Lea Johnston

Law Professor and Assistant Director of Criminal Justice Center at @UFLaw; interests: mental health, sentencing, criminal law & procedure

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

@ProfBuchhandler @IndianaLJ Thank you, @ProfBuchhandler!

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

Excited to publish my article on delusions & responsibility in @IndianaLJ! It assesses how the science of delusions should affect interpretation of insanity standards and argues for a moral—not legal—wrongfulness standard.
https://t.co/vBCVOGGQVA

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

Hot off the press! My and my coauthors' article on extreme emotional disturbance in Behavioral Sciences & the Law. The article provides a map of current legal formulations and guidance for forensic evaluation. @UFLaw
https://t.co/MXW2cs467Q

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

DOJ guidance re ADA has important ramifications. Jails must allow inmates to continue taking prescribed medication for opioid use disorder.

[DOJ Civil Rights Division @CivilRights]

Justice Department Issues Guidance on Protections for People with Opioid Use Disorder under the Americans with Disabilities Act #ADA

https://t.co/YGzmoCcVeg

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

Important new meta-analysis of drug, mental health, DUI, and family drug courts finding an average effect of 33% decrease in arrests from pre- to post-treatment. Crucially, this analysis excluded studies with weak research designs. https://t.co/nbDOUT35K2

[NBC News @NBCNews]

The American Psychological Association apologizes to people of color for its role in perpetuating systemic racism and discrimination in the U.S. https://t.co/c8wM7tWq87

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

"Any public health response must reckon with the inextricable link between our nation’s prisons and jails and communities at large....Academic institutions have a crucial obligation to make sure it happens." Sounds like an awesome course. @hernandezstroud
https://t.co/WO1ny5WxBW

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

Reeintry Circles -- what a great idea. I enjoyed Lorenn Walker and Anouck De Reu's paper, "How Reentry Planning Circles Help Loves Ones Heal and Benefit Incarcerated People."
https://t.co/Amen5oYsGi

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

Indvls whose MI drove their offenses are not the worst of the worst & should not be given death. W/ stigma & false associations w/ dangerousness, MI can be used as an aggravator. That is wrong.
Mentally Ill and Sentenced to Death - The Texas Observer https://t.co/jnkN0x6XVk

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

@kevrector draws attention to important issue of police response to unstable individuals with edged weapons. But sending a mental health worker might have saved a life.

LAPD shootings of unstable people wielding sharp objects a deadly problem https://t.co/naQbuUjqTU

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

A fantastic resource for transformative mental health crisis response that centers anti-racism and includes the voices of impacted populations. @FountainHouse

[Fountain House @fountainhouse]

We created a framework to transform how we address mental health emergencies alongside @TACIncBoston @courtinnovation @BurnsInstitute & @jedfoundation's s2i. Take a look! https://t.co/FXpzuRmqdV

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

In IL, public defenders are appointed by circuit court judges. "That framework 'institutionalizes political & judicial interference' in public defense & creates 'systemic conflicts of interest." @injusticewatch HT @MarshallProj
https://t.co/aEHtGWbp9B

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

So enjoyed working with Vince Leahey, graduating from @UFLaw this week, and @UCDavisLRev on this article, the first in a series on delusions and criminal responsibility.

[UC Davis Law Review @UCDavisLRev]

.@ProfLeaJohnston & Vincent T. Leahey of @UFLaw investigate jurisdictions’ compliance with M’Naghten and how to treat delusions in insanity cases and assess the validity and reasonableness of courts’ application of the law. Read their article here! https://t.co/FnGMkhvIRW

[Andrew G. Ferguson @ProfFerguson]

Person-based predictive policing as cover for police harassment.

“Make their lives miserable until they move or sue.”

Time to sue.
https://t.co/upPBwvCWEq

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

Many thanks to @DeborahDenno and her wonderful students for inviting me to participate in the Criminal Law Speaker Series @FordhamLawNYC. It was an honor to present my work among such a distinguished group. https://t.co/FMqbL8aunG @UFLaw

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

A “terrific but unnerving…. gripping, tautly written” true crime story of greed and corruption in the drug compounding industry. A must-read by my friend, AP investigative reporter @JHDearen!

[Daily Herald @dailyherald]

#Book review: @JHDearen "Kill Shot" spotlights rogue lab and a shadow industry https://t.co/8Rq0alhb9n

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

Important read. This takes guts.

[Carliss Chatman @carlissc]

My article with @NajarianPeters forthcoming in @UCLALawReview Discourse is available on @SSRN (maybe, I think). If it isn’t I’m happy to share a copy. The Soft-Shoe and Shuffle of Law School Hiring Committee Practices @SSRN https://t.co/0u5ZUdYdcU

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

Valuable blog post by Prof. Nadine Naber on how to identify and embrace your theoretical approach, useful for nontraditional scholars:
https://t.co/LIuRIxTjqA via @saharazizlaw

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

@keifer24 @keifer24, I love your updates. I am very proud of you & all you've accomplished. Please keep them coming!

[Lea Johnston @ProfLeaJohnston]

Congratulations, @merrittm! Such an important contribution and well deserved honor.

[Merritt McAlister @merrittm]

Totally flattered and honored to receive this recognition for “Downright Indifference”: Examining Unpub. Decisions in the Federal Courts of Appeals in @michlawreview, and (forgive shameless plug) available here: https://t.co/IeKmoDY0tR