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Sex, lies, and videotape: The presentation of sex crime in local television news

The portrayal of sex crime in popular media is distorted and sensational. The media propagate several myths about sex crime and provide numerous inaccuracies about the nature and level of sex crime. Employing content analysis, this research sought to systematically and critically explore the presentation of sex crime in local television newscasts. The results revealed that approximately 10 percent of crime stories were sex related. In addition, the results suggested that sex crime stories were more likely to present fear, while being less likely to appear sensational or report motives. Finally, unlike the majority of crime stories, sex crime stories were more likely to be reported in the later stages of criminal justice, which included the court, sentencing, and disposition phase. These findings are discussed within the context of common depictions of sex crime. Essentially, victim credibility and fear are universal themes within the context of sex crime presentation.     

Does involuntary outpatient commitment lead to more intensive treatment?

Studies of involuntary outpatient commitment (OPC) among persons with severe mental illness have concluded that OPC is only effective in improving treatment outcomes when it is sustained for 6 months or longer and is combined with frequent outpatient services. This article explores factors that influence the delivery of outpatient services to subjects in a randomized trial of OPC and finds 2 general patterns. Outpatient visits were more frequent among all subjects with apparent clinical need, regardless of study assignment, and among subjects whose OPC was sustained beyond an initial court order. These results suggest that, in practice, sustained OPC represents a consensual agreement between clinicians and the court to more intensively address the complex needs of persons with severe and persistent mental illness.     

The emerging public service culture: values,ethics, and reforms

Abstract: Many public organizations have acknowledged the importance of shared valries to orpnizational success by developing a statement of their core values. These statements are a rich source of data on the values that these organizations deem to be most central to successful governance. Some experts argue that a focus on values is a preferable alternative both to restructuring an organization and to relying on rules for internal management. Rased in part on an analysis of the value statements of public organizations, this paper draws four conclusions. First, the new values associated with the new model of public organization have rapidly permeated the value system of the public service. Second, some of the new values reinforce some of the traditional ones. Third, the emerging public service culture will contain a blend of old and new values. Finally, three traditional values - integrity, accountability and fairness, equity — will occupy an especially prominent place in that emerging culture. Sommaire: Ayant reconnu que le succès d'une organisation exige le partage de valeurs communes, de nombreux organismes publics ont élaboré un énoncé de leurs valeurs fondamentales. Ces énoncés constituent une source précieuse de données sur les valeurs que ces organisations considèrent essentielles à une bonne gouverne. Selon certains experts, il est préférable de mettre l'accent sur les valeurs plutôt que de restructurer l'organisation ou de faire appel aux règles pour la gestion interne. Fondé en partie sur une analyse des énoncés de valeurs d'organismes publics, cet article propose quatre conclusions. Premièrement, les nouvelles valeurs associées au nouveau modèle d'organisation publique se sont rapidement frayé un chemin dans la fonction publique. Deuxièmement, certaines des nouvelles valeurs renforcent des valeurs traditionnelles. Troisièmement, la nouvelle culture de la fonction publique contiendra un mélange de valeurs anciennes et nouvelles. Quatrièmement, trois valeurs traditionnelles, à savoir, l'intégrité, la responsabilité et l'équité, occuperont une place de choix au sein de cette culture naissante.     

Group-specific component imaging from trace material using isoelectric focussing and electroblotting

GC-subtyping was carried out on blood stains, that had been made on glass and stored under room temperature-conditions. Using isoelectric focusing in polyacrylamide gel, followed by transfer to nitrocellulose membrane by semi-dry-electroblotting and detection with enzyme-linked antibody complex the GC-detection was possible even after 64 days. Methodical problems are discussed.