Punishing the Innocent: Children of Incarcerated and Detained Parents

Abstract

About 2 million minor children in the U.S. have at least one parent incarcerated for criminal offenses. There are about 33,000 undocumented persons detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in jails and federal detention centers around the country, and 79% of the minor children of these detainees are U.S. citizens. There are few government programs that measure and respond to the harm caused to these children by the incarceration and detention of their parents, and the negative effects on these children are largely ignored in public policy debates about incarceration and immigration detention. I argue that we have an obligation to these children based on (1) the special status of children, (2) the harm caused to children by the arrest, detention and incarceration of their parents, (3) current incarceration and detention policies even in the presence of alternatives that would, on balance, create less harm.     

“She's Way Too Good to Lose”: An Evaluation of Honolulu's Girls Court

This research evaluates the efficacy of a gender-specific, problem-solving court for girl offenders. Official statistics, interview data, and focus group data are utilized to determine whether the court is achieving its stated goals of reducing recidivism, risky behaviors, and confinement for the girls who attend this court program. The present research demonstrates that the program does seem to be effective in terms of reducing both recidivism and risky behavior as well as increasing the development of prosocial and healthy relationships. The article concludes with some lessons learned from the implementation of this court program as well as ideas for future research.     

新时期看守所“牢头狱霸”治理对策

当前我国处在社会主义初级阶段全面建设小康社会的历史新时期,看守所羁押形势和“牢头狱霸”活动方式和行为特征出现新变化.预防看守所“牢头狱霸”要全面落实《看守所防范和打击牢头狱霸”十条规定》,贯彻直接管理原则,实行监管民警交流轮岗等;打击处理“牢头狱霸”活动要做到打“早”、打“小”,坚持区别对待、宽严相济,实行心理矫治、寓教于管,加强队伍管理,实现标本兼治.     

看守所教育感化在押人员的新思路——以湖北省荆门市看守所为例

看守所作为国家刑事羁押机关,性质特殊、责任重大,务必牢固树立以人为本理念,更加注重文明管理、人性化管理,努力把监管工作的过程变成教育人、感化人、挽救人的过程,变成展示法治文明、维护公平正义、促进和谐稳定的过程。只有从观念转变开始,采取实实在在的教育感化措施,才能既确保在押人员的基本人权,又实现挽救人的目的。     

如何回应弱化债权下的强势债务现象——论讨债中自助行为与非法拘禁的法益衡量

在债法关系中,强势债务人以＂司法碰瓷＂的手法企图逃脱债务,期间,由于公力救助不力迫使债权人转而实施自救并频发绑架和拘禁债务人事件,为此引发对债权人课以非法拘禁罪正当性的质疑以及设定自助行为必要性与合理性的思考。通过法益衡量认为允许债权人适度介入自助讨债行为有利于债权的实现,并对自助适用的条件、范围及其入罪情形和类别进行了深入细致的研究,从而得出在当前公力救助不力的情况下为追索债务而实施自助行为应以不定罪为原则定罪为例外的结论,以期构筑自助行为法律化、方式多元化的民刑共济价值取向。     

错误扣船若干问题研究

错误扣船是依法扣船的异化。随着海事案件的日趋增多,错误扣船的概率也日益增多。目前,我国《海事诉讼法》对错误扣船并无具体的规定。因海事请求而申请扣押船舶是一种重要的海事请求保全制度．而实践中错误扣押船舶的情况又将造成一定的财产损失,而且会带来较大的负面影响。因此,为充分保护当事人的合法权益,亟待合理规范扣押船舶制度。     

我国刑事审前法官制度的建构

顺应各国司法改革加强司法控制的潮流，我国应当设立刑事审前法官，使其介入刑事审前程序。刑事审前法官应当与审判法官严格分离，单独建制，并应严格控制其资质条件；刑事审前法官行使侦查控制、公诉审查等多项权力；侦查控制应当强制启动；应设立羁押听证程序等等。     

治安拘留适用探析

治安拘留是一种最严厉的治安行政处罚。合理合法适用治安拘留处罚执行转换 ,正确理解拘留执行“限定时间” ,及时合法执行治安拘留 ,完善立法 ,将“治安拘留”纳入听证范围 ,依法行政 ,规范公安机关执法行为 ,保障公民合法权益 ,这是公安行政执法日益民主化的需要。     

论审前羁押与人权保障

审前羁押制度和人权保障紧密联系在一起。我国审前羁押制度与过去相比已经有所改善,尤其是近年来,无论是理论界还是实务界都给予了极大的关注。但审前羁押中确实还存在不少问题。本文拟从人权保障的角度审视我国现行法律规定下的审前羁押制度,分析审前羁押在人权保障方面存在的问题并提出了完善的建议。     

羁押必要性之检察审查制的程序化构建——兼评新《刑事诉讼法》第93条

最新的《刑事诉讼法》增加了羁押必要性之检察审查制度,这对于解决实践中存在的超期羁押现象起到重要作用,也有利于更好地保障犯罪嫌疑人、被告人的人权。羁押必要性之检察制在我国确立有其必然性,但是该制度也具有一定的内在缺陷,而且我国关于该制度的最新规定也存在诸多漏洞,为了使羁押必要性之检察审查制能够发挥应有的作用,关键在于将该制度进行程序化构建。