Prisoners’ Perceptions of Father-Child Relationships and Social Support

Incarcerated fathers (N?=?185) in a maximum security prison were interviewed about their relationship with their children and their perceptions of social support. The OLS regression on social support included the inmates?? perception of the father-child relationship and other factors (demographic, sentence, child-related, and program participation). Results indicate the fathers?? perception of the relationship with their children made a positive contribution to their appraisal of social support from all sources. ??Other?? program participation and being African American were related to the fathers?? perception of social support from others. Recommendations include using social support strategies in pre-release and post-release programs.     

论通谋虚伪结婚的法律效力

俗称的假结婚、虚假结婚在法律概念上宜认定为是通谋的虚伪结婚,它是指男女双方缔结婚姻时约定不建立婚姻共同生活的情形,特点是意思与表示不一致,属于意思表示存在瑕疵的情形。对其法律效力,各国大致存在着无效与可撤销两种立法例,是否援用民法关于通谋虚伪行为的一般规定也存在不同。此外,有的国家法律还允许虚假结婚行为的效力在法定情形下从无效、可撤销转为有效。对通谋的虚伪结婚,不能简单地援用民法总则的一般规则一律将其效力归为无效,而应当在原则上将其规定为可撤销,特殊情况下为有效。法律不能完全漠视已存在的婚姻事实和已经形成的家庭关系,在已经存在夫妻共同生活或者双方生育有子女的情形下,法律应当认可通谋的虚伪结婚有效,不允许撤销或无效。至于第三人利益的保护问题,笔者主张原则上采用表示主义,以意思主义作为补充。此外,对于通谋虚伪结婚在其他法域的效力,也需要注意保持不同法域之间在逻辑上的一致。     

城市道路平面交叉口现状分析和控制方案设计——以昆明市教场中路与教场北路交叉口为例

道路交叉口的交通信号控制,旨在通过减少平面交叉口内交通流所产生的冲突点和交织点,提高路口的通行能力,使交通流在交叉路口内能够确保安全并快速通过。城市道路交叉口往往交通流情况复杂,人员密集,交通流量大,一旦缺乏有效的交通控制方式,极易造成交通秩序混乱并引发交通拥堵。本文通过对昆明市一个道路交叉口交通现状进行调查与分析研究,设计并提出合理有效的交通控制方案。     

In remembrance of Robert D. Tollison

We discuss the mechanisms related to quadratic voting, from Vickrey’s counter-speculation mechanism and his second-price auction, through the family of Groves mechanisms and its most notable member, the Clarke mechanism, to the expected externality mechanism, Goeree and Zhang’s mechanism, the Groves–Ledyard mechanism, and the Hylland–Zeckhauser mechanism. We show that each mechanism that involves collective decisions has a quadratic aspect and that all of the mechanisms that we discuss are applications of the fundamental insight that for a process to be efficient, all parties involved must bear the marginal social costs of their actions.     

Lessons from a crisis: An analysis of Toyota's handling of the recall crisis

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how Toyota managed the recall crisis through surveying public relations experts. By gathering and analyzing the perspectives of public relations (PR) executives and professors toward the Toyota recall crisis, this study tries to evaluate and measure Toyota's public relations strategies for managing the recall crisis. To collecting data, 34 public relations professors and 92 public relations practitioners were interviewed. According to the findings of this study, PR professionals emphasized that Toyota responded poorly (slowly/dishonestly) and lacked communication with the public. With regard to improvements Toyota may work on, PR experts advised not only to resolve internal corporate problems but also to strengthen the relationships with consumers and obligation to investigate further. In regarding with the lessons from the Toyota's crisis, PR professionals highlighted that it is necessary to take anticipated preventative measures and improve investigative duties and preparation for better dealing with crises.     

Regional socio‐economic variations and deprivation indices

People and Places II: Social and Economic Distinctions in England. By David Gordon and Ray Forrest. SAUS, the University of Bristol, 1995. Pp.135. £19.95.