Full Name	Ball, W. David
University/Affiliation	Santa Clara University School of Law
Title	Professor of Law
Status	Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty
Professor Type	Doctrinal
ORCID ID	0000-0002-9296-7539
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Penology (9) Criminal Law and Procedure (7) Sentencing and Punishment (6) Law Enforcement (5) Legal Practice and Procedure (4) Remedies (3) Sex Crimes (3) State and Local Government Law (3) Constitutional Law, Generally (2) Criminal Procedure (2)
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Average Citations per Article	11.60
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Average Citations per Document	9.67
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H-Index	8.00
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Heinous, Atrocious, and Cruel: Apprendi, Indeterminate Sentencing, and the Meaning of Punishment [article]

Columbia Law Review , Vol. 109, Issue 5 (June 2009), pp. 893-972

109 Colum. L. Rev. 893 (2009)

PathFinder Subjects: Criminal Law and Procedure; Punishment; Penology; Sentencing and Punishment; Juveniles; Life Without Parole; Parole

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Tough on Crime (on the State's Dime): How Violent Crime Does Not Drive California Counties' Incarceration Rates - And Why It Should [article]

Georgia State University Law Review, Vol. 28, Issue 4 (Summer 2012), pp. 987-1084

Ball, W. David (Cited 174 times)

28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 987 (2011-2012)

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PathFinder Subjects: State and Local Government Law; Sentencing and Punishment; Penology; Law Enforcement; Sex Crimes

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Normative Elements of Parole Risk [article]

Symposium: Prison Policy

Stanford Law & Policy Review, Vol. 22, Issue 2 (2011), pp. 395-412

Ball, W. David (Cited 174 times)

22 Stan. L. & Pol'y Rev. 395 (2011)

PathFinder Subjects: Parole; Penology; Statutes; Legislation; Research

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Defunding State Prisons [article]

Criminal Law Bulletin, Vol. 50, Issue 5 (September-October 2014), pp. 1060-1090

Ball, W. David (Cited 174 times)

50 Crim. L. Bull. 1060 (2014)

PathFinder Subjects: State and Local Government Law; Punishment; Penology; Imprisonment

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Why State Prisons [article]

Yale Law & Policy Review, Vol. 33, Issue 1 (Fall 2014), pp. 75-118

Ball, W. David (Cited 174 times)

33 Yale L. & Pol'y Rev. 75 (Fall 2014)

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PathFinder Subjects: Probation; Penology; Criminal Law and Procedure; Imprisonment; Law Enforcement; Law and Society; Legal Practice and Procedure; Remedies

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Mentally Ill Prisoners in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Strategies for Improving Treatment and Reducing Recidivism [article]

Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy, Vol. 24, Issue 1 (Fall 2007), pp. 1-42

Ball, W. David (Cited 174 times)

24 J. Contemp. Health L. & Pol'y 1 (2007-2008)

PathFinder Subjects: Law Enforcement; Prisoners; Penology; Psychiatry and Psychology; Recidivism; Disability Law; Sentencing and Punishment

8.

E Pluribus Unum: Data and Operations Integration in the California Criminal Justice System [article]

Feature

Stanford Law and Policy Review, Vol. 21, Issue 2 (2010), pp. 277-310

Ball, W. David (Cited 174 times)

21 Stan. L. & Pol'y Rev. 277 (2010)

PathFinder Subjects: Criminal Law and Procedure; Sentencing and Punishment; Penology; Legal Profession

9.

Redesigning Sentencing [article]

Symposium: The Long Overdue Reform of California's Sentencing Practice and Policy

McGeorge Law Review, Vol. 46, Issue 4 (2014), pp. 817-842

Ball, W. David (Cited 174 times)

46 McGeorge L. Rev. 817 (2014)

PathFinder Subjects: Sentencing and Punishment; Penology; Criminal Law and Procedure

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The Plausible and the Possible: A Bayesian Approach to the Analysis of Reasonable Suspicion [article]

American Criminal Law Review, Vol. 55, Issue 3 (Summer 2018), pp. 511-536

Ball, W. David (Cited 174 times)

55 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 511 (2018)

PathFinder Subjects: Jurisprudence; Law and Society; Criminal Procedure; Criminal Law and Procedure; Fourth Amendment; Constitutional Law, Generally; Police; Law Enforcement; Stop and Frisk

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The Peter Parker Problem [article]

Symposium

New York University Law Review, Vol. 95, Issue 4 (October 2020), pp. 879-917

Ball, W. David (Cited 174 times)

95 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 879 (2020)

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PathFinder Subjects: Criminal Law and Procedure; Psychiatry and Psychology; Sentencing and Punishment; Penology; Communications Law; Economics Law; Telecommunications

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Pay-for-Performance in Prison: Using Healthcare Economics to Improve Criminal Justice [article]

Denver Law Review, Vol. 94, Issue 3 (2017), pp. 451-496

Ball, W. David (Cited 174 times)

94 Denv. L. Rev. 451 (2016-2017)

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PathFinder Subjects: Economics Law; Health; Mental Health; Sexual Abuse; Sex Crimes

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664 Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (2016)

"A False Idea of Economy": Costs, Counties, and the Origins of the California Correctional System

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To Regulate or Not to Regulate - The Effect of Convergence on Competition Regulation [article]

Convergence , Vol. 3, Issue 1 (May 2007), pp. 16-30

Ball, David (Cited 174 times)

3 Convergence 16 (2007)

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Story and Structure for Plaintiffs [article]

Trial Practice

GPSolo, Vol. 20, Issue 2 (March 2003), pp. 32-33

Ball, David (Cited 174 times)

20 GPSolo 32 (2003)

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Damages: The Basics [article]

Jury Expert, Vol. 17, Issue 6 (June 2005), pp. 1-7

Ball, David (Cited 174 times)

17 Jury Expert 1 (2005)

PathFinder Subjects: Remedies; Consultants; Workers; Peremptory Challenges; Legal Practice and Procedure; Research

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