Local administration of community psychological servicest

The paper examines the necessity of delivering community psychological services and outlines the role of local government. The research employs both quantitative and qualitative techniques, primarily surveys, questionnaires and interviews. There are increasing psychological problems in China, in particular in first-tier cities such as Shanghai. Municipal administration of said services is discussed in terms of location, community awareness and attitude. Moreover, the extensive use of civilian volunteers, managed by the local government, is analyzed since it is integral to the effective delivering of community psychological services. The case of Liangcheng Community presents positive results achieved in delivering psychological services. It describes the experience of local administrators as well as their focus. Furthermore, the study looks at the consciousness of staff, the involvement of civilian volunteers, the available funding and the support of professional institutes. This paper also discusses the main reasons of the shortage of delivering these services in most communities in China. They are to be a lack of supervision from the central government, poor awareness of local administration, a severe lack of relevant skills and experiences in this field, and ineffective implementation by local administration. Finally, the paper attempts to make clear the daunting challenges faced by the local administration in dealing with this serious social issue in China. Besides the huge number and the types of mental illness, there is also a shortage of professional people. Public perception needs to be changed and more funding should be redirected into the necessary services.     

公安机关创新流动人口服务管理机制基本法律问题

流动人口服务管理程序主要涉及流动人口服务管理法律适用包括管理、调查取证、行政强制措施等程序规定。在对流动人口的法律保障方面,我国宪法法律和行政法规中仍然存在着立法上的空白和限制;流动人口服务管理的执法理念在于警察调查权与流动人口基本权益的平衡。因此,针对流动人口服务管理领域的立法、司法和行政活动,对其基本理念、范畴和职能定位的系统梳理显得尤为重要。     

Integration or Building Resilience: What Should the Goal Be in Refugee Resettlement?

The article presents a qualitative study of 110 providers and administrators of refugee services from four countries: United States, Switzerland, Germany, and Iceland. Of the total participants, 28 were male and 82 were female. The sample consisted of 83 social workers who provided direct services to refugees and 27 administrators who managed the programs. The interviews occurred over a period of 3 years from January 2014 to January 2017. The participants described what they perceived to be the goals of resettlement and the successful outcomes of their work with refugees. Findings show that providers and administrators varied in what they believed to be the goals and outcomes, with three main differences emerging: (1) lessening the transition burden; (2) acquisition of language and securing self-sufficient employment; and (3) enhancing the integration of resilience within the refugee. These differences are discussed in terms of how they differ in resources required and in outcomes. The implications of these differences are addressed.     

Should Love Conquer Evidence in Policy‐Making? Challenges in Implementing Random Drug‐Testing of Welfare Recipients in Australia

The Australian Government announced in its 2017 budget that it would trial random drug‐testing of recipients of the Newstart Allowance and Youth Allowance in three locations from January 2018. The Prime Minister described it as a policy ‘based on love’, but that sentiment is hard to find in the policy rhetoric, which situates it in a suite of measures designed to ‘ensure taxpayers’ money is not being used to fund drug addictions which are creating significant barriers to employment'. The policy may make it harder for people to buy drugs with their welfare payments, through income management, but research suggests it will not help them overcome addiction and its costs will exceed any savings it generates in income support. Furthermore, the policy perpetuates ‘medicalisation’ of the problem of long‐term unemployment by suggesting it stems from deficiencies in individuals that can be ‘treated’, despite evidence to the contrary. Finally, the policy claims to close loopholes in enforcement of mutual obligation requirements without addressing structural weaknesses in the welfare‐to‐work model. Each of these issues will pose challenges for those charged with implementing the policy.     

What have we learned from the last three decades of empirical studies on factors driving local privatisation?

Scholarly empirical studies on factors that motivate local privatisation have greatly grown in the last decade. As well, having available better and more comprehensive databases and using more refined empirical techniques have made possible to enhance our understanding of the dynamics of local privatisation, particularly in many European countries. The influence of fiscal stress, cost considerations – scale economies as well as transaction costs – and political partisan interests is usually confirmed. Furthermore, ideological attitudes appear to be more influential than they seemed to be, particularly when considering social services, rather than the technical ones.     

Heroic Action and Its Discontents: Safe Horizon’s Response to 9/11

Based on first-hand qualitative research, this article describes and analyzes the significant role that a local, New York City-based social service agency played in responding to 9/11; the sources of its notable ability to provide assistance to individuals and families affected by this terrorist attack; and the structural strains and unanticipated divisions within the agency that the heroism of its fervid engagement nevertheless engendered.

犯罪嫌疑人从宽期待供述动机形成机制之实证研究

犯罪嫌疑人在讯问过程中,基于自我保护的本能,有较强的对抗讯问的意志。在面对是否供述罪行的动机选择中,犯罪嫌疑人自身存在的期待得到从宽处理的优势需要,与讯问人员使用的恰当的讯问方法相结合,即可以促使其产生供述动机。对犯罪嫌疑人所作的调查结果表明,侦查人员对犯罪嫌疑人讲明主动供述罪行可以得到从宽处理,同时结合亲情感化和唤醒良知等方法,对有从宽期待的犯罪嫌疑人具有较为积极的影响。     

两岸政治定位的分歧处理及建议

本文以两岸关系的政治定位为中心,结合实际,通过对国家与政府、两岸、国家继承与政府继承、国家承认与政府承认、分裂与分离等基本概念进行学理上的辨析,以建立两岸政治定位分析的理论基础。通过对两岸政治定位分歧诊断及处理的考察,认为“一个中国”框架下明晰的两岸政治定位有利于推动两岸和平发展,进而提出“一个中国,两个平等政权,中国代表权互补”两岸政治定位底线的建议,而一个双方都能接受的两岸政治定位也将有助于解决两岸“一个中国”意涵之争。     

技术与民生:在线政务服务影响公共服务满意度的经验研究

本文应用期望不一致理论分析了在线政务服务对公共服务满意度的影响。在理论分析的基础上,采用Tobit模型,从公共教育、医疗卫生、住房保障、劳动就业、社会保障五个方面进行实证检验。实证研究结果表明:在线政务服务显著提升了公共服务的公众满意度,增强了人民群众的获得感;显著的在线政务服务区域差异不利于公共服务满意度的提升。进一步,本文利用有序Probit模型探讨了在线政务服务影响公共服务满意度的路径。研究发现,在线政务服务主要通过提升公共服务资源分布均衡度与获取公共服务资源便捷度的满意度来提升公共服务满意度。