KEY LINKAGES BETWEEN CHILD WELFARE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT: SOCIAL FUNCTIONING IMPROVEMENTS AND CLIENT SATISFACTION IN A FAMILY DRUG TREATMENT COURT*

This article summarizes early findings regarding social functioning and client satisfaction from a longitudinal study of women receiving treatment in a family drug treatment court located in the Midwestern United States (N = 33). Drug treatment court participants were interviewed at program entry and when they had completed 6 months of treatment. Family drug court participants reported significant improvements in employment status and increases in earned income after 6 months of treatment. Respondents also reported improved social functioning and high overall levels of satisfaction with treatment. Findings and implications for future research are discussed.     

制定中国民法典婚姻家庭编的思考与建议

中国民法典的编纂工作已经全面启动 ,婚姻家庭制度将作为其中的一编。婚姻家庭编的立法体例和内容如何确定 ,直接关系到民法典体系的科学性和制作的完整性。就制定《中华人民共和国民法典》婚姻家庭编的立法体例和制度设计提出相应的建议 ,以填补婚姻立法的空白 ,进一步完善婚姻法的各项规定 ,更好地保护公民的合法权益     

刑事诉讼家庭模式的再评价--从对抗到合作

在现代社会,价值多元、利益分化,传统的刑事诉讼模式过分强调对抗,这种所谓"争斗模式"自身存在无法解决的种种矛盾,而以家庭模式为代表的合作型刑事诉讼模式提倡控辩双方通过对话与合作,寻求案件的解决.合作型刑事诉讼模式的产生,是与现代国家的发展样态相适应的,因此有必要对格里费斯的家庭模式重新加以探讨,以应对刑事程序的改革.     

FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCING AND CHILD PROTECTION MEDIATION: ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR PRIORITIZING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN CHILD WELFARE CASES

Family group conferencing (FGC) and child protection mediation maximize family engagement in child welfare cases by prioritizing families' roles in discussions and decisions. This article examines how FGC helps professionals to focus on family and community strengths, encourages family engagement, and provides targeted case plans for families and timely, permanent placements for children. It explores how courts and agencies use these interventions to empower families to contribute to resolutions in ways that are not possible in traditional litigation processes. These complementary processes help children and families by providing forums where families are allowed to make informed choices and take an active role in creating plans for their future.     

THE EMERGENCE OF TRIAGE IN FAMILY COURT SERVICES: THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR MANDATORY MEDIATION?*

Mandatory mediation has, since its inception in the 1980s, been at the heart of family court service agencies. However, changing times, more complex family problems, and a lack of court resources have created significant service delivery challenges. This article examines the emergence of variations of triage processes in family court service agencies as a response and contends that it is time to consider replacing the tiered service delivery model.     

创新教育改造方法初探

创新教育改造工作方法是提高教育改造质量,实现监狱工作新跨越的突破口。在继承以往有效的教育改造方法的同时,应对个案矫治、亲情教育、优秀传统文化教育、信息化教育、回归教育进行新的探索,赋予其新的内涵,从而带动监狱教育改造工作在新的起点上的创新发展。     

Crime, economic conditions, social interactions and family heritage

This paper tests whether factors referring to socio-economic aspects, family heritage, social interaction, habits and customs explain differences among violent and non-violent prisoners. Some of the results of the probit estimation show that economic issues are the main factors that stimulate the practice of non-violent crime. On the other hand, violent crimes results suggest that factors related to family heritage reduce this kind of crime. In relation to variables of social interaction, prisoners who were brought up in a good neighborhood have a lower probability of committing violent crimes.     

刑事诉讼中被追诉人及其家属证据知悉权研究

证据知悉权是被追诉人及其家属知情权的核心内容。我国刑事诉讼中阅卷制度的权利主体是辩护律师,学界对辩护律师阅卷权问题给予了较多研究,而对被追诉人及其家属证据知悉权问题则关注不够。核心问题有三个:一是无律师帮助的被追诉人证据知悉权的实现问题。二是有律师帮助的被追诉人的证据知悉权问题,即辩护律师能否将阅卷取得的证据材料披露给被追诉人。三是被追诉人家属的证据知悉权问题,即律师能否将阅卷、会见和调查取证所获得的证据材料向被追诉人家属披露。这三个问题无论在理论上还是在实践中都具有争议性,实有从法理上予以探讨的必要。应当在证据知悉权与相关权益进行权衡的基础上,制定解决问题的若干规则。     

EMPOWERMENT,INNOVATION, AND SERVICE: LAW SCHOOL PROGRAMS PROVIDE ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND INSTILL A COMMITMENT TO SERVE

Law schools around the country seek to fill the legal needs of their communities in ways that are both innovative and mutually beneficial to clients and students. This article describes five pro bono and clinical programs, at the University of Richmond School of Law, The Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University, Catholic University Columbus School of Law, the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and Vermont Law School, where law students, under the supervision of law professors or community professionals, provide assistance or legal representation to underserved and often marginalized populations needing help with family law problems, including parents accused of abuse and neglect, youth aging out of foster care, homeless families, survivors of domestic violence, homeless veterans with addiction problems, and female prisoners. To develop their programs, the five law schools from the outset collaborated with partners in the community, and they continue to do so as their programs expand and evolve. In addition to helping and empowering clients, these law schools are providing experiential learning opportunities that are transformative for their students. The authors hope that these programs will be instructive for law schools, other academic institutions, the legal community, and community organizations in developing creative collaborations to ensure better access to justice.