价值哲学视野中的现代犯罪问题

现代性和全球化的发展使文化差异日益显耀,并导致了范围扩大和意蕴深刻的文化冲突,以至于进一步恶化了价值迷乱,一系列观念性的因素渗透到了个体和群体行为的背景中,构成犯罪的隐含动因。这种随着现代性和全球化而发展的现代犯罪及其文化因素,对传统的犯罪学构成了新的挑战,从而提出在文化冲突境域中,重构价值哲学的必要性。     

WHERE IS THE VILLAGE GOING? MAINTAINING AND INCLUDING CULTURAL STRENGTHS TO PROTECT CHILDREN ORPHANED IN KENYA

This article is the result of a master's thesis about children and their universal right to be included in a family environment. This is not only protected under international law, but also intuitive to human beings. HIV‐AIDS continues to threaten lives of children, particularly in sub‐Saharan Africa in the form of orphaning. Looking at a case study from Kenya, it is revealed that, while legal protection is yet to be fully realized in the state, strong cultural norms of value are alive. Currently, the extended family system is the greatest protection to children orphaned or at risk of being orphaned. However, this system was made invisible in the domestic laws of Kenya under the Children Act 2001. This neglect calls for questions not only regarding the protection cultural norms may offer, according to the best interests of children, but also as to the cultural environment being created with the new law.     

PREDICTING WHO REOFFENDS: THE NEGLECTED ROLE OF NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT IN RECIDIVISM STUDIES*

Prior studies of recidivism have focused almost exclusively on individual‐level characteristics of offenders and their offenses to explore the correlates of reoffending. Notably absent from these studies are measures reflecting the neighborhood contexts in which individuals live. The current research addresses this shortcoming. Using data on a sample of ex‐offenders in Multnomah County, Oregon (Portland and surrounding area) in conjunction with 2000 census data, we answer two questions. First, which individual‐level factors influence rates of recidivism? Second, to what extent does neighborhood socioeconomic status account for variation in the reoffending behavior of ex‐prisoners that is not explained by their individual‐level characteristics? We find that those who return to disadvantaged neighborhoods recidivate at a greater rate while those who return to resource rich or affluent communities recidivate at a lesser rate, controlling for individual‐level factors.     

论医疗事故罪的主体

医疗事故罪是新刑法增加的一种犯罪,自规定后争议一直颇大,特别是医疗事故罪的主体范围问题。医疗事故罪主体除了医务人员外,实习人员、医疗单位中从事行政管理、后勤服务等非医疗工作的人员在特定情况下也能成为本罪主体,但是单位不能成为本罪的主体。     

巨额财产来源不明罪客观构成要件研究

研究刑法第三百九十五条第一款规定的客观构成要件是认识巨额财产来源不明罪的关键。本罪在客观方面表现为国家工作人员在被司法机关调查其明显超过合法收入的巨额财产的来源时,有义务向司法机关说明财产的真实来源而拒不履行这一说明义务,从而造成司法机关无法查明巨额财产的真实来源的行为;本罪是纯正的不作为犯,其作为义务来源于法律上规定的作为义务和先行行为引起的作为义务两个方面;本罪是结果犯,行为人的不作为造成司法机关没有能够查明巨额财产真实来源的危害结果是本罪成立的必要条件。本罪侵犯的客体是司法机关的正常活动。据此,建议在保持本罪基本内容不变的前提下进行必要的修改,使本罪的设置和适用更加科学、合理。     

医疗事故罪客观要件探析

认定医疗事故罪,在客观上首先必须存在合法的医疗行为。其次必须在合法的医疗过程中出现严重不负责任的行为。认定严重不负责任,应当主要结合医务人员的注意义务,把违反常规性、常识性的注意义务,以及常发性的过失行为认定为严重不负责任。再次,严重损害就诊人身体健康应当根据《刑法》所规定的重伤标准去判断。最后,严重不负责任是就诊人死亡或严重损害就诊人身体健康的后果的主要原因力。     

试论经济犯罪案件初查的法律地位

由于经济犯罪案件侦查的特殊性,初查工作在经济犯罪案件侦查中具有重要的作用。但是,由于初查的法律地位不明确,导致在司法实践中产生了一些困惑,给案件的办理带来了一些困难。因而应明确规定初查是刑事诉讼立案前的调查工作,其目的是决定是否提起刑事诉讼。     

徇私枉法罪原案两个问题的探讨

对徇私枉法罪原案的“有罪”理解及其管辖权的归属问题不仅在理论界存在较大争议,而且在司法实践中认定不一,直接影响了本罪的司法适用。本文通过辨析认为,“有罪”应理解为有证据证明的犯罪,而非法定之罪;对于原案的管辖权应视具体情况分别由相应的公安机关、检察机关和审判机关来行使。     

当前重大刑事案件趋升的原因与对策

本文阐述了当前刑事犯罪的发案特点，从深层次上分拆刑事犯罪上升的社会原因，并提出相关预防对策。