the public interest in examining and critiquing confinement issues of national concern. In this year's volume, our readers will find a wide range of articles spanning the exploding prison population, issues in implementing The Adam Walsh Act, the history and use of probation and parole in the United States, and evidentiary and sentencing issues facing our nation's criminals. Given the diversity of our subscribers, we hope that each volume brings some relevancy to each one of our readers.
Registration and Contact Information
Registration is required using the registration link above or by contacting the Journal. There is no fee to attend the symposium.
There will be a luncheon at Maggiano's Little Italy located at 4 Columbus Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. The fee for the luncheon is $20.00 for all non-New England School of Law Journal or Law Review members.
For more information please contact Stephanie Simmons by email at journal@nesl.edu or by phone at (617) 422-7238.
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