Volume 4

Dr. Yang Luo-Branch* I.      INTRODUCTION Many Little Rock residents perceive the area around the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (“UALR”) campus as decayed, dangerous, and threatening to the long-term … Becoming an In-Town Destination: Urban Planning and Placemaking Approaches for Improving Urban Safety around the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Campus

By Michael S. Yoder, Ph.D* Abstract. Small cities in Arkansas overall exhibit a lower density of commercial and residential land uses than the norm for American Sunbelt metropolitan areas. The … The Sprawling of Small Cities of Arkansas: The Case for Sustainable Urban Planning

By Abigail Niehaus* “’Re-homing is not regulated; there’s no legal framework to address it. It’s mostly an underground affair.’”[1] “Re-homing” is when adoptive parents post an advertisement on the internet … The Underground Market of Internationally Adopted Children: Re-homing and Questioning the Practice of International Adoption

by Westley Ashley At a very young age, I knew I was adopted. My parents felt it was important to be honest with me about that fact, but at the … Reconsidering the Presumption: A Proposal to Provide Arkansas’s Adult Adoptees Open Access to their Original Birth Records

by Destiny Logan-McHughes I.  Introduction This paper explores the racial disparities in the school discipline system, which lead to racial disparities in the juvenile justice system and in turn furthers … A Comparative Analysis of Racial Disparities in the Arkansas School Discipline System, the Racial Disparities in the Arkansas Juvenile Justice System and the Effects of Such Disparities.

Our latest publication centers on Arkansas’s children and their intersection with Arkansas’s legal system. Specifically, these articles analyze aspects of the state’s juvenile justice system and its approach to providing … A Letter from the Editors

By Mara D’Amico and Sara Chapman   One in three women around the world will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. With seven billion people on this planet, that … “The Vagina Monologues”: Turning Inspiration Into Action

By Kendall Shortway[1] I. Introduction Swaziland, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea, and the United States of America. These four countries seemingly have nothing in common. Swaziland and Lesotho are located in … The United States and Swaziland; The Case for Paid Maternity Leave and Protection against Pregnancy Discrimination

by Robert Steinbuch [1] Freedom of press, expression, and thought means that government actors cannot prohibit such action.  But some governmental officials and academics seem not to understand the basic … I AM CHARLIE

by Dylan A. Estes[1] The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and its associated disease, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, have profoundly affected medical, social, and political aspects of society since they first came to … The Evolution of Public Discourse and Treatments of HIV/AIDS, 1982-2011