James Jacobs

New York University School of Law

Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Professor of Constitutional Law and the Courts, Director, Center for Research in Crime and Justice

40 Washington Square South

New York, NY 10012-1099

United States

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Scholarly Papers (19)

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Universal Background Checking - New York State's SAFE Act

Albany Law Review, Vol. 79, No. 4, 2016, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 16-21
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 19 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2017
James Jacobs and Zoe Fuhr
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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The Potential and Limitations of Universal Background Checking for Gun Purchasers

Wake Forest Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 7, No. 2, (2017 Forthcoming), NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 17-13
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 May 2017
James Jacobs and Zoe Fuhr
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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Keeping Firearms Out of the Hands of the Dangerously Mentally Ill

Criminal Law Bulletin, Vol. 47, No. 3, 2011, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 11-42
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 15 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2011
James Jacobs and Jennifer Jones
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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Juvenile Criminal Record Confidentiality

in David Tanenhaus & Franklin Zimring, eds., Choosing The Future of Criminal Justice (NYU Press 2014), NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 13-35
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 07 Jun 2013
James Jacobs
New York University School of Law
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Why Ban 'Assault Weapons'?

37 Cardozo L. Rev. (2015 Forthcoming) , NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 15-24
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 19 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2015
James Jacobs
New York University School of Law
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European Criminal Records & Ex-Offender Employment

Oxford Handbooks Online, New York: Oxford University Press, Forthcoming, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 15-41
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 09 Oct 2015
James Jacobs and Elena Larrauri
New York University School of Law and Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Department of Law
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Europe, employment discrimination, criminal record, criminal background check, personal data protection, sex offenses

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Criminal Records and Immigration: Comparing the United States and the European Union

Fordham International Law Journal, Forthcoming, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 15-59
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 09 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2016
Dimitra Blitsa, Lauryn P. Gouldin, James Jacobs and Elena Larrauri
Greek National School of Judges, Syracuse University College of Law, New York University School of Law and Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Department of Law
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3D Printed Firearms, Do‐It‐Yourself Guns & The Second Amendment

Law and Contemporary Problems, Forthcoming, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 16-27
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 18 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 15 May 2017
James Jacobs and Alex Haberman
New York University School of Law and Fordham University, School of Law, Students
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Debate: Can Handguns Be Effectively Regulated?

University of Pennsylvania Law Review PENNumbra, Vol. 156, p. 188, 2007, Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2007-34
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 19 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 14 Dec 2007
James Jacobs and David Kairys
New York University School of Law and Temple University - Beasley School of Law
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guns, firearms, gun regulation

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The Teamsters Rocky Road to Recovery - The Demise of Project Rise

Trends in Organized Crime, Vol. 9, No. 5, 2005, NYU Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 06-22
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 17 Sep 2008
Ryan Alford and James Jacobs
Lakehead University - Bora Laskin Faculty of Law and New York University School of Law
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racketeering, mafia, unions, teamsters, organized crime, organized crime control, consent decrees, labor history, labor reform, RICO, Project RISE

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The Safe Act: New York's Ban on Assault Weapons and Large Capacity Magazines

Criminal Law Bulletin, Vol. 53 No. 1, 2017, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 16-21
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 29 Jun 2017
James Jacobs and Zoe Fuhr
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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A Spanish Window on European Law and Policy on Employment Discrimination Based on Criminal Record

NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 11-72
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2015
Elena Larrauri and James Jacobs
Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Department of Law and New York University School of Law
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Is Labor Union Corruption Special?

Social Research, Vol. 80, No. 4, Winter 2013, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 13-88
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Feb 2014
James Jacobs
New York University School of Law
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Preventing Dangerous Mentally Ill Individuals from Obtaining and Retaining Guns: New York’s SAFE Act

Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy, Forthcoming, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 15-42
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 10 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2016
James Jacobs and Zoe Fuhr
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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A Proposed National Corrections College

New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement, Vol. 38, 2012, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 12-07
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 18 May 2012
James Jacobs and Kerry Cooperman
New York University School of Law and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
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Racketeering and the Decline of the Labor Movement

Labor History, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 217-237, May 2011, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 11-43
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 23 Jun 2011
James Jacobs
New York University School of Law
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US, EU & UK Employment Vetting as Strategy for Preventing Convicted Sex Offenders from Gaining Access to Children

European Journal on Crime, Criminal Law & Criminal Justice, Forthcoming, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 12-64
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 17 Nov 2012
James Jacobs and Dimitra Blitsa
New York University School of Law and Greek National School of Judges
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Ban the Box to Promote Ex-Offender Employment

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 13 Feb 2018
Jessica Henry and James Jacobs
Montclair State University and New York University School of Law
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reentry, ban the box, ex-offenders, criminal records

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Paedophiles, Employment Disqualification, and European Integration

UNIVERSALIS: LIBER AMICORUM CYRILLE FIJNAUT, pp. 335-446, Toine Spapens, Marc Groenhuijsen, Tijs Kooijmans, eds., Intersentia Publishers, 2011, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 11-73
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 10 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 08 Aug 2012
James Jacobs and Dimitra Blitsa
New York University School of Law and Greek National School of Judges
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sex offender, criminal record, employment discrimination, employment disqualification