Criteria for differentiating self- or other-inflicted injuries of alleged or real victims

A synoptic study of six cases of self-inflicted sharp force injuries is presented, where young, mostly female people had simulated assaults to gain sympathy or other personal advantage. The morphological distinctives of simulated assault wounds from such of real assault are worked out and the common situative and motivative background is cleared up.     

大练基本功 提高战斗力－在全省禁毒民警任职资格培训班上的讲话（节选）

全省禁毒民警任职资格培训在我省乃至全国来说都尚属首次。为什么公安部和省公安厅会下这么大的决心、花这么大的精力来抓此事呢 ?一是“科教兴国”战略实施的时代要求 ;二是当前境内外严峻的毒情形势所迫 ;三是建立一支高素质禁毒队伍所需。为了深入、持久而稳步地推进禁毒民警培训工作 ,把全省禁毒民警的综合素质提高到一个新的水平。一是树立全新观念 ;二是增强机遇意识 ;三是提高实践能力。     

Survival analysis: A survey

This paper is a survey of statistical methods used to analyze the length of time until a specified event occurs. These models have often been used to analyze the survival times (i.e., time until death) of medical patients, and so the term survival analysis is natural. In criminology, the main application of these models has been to analyze the time until recidivism, but many other applications are possible. The paper summarizes the statistical literature on survival analysis, and describes its applications in criminology. The methods are illustrated by an application to the prediction of time until recidivism for a sample of North Carolina prison releasees.     

Death caused by orphenadine poisoning

The number of deaths as a consequence of orphenadine poisoning seems to increase, mostly among severely psychotic males. The lethal dose corresponds to the weekly average dose used in the treatment of neuroleptic extrapyramidal side effects. Based on the literature, the serious, rapidly incipient, cardiac, and neurologic symptoms of poisoning are emphasized. The handing out of orphenadine to suicidal persons must be restricted, and even small overdoses (1-2 g) ought to result in the immediate initiation of observation at an intensive care unit.