Considers search, seizure, and punishment implications for the 4th and 8th Amendments, as well as the right-to-counsel clause of the 6th Amendment.

Many child protection professionals believe child abuse is likely to increase during the COVID-19 pandemic because most abusers are parents or siblings who now have more complete access to the child victim.

Addresses new challenges in protecting the law enforcement community during the COVID-19. This guide includes key recommendations for all law enforcement personnel, investigators, lab technicians, and executives.

A chapter in the Handbook of Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan, a comprehensive state-of-the-science reference work for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. This two-volume handbook is written from a trauma-informed perspective, and utilizes adverse childhood experiences research as its basic developmental framework along with the traumatic effects all forms of interpersonal violence tend to produce.

A quarterly roundup of the latest legal developments around digital forensic evidence. This article covers U.S. case law regarding technology when it comes to search and seizure, along with the “reasonable suspicion” standard when it comes to border searches.

Discusses the limited legal remedies available to foreign victims of corporate human rights abuses in U.S. courts after the Supreme Court's decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. The article explores alternative avenues for seeking redress, including the Alien Tort Statute and potential legislative reforms.

Explores the use of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in humanitarian interventions. The article analyzes the use of PMSCs in situations where political inaction prevents state-led interventions, and it examines the legal and ethical implications of such an approach through the lens of Just War Theory.

Discusses the endemic nature of sexual abuse among Protestant congregations. The article also highlights how the church's silence and/or support of offenders affects survivors.

In late August, 2013, USA Swimming contracted with the National Child Protection Training Center, a program of Gundersen Health System, to conduct an independent assessment of USA Swimming’s Safe Sport program. Robert assisted with legal research, including an analysis of emotional abuse and mandated reporting statutes.