THE EFFECT OF GENDER ON THE DECISION TO INCARCERATE BEFORE AND AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF SENTENCING GUIDELINES*

The present study explores the relationships between gender and imprisonment decisions in Minnesota before and after the introduction of sentencing guidelines. Results from a series of logistic regression models indicate that gender alone did not have a significant impact on the likelihood of imprisonment, but women with dependent children were significantly less likely to be imprisoned before sentencing guidelines and in the years subsequent to their implementation. The findings suggest that despite the introduction of sentencing reforms, court officials tend to return to issues of substantive justice, and they appear unable to shed their individual or organizational ideas of fairness in sentencing.     

买卖性造船合同下的所有权安排

顺应国际潮流,主张将造船合同归类为买卖合同,而非归类于承揽合同,并在此基础上,结合国际私法理论和英国法院的典型案例,对买卖性造船合同下的三种所有权安排进行了比较和分析。     

审查起诉的证据运用能力

查明证据是否确实充分,是审查起诉中的关键内容。现代刑事诉讼是建立在证据裁判主义的基础上的,检察机关作为国家公诉机关,承担着证明被告人有罪或无罪、罪重或罪轻的证明责任。因此,加强检察机关在审查起诉工作中的证据运用能力变得尤为迫切。一、更新公诉案件的证据标准观念纵观学术界的探索和研究,关于公诉案件的证明标准,目前存在三种观点,即同一说、基本同一说、区别说。同一说认为,公诉案件的证明标准与有罪判决的证明标准是同一的;基本同一说,所持观点与同一说有共通之处,但是它考虑到检察机关的控诉职责,认为不能过分抑制公诉的发动,因此在确认起     

应用经济学的经世致用

《二十世纪中国社会科学》(共十三卷,由上海市社会科学界联合会发起、组织编纂)问世了,不同学科领域的专家学者们以认真负责的态度、孜孜不倦的努力,向我们奉献了这份集智慧、精神、思想于一体的丰厚财富。100年,是一个漫长的过程,社会历经沧桑变迁,而社会科学的发展变化也是跌宕起伏、纷繁复杂。毋用置疑,将这一过程系统地进行细致而又严谨的梳理,一定是一个浩大的工程,其任务的繁重也可想而知。日前,在《二十世纪中国社会科学》的发布会上,各卷的主编交流了编后感。从中能体会编者们的编纂思路及寄予其中的期许。本刊选辑部分发言,以飨读者。     

ENTER THE DRAGON: INSIDE CHINESE HUMAN SMUGGLING ORGANIZATIONS*

This paper examines the inner workings of Chinese human smuggling organizations. Contrary to widely held conceptions about Chinese organized crime, most alien smugglers are otherwise ordinary citizens whose familial networks and fortuitous social contacts have enabled them to pool resources to transport human cargoes around the world. They come from diverse backgrounds and form temporary alliances to carry out smuggling operations. With the exception of a shared commitment to making money, little holds them together. The smuggling organizations mostly resemble ad hoc task forces and are assembled for specific operations. These organizations have clear divisions of labor with limited hierarchical structures. We discuss the theoretical implications of their unique organizational characteristics.     

数字化技术对党校图书馆建设的影响

随着党校数字图书馆工程建设的发展,全国党校图书馆将不可避免进入数字化。本文从不同角度探讨了数字化技术对党校传统图书馆的影响以及如何应对和适应数字化技术所带来的变化。     

外国政党动态

6月16日,德国左翼党-民社党、劳动与社会公正选举抉择党两个左翼政党正式宣告合并为德国左翼党,左翼党实行双主席制,左翼党-民社党主席比斯基、劳动与社会公正选举抉择党领导人拉方丹分别当选该党双主席.     

非物质文化遗产商业开发中的利益分享机制之确立

非物质文化遗产不仅具有宝贵的文化价值,同时还蕴含着丰富的经济价值.随着社会对非物质文化遗产商业开发程度的加剧,商业开发中的利益分享机制亟待建立.非物质文化遗产管理机构的设置、知情同意原则的应用、非物质文化遗产信息平台的建立都和利益分享机制密切相关.实现利益分享的具体方式包括合作开发、合资开发、发源地投资、知识产权共享、金钱补偿等七种具体方式.