期待2005

当人们还沉浸在印度洋地震海啸灾难的巨大悲痛和震惊中时,日历已经悄然翻到了2005年。痛定思痛之后,代价、反思、预警和希望,这样的字眼留在人们沉思的脑海里,一如我们回顾2004年与展望2005年知识产权时的感受。 中国企业在发展过程中为知识产权付出的代价是有目共睹的。不仅包括侵犯他人知识产权所付出的代价,如去年大批DVD生产厂商被迫停止独立DVD机的出口;还包括不积极维护及运用自己的     

2005 National gang threat assessment

Once found principally in large cities, violent street gangs now affect public safety, community image, and quality of life in communities of all sizes in urban, suburban, and rural areas. No region of the United States is untouched by gangs. Gangs affect society at all levels, causing heightened fears for safety, violence, and economic costs. Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), this report is the result of a collaborative effort among the members of the National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations (NAGIA). NAGIA is composed of the leadership of 15 state and regional gang investigators associations, representing over 10,000 gang investigators across the country, and representatives of federal agencies and other organizations involved in gang-related matters.     

Index of Reviewers for 2005

Drawing upon literature from developmental criminology and place‐based policing, the Redlands, California Police Department developed the Risk‐Focused Policing at Places (RFPP) approach to preventing and reducing juvenile delinquency. The RFPP program is a community‐oriented policing and problem‐solving strategy that targets risk and protective factors related to delinquency and problem behaviors of youths living in census block group areas. We used a matched block randomized experimental design to evaluate the effects of the program on youths living in 26 census block groups in Redlands. We find that the RFPP program did not influence self‐reported delinquency, or perceptions of risk and protective factors and police legitimacy. We argue that the primary explanation for the absence of a program effect centers on the unit of analysis used for the program. The census block group is too large a geographic unit of analysis to achieve the kind of targeted and focused interventions that lead to positive crime‐prevention outcomes.     

Richall Holdings v Fitzwilliam: Malory v Cheshire Homes and the LRA 2002

Richall Holdings v Fitzwilliam, holds that Malory v Cheshire Homes is binding in relation to the Land Registration Act 2002. Newey J saw himself as bound by that decision because he could find no relevant distinction between the provisions of the Land Registration Act 1925, and the Land Registration Act 2002. There are however significant differences in the general system of registration that is established. In particular the different roles of section 20 LRA 1925, and section 29 LRA 2002 mean that Malory was not binding and indeed ought not to have been followed. In addition, the treatment of the priorities rules in Richall misinterprets section 29 LRA 2002. Finally, the decision by‐passes the rectification and indemnity provisions of schedules 4 and 8. The decision ought to be overruled.     

Mauritius: Corporate Trustees' performance in 2005

A review of the audited financial