Postmortem Computed Tomography in Firearm Homicides: A Retrospective Case Series,

Postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) is integrated into the evaluation of decedents in several American medical examiner offices and medicolegal death investigative centers in many other countries. We retrospectively investigated the value of PMCT in a series of firearm homicide cases from a statewide centralized medical examiner’s office that occurred during 2016. Autopsies were performed or supervised by board-certified forensic pathologists who reviewed the PMCT scans prior to autopsy. PMCT scans were re-evaluated by a forensic radiologist blinded to the autopsy findings and scored by body region (head–neck, thoracoabdominal, and extremities). Injury discrepancies were scored using a modified Goldman classification and analyzed with McNemar’s test. We included 60 males and 20 females (median age 31 years, range 3–73). Based on PMCT, 56 (79.1%) cases had injuries relevant to the cause of death in a single body region (24 head–neck region, 32 thoracoabdominal region). Out of these 56 cases, 9 had a missed major diagnosis by PMCT outside that region, including 6 extremity injuries visible during standard external examination. Yet all had evident lethal firearm injury. We showed that PMCT identifies major firearm injuries in homicide victims and excludes injuries related to the cause of death in other regions when a single body region is injured. Although PMCT has a known limited sensitivity for soft tissue and vascular pathology, it can be combined with external examination to potentially reduce or focus dissections in some of these cases depending on the circumstances and medicolegal needs.     

Parenting and Centrality: The Role of Life Meaning as a Mediator for Parenting and Language Broker Role Identity

Journal of Youth and Adolescence - Language brokering is a prevalent phenomenon in ethnic minority immigrant populations. Although accruing evidence points to the beneficial impacts of healthy role...     

制度差异与制度创新:多元制度互动下的大湾区改革

在一国两制的背景下,香港、澳门与内地之间的制度差异如何影响粤港澳大湾区的发展?学界对此仍关注不足。论文基于制度主义理论,构建了"制度差异-张力-制度创新"的理论框架,以深圳前海自贸区的工程建设管理制度改革为案例,分析了制度差异推动改革创新的机制。研究发现,不同的制度逻辑形塑行动主体的认知与行为,因此多元制度在互动中能够产生张力,进而激发行为主体的能动性,促使其反思、设计新的制度、采取改革行动,最终促成制度创新。中国内地与港澳的制度在"一国两制"方针下得以多元共存,制度差异在粤港澳密切互动中产生的张力是大湾区改革的创新源泉,使大湾区在国家改革与发展大局中发挥重要作用。     

Acute myoglobinuria as a fatal complication of heroin addiction

A fatal case of myoglobinuria complicating heroin addiction is described. Clinically the patient had no overt symptoms of rhabdomyolysis. Pathologists should be alerted to this rare complication in heroin addicts who die of no apparent cause. The antimyoglobin immunoperoxidase technique is useful in confirming the diagnosis.     

"三个代表"重要思想,是实现中华民族伟大复兴的行动指南

举世瞩目的党的十六大胜利闭幕了。这是一次团结的大会、胜利的大会、奋进的大会。是在我党历史上、中华民族复兴史上必将产生深远意义的一次大会。这次大会,我们党在新时期新阶段的指导思想和奋斗目标进一步确立;我们党承前启后、继往开来的新的党中央领导集体已经产生;党团结和带领全国各族人民全面建设小康社会、开创中国特色社会主义事业的历史航船已经扬帆起航。忆往昔,岁月峥嵘鼓人心;看未来,前程似锦添力量。这次大会,鼓舞人心、振奋人心、凝聚人心。江泽民同志的报告以“以高举邓小平理论伟大     

Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of forensic science casework in the People's Republic of China.

Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis for the purpose of individualization is now being used in casework in the People's Republic of China. This report describes the use of the multilocus minisatellite probe 33.15 to solve three cases, including two homicides and a rape. In the third case, fetal tissue was analyzed to prove that the alleged rapist was, in fact, the father. In each case, analysis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) resulted in a positive match. The probability of chance association of the DNA fingerprint was calculated as 5.6 x 10(-12), which is similar to the figures reported in the literature.     

法官的经验与理性

初民社会是以人神互相感应的方法来解决诉讼问题的,当今一些西方国家司法制度中仍然可以看到它的遗迹。大陆法系的司法最显著的特征是重演绎,重视法律的理论体系;而英美司法则完全是经验性的,强调遵循先例,而不注重体系。法官对法律的思辩是依赖于经验的,但是经验却不总是足以对思辩的疑惑提供裁决,所以真正的法官思辩是经验与理性的结合。法官对经验与理性的追求体现的是法律所固有的规则性及其内在的逻辑力量。理想的法官给人最深刻的印象是他们的理性,那种清晰的、冷静的经验理性。     

我国证据犯罪立法评析

证据是诉讼的灵魂,保证各种诉讼的顺利进行是刑法的内容之一.现行证据犯罪立法存在覆盖面偏窄、立法技术的严密性和系统性欠佳等弊端,不能适应诉讼程序的需要,从而影响实体法功能的实现.     

英国的调解制度--近期发展

本文分析了英国近来的一些案例,介绍了英国在采取非诉方法解决争议方面的最新发展,强调了法院在一些案件中的态度.