Comments (1) on ‘cultural differences in the behavior of terrorists’

By examining the historically progressive role of cultural property in terrorism and political violence, this paper reveals the evolving significance of art to international security. Over the past two centuries, abuse of antiquities and fine art has evolved from the spoils-of-war into a medium for conducting terrorism that strives to erase the cultural heritage of “the other.” In contrast to wartime destruction and plunder which date back millennia, the growth of the art market over the past fifty years has created opportunities for novel abuses of cultural property. Since World War II, maturing international awareness has recognized the threat which armed conflict and looting pose to cultural property, but in parallel, art trafficking and the politics of cultural property have become tools for transnational organized crime and terrorist groups. The resulting unique intersection of issues in art, politics, and counterterrorism forms the basis for a new field—cultural security. After an assessment of topical security threats which suggest the need for such a field, the paper concludes by speculating on international-security risks precipitating from antiquities trafficking and collecting.     

对当前预防和打击拐卖儿童犯罪的思考——昆明市公安机关预防和打击拐卖儿童犯罪专项整治分析

近年来,昆明市公安局不间断地组织专项打击整治行动,有效遏制了拐卖儿童犯罪案件的多发势头。但此类案件还是边打边发,难以有效根治。原因:1、买方市场巨大的需求,刺激着拐卖儿童犯罪的滋生与蔓延;2、城市外来务工人员违反计划生育,子女“放养”现象普遍。建议:1、从立法上加大对拐入地买方市场和买主的打击、惩处力度;2、对不履行监护职责的家长制定具体的处罚条款;3、出台打击拐卖儿童犯罪协作工作机制;4、建立全国性的失踪被拐儿童父母DNA数据库。     

论贩卖毒品罪认定的三个争议问题——以真实案例为研究素材

贩卖毒品严重威胁和危害了公众健康,是毒品犯罪中最为严重的一种犯罪。贩卖毒品罪是一种抽象危险犯,其侵犯的法益是公众的健康,因此必须根据贩卖毒品罪所侵害的法益来对"贩卖"进行实质性的解释。在吸毒人员贩卖毒品数量的认定上,应该结合案件的具体情况,根据2000年《南宁会议纪要》、2008年《大连会议纪要》以及2015年《武汉会议纪要》的规定进行判断和计算。"毒贩子"协助警察诱惑其他毒品犯罪分子出卖毒品,并在控制交付下抓获其他"毒贩子"的,应该认定为立功,但如果其立功线索系其家属通过不当手段所提供的,则不能认定为立功。     

Exploring the use of juju in Nigerian human trafficking networks: considerations for criminal investigators

This exploratory study examines a seemingly unique method of control used to psychologically bind Nigerian women and children to their traffickers. In order to manipulate the victims’ fear of spiritual retribution, they initially undergo a juju ritual whereby they swear an oath to the spirit world, promising not to escape or disclose their exploitation to the authorities. The aim of this research was to explore how this process affects the victim and what considerations this phenomena raises for criminal investigators. The methodology employed qualitative data obtained through interviews with front-line practitioners from the United Kingdom. Results suggest the oath is one of several mechanisms used by traffickers to instil fear. Others include rape, physical threats, threats of deportation and perceptions of police corruption. The main recommendations are to empathise with the victim’s fear of spiritual retribution; develop trust and rapport; take a joint-agency approach and provide access to psychological and spiritual counselling.     

Sex Workers and Cultural Policy: Mapping the Issues and Actors in Thailand

This article deals with the deeply controversial side of cultural tourism in mapping the position of the sex industry. In doing so, it places sex tourism in two epistemic contexts: one context expands the notion of cultural policies, the other notes the implicit and explicit origins and effects of cultural policies affecting sex work, although these positions are not mutually exclusive. Sex tourism, we argue, poses a particular challenge to the understandings embedded in these contexts. The sex industry points us to the limits of cultural policies, both in terms of expanding the scope of cultural industries and also in documenting their effects. So far, while we expand the list of cultural industries, the sex industry remains as the industry that must not speak its name. Officials do not want to name it; neither do they do much to stop it. Naming and mapping sex tourism is then a useful place to start. For empirical substantiation, Thailand is our case study. We document the cultural and economic importance of sex work. In doing so, we also remain sensitive to the context of racism, stigma, trafficking, and HIV/AIDS issues that intersect sex work.     

当前广东省有组织制贩毒品犯罪的特点分析

广东省地处的特殊地理位置造就了其在我国毒品问题或说毒品犯罪方面的特殊地位。随着毒品犯罪形势的不断发展，受国际贩毒集团犯罪形式、手段的影响，共同犯罪成为广东省毒品犯罪嫌疑人制贩毒的主要形式，其中广东省制。贩毒犯罪的有组织化趋势越来越突出。当前，广东省有组织制、贩毒品犯罪的形式特点、手段特点在我国都具有一定的代表性，研究这一特点对制定打击有组织制贩毒品犯罪有理论指导意义，同时也对其他省区打击毒品犯罪有一定的参考价值。     

祖国大陆与我国香港地区毒品犯罪比较

毒品犯罪是全球性的问题,引起了全世界的关注。如何减少和预防毒品犯罪,各国和地区都在作不懈努力。从香港地区毒品犯罪的历史发展,比较香港和大陆地区在持有毒品犯罪,走私、贩卖、运输、制造毒品罪,毒品原植物犯罪,非法提供麻醉品、精神药品罪等犯罪上的不同,及香港毒品犯罪的综合治疗措施的差异,有助于大陆和香港地区在求同存异的基础上加大司法领域的合作,共同应付毒品犯罪。     

惩治跨国贩运妇女儿童犯罪的现状、困境及对策

针对贩运妇女儿童犯罪日益猖獗和不断呈现出来的跨国有组织犯罪的发展趋势,各国有必要以联合国打击贩运人口的补充议定书为基础,建立打击贩运人口犯罪的国际合作机制,以有效遏制这类严重侵犯人权的犯罪,保护被贩卖的妇女、儿童的合法权益。     

零星贩毒的特点、打击难点及对策

打击零星贩毒是当前禁毒工作一项经常性的重要工作。零星贩毒具有隐蔽性强、风险小、交易快等特点 ,但社会危害性巨大 ,是禁吸工作的最大障碍。打击工作中在认识方面、证据方面和缉毒力量等方面都存在一些难点。为取得禁毒工作的全面胜利 ,必须研究打击零星贩毒的对策。主要是 :提高认识、转变观念 ,把打击零星贩毒工作放在与打击大宗贩毒同等重要的位置 ;加强宣传教育 ,增强全民禁毒意识 ;依法打击、强化证据 ,确保打击力度 ;完善立法、增加投入 ,加大打击力度。