Message from the Chair

• Publication year: 2015

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

Occasionally, the Criminal Law Journal will focus on one single issue in the law. This edition, we are pleased to present articles all dealing with the timely subject of hazing. Merriam-Webster defines hazing as "the practice of playing unpleasant tricks on someone or forcing someone to do unpleasant things" or "an initiation process involving harassment". Most fraternities and sororities have national governance, anti-hazing policies, and zero-tolerance policies for hazing. However, despite that governance and those policies, hazing is prevalent in the fraternity world. Most states have anti-hazing laws, making hazing a criminal act. There is no national anti-hazing legislation.

The articles in this...