The Roger Williams University Law Review is a journal of legal scholarship and commentary that is managed, edited and published by students of Roger Williams University School of Law. The Law Review publishes three issues each year. The Fall issue is devoted to topics of national interest. The Spring issue focuses on topics with a unique Rhode Island flavor, featuring a topical survey of Rhode Island law. The Law Review also publishes a third issue, the focus of which varies yearly. Committed to serving both a national and Rhode Island audience, the Law Review is distributed to law school libraries, government institutions, private law firms, and individual subscribers.
Current Issue: Volume 30, Issue 2 (2025) 2025 Justice for All Symposium: Trauma Informed Lawyering (Spring 2025)
Articles
Survivors Behind Bars: The Criminalization of Abuse, Assault, and Human Trafficking Victims and the Need for a Trauma-Informed Approach
Jamie Beck and Chelsea Estes
Paradoxical Pedagogy: Teaching Trauma-Informed Principles Within a System Built on Emotional Detachment
Sarah McConnell and Leah Lunetta