Cole Publications

Education

• Commentary, "The Vital Role of Social Science in Successfully Combating Discriminatory Harassment in K-12 Schools;" pp. 26-27, on Abstract, "Promoting Equity, Tolerance, and Justice in Childhood," by Melanie Killen, Adam Rutland & Martin D. Ruck, in Social Policy Report, pp. 3-25; publication of (International) Society for Research on Child Development; Vol. 25, No. 4, 2011. SPR_25_4

• "Stop Bullying Before it Starts, A Bullying Prevention Project;" 47 page publication of Essex District Attorney, Massachusetts, to educate students and engage them in prevention; with video, slides and student activities; addressing bullying, bystanders, civil rights and hate crimes; "developed in consultation with Nancy Mullin, Bullying Prevention Solutions, Raleigh, NC, and Richard W. Cole, Esq., Civil Rights and Safe Schools Consultant, Boston, MA;" May, 2011.

• Chapter, "Fostering an Inclusive, Multiracial Democracy: How Attorneys, Social Scientists, and Educators Made the Case for School Integration in Lynn, Massachusetts," in Lessons in Integration, Realizing the Promise of Racial Diversity in America's Schools, ed. Erica Frankenberg and Gary Orfield, Univ. of Virginia Press; July 2007.

• Booth, Ross, Cole, Laine, "Multidisciplinary Collaboration in a Statewide Safe Schools Initiative: Committed Stakeholders Addressing Bullying, Harassment and Hate Crimes," Hamilton Fish Institute, George Washington University, Fall 2006. (PDF)
  
  
• "Massachusetts: Collaborating for Safe Schools," Leadership Insider, National School Boards Association, August 2006. (PDF)

• "Sample Policy for Massachusetts School Districts: Promoting Civil Rights and Prohibiting Harassment, Bullying, Discrimination, and Hate Crimes," Massachusetts Office of Attorney General, primary author, 2005. (PDF)

• "Protecting Students from Harassment and Hate Crime — A Guide for Schools," joint publication of U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights and National Association of Attorneys General, national co-chair and contributory author and editor, 1999.  www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/archives/Harassment/

• "ERASING HATE — A Guide to Your Civil Rights in School: Your Right to Be Free from Discrimination, Harassment, and Hate-Motivated Violence," statewide student rights brochure, Massachusetts Office of Attorney General, coauthor, 1998.

• "Amicus Brief to the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;" making the case for school integration and supporting the constitutionality of the voluntary integration plans of the Seattle and Louisville School Districts, by relying on the record we established in Comfort v. Lynn School Committee, 283 F. Supp. 2d 328 (D. Mass. 2003), 418 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2005) (en banc), cert. denied, 126 S. Ct. 798 (2005), lead author, October 2006. (PDF)

Law Enforcement

• Chapter, "Civil Hate Crime Injunctions: A Vital Weapon in Combating Hate Crimes," in "Responding to Hate Crimes," Vol. 5, pp. 109-138; as part of a unique, interdisciplinary, comparative/cross-cultural, five volume hate-crime treatise, "Hate Crimes," authored by American and international contributors; Praeger Perspectives; general ed. Barbara Perry, volume ed. Frederick M. Lawrence, Praeger Publishers, Westport, CT; London; 2009.

• National co-chair and a leading author and editor, The U. S. Department of Justice's Hate Crime Training Modules for State and Local Law Enforcement in the United States: (1) "Core Curriculum for Patrol Officers, Detectives and Command Officers," (2) "Curriculum for Patrol Officers," and (3) "Curriculum for Investigating Officers and Detectives," Bureau of Justice Clearinghouse, Office of Justice Programs, Rockville, Maryland, 1999.

• U. S. Department of Justice's Hate Crime Training Modules for State and Local Law Enforcement in the United States, sections reprinted with permission of Richard W. Cole: "Criminal Law Case Application and Discussion," "Reconciling Bias Crimes and the First Amendment," "First Amendment and Bias Crime Application," and "Drafting Civil Rights Injunctions," Session D; and "Bias Crime Statutes and Related Provisions Nationwide in 1997," Session D Appendix, Bureau of Justice Clearinghouse, Office of Justice Programs, Rockville, Maryland, 1999.

• Scott Harshbarger, Richard W. Cole, "The Attorney General's Sponsored Bill to Amend the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act," Boston University Public Interest Law Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2, Fall 1993. 

• "A Special Report Regarding the Constitutionality of Massachusetts Civil and Criminal Civil Rights Laws," Attorney General's Hate Crimes Study Group, Massachusetts Office of Attorney General, primary author, March 1993.

Housing

• Chapter, "A Practical Model for Investigating Mortgage Lending Discrimination by Financial Institutions," in Mortgage Lending, Racial Discrimination and Federal Policy, ed. John Goering and Ron Wienk, Urban Institute Press, 1996.

• Richard W. Cole, "The Attorney General's Comprehensive Program to Reform the Mortgage Lending Industry in Massachusetts," John Marshall Law Review, Vol. 28, No. 2, Winter 1995.

• "Final Report on Systemic Reform of the Mortgage Lending Industry to Eliminate Discrimination and Revitalize Minority and Low and Moderate Income Communities in Massachusetts," Massachusetts Office of Attorney General, primary author, October 1993.

Employment

• Richard W. Cole, "Summary of Recent Discussions at Executive Roundtable on Designing and Defending Affirmative Action Business Utilization Programs," National Association of Attorneys General Civil Rights Update, Fall 1996.

Equal Access to Justice

• Richard W. Cole, Esq., Maria Walsh, Esq., Chapter 17, "Addressing Language Barriers in the Justice System Through the Use of Interpreters," in Newcomers' Legal Guide to Massachusetts: Resource Material for the Community, The Massachusetts Bar Institute, 1998.

• Richard W. Cole, Laura Maslow-Armand, "Role of Counsel and the Courts in Addressing Foreign Language and Cultural Barriers at Different Stages of a Criminal Proceeding." Western New England Law Review, Vol. 19, Issue 1, 1997. (PDF)

• "Interim Report of Attorney General Scott Harshbargar's Racial and Ethnic Bias Task Force," co-chair and primary author, Massachusetts Office of Attorney General, November 1997.

• Chapters on language barriers and interpreters in "On Your Own, A Young Person's Guide to a Society of Laws," Massachusetts Bar Association, 1997.

• Richard W. Cole, member of Editorial Committee and coauthor of six Chapters in "Ensuring Equal Justice: Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Differences in the Courts of Massachusetts," Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston, Massachusetts, 1996. The American Bar Association conferred a special award to the MBA for the Book.

• Richard W. Cole, Chapter 5, "The Right to an Interpreter in Civil Proceedings," in Ensuring Equal Justice: Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Differences in the Courts of Massachusetts," Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston, Massachusetts, 1996.

• Richard W. Cole, Chapter 6, "The Right to an Interpreter: Constitutional and Statutory Obligations and Court Rules of Procedure," in Ensuring Equal Justice: Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Differences in the Courts of Massachusetts," Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston, Massachusetts, 1996.

• Richard W. Cole, Laura Maslow-Armand, Chapter 10, "Role of Counsel and the Courts in Addressing Foreign Language and Cultural Barriers at Different Stages of a Criminal Proceeding," in Ensuring Equal Justice: Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Differences in the Courts of Massachusetts," Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston, Massachusetts, 1996.

• Richard W. Cole, Laura Maslow-Armand,  Chapter 11, "The Right to an Interpreter in the Criminal Process," in Ensuring Equal Justice: Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Differences in the Courts of Massachusetts," Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston, Massachusetts, 1996.

• Richard W. Cole, Laura Maslow-Armand, "Foreign Language and Cultural Barriers at Different Stages of a Criminal Proceeding," in Representing, Opposing and Judging People from Linguistic and Cultural Minorities, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston, Massachusetts, April 1995.

• Richard W. Cole, Laura Maslow-Armand, "Right to an Interpreter: Federal and Massachusetts Statutes and Rules," in Representing, Opposing and Judging People from Linguistic and Cultural Minorities," Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston, Massachusetts, April 1995.

Health/Mental Health

• Richard Cole, J.D., "Patients Rights to Refuse Antipsychotic Drugs," Law, Medicine & Health Care, publication of American Society of Law & Medicine, Vol. 9, No. 4, September 1981.

• Richard Cole, J.D., "Patients Rights to Refuse Antipsychotic Drugs, The Court of Appeals Decision in Rogers v. Okin," Medicolegal News, publication of American Society of Law & Medicine, Vol. 9, No.1, February 1981.

• Chapter,"Patients Rights vs. Doctors' Rights: Which Should Take Precedence?," in Refusing Treatment in Mental Health Institutions-Values in Conflict, ed. Doudera and Swazey, Aupha Press, published in cooperation with the American Society of Law and Medicine, 1980.

• Richard W. Cole, J.D.,"Rogers v. Okin: A Lawsuit to Guarantee Patients' Right to Refuse Anti-Psychotic Medication," American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, Vol. 1, No. 3: 104, July, 1979.