Category: Hazing News

Ironically, this well-researched article on hazing by th eSyracuse daily Orange came out even as another death in New York had occurred upstate in Buffalo. See also the University of Buffalo Spectrum

• Thank you to Professor Gregory Parks for this research study tip.

  Article: Does Tort Law Deter Individuals? A Behavioral Science Study

  W. Jonathan Cardi · Randall D. Penfield · Albert H. Yoon

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  Abstract: For nearly four decades, economic analysis has dominated academic discussion of tort law. Courts also have paid increasing attention to the potential deterrent effects of their tort decisions. But at the center of each economic model and projection of cost and benefit lies a widely accepted but grossly undertested assumption that tort liability in fact deters tortious conduct. This article reports the results of a behavioral science study that tests this assumption as it applies to… Show More
  Article · Sep 2012 · Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

April 17, 2019.

University of Buffalo.

Sigma Pi.

Death following alleged hazing linked to illness and exertion.

The University of Buffalo reported the death of hospitalized student Sebastian Serafin-Bazan. The case is under a police investigation.

Four deaths from hazing have been alleged or confirmed in 2019.

Here is the link to the case.

Breaking news. Link here