Psychiatric diagnosis as a risk marker for victimization in a national sample of children

Research examining childhood abuse has shown an association between victimization and psychiatric diagnoses (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder, depression). Historically, psychiatric diagnoses have been emphasized as a consequence of victimization, with less research examining if it also functions as a risk factor for further victimization, perhaps making diagnoses a general victimization risk marker. In addition, much of this research has emphasized particular types of victimization such as childhood physical or sexual abuse. Researchers have given less attention to other forms of victimization (e.g., peer victimization, witnessed violence) or a diverse victimization history. Using the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (JVQ) we surveyed parents and children between the ages of 2 and 17 using a random digit dial (RDD) methodology. We examined the relationship between a number of different forms of victimization (termed poly-victimization ) in the preceding year and parent-reported lifetime psychiatric diagnosis. Results show that children with a psychiatric diagnosis have significantly higher rates of victimization than children without a psychiatric diagnosis. In addition, using logistic regression models, we find that psychiatric diagnosis was associated with increased risk for poly-victimization, conventional crime victimization, maltreatment, peer or sibling victimization, and witnessing violence, but not sexual abuse. The results highlight the need to consider psychiatric diagnoses as a risk marker for past and possible future victimization. In addition, the importance of obtaining a comprehensive and more diverse victimization history when working with children is highlighted.     

Validation of the MiniFiler™ Kit in archaeological samples

We evaluate the usefulness of MiniFiler™ Kit in the field of ancient DNA. A set of samples belonging to different locations from Iberian Peninsula, with ages ranging from Neolithic to XVII century, was tested. Results could be replicated in only one burial site, probably due to the taphonomic conditions. Other cases could only produce partial or none genetic profiles.     

Some archaeological gleanings from Gandhara on the north‐west frontier of India

Central Asia Central Asian Review. Vol. XIII, No. I, 1965. London, Central Asian Research Centre, 66a King's Road, London, S.W.3. Pp. 97. Maps. 10s.

Russia's Policy in Central Asia 1857–1868. By N. A. Khalfin. A condensed version of the original Russian by Hubert Evans. London, Central Asian Research Centre, 1964. Pp.107. Maps. Bibliog. 18s.

Communist China and Tibet. The First Dozen Years. By George Ginsburgs and Michael Mathos. Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, 1964. Pp. 218. Bibliog. Index. Dutch guilders, 23.25.

South Asia The Road to Freedom. By Sir Percival Griffiths. London, Ampersand, 1965. Pp. 207. Bibliog. 6s.

Modern India. By Sir Percival Griffiths. London, Ernest Benn, 1965. Pp. xiii + 300. Maps. Bibliog. Index. 37s. 6d.

Federalism in India. A Study of Union‐State Relations. By Asok Chanda. London, Allen and Unwin, 1965. Pp. 347. Bibliog. Index. 42s.

The Concept of the Secular State and India. By Ved Prakash Luthcra. London, Oxford University Press, 1964. Pp. ix + 187. Bibliog. Index. 22s.

India and the Commonwealth, 1885–1929. By S. R. Mehrotra. London, Allen and Unwin, 1965. Pp. 287. Bibliog. Index. 40s.

Indian Foreign Policy and the Border Dispute with China. By W. F. van Eekelen. The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff, 1964. Pp. ix + 220. Maps. Bibliog. Index. Dutch guilders 22.50.

Sind. A General Introduction. By H. T. Lambrick. (History of Sind Series—Vol. I.) Hyderabad (Sind): Sindhi Adabi Board, 1964. Pp. xv + 274. Maps. Illus. Glossary. Bibliog. Indexes.

Pakistan. Birth and Growth of a Muslim Nation. By Richard V. Weekes. London, D. Van Nostrand Co. Ltd., 1965. Pp. ix + 278. Maps. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 45s.

South‐West Asia Empire by Treaty. Britain and the Middle East in the Twentieth Century. By M. A. Fitzsimons. London, Ernest Benn Ltd., 1965. (Notre Dame University Press, Indiana, 1964.) Pp. xiv + 235. Maps. Index. 50s.

Arab Unity in Terms of Law. By M. F. Anabtawi. The Hague, Martinus Nijhof, 1963. Pp. 263. Bibliog. Guilders 18.

Arabian Oil Ventures. By H. St.J. Philby. The Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., 1964. Pp. xiii +134. Endpaper maps. Illus. $4.75.

The Covenant and the Sword. Arab‐Israeli Relations, 1948–56. By Earl Berger. London, Routledge and Kegan Paul; Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1965. Pp. ix + 245. Maps. Bibliog. Index. 35s.

Cross Roads to Israel. By Christopher Sykes. London, Collins, 1965. Pp. 479. Maps. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 42s.

Mandate Memories 1918–1948. By Norman and Helen Bentwich. London, Hogarth Press, 1965. Pp. 231. Index. 30s.

Ben Gurion. A Political Biography. By Maurice Edelman. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1964. Pp. 214. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 30s.

Arab Border‐Villages in Israel. By Abner Cohen. Manchester University Press, 1965. Pp. xiv +194. Map. Bibliog. Index. 30s.

Education in Israel. By Joseph S. Bentwich. London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1965. Pp. 204. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 24s.

South East Asia. Illusion and Reality in Politics and Economics. By Lennox A. Mills. Minnesota University Press; London, Oxford University Press, 1964. Pp. 365. Map. Index. 45s.

China and the Peace of Asia. Edited by Alastair Buchan. London, Chatto and Windus for the Institute for Strategic Studies, 1965. Pp. 253. Bibliog. 30s.

The Indo‐China War, 1945–54. A Study in Guerilla Warfare. By Edgar O'Bal‐lance. London, Faber, 1964. Pp. 285. Maps. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 35s.

Conflict in Laos. The Politics of Neutralization. By Arthur J. Dommen. London, Pall Mall Press, 1964. Pp. xiv + 338. Maps. Tables. Bibliog. Index. 40s.

The Communist Party of Indonesia, 1951–1963. By Donald Hindley. University of California Press and Cambridge University Press, 1964. Pp. 380. Maps. Bibliog. Index. $8.50. 68s.

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Communist China: The Early Years 1949–55. By A. Doak Barnett. London, Pall Mall Press, 1964. Pp. xiv + 336. Index. 42s.

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Li Hung‐Chang and the Huai Army. A Study in Nineteenth‐Century Regionalism. By Stanley Spector. Seattle, University of Washington Press, 1964. Pp. 359. Bibliog. Index. $9.50.

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Suye Mura. A Japanese Village. By John F. Embree. Chicago and London, University of Chicago Press, 1965. Pp. xxxi + 354. Maps. Illus. Bibliog. Index. Paperbound, 21s.

Government and People in Hong Kong 1841–1962. A Constitutional History. By G. B. Endacott. Hong Kong University Press; London, Oxford University Press, 1965. Pp. 263. Map. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 45s.

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The Forgotten Men. By Iain Adamson. London, G. Bell and Sons, 1965. Pp. 193. Map. 21 s.

The Gurkhas. By Harold James, M.C., and Denis Shiel‐Small, M.C. London, Macdonald, 1965. Pp.291. Maps. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 35s.

Six Minutes to Sunset. By Arthur Swinson. London, Peter Davies, 1964. Pp. vii + 215. Maps. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 30s.

Road to Nineveh. The Adventures and Excavations of Sir Austen Henry Layard. By Nora Kubie. London, Cassell, 1965. Pp. 303. Maps. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 36s.

Commissioner Lin and the Opium War. By Hsin‐Pao Chang. Harvard University Press; London, Oxford University Press, 1965. Pp. 319. Maps. Bibliog. Index. 56s.

Culture and Civilization The Eastern Key. Kitab al‐Ifadah wa'l I'tibar of Abd al‐Latif al‐Baghdadi. Translation by K. Hafuth Zand and John A. and Ivy E. Videan. London, Allen and Unwin, 1964. Pp. 293. 63s.

Islamic Architecture and its Decoration A.D. 800–1500. By Derek Hill and Oleg Grabar. A Photographic Survey with an Introductory Text. London, Faber, 1964. £6 6s.

The Golden Peaches of Samarkand. By Edward H. Schafer. The University of California Press: Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1963. Pp. 399. Illus. Bibliog. Notes. Index. 72s.

Horses in Japan. By Vivienne Kenrick. London, J. A. Allen and Co., 1964. Pp. 196. Illus. 25s.

Religion and Philosophy A History of Medieval Islam. By J. J. Saunders. London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1965. Pp. 219. Maps. Index. 32s.

The Spirit of Islam. By Syed Ameer Ali. London, Methuen, 1965. (University Paperbacks.) Pp. ix + 515. Bibliog. Index. 21s.

Ghazali's Book of Counsel for Kings (Nasihat al‐Mulūk). Translated by F. R. C. Bagley. Oxford University Press, 1964. Pp. lxxiv +197. 63s.

Studies in Christian Caucasian History. By Cyril Toumanoff. Georgetown University Press, 1963. Pp.601. Maps. Bibliog. Index.     

EU agencies' involvement in transboundary crisis response: Supporting efforts or leading coordination?

EU agencies have emerged as entities offering technical coordination to member states and support to the European Commission in different policy areas. Their expertise may play a role in responding to unexpected crises. Against this backdrop, we examine under which circumstances EU agencies, through their specialized expertise, are involved in transboundary crisis responses, and when they acquire a leading position in coordinating those responses. To do so, we study four agencies which faced crises: the EBA and the 2012 banking crisis; the ECDC and the 2014 Ebola outbreak; EFSA and the 2011 E. coli outbreak; and Frontex and the 2015 refugee crisis. Our findings discuss to what extent agencies' involvement in transboundary crises is related to functional (sector characteristics) and institutional (delegation of authority) variables. We also identify that under certain political conditions EU agencies' coordination capacity is activated, allowing them to emerge as leading institutions in transboundary crisis resolution.     

Logique sans vérité

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Rebuilding Utopia? Critical criminology and the difficult road of reconstruction in Latin America

This contribution assesses the developmentof criminology, during the last few decades, and contemplates the future course of critical criminology in view of developments in current capitalism, and their impact on ``Third World' societies (Latin America in particular).     

Watchdogs in Our Midst: How Presidents Monitor Coalitions in Brazil's Multiparty Presidential Regime

When delegating governing tasks to a coalition partner, the president would like to give a minister ample administrative powers to be able to effectively accomplish the political mission. Due to information asymmetries, the president runs the risk that this discretion might be used to pursue policy outcomes that may harm the president's preferences. This trade‐off between delegation and control is key to understanding governance strategies the president chooses to minimize agency risks and coordinate public policies. With Brazil as a case study, this article demonstrates that presidents have strategically made frequent use of junior ministers as watchdogs of coalition partners, especially when coalition allies are ideologically distant from the president's preferences. Yet neither the portfolio salience nor the president's decision to share powers with coalition partners proportionally seems to interfere in such strategic decisions.