Catching the Bad Guy: Morphing Composite Faces Helps

Composite faces built by eyewitnesses commonly are poor likenesses of the target face. When there are multiple witnesses, however, an opportunity exists to morph the composites. Morphs were rated as more similar to the target face than were the mean ratings of the individual composites. However, as hypothesized, the morph also came to resemble non-target faces more than the individual composites did (a prototype effect). This prototype effect was so strong that the morphs resembled non-targets more than the individual composites resembled the targets. In addition, morphing composites produced an attractiveness bias, which made the morphing of composites less effective for less attractive targets. Even when the prototype effect and the attractiveness bias were controlled for, however, a true morph-superiority effect continued to exist. The author won the Psi Chi/APS Albert Bandura Graduate Research Award in 2005--2006 for this study.     

Multiple Self‐Inflicted Stab Wounds to Neck,Chest and Abdomen as a Unique Manner of Suicide

Abstract: This is a case report of a 30‐year‐old man found dead in his flat lying on the floor with multiple stab wounds over the body, surrounded by an extensive volume of blood. Examination of the scene of death showed a secure flat, locked from inside. A blood‐stained knife was present close to the body and two unstained notes left on the sofa at the locus. A small plastic bag containing white powder (which following toxicological examinations appeared to be cocaine) and an almost full bottle of beer were present on a table. Autopsy revealed more than 40 stab wounds to neck, chest, and abdomen arranged in isolated groups within which the wounds showed similar directions and had a transverse orientation. Together with hesitation marks located on the neck and wrists these characteristics allowed to interpret this case as a suicide.     

National and ethnic identifications among the Slovak diaspora in Serbia: stranded between state(s) and ethnicity?

Identity has been treated in relevant literature predominantly as a dynamic, fluid, multidimensional, and ongoing process. Currently, identity is viewed as a process, as something achieved, and as a product of social relations. Scholars have acknowledged that members of minorities and diasporas can have very complex multiple identities, which are both dependent on social context and changeable over time. This article explores the national and ethnic identifications of Slovaks living in Serbia. Its main objective is to examine how the members of the Slovak diaspora identify themselves and what kind of national and ethnic awareness and pride they hold. As well, this paper explores their opinions and attitudes on language and cultural identity. This study used a web-based survey and basic statistics. The results of the explorative study indicate that members of the Slovak diaspora living in Serbia have multiple identities that coexist, do not conflict, and vary in their importance for respondents. Distinct national and ethnic identifications are perceived in different ways and have divergent emotional intensities. This study proposes further research on the importance of civic and ethnic values and on different perceptions of identity, citizenship, length of residency, and minority rights for collective identifications of minorities and/or diasporas.     

新视角下的监狱法律关系研究——以法律多元视角为价值取向

监狱法律关系是监狱关系的核心概念,其内涵的不同会造成监狱法律关系所涉主体、客体和内容的不同．进而影响监狱各方的关系性存在。监狱工作实践中．存在多元秩序规范,即国家法规范和非国家法规范共存．在法律多元已得到国内外众多学者的肯定,多元视角取向对监狱法律关系发展研究产生了全面而深刻的影响。从法律多元视角透视监狱法律关系,拓宽了监狱法律关系研究视野;以法律多元视角为主线贯穿于监狱法律关系研究．倡导法律多元的差异共生,为基于法律多元视角情境下的监狱法律关系发展研究提供了新的方法论和研究策略。     

公共管理视角下村民自治制度的困境及反思

村民自治组织制度的设计中蕴含了现代民主理念,但它却带有明显的国家赋权特征,因而使村民自治制度在现实的运作过程中缺乏相应的社会土壤和必要的体制空间。从竞争观念、服务意识、契约精神等公共管理的研究视角出发,对村民自治运行中的若干问题进行描述与分析,是一个值得认真反思和探讨的问题。     

走出认识误区积极培育企业核心竞争力

从专业化经营到多元化经营再回归到核心竞争 ,这是当前经济发展的一个趋势。走出我国企业对核心竞争力认识上的误区 ,对如何培育企业的核心竞争力有着重要意义。