Ethnicity, gender, and the Level of Service Inventory-Revised

Offender assessment and classification is becoming an increasingly important part of correctional supervision and intervention. Over the last several decades, several different methods and “generations” of offender classification have emerged. Of most value appear to be third-generation, actuarial, dynamic risk/need assessments. With any new correctional strategy, however, there is a need to investigate the use of these risk/need assessments on offender subgroups in order to inform issues, such as reliability and prevalence of criminogenic risk factors. The present study utilized data that were gathered using the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R). Results and comparisons of these assessments were investigated and presented for Native American and non-Native American offenders as well as male and female offenders. Discussion of the results, implications, and recommendations for further research are presented.     

中亚:全球能源争夺的热点

俄、美、欧围绕中亚和里海地区油气资源的角逐使该地区成为全球能源争夺战中的战略热点。中亚和里海沿岸国家为谋取本国利益的最大化,积极开展多方位外交。大国在中亚的能源争夺战中谁都不能独占鳌头,而只能是竞争与合作并存。     

The view from below: Local government and Putin's reforms

Local government reforms in contemporary Russia are placed in the broader contexts of political reform under Putin and the historical relationship between local administration and the state. Reforms of local government thus help illuminate the architecture of contemporary state building in Russia and the degree to which contemporary Russia perpetuates political traditions. This study reviews the antecedent action in local government prior to the Putin era. It then examines the Kozak Commission and the new law on local government, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of these reforms. Finally, this study examines the challenges of implementing the reforms and what these challenges tell us about devolution and centralisation under Putin.     

试析布什政府的"政权改变"政策

“政权改变”是布什政府对外政策的重要内容。本文试图在分析布什“政权改变”政策特点的基础上,剖析其本质弱点、特性及内在矛盾性,进而探讨美国“政权改变”政策的变化及前景。