CRIMINAL ACHIEVEMENT, OFFENDER NETWORKS AND THE BENEFITS OF LOW SELF-CONTROL

This study follows recent research on criminal earnings and examines the impact of underlying traits (low self-control) and personal organization features (nonredundant networking) on the criminal earnings of a sample of incarcerated offenders previously involved in market and predatory crimes. Controlling for various background factors (age, noncriminal income, lambda and costs of doing crime), both low self-control and nonredundant networking independently explain why some offenders are more successful than others in achieving higher monetary standards through crime. Although efficient, brokerage-like networking enhances market offenders' earnings, low self-control emerges as an asset for predatory offenders: the lower their self-control, the higher their criminal earnings. For market offenders, however, low self-control has no direct effect, but it does mitigate the impact of effective networking on criminal earnings. The results emerging from this study have implications for Gottfredson and Hirschi's theory of crime and the advent of a criminal network perspective. Extensions are also made toward the conventional/criminal embeddedness framework and deterrence research.     

EVA：一个有效的业绩评价体系

EVA的本质是经济利润。以EVA指标为核心的单一目标业绩评价体系是目前许多国外公司采取的业绩评价的主要方法,许多采取EVA业绩评价体系的公司都取得了高出同类公司的良好业绩。在倡导价值管理的今天,我国的企业应该尝试建立一个有效的业绩评价体系,以提升企业的竞争能力。     

杨学荣黑社会性质组织案件剖析与侦查工作得失

杨学荣黑社会性质组织案件是公安部挂牌督办的特大案件,该涉黑集团的组织结构、经济基础、作案手段等极具典型性,对该案的侦查在指挥督导、侦查谋略等方面获得了重要经验,但侦查过程中也出现了一些失误,应认真反思。     

跨国公司转移定价及我国的税制对策

在我国的许多跨国公司滥用转移定价,以实现其市场目标。这不仅给我国带来了巨大的税收损失,而且也破坏了公平的税收环境,给中国的正常经济活动造成了很大的利益损失。这就要求中国政府必须有效地防范外方投资者利用转移定价避税。     

研究“后过渡期”特点 促进中国经济稳定发展

入世后3年,中国的国民经济始终保持着平稳快速增长,对世界经济的影响力也在不断增强。2004年底到2006年底是中国入世的后过渡期。能否准确认识和把握后过渡期特点,能否从更大范围和更宽视野统筹国内发展和对外开放,能否充分运用WTO规则以趋利避害,提高应对市场开放冲击的有效性,关系中国能否顺利度过后过渡期,关系中国经济的长期繁荣稳定。     

山西历史上的两次服饰文化变革

“胡服骑射”和“易服改制”是历史上发生在山西的两次著名的服饰文化变革 ,变革的内容始终围绕民族性和时代感这一文化内涵中最核心的部分。两次变革都对中华民族服饰文化的发展起到了巨大的推动作用。从文化发展的角度看 ,这两次变革是民族服饰文化长期碰撞与融合的结果 ,也是山西的先民们大胆吸收外来文化的结果。     

Participation in Extracurricular Activities and Adolescent Adjustment: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Findings

This study extends previous understanding of the association between adolescent extracurricular activity participation and adjustment by asking whether participation in school-based extracurricular activities is associated with lower substance use and depression, higher grades and academic aspirations, and more positive attitude toward school. In addition, it examines the role of life events stress and time spent in activities as potential moderators of the association. Data come from an ethnically diverse sample of adolescents from 6 California highschools (N = 3,761). Cross-sectional results suggest participation is associated with more positive adolescent outcomes for all variables except alcohol use and depression, controlling for gender, ethnicity, and grade. Longitudinal analyses are consistent with these findings. Cumulative participation over a 3-year period predicts adolescent outcomes controlling for both Time 1 outcomes and demographic characteristics. In addition, within-person analyses reveal year-to-year covariation of participation and positive outcomes. Dr. Darling is a developmental psychologist whose research focuses on social relationships during adolescence, with a special interest in contextual variation in developmental processes.     

The Development of Stereotypes About the Rich and Poor: Age,Race, and Family Income Differences in Beliefs

African American and European American 4th, 6th, and 8th graders rated the competence of rich and poor children in academics (i.e., math, science, reading, writing, school grades, smartness), sports, and music. In contrast to middle school students, 4th graders favored the rich in all 3 domains. Youth of both races reported that the rich were more competent in academics than the poor; these beliefs were especially pronounced among Black youth. White, older, and more affluent students favored the poor in sports, whereas their counterparts either favored the rich or were egalitarian. No interactions were found between grade and race or grade and family income. The implications of these beliefs for policy and identity development theory are discussed. Doctoral student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Research interests include the influence of race identity, race socialization, and stereotypes on the academic achievement of African American youth. Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Received Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Notre Dame. Her research specialty is the development of children's achievement-related beliefs. Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan. Received Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Research interests include predictors of academic self-views in children and adolescents.