Issues in Juvenile Program Implementation: A Case Study

Both adult and juvenile justice agencies seek to offer quality programs, but implementing a new program can be a difficult and daunting task. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the issues and concerns faced by one jurisdiction as a result of attempting to implement a new curfew check program. The goal is to share specific issues with general underlying solutions that may be utilized in other jurisdictions. An examination of the records of 79 juvenile offenders assigned to the program provides the information for this discussion. Results indicate that some basic assumptions of the program designers were incorrect, and that constant monitoring and the centralization of tasks were keys to program sustainability.     

在工程项目上开展劳动竞赛的认识与实践

工程项目是施工企业参与市场竞争、展示综合实力的前沿阵地,工会在项目上开展"五比一创"劳动竞赛,是挖掘和发挥全体员工的潜能,促进企业争市场、创信誉的绝好方式,其意义和效果显而易见。     

Improving the evaluation of anticrime programs: There’s work to be done

The summary version of the National Research Council’s report, Improving the Evaluation of Anticrime Programs, published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology, was accompanied by eight commentaries from distinguished criminology researchers. This paper responds to those thoughtful and provocative commentaries by further discussing the two broad questions that they raised: What anticrime programs should be evaluated and what methods should be used to evaluate them. The main themes of this response are that (a) evaluation is needed for the programs, practices, and policies in actual use, not only those developed by criminologists; (b) programs developed and tested by criminologists are more likely to be used if they build on existing programs and give as much attention to “implementability” as to theory; and (c) evaluation of practices, policies, and area-wide programs will be limited unless credible applications of observational and quasi-experimental methods can be developed.

Ex-offender employment programs and recidivism: A meta-analysis

One consequence of the tremendous growth in the number of persons under supervision of the criminal justice system, whether incarcerated, on parole, or on probation, is the effect of this criminal history on finding and keeping a job. Ex-offenders, especially those recently released from prison, face substantial barriers to many types of legal employment; nonetheless, stable employment is one of the best predictors of post-release success. Thus, policy-makers concerned about high recidivism rates face an obvious need to improve the employment prospects of ex-offenders. Over the last 25 years, many programs that were designed to increase employment (and, by so doing, reduce recidivism) among ex-offenders have been implemented and evaluated. [Wilson, D. B., Gallagher, C. A., Coggeshall, M. B. & MacKenzie, D. L. (1999). Corrections Management Quarterly 3(4), 8–18; Wilson, D. B., Gallagher, C. A. & MacKenzie, D. L. (2000). Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 37(4), 347–368] conducted a quantitative synthesis and meta-analysis of 33 evaluations of educational, vocational, and work programs for persons in correctional facilities. To date, however, the evaluation literature on employment programs for those with a criminal record who are not in custody has not been systematically reviewed. This paper presents the results of a quantitative meta-analysis of eight random assignment studies of such programs, using the Campbell Collaboration methodology. The results indicate that this group of community employment programs for ex-offenders did not reduce recidivism; however, the experimental design research on this question is small and does not include some of the promising community employment programs that have emerged in the last decade.     

坚持"一法两纲"提高妇女健康水平

妇幼卫生工作是公共卫生的重要组成部分,多年来,中国妇幼卫生工作以贯彻实施《中华人民共和国母婴保健法》、《中国妇女发展纲要(2001-2010)》和《中国儿童发展纲要(2001-2010)》为核心,开展以保护妇女生殖健康为主要内容的生殖保健服务,努力提高我国妇女的健康水平。在新时期,面对机遇和挑战,要不断适应人民群众日益增长的妇幼保健需求,坚持“以人为本”,发展以妇女为中心的生殖健康事业。     

中国电视选秀节目的现状与问题

"真人秀"是现代文化的传媒产物,它的出现印证了中国社会的开放性、开明性。一方面,开阔的时代催生了交流的渴望,沟通成为普遍的心理要求;另一方面,在这类节目大量充斥的背后,却是大众本能欲望被激发的现实,当电视通过种种"秀"来吻合这种草根文化、迎合欲望的表露的同时,也会有媒介的迷失、个人的迷失,电视秀成为集体精神活动的背后是个体意志的萎缩。因此,正视潮流起伏涨落之中的教训,倡导电视成为文化的载体,强调电视树立文化的品格,是中国电视传媒面临的迫切任务。     

客观最大化与视觉冲击力双赢的实现机制——以法制新闻报道为视角的考察

法制新闻在上个世纪末到本世纪初的最近几年才成为新闻学的一个新的分支学科,而这种新产生体系的不完整性,导致了各种不规范现象大量存在于法制新闻的报道中,其主要的是客观最大化和视觉冲击力间的矛盾.不同媒介的不同表现形式,所表现出来的矛盾形态也有所不同,从平衡两者之间的目的出发,应该从新闻标题的制作、正文的撰写、与电视节目特有的影像制作等方面,解决法制新闻中客观最大化和视觉冲击力之间的矛盾.     

汉语国际教育专业汉语语言类课程模块化教学体系研究

目前,普通高校汉语国际教育本科专业汉语语言类课程的教学大多还沿用以知识输入为导向的传统教学模式,已不能适应国际社会对汉语应用型人才的需求。因此,汉语语言类课程的教学改革已经成为一个亟待解决的问题,而实行模块化教学是解决上述问题的行之有效的途径。构建模块化的汉语国际教育专业汉语语言类课程体系,可提高该专业汉语语言类课程的教学效果,有助于促进人才培养目标的顺利实现。     

THE POLITICS OF RESEARCH: THE USE,ABUSE, AND MISUSE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA—THE CASES OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

This article examines the issue of how research is utilized, abused, and misused in policy and practice in the area of intimate partner violence (IPV). The article reviews and critically analyzes facts set forth for the purpose of claiming that IPV is a significant social problem and finds that many of these facts lack empirical support. The lack of evidence that supports theoretical explanations for IPV and recommended interventions hinders the ability to adequately respond to the problem of IPV.     

Improving evaluation of anti-crime programs: Summary of a National Research Council report★

This article summarizes a report of the National Research Council: Improving Evaluation of Anti-crime Programs. It is based on a workshop, held in September 2003, in which participants presented and discussed examples of evaluation-related studies that represent the methods and challenges associated with research at three levels: interventions directed toward individuals; interventions in neighborhoods, schools, prisons, or communities; and interventions at a broad policy level. The article, and the report on which it is based, is organized around five questions that require thoughtful analysis in the development of any evaluation plan: What questions should the evaluation address? When is it appropriate to conduct an impact evaluation? How should an impact evaluation be designed? How should the evaluation be implemented? What organizational infrastructure and procedures support high quality evaluation? The authors highlight major considerations in developing and implementing evaluation plans for criminal justice programs and make recommendations for improvement of government funded evaluation studies.