Antipsychotic Use and Foster Care Placement Stability Among Youth With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity/ Disruptive Behavior Disorders

The objective of this study was to investigate the association between antipsychotic initiation and placement transitions among youth in foster care with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other disruptive behavior disorders (ADHD/DBD). Data were obtained from child welfare administrative records and Medicaid claims in one Mid-Atlantic state from January 1, 2010, through March 31, 2014. Cox proportional hazard model was conducted to estimate the risk of time to first placement transition during the 180-day follow-up among new antipsychotic users and propensity score matched nonusers. Results showed youth initiating antipsychotics had no significant reduction in foster placement transitions within the 180-day follow up (Hazard Ratio = 1.1; 95% CI = 0.7–1.6). Although antipsychotics are widely used for aggressive behaviors, a better understanding of clinical management of youth in foster care is needed to promote stable foster placement.     

政府公共服务外包中的循证式管理--来自美国地方政府实践的启示

美国地方政府大规模的市场化改革浪潮中,公共服务外包得到了前所未有的普及,其高质量的发展很大程度上得益于基于证据的公共服务外包循证式管理。本研究关注美国在公共服务外包领域所建立的循证式管理,尤其是其具有实践可操作性的管理模式、实施要点与评价。中国地方政府的公共服务外包正方兴未艾,通过对美国经验的介绍,以期为完善我国循证式管理下的政府公共服务外包,形成我国公共服务外包的科学管理决策模式提供有益的启示和经验借鉴。     

法人能力问题研究

团体是对个人来讲,往往具有工具性价值。作为工具的团体人格是法律拟制的结果。团体人格仅仅具有形式资格的意义,其权利能力受目的范围的限制;赋予法人以行为能力没有任何制度价值;而法人责任能力的设计既是制度逻辑的需要也是公平价值的需要。     

论经济全球化与中国的现代化

中国人对现代化的追寻已有百余年的历史,直到1978年,我们才真正找到一条符合中国国情的现代化道路.现代化既是一个历史性范畴,也是一个世界性范畴,因此,我们的现代化必须在开放的状态下完成.对外开放是我们的必然选择,中国必须融入经济全球化的潮流,经济全球化在给我们的现代化带来机遇的同时,也会带来挑战.对此,我们必须有足够清醒的认识,并采取相应的对策,以趋利避害.     

法律与社会惯习互动下的妇女与财产--读白凯的《中国的妇女与财产:960-1949年》

妇女与财产的关系是很值得学界重新思考的一个话题。美国学者白凯的新著《中国的妇女与财产:960-1949年》以档案和判词集为资料,从法律与社会惯习两个层面,对宋至民国期间的妇女与财产关系进行了再解读。实证性的研究路子,加上新意迭出的理论诠释,使得这本书对学术界具有很大的启发意义。     

循证矫正运行流程的构建与解析

循证矫正是一种科学性、精确性矫正,循证矫正的“科学性、精确性”要求循证矫正的运行流程必须做到科学化、规范化,按照矫正工作的原理,借鉴循证医学、心理学的运行流程。一个完整的规范的循证矫正的运行流程应该由提出问题、检索评价证据、决策应用、效果评价、循证矫正总结、撰写循证矫正案例报告等六个先后环节组成。     

Implementing and Evaluating School-Based Primary Prevention Programs and the Importance of Differential Effects on Outcomes

Abstract

In 2004, Second Step (Committee for Children, 2002), a violence prevention program, was implemented in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights school district for 1,416 K through second grade students. Both process and outcome measures were used to evaluate program impact and examine issues related to the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practices. Process measures indicated a high level of implementation fidelity, while pre/post outcome testing on a 20% random sample of students demonstrated significant reductions in reactive aggression scores, t= 2.221, df= 238, p< 0.05, and evidence of declines in proactive aggression. Authors discuss challenges and opportunities related to implementing and evaluating evidence-based programming in Safe Schools/Health Students sites, particularly regarding strategies for the assessment of differential intervention effects to evaluate program outcomes.     

新形势下公安民警配枪及训练思考

为了更好地保护人民生命安全,维护社会稳定,原有民警在执法中配枪模式和枪械训练工作亟待加强和提高。用训练来提高民警配枪安全意识和实战能力的＂多练则安＂理念,不但能提高日常警务配枪的安全系数,还能使民警在遇到突发暴恐事件时熟练应对,合理使用武器,快速形成战斗力,提高处突反恐能力,这是新形势下对公安民警配枪与训练提出的新要求。     

异体评估:我国政府绩效评估的路径选择及理论建构

我国政府绩效评估工作在经历了十年的快速发展以后,最近有陷入评估困境的趋势。同体评估是困局之源,其解决需要在理论层面有所突破。从评估对象界定切入,对政府绩效评估的性质进行分析,提出及解释了管理评估和治理评估两个范式,并尝试提出了异体评估概念,在此基础上提出构建以人大为主导的政府绩效评估主体结构的理论框架。基于人大的异体评估路径切合我国政府绩效评估的内涵及其肇兴的体制改革诉求,有望建立起适合中国实际的政府绩效评估动力机制,进一步释放评估活力。     

Parental Self-Efficacy and Social Support as Predictors of Parenting Practices and Children's Socioemotional Adjustment in Mexican Immigrant Families

SUMMARY

The current study examined the hypotheses that (1) parental self-efficacy partially mediates the relationships between social support and both parental warmth and control, and (2) these parenting variables relate positively to children's socioemotional adjustment. First-generation, Mexican immigrant mothers were interviewed regarding social support, parental self-efficacy, parenting practices, and their child's socioemotional adjustment. Overall, results from path analyses suggest that, for Mexican immigrant families, social support relates to parenting practices partly because those with greater social support feel more efficacious as parents. Findings also showed that parenting characterized by warmth or control is associated with greater socioemotional adjustment among children. This research supports the idea that, for programs designed to influence parenting practices, simply providing social support may be less important than taking steps to enhance parental self-efficacy.     

School Principals’ Perceptions of Crime Risk and Academic Climate: Links to School Safety Practices

ABSTRACT

Little is known about principals’ perceptions and their links to how school safety practices operate. Using data from School Survey on Crime and Safety from 2,009 public schools in the US, the current study examines the extent to which principals/administrators’ perceptions of academic climate and crime risk are related to school practices regarding safety and discipline. Results show that principals’ perceptions directly relate to school safety practices when controlling for school characteristics, and also explain how selected school characteristics relate to safety practices.Overall, the present study highlights the importance of principals’ perceptions of crime risk and academic climate in school safety practices. Policy implications and potential limitations of the study are discussed.