Long-term success in mediation

This article reports the results of a study of the antecedents of long-term success in community mediation. Seventy-three mediation sessions were recorded and content analyzed. The participants were interviewed at two points: immediately after mediation and 4 to 8 months later. No relationship was found between the quality of the agreements—i.e., the extent to which they solved immediate problems- and long-term success as measured by compliance, improved relations between the parties, and the absence of new problems. On the other hand, joint problem solving by the disputants was related to complainant perceptions of improved relations with the other party. Also respondent perceptions that the mediation had been fair and that all the problems had come out were related to all aspects of long-term success in the eyes of the complainant. The latter results support a procedural justice analysis of mediation and underline the importance of mediator attention to the respondent.     

试论经侦协作机制

经济犯罪侦查协作制度是打击经济犯罪的社会需要与经济犯罪侦查管辖制度之间矛盾的产物 ,当前我国的经侦协作已经取得了一些成绩 ,但也存在一些问题。本文探讨了如何从经侦协作制度、机制、内容上对现有经侦协作机制实行优化。     

Senator Opposition to Supreme Court Nominations: Reference Dependence on the Departing Justice

Research indicates that senators evaluate U.S. Supreme Court nominations on two ideological dimensions: the distance between themselves and the nominee, and the potential effect confirmation would have on the Court median. My analysis of nominations from 1968 to 2006 provides evidence that senators are also influenced by the ideological contrast between the nominee and the departing justice.     

非传统工业化:青藏高原区域发展的必然选择

从国家的生态安全考虑,青藏高原地区不可能也不允许走发达国家和地区曾经走过的“先污染,后治理”的传统工业化道路。而解决好青藏高原的资源、生态环境与发展问题,也不可能通过市场机制的自由运行或纯自然放任的方式走上良性循环。解决市场失效和外部性问题的关键是科学而有效的政策。     

知识产权与人权:后TRIPS时代的知识产权国际保护

TRIPS的产生,在促进知识产权国际保护发展的同时,也被认为造成了知识产权制度与国际人权法之间的冲突。从立法宗旨上讲,不管对知识产权采用什么样的措辞,知识产权保护应与维护人类尊严和实现其他人权相一致。所以,我们必须开展有关研究工作,探寻如何在包括TRIPS在内的国际条约框架下,协调好知识产权与人权之间的关系;具体说来,知识产权国际保护制度必须以国际人权公约的价值取向为指导,在保护作者精神权、隐私权、公共健康与环境等方面进行制度改革。     

Reducing lockup crowding with expedited initial processing of minor offenders

This article assesses the effects of one jurisdiction's attempt to control its lockup population through creation of a separate processing center designed to expedite initial processing of individuals charged with misdemeanors and minor felonies. In the new center, cases were screened and initial hearings held around-the-clock, seven days per week. “Before” and “after” samples of arrestees are compared on prosecutorial screening time, time to court, and time in custody. The results show significant reductions in case screening and length of time to initial court hearing. Individuals released on recognizance and those with no charges filed spent significantly less time in custody and saved considerable bed space for the jurisdiction. Individuals with bond set experienced no reductions in length of custody. Collateral consequences of the new facility included improved procedural justice, expanded detention capacity in the county, and an end to part of the federal litigation.     

国外劳动力市场中的中国移民社会身份认同危机——以意大利普拉托中国工人为例

现在在国外的劳动力市场中,中国劳工已占有一定的比例.每个国家中的中国劳工的生存环境很不相同.在意大利,中国劳工不仅对意大利主流社会毫无概念,而且对由华人建立的普拉托的主流华人社会也不熟悉,然而他们却只能依靠这一陌生而又"熟悉"的华人社会进行个人发展.     

政府参与企业制度创新方式研究

文章利用制度经济学的理论和方法,将政府参与企业制度创新的方式分为政府无为型创新、政府强制型创新和政府诱导型创新三种,并通过成本-收益分析指出不同制度创新方式各自的适用对象.     

The use of the laser for determining the direction of the shots and the position of the victim's body in gunshot wounds

In this article a practical case is described when gunshot directions and position of a victim's body at the moment of each shot were determined by natural simulation using an LG-78 laser (made in the form of a gun).