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Walklate, S. (2001). Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice. Portland, OR: Willan Publishing. 201 pages.

Informers: Policing, Policy, Practice. Roger Billingsley, Teresa Nemitz, and Philip Bean (Ed.) William Publishing, Cullompton: Devon, UK, (2001) 179 pp. $59.95. ISBN 1–903240–07–7.     

Economic Crime and China’s High-Speed Railway: a Case Study of the Wenzhou Crash

Asian Journal of Criminology - China’s current structural dynamic of rewarding officials for generating vigorous and unprecedented growth is a double-edged sword: such a strategy assures...     

WTO for Trade and Development Post-Doha

The WTO Members’ negotiations under the Doha mandate onspecial and differential treatment (‘SDT’) and developmentissues have made little progress. The gap between developedcountries and developing countries in this regard seems toowide to be bridged. This gap originates from a fundamental differencein their basic stances on cross-cutting issues. In principle,without prejudice to currently available SDT under individualWTO Agreements, developing countries should be given flexibilitiesin implementing WTO rules, which may result in the rebalancingof rights and obligations of WTO Members but only when policymeasures at issue can contribute to particular developing countries’development needs and no alternative less-trade restrictivemeasures are reasonably available. After reviewing WTO Members’discussions since the adoption of the Doha Ministerial Declaration,this article suggests a ‘measure-specific ex ante approach’for a workable solution to bridging the gap between developedcountries and developing countries on SDT and development issues.     

传统无讼法律观的历史功能和当代价值

传统无讼法律观是中国传统法律文化的核心,在中国法制发展史上有着深远的影响.在传统社会中,这种法律观念在维护经济秩序、缓和社会矛盾、降低诉讼成本等方面,发挥过重要的社会功能.在进行社会主义法制建设、构建和谐社会的今天,它所包含的主张礼法并用、强调道德教化、注重纠纷调解等合理因素,对摒弃"法律万能主义"倾向、预防犯罪、节约司法成本仍然具有十分重要的借鉴价值.我们应该对其进行科学分析,吸取其精华,加以继承利用.     

Developing Public Safety and Crime Indicators in Taiwan

Many countries and international organisations (for example, the USA, England and Wales, Japan, the European Union and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) have developed measures of public safety and measures of the effectiveness of criminal justice agencies. This paper briefly considers the background to such comparative developments and relates these to the specific contextual conditions of Taiwan. We report the results of a study which reviewed the state of empirical indicator availability in Taiwan and sought to develop an indicator framework for those charged with the governmental task of ‘public safety’. The paper concludes by considering how such a framework can be implemented in Taiwan.     

中国古代司法的观念和制度略论

本文从观念与制度两方面对中国古代司法进行了探讨。中国古代司法的观念包括严格执法、经义决狱、屈法伸情、良吏司法等方面;中国古代的司法制度涉及审判机构、审判官吏、审判管辖、证据制度、普通审判程序、复审与死刑复核制度、判决的执行等。中国古代司法的观念和制度具有伦理指导、皇帝专权、实体优先、多元依据、"无讼"以求的特点,表现出在法与情、常与权、名与实等方面统一、协调的努力。中国古代社会的司法、审判的观念和制度的许多内容值得我们借鉴和吸纳。     

东北抗日联军的文化工作--纪念抗战胜利六十周年系列文章之十

东北抗日联军的文化工作是东北抗日联军在抗日斗争中提高部队文化水平,活跃部队生活,增强战斗力的重要活动措施。东北抗日联军在极其艰苦的斗争中十分重视文化工作,这对团结教育抗联部队,团结教育人民群众起了巨大作用。抗联的文化工作是抗联英勇斗争的闪光篇章。创办革命报刊创办革命报刊是各地党组织和军队领导人十分重视的一项工作。在南满游击区,曾先后编辑出版了《东边道反日报》、《东边道反日画报》、《人民革命军报》、《列宁旗》、《青年义勇军》、《救国青年》、《东北公众义勇画报》等多种报刊。这些报刊的内容很丰富,有党的文件…     

略论国企领导者的基本素质

国企领导者的素质直接关系和影响企业的生存与发展.国企领导者只有具备过硬的思想政治素质、一流的管理能力素质、全面的专业技术素质和良好的个性品质素质,才能带领企业职工克服种种困难,成为国有资产的创造者和守卫者.     

Explaining criminal victimization in Taiwan: A lifestyle approach

Routine activities and lifestyle-exposure theories were shaped and substantially tested in Western societies; this study extended their application to a non-Western context in Taiwan. Using the most recent but underutilized 2005 Taiwan Areas Criminal Victimization Survey, responses from a random sample of 18,046 participants were analyzed for robbery, assault, and personal larceny victimization. The findings showed that the risk factors associated with criminal victimization in Taiwan resembled those in Western nations, but anomalies also appeared. Females faced a higher risk of being robbed than males; married and affluent persons were more likely to be victims of personal larceny than not married or less affluent persons; and those who stayed home at night were more likely to be assaulted than those who went out at night. The discussion of these findings suggest that explaining victimization patterns involve more than victims' attributes or lifestyles; the social and cultural context should be considered as well.     

Prevalence and demographic correlates of intimate partner violence in Asian Americans

This study provides the first national estimates of the prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among Asian Americans. Population estimates are based on data from 1470 Asian Americans interviewed for the National Latino and Asian American Study. Interviews were conducted in English, Chinese, Tagalog, or Vietnamese. Results suggest that rates of IPV among Asian Americans are low compared to the general U.S. population. Minor violence victimization by a current intimate partner was reported by 10.2% of women and 12.0% of Asian American men. Notably, a greater proportion of participants admitted having perpetrated IPV than having been a victim. Predictors of IPV included younger age, higher SES, alcohol- and substance-use disorders, depression, ethnicity, and being U.S.-born. Results suggest the need for additional research to examine the interactions between gender, ethnicity, and acculturation to develop group-specific models of IPV risk and resilience within diverse Asian American groups.