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Accountability
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Sentencing Law and Policy
“Prison Accountability and Performance Measures”
Main October 13, 2013"Prison Accountability and Performance Measures" The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper by Alexander Volokh now available via SSRN. Here is…
Supplemental Conditions
Holding the City of Philadelphia Accountable
Jeff Blumenthal of the Philadelphia Business Journal interviewed me about holding the City of Philadelphia accountable for its role in the Market Street Building collapse. The interviewed appeared in the September…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Could I Use Twitter to Keep You Motivated?
Just suppose, just suppose I was there to hold you accountable and make sure you stick with it after we finished working together. Could I use Twitter to be there…
Education Law Prof Blog
New Study Charges that NCLB Waivers Dilute Focus on At-Risk Students
By Derek Black
In a review of the 41 NCLB waivers that the Department of Education has granted, the Campaign for High School Equity finds:that many states have failed to address clearly and…
Education Law Prof Blog
The Story about D.C. Schools that Newspapers Won’t Print
Below, I reprint an op-ed by John Merrow (Education Correspondent for PBS NewsHour) that never made it to the mass media, or more accurately, that newspapers declined. This is not an endorsement of…
What Makes Lawyers Tick?®
Accountability 101 – Part four
In three previous posts, I’ve discussed the psychology of how to hold partners accountable. I focused primarily on approaches that work well with individuals. In this post, I want to…
What Makes Lawyers Tick?®
Accountability 101 – Part three
In a previous post (Accountability 101 - Part two) I mentioned that to achieve accountability on the part of partners, you need to: Use a buy-in approach. Avoid either coercive or…
What Makes Lawyers Tick?®
Accountability 101 – Part one
How do you “hold partners accountable?” It’s the beginning of the year, and many law firm leaders are still struggling to get their partners to complete some of the non-billable…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Centre Releases Accountability Self-Assessment Tool to Help Organizations Evaluate Their Privacy Programs
On December 12, 2012, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership released an accountability self-assessment tool designed to help organizations evaluate their internal privacy programs and practices. The tool is the…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Centre Co-Hosts IAPP KnowledgeNet Meeting on Accountability
On December 3, 2012, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams will co-host a special International Association of Privacy Professionals KnowledgeNet meeting in Brussels to explore global…