“Nor Cruel and Unusual Punishments Inflicted”: A Look at the Eighth Amendment and the Evolving Standards of Decency (open access)

“Nor Cruel and Unusual Punishments Inflicted”: A Look at the Eighth Amendment and the Evolving Standards of Decency

Paper discusses constitutional interpretation and focuses on the evolving interpretation of the Eighth Amendment through Supreme Court cases.
Date: 2009
Creator: Redding, Kory
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hurricane Katrina: Survivors’ Perceptions of a Social Disaster (open access)

Hurricane Katrina: Survivors’ Perceptions of a Social Disaster

Paper discusses research attempting to identify communication gaps between survivors and the response to Hurricane Katrina.
Date: 2009
Creator: Gregory, Sarah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sustainable & Subsistence Providing Spaces Regulated by Public Characters: An Anthropological Study of South Dallas Street Vendors (open access)

Sustainable & Subsistence Providing Spaces Regulated by Public Characters: An Anthropological Study of South Dallas Street Vendors

Paper examines the ways in which “public characters” in South Dallas regulated the space in their regular gathering area, with a focus on the need for life-sustaining informal spaces.
Date: 2009
Creator: Oliver, Elisha
System: The UNT Digital Library
Healthcare for Uninsured Children: Where We Are and Where We Are Going (open access)

Healthcare for Uninsured Children: Where We Are and Where We Are Going

Paper examines the state of children's healthcare and explores options for expanding care to more uninsured children.
Date: 2009
Creator: Grant, Scott
System: The UNT Digital Library