Defending the scientific foundations of the firearms and tool mark identification discipline: responding to recent challenges

Recent challenges have brought the discipline of firearms and tool mark identification to the forefront in recent court cases. This article reviews those challenges and offers substantial support for the scientific foundations of the firearms and tool mark identification discipline. A careful review of the available literature has revealed that firearms and tool mark identification is rooted in firm scientific foundations, critically studied according to the precepts of the scientific method culminating in the Association of Firearms and Toolmark Examiners' Theory of Identification. Firearms and tool mark identification has been validated in a manner appropriate for evidence of the kind to be expected in firearms and tool mark examinations. Proficiency tests and error rates have been studied and can provide consumers of the disciple with a useful guide as to the frequency with which misidentifications are reported in the community using appropriate methodologies and controls. As a result, the primary issues in recent challenges do not invalidate the firearms and tool mark discipline as a science nor should it detract it from its admissibility in a court of law.     

迎接入世对我国教育的挑战

加入世贸组织对我国的教育既是机遇又是挑战, 为迎接挑战, 我们要将教育理念、教育制度、教育管理、教育手段尽快纳入国际轨道, 培养高素质的人才。文中论述了高素质人才的标准, 学校应如何培养高素质人才, 高素质人才培养的社会与家庭的责任。     

反恐视角下我国情报工作的挑战与应对

自“9·11”事件发生以来,应对恐怖主义风险、加强反恐情报工作不仅被美国提上日程,也给国际社会敲响了警钟。为了更高效更全面的阻止恐怖分子和恐怖活动,应该运用情报技术收集反恐情报,高效利用反恐情报研究相应的对策,为防范和打击恐怖主义、把握反恐斗争主动权、明确各级反恐部门职级分工、确定涉恐重点人员及重点目标等提供理论支持。     

The IT Experience: An Example of Change in the Federal Workforce

Abstract

The information technology, or “IT,” functional area has been examined in some detail. This article summarizes the manpower reductions that have occurred in IT and displays the demographic impact (experience, age, educational level, race and gender mix) of these reductions. The author suggests that similar changes may be anticipated, or may have already occurred, in other functional areas that experience personnel reductions. He also reviews some of the management challenges this poses.     

中国的“主场外交”:机遇、挑战与任务（英文）

The successful hosting of the CICA summit has drawn great attention The attention to China's host diplomacy. Analyzing new features of China's host to host diplomacy during this new period, this paper will look at the opportunities and challenges facing China's host diplomacy and discuss the problems that China should address in order to do a better job in this regard and bring its host diplomatic advantages into full play.     

Fresh challenges faced on the ground by the Kingdom of the Sky: A quest for peace,harmony and stability

This article argues that Lesotho’s landlocked position, which inhibits trade and results in enclaves of the poor, not only leads to its dependency on South Africa, but also contributes to its instability. It points out that destabilisation remains a problem in spite of Lesotho having served as an excellent model of peaceful transfer of power in a strengthened democratic arena under its 1993 Constitution, as the country had just celebrated 20 years of relative peace. However, despite the 1991 Windhoek Declaration military coups, violence, violation of both human rights and human security continue to contribute to instability in Lesotho, requiring the frequent intervention of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and especially so following the attempted coup in 2014. Lesotho’s Coalition government, which is a prime-ministerial form of government, is discussed in some detail in this article. The role of peacekeeping forces is also examined. The article recommends demilitarisation as the only practical, viable and long term solution to the problem of recurring coups in this country. The authors conclude that a sustained campaign against corrupt activities by government, though laudable, has somewhat surprisingly served to weaken the foundation of the Coalition in Lesotho.     

面向新世纪的知识产权法及其发展

在知识经济的新时代,知识产权及其法律保护制度已为世人所关注。知识经济对知识产权法律制度提出了建立激励机制、信息公开、管理与服务相结合、加强协调保护等新要求。同时,知识产权法律制度又呈现出与科技创新政策结合、扩大保护范围、与国际统一规则协调、加大保护力度等新的国际化趋势。     

论党的纯洁性建设——兼谈全面建成小康社会

保持党纯洁性是马克思主义政党一以贯之的追求,加强党的纯洁性建设是全面建成小康社会的必然要求,这是在我国全面深化改革的条件下,党的纯洁性面临诸多挑战诸如权力腐败、党员干部的“双面人”问题、行为越轨以及信仰失落等情况下做出的重大战略决策。创新是加强党的纯洁性建设的根本法宝,其中理论创新是基础,制度创新是根本,加强监督是关键。     

从世纪之交的国内外形势看广东面临的机遇与挑战

经过 2 0年的改革开放 ,广东的经济和社会发展的各个方面都取得了巨大成就。然而 ,面对新的世纪 ,机遇与挑战同在。广东能否在全国率先基本实现现代化 ,不负党中央的期望 ,这是很值得我们去深思和努力的     

论新媒体时代下法院的机遇与挑战

新媒体是继报刊、广播、电视等传统媒体后发展起来的新的媒体形态,相比过去传统媒体对法院舆论监督的时代,新媒体时代对法院的舆论监督形式多样,技术更高,监督更加直接,其影响范围更广,程度更深。面对新媒体时代,很多法院尚不适应,在新的信息时代条件下如何应对舆论监督是法院当前与今后相当时期的重要课题。