浅议公安院校的心理健康教育

通过对公安院校学生的心理健康状况的分析,可以看出公安院校学生的心理问题具有鲜明特点,这就要求公安院校应采取针对性的措施,实施有特色的心理健康教育,帮助学生提高心理健康水平,促进身心和谐发展,培养出合格的人民警察,将来才能承担起国家、社会、人民赋予的重任。     

大学生劳动者主体资格的法律思考

大学生就业已经日益成为一个备受社会各界关注的热点问题。大学生是否具备劳动者主体资格,与企业所订劳动合同是否有效,一般群众有争议,一些法官也有不同认识。在校大学生兼职是否成立劳动关系不能仅仅因为他们的大学生身份一概而论,他们在从事具体工作时的角色就是普通的劳动者,应根据个案的实际情况判断他们是否与雇主建立《劳动法》所调整的劳动关系。     

村民自治背景下农民利益表达机制的完善

村民自治作为村民参与管理的农村政治制度,是一种有中国特色的基层民主形式。村民自治赋予了村民更多的话语权。在村民自治背景下健全和完善农民利益表达机制,确保农民群众依法行使当家作主的权利,是推进社会主义新农村建设和维护农民权益的重要举措。     

公安院校学生激励机制的优化——以人的全面发展为视角

公安高等院校的学生激励机制是引导和培养学生发展的最重要的平台,由于种种原因,公安院校现有的学生激励机制存在着过分强调学习成绩、激励机制单一化的缺陷,不适应新形势下公安实战对全面发展的公安高等应用人才的需要和期待。应采取切实有效措施,以建立全面的、科学的、完善的学生激励机制。     

Armed and academic: Perceptions of college students on concealed carry on campus policies

Following the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech, policymakers have sought ways to improve safety on college and university campuses nationwide. Among the more recent proposals is to permit concealed handgun licensees to carry on campus. To date, eight states have enacted legislation implementing this measure. A limited body of research considers the perceptions of students and other members of the campus community about these laws and their passage. The present study seeks to offer a new perspective, assessing student opinions about the recently passed legislation in Texas and whether they would support such a law in a state with strict gun control measures in place. The results indicate that while students collectively did not support concealed carry on their campus, males, Republicans, and gun owners were significantly more likely to express attitudes favorable of the law. Policy implications for its implementation, as well as limitations of the study, are considered.     

Bridal pregnancy and women’s educational attainment in South Korea, 1970–2009

We examine the link between marriage and fertility in South Korea by focusing on the historic trend of bridal pregnancy (marriage preceded by pregnancy) over the four decadal marriage cohorts since the 1970s. We first demonstrate how the rate of bridal pregnancy changes over the observed period and then investigate the educational differentials in the trend. These inquiries are examined by analyzing a sample of 29,213 ever-married Korean women from recently pooled data from the National Survey of Fertility and Family Health (NSFFH). The results show that bridal pregnancy has increased from 16% in the 1970s marriage cohort to 20% in the 2000s marriage cohort. In response to class differentials, while bridal pregnancy has been more prevalent among less-educated women than among their counterparts, bridal pregnancy has increased across all education groups over time. In addition, the magnitudes of increase are more noticeable among highly educated women of recent marriage cohorts. We contextualize our findings and provide speculations about subsequent family changes in South Korea.     

Sentences and prosecutors’ demands for aggravated drunk driving in Finland

ABSTRACT

Sentences and prosecutors’ demands for aggravated drunk driving are categorised into three classes: The sentence is more lenient than, is compatible with, or is harsher than the prosecutor’s demand. The probability of a sentence falling into one of the three ordered categories is explained by a cumulative logit model. The following circumstances affect the probability of a more lenient or harsher sentence, in decreasing order of importance: driving a truck, facing at least four counts, having a legal assistant, and being present in the trial. The hypothesis that factors known by the prosecutor, at the time of writing the demand, should not systematically affect sentences is refuted. The judges assess circumstances differently than the prosecutors. The prosecutors’ role is nevertheless prominent in the sense that the sentences follow, to a great extent, their demands. Notable gender effects of the actors in the courtroom are found.     

A voice or a choice? Children’s views on participating in decisions about post-separation contact with domestically abusive fathers

ABSTRACT

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child explicitly calls for children to be granted the right to participate in legal proceedings that affect them. Despite this legal obligation and an evolving consensus that recognises children as social and competent actors, this rhetoric has struggled to achieve translation into meaningful practice reality, particularly when decisions are being made about contact arrangements for children where there has been a prior history of domestic violence. Drawing on the narratives of children who participated in three separate research projects in Ireland between 2009 and 2015, this paper will consider the manner in which they were involved in the decision-making process and the extent to which their views were ascertained and their voices heard. This paper concludes by raising the key question of how the child’s best interests can be served if the child’s views are not sought, heard or considered.