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48 Harv. L. Rec. 1 (1969)

handle is hein.journals/hlrec48 and id is 1 raw text is: 4ARAR 495 4E9 0' VOL. 48 NO. I JANUARY 30. 1969 FIFTEEN CENTS Photo* by David Wflsk and Michae L urtlc Professors Vorenberg (left) and Ohlin were named to head new criminal justice center. $1 Million Grant Given For Criminal Law Study By Robert Patterson A Ford Foundation grant of $1 million will en- able Harvard Law School to establish a Center for the Advancement of Criminal Justice. The program now being developed includes two closely related aspects: (1) research relating to crime and the administration of criminal justice; (2) up to 10 fellowships each year for advanced study by key officials of criminal justice agencies. James Vorenberg, professor of law at Harvard since 1962, will be director of the center; and Lloyd E. Ohlin, professor of criminology at Harvard since 1967, will be director of research. Law students will be offered opportunities to participate in the research program of the center, to collaborate with criminal justice fellows who come here as part of the fellowship program, and to serve internships in criminal justice agencies, Professor Vorenberg said. (Continued on Page 10) Meeting Debates Student Power By Kevin Kane Participatory democracy versus representative democracy was the main topic of discussion at an open meeting of the Joint Student-Faculty Com- mittee December 13, Highlights of the three-hour meeting included comments and speeches by Pro- fessors Sacks, Mundheim, Turner, Byse, Michel- man, Hart, and Dawson, as well as several students. All spoke about student participation in Law School decision-making. The committee plans to hold another open meet- ing soon. Committee chairman John P. Dawson called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. He began by indicat- ing that the primary mission of the committee this year is to determine methods of student represen- tation on Law School problems. Associate Dean Albert M. Sacks gave an expla- nation of how the present committee system works and listed the major committees now considering various problems. He pointed out that past student contributions have been on an informal, often haphazard basis and that this may account for a student sense of nonparticipation. Prof. Dawson feels that students should have a voice in matters that rather clearly and directly affect their present and future lives, He indicated that he would like to see a limited number of stu- dents work either as regular members of the exist- ing committees or as members of a parallel committee with liaison contact. Prof. Robert H. Mundheim supported a similar idea of Ymited student participation through selec- tion of representatives from class sections. He suggested a committee on committees to procure, recruit, or entice students to serve on other com- mittees. For Prof. Mundheim, however, the main objective isn't to enhance student power but to bring about legal education in a humane atmos- phere. Prof. Frank 1. Michelman supported a signifi- cant student presence on a representative basis. He denounced participatory democracy in which all students have the power to vote at all committee (Continued on Page 10)

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