An empirical assessment of the AIDS Risk Reduction Model (ARRM) employing ordered probit analyses

The AIDS Risk Reduction Model (ARRM) is a conceptual model designed to explain the influence of knowledge and attitudes about AIDS/HIV on risk-related behaviors. This article measures the influence of the primary concepts associated with the ARRM (labeling, commitment, and enactment) on high-risk adolescent's knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported behaviors. Data were collected from 393 adolescents incarcerated in juvenile detention facilities. Ordered probit and ordinary least squares (OLS) analyses were conducted to determine which of several independent variables have the most impact on acceptance of the ARRM. Results indicated that the ARRM is effective for understanding the factors that influence AIDS risk avoidance. Findings also indicate that previous life experiences should be formally integrated into the model. Moreover, specific forms of enactment are associated with different factors. Suggestions as to how the ARRM may prove useful for promoting behavioral change among high-risk adolescents are provided.     

2006年中国律师业发展政策报告

前言2006年是我国实施“十一五”规划的开局之年。律师业面临着很好的发展机遇。党的十六届五中全会提出我国今后五年经济社会发展的总体目标、指导方针和重大部署,进一步拓展了律师法律服务的广度和深度。“十一五”规划建议明确提出要大力发展包括法律服务在内的现代服务业,将发展法律服务业纳入党和国家的工作大局,进一步提升了律师法律服务业的地位和作用。司法体制和工作机制改革的推进和重要法律的修改,对律师制度的完善产生了积极的影响。经过两年的律师队伍教育规范活动,律师队伍政治素质、业务素质和职业道德素质有了明显提高,广大…     

The Use of Contracting in the Public Sector

Around the world and especially in English-speaking countries there has been a wave of contract-based public sector management following on the heels of a wave of corporatisation and privatisation.