The negligence of prison authorities and the protection of prisoner’s rights

This article looks at the potential for legal action brought by prisoners (and their dependants) who have suffered from the alleged neglect of the prison authorities. The article will examine the case law in this area to assess the success of prisoners’ negligence claims and whether such claims are unduly fettered by judicial attitudes and other more practical issues such as the difficulty in establishing a breach of duty. In particular the article will consider whether the law and its application has been, or should be, modified in the light of new obligations imposed on public authorities, including the courts, by the Human Rights Act 1998 and by the developing case law of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Convention rights such as the right to life and freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment.     

Measurement Properties of the Communities That Care<Superscript>®</Superscript> Youth Survey Across Demographic Groups

Prevention science has produced information about risk and protective factors that predict adolescent drug use and related problem behaviors. This paper investigates the Communities That Care Youth Survey that measures multiple risk and protective factors. Using a sample of 172,628 students who participated in surveys administered in seven states in 1998, analyses were conducted to test the factor structure of these risk and protective factors and to test the equivalence of the factor models across five racial/ethnic groups (African Americans, Asians or Pacific Islanders, Caucasians, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans), four grade levels (6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th) and both gender groups. Results support the construct validity of the surveys risk and protective factor scales and indicate that the measures are equally reliable across males and females and five racial/ethnic groups. Implications of these findings for science-based prevention planning are discussed.     

“三个代表“对“知行统一论“的发展

我国现实生活中大量存在着"知行背离"的现象.中国共产党是坚定的"知行统一论"者."三个代表"重要思想对分析"知行背离"时代特征及产生根源,从中找出积极应对思路有着重要的积极作用.     

旗帜鲜明地坚持马克思主义在思想理论领域的指导地位

学习贯彻“三个代表”重要思想是宣传思想工作的重中之重,也是宣传思想战线的首要政治任务。学 习贯彻十六大精神,弘扬主旋律,最重要的是加强对“三个代表”重要思想的学习、宣传和贯彻,使各级领导 干部成为践行“三个代表”重要思想的表率。     

加强和改进党政干部教育培训的若干思考

党政干部教育培训是我国教育事业的重要组成部分。宁夏党政干部教育培训工作在培训主体、培训客体和管理环节方面都不同程度地存在着问题,需要树立和实践"大教育、大培训"的新理念,建立健全党政干部教育法规、制度和机制,通过整合教育资源、建设教育培训的主渠道等途径来加以解决。     

“九一八”事变与山西民众抗日救亡运动

"九一八"事变使中日民族矛盾成为中国社会的主要矛盾,全国人民由此掀起了抗日救亡的浪潮.山西民众抗日救亡运动也蓬勃发展,直接推翻了国民党山西省党部,迫使阎锡山组织和利用群众运动,为中国共产党抗日民族统一战线政策的形成提供了有力的支持.     

农村税费改革必须突破“黄宗羲定律”的怪圈

在中国历史上,多次税费改革最终都没有解决好乱收费、滥收费这一顽症,始终徘徊在"黄宗羲定律"的怪圈中.农村税费改革是农村改革的核心和关键,确保改革突破"黄宗羲定律"怪圈,首先要完善财税体制,尽快在全国范围内取消农业特产税,也要改变农村税费"孤军深入"的困境,形成农村税费改革与其它相关改革良性互动的局面.     

统筹城乡发展 引导农民工有序流动——石家庄市农民工流动与户籍改革调查

统筹城乡发展,是解决"三农"问题的重要举措,也是各级政府的一项重要工作.要增加农民的收入,就必须提高农业的生产效率,减少农民的数量,引导农民向城镇和非农产业转移.分析农民工流动的利弊及制约因素,加大户籍改革制度的力度,规范和加强对农民工的管理,在今天具有重要的现实意义.     

伦理道德中的“君臣关系”与职务犯罪

市场经济的运行体制使人与人之间形成了以交换为手段,以获取最大利益为目的的交往形式。现阶段,由于上层建筑与经济基础的不相适应,导致官员手中权力过大并且缺乏有效的制约机制,掌权者利用手中的职权来交换财富,导致腐败滋生。而传统儒家伦理道德中的"君臣关系"的陈腐理念使得为官者完全脱离人民群众,丧失了共产党人全心全意为人民服务的宗旨。     

古今廉政法律制度的比较和借鉴

中国古代虽未建立健全现代意义上的一套完善的廉政法律制度 ,但其建立的十分完善的官僚制度中将治吏放在极其重要的位置并积累了丰富的吏治经验 ,主要表现在官吏的选举任用、考核管理、监察监督、惩贪肃贿等法律规范及一些行之有效的制度之中。当代中国廉政法制建设的任务十分急迫且繁重 ,其中“依法治官”应当说是重中之重。文中围绕官员选任、考核、监察、惩贪四个方面的廉政法制建设进行了古今的比较研究 ,对借鉴古代廉政法律制度的精华为今日所用将是十分有意义的