Randomized experiments in criminology: What have we learned in the last two decades?

This paper aims to review randomized experiments in criminology with offending outcomes and reasonably large numbers that were published between 1982 and 2004. A total of 83 experiments are summarized, compared with only 35 published between 1957 and 1981: 12 on policing, 13 on prevention, 14 on corrections, 22 on courts, and 22 on community interventions. Randomized experiments are still relatively uncommon, but there have been more large-scale multi-site experiments and replication programs. There have also been several experiments in which 100 or more places were randomly assigned. Relatively few experiments (only 10 out of 83) were conducted outside the United States. Meta-analyses suggest that prevention methods, correctional therapy, batterer programs, drug courts, juvenile restitution and deterrent policing were effective in reducing offending, while Scared Straight and boot camp programs caused a significant increase in offending.     

法律特权表征之剖析

表征即特征,是事物本质属性的反映,是区分事物的标准。掌握法律特权的表征体系,我们可以把法律特权与法外的所谓"特权"(即贬义色彩的特权)区分开来。特权有七个表征:特权之权利主体范围狭窄,特权就是豁免权,特权优越于普通权利,特权是有法律边界的自由,有些特权不允许转让、放弃,特权者亦需承担特定的法律义务,特权之创设应操于君主或民意机关。     

信用证诈骗罪新探

信用证诈骗罪是我国修订刑法从普通诈骗罪中分离出来的新型犯罪,近年来发案率较高,危害巨大,司法机关在法律适用上存在不少疑难急议问题.本文对信用证诈骗罪犯罪的构成和认定中的若干问题予以探讨.     

试论公共场所英语翻译问题

随着改革开放的日益深入,公共场所使用英语的现象日益增多,但是由于这些英语的误译,导致了误解。这就阻碍了我国的对外交流,损害了交际的有效性。因此,规范公共场所英语翻译显得极其必要。     

Analyzing linked systems of negotiations

This article presents a conceptual framework for analyzing the structure and dynamics of what the authors call linked systems of negotiations. Even such seemingly straightforward transactions as the purchase of a family car tend to involve linked negotiations. The framework highlights the importance of internegotiation processes in shaping Zones of Possible Agreement, and proposes a typology of linkage. By mapping out and reengineering linked systems, negotiators can enhance their ability to shape the structure within which their negotiations take place.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Sheldon S. Wolin:</Emphasis> Tocqueville between two worlds: The making of a political and theoretical life

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Sheldon S. Wolin: Tocqueville between two worlds: The making of a political and theoretical life Princeton/Oxford: Princeton University Press 2001, 650 S., $ 24,95

     

Selbstentfesselung in kleinen Schritten? Deutschlands Außenpolitik zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts

Ohne Zusammenfassung Der Beitrag wurde bereits Anfang Januar 2003 abgeschlossen und konnte bis Mitte Februar nur noch geringfügig erg?nzt werden. Der Verfasser ist Herrn Fariborz Zelli, M.A., für seine Mithilfe bei der Vorbereitung dieses Essays zu gro?em Dank verpflichtet.