Compliance with the Law in Slovenia: The Role of Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy

The empirical status of Tom Tyler’s (1990) process-based model of regulation is frustrated by the fact that most studies are conducted in the US, leaving open the question of whether similar effects can be observed in countries with different historical and political contexts. The current study tests two process-based model hypotheses using cross-sectional survey data from 683 young adults in Slovenia. The results reveal: (1) procedural justice judgments significantly shape individual perceptions of police legitimacy, and (2) perceived police legitimacy explains self-reported compliance with the law. Though slightly diminished in magnitude, the legitimacy effect persists when using an instrumental variable to address possible endogeneity bias and after statistically controlling for known correlates of law violating behavior (i.e., personal morality and low self-control). The findings also show that the legitimacy effect on compliance with different laws (e.g., littering and buying stolen property) varies depending on the operationalization of legitimacy (i.e., additive scale versus instrumental variable). While the findings indicate that the process-based model of regulation is germane to post-socialist countries such as Slovenia, more research focusing on the explanatory breadth of the model is necessary.     

人发毛干角蛋白电泳谱型的分析

本文用SDS-梯度(5.0～17.0％)聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳对150例中国人头发角蛋白组分进行了分析。结果表明,在150例人头发中,有6种不同类型的角蛋白电泳谱型。此1～6型发生频率分别为24％、12％、42％、7.3％、8.0％;及6.7％。用N-(3-芘)马来酰胺标记头发角蛋白巯基,证实人头发不同类型的角蛋白电泳谱型主要区别在低硫蛋白部位。作者认为,人头发角蛋白电泳谱型的差异可为法医学鉴定中的毛发个人识别提供重要的依据。     

Projecting the impact of the 1976 Medical Device Amendments on innovation in clinical chemistry tests

This paper is concerned with the impact of the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 and its implications in terms of innovation. With this objective the paper first describes the Medical Device Amendments of 1976. The paper then reports empirical evidence on the sources of a subset of innovations regulated by the Amendment's clinical chemistry diagnostic products. Finally, based on the pattern of innovations found, some thoughts are expressed about the likely effects of the Amendments.     

关于进一步完善我国监狱制度若干问题的思考

当前,我国经济与社会已进入改革发展的关键时期,民主法制进程大大加快。在此背景下,党中央国务院更加重视监狱工作,多次对监狱工作作出重要指示,提出新的要求,并将监狱体制改革作为中央司法体制和工作机制改革的重要内容之一,明确了“推进监狱体制改革,完善刑罚执行体制”的改革目标。为了适应新形势的需要,现就完善监狱制度的有关问题,谈些粗浅的认识。一、我国监狱制度的形成和现状在人类社会从简单走向复杂,从野蛮走向文明,从低级走向高级的进程中,监狱制度逐渐成为社会普遍关注的一个重大理论和实践课题,在不同历史发展时期有着不同的学…     

德国社区矫正概览

2005年6月12日至7月2日,司法部社区矫正业务培训团在德国进行了为期21天的培训交流。培训团先后到德国曼海姆大学法学院、曼海姆州法院、曼海姆青少年保护局、哈瑙家庭和青年人帮助协会、法兰克福律师事务所国际业务处、卡塞尔第二社会治疗院、卡塞尔地方法院、黑森州缓刑帮助者协会、柏林司法部、柏林司法部社会服务处、柏林青少年拘留所等单位进行培训交流。德方各接待单位分别就德国的法律体系、刑事司法概况、刑罚制度及执行理念,特别是缓刑帮助制度及实践等作了详细介绍。一、德国社区矫正的理念、制度与实践(一)德国社区矫正的涵义1、…     

COMMENTARY ON "EMPIRICAL AND ETHICAL PROBLEMS WITH CUSTODY RECOMMENDATIONS:"

Whether or not custody evaluators, testifying as expert witnesses, continue to make specific custody recommendations, custody decision making will continue to be based upon inadequate and untested evidence unless and until we reform the family court system in American courtrooms. Judges and lawyers must have specialized knowledge and training about such things as the developmental needs of children, the effects of divorce on children, domestic violence, and child safety issues; lawyers must develop litigation as well as mediation and negotiation skills; specialized family courts utilizing individual calendars and case management techniques must be established; and the complexities and intellectual challenges of family law cases needs to be recognized.