An experimental study of a therapeutic boot camp: Impact on impulses, attitudes and recidivism

Two hundred thirty four adult male inmates entering prison were randomly assigned to an early release program in either a correctional boot camp or a large, traditional prison in the Maryland state correctional system. Boot camp releasees had marginally lower recidivism compared to those released from the traditional prison. A pre-test, post-test self report survey indicated the boot camp program had little impact on criminogenic characteristics except for a lowering of self control. In contrast, inmates in prison became more antisocial, lower in self control, worse in anger management, and reported more criminal tendencies by the end of their time in prison. Criminogenic attitudes and impulses were significantly associated with recidivism. The impact of the boot camp diminished to non-significance when antisocial attitudes or anger management problems were added to the models predicting recidivism. Implications for jurisdictions considering whether to operate correctional boot camps are discussed.     

公务员体检中的体格归类与平等担任公职权

各地公务员录用体检办法和体检标准中因存在许多不合理的体格归类,而使相当多的具有一定生理缺陷的人被无情地挡在了公务员门槛之外,且难以获得公正的救济。以宪法平等权的精神来检验,这些归类或者不具有合法目的,或者违反了比例原则,都导致了立法歧视。为保护公民平等担任公职的权利,有必要对现行公务员录用体检制度进行改革。     

论经营判断原则在欧洲反收购立法中的运用--兼"严格中立原则"之检讨

通过对欧洲反收购立法中采用的严格中立原则中存在的忽视股东集体行动和董事对于非股东利益相关者的义务、经验主义、为政府强制性反收购措施所不容等非理性状况的分析,提出了在欧洲反收购立法中采用经营判断原则的建议,认为这样可以为敌意收购行为提供更统一的运作环境,保护股东利益,减少成员国在建立反垄断屏障的压力,并且为企业在采取反收购行动时提供更丰富的选择。     

THE PRIVATIZATION OF VIOLENCE*

Norbert Elias's (1939) work on “the civilizing process” highlighted the long‐term decline in violence within Western societies. A substantial amount of more recent anthropological and historical evidence suggests that violence has evolved not just quantitatively but qualitatively as well. In particular, the social characteristics of the parties to violence have changed over time. Drawing on Donald Black's (1976, 1993a) theoretical ideas on conflict management, the present paper proposes that as intimate social ties weakened and the state strengthened, collective and nonintimate forms of (nonpolitical) violence declined significantly. Consequently, violence increasingly became less public, more private. Pockets of residual public violence can, however, still be found within modern state societies. Privatization varies, then, across time and social space.     

近五年来我国关于党务公开的研究综述

党的十六届四中全会首次明确提出逐步推进党务公开,这是党的执政理念的新突破和提高党的执政能力的新举措。理论界围绕党务公开的内涵、党务公开的依据、党务公开的过程、党务公开存在的问题以及推进党务公开的路径等进行了研究,提出了各种看法。进一步加深对党务公开的理论研究,为贯彻落实科学发展观,全面推进社会主义民主政治建设提供理论指导,是理论工作者的重要任务。     

强化内需驱动确保经济平稳较快发展

投资、消费、对外贸易被视为经济增长的"三驾马车",它们共同影响着经济增长的基本态势。在不同的发展阶段,投资、消费、对外贸易对经济增长的拉动作用各不相同,政府的重视程度也存在较大差异。目前,在外贸和投资支撑面临双重压力的情况下,启动内需,发挥内需对经济增长的驱动作用已经成为急需解决的重要问题。     

东北地区引进外资的区位优势分析

振兴东北老工业基地的重要手段之一是利用外资解决企业资金不足的问题。区位优势是东道国能直接影响跨国公司直接投资的唯一因素。吸引外资首先应明确了解本地区的区位优势与劣势,才能扬长避短,实现目标。东北地区地理位置优越,自然资源丰富,工业基础雄厚,人力资源质量高,市场增长潜力大,优惠政策吸引强。这些区位优势对吸引外资发挥了重要作用。但是东北地区的市场经营环境差,民营经济没有得到充分发展,对引进外资产生了不利影响。政府职能不明确,服务意识差、工作效率低、缺少透明度等问题急待解决。另外,为避免东北地区内部引资竞争,应加强区域合作,深化产业分工,以实现产业一体化。     

环境损害赔偿立法框架和内容的思考

环境损害赔偿立法的必要性由现实社会关系调整的必要性和现行相关立法的不适应性所决定。我国环境损害赔偿立法宜采取实体和程序一体、行政处理与司法处理一体的立法模式,并着重规定环境纠纷处理和环境损害赔偿方面所涉及的一些特殊问题。立法框架和内容主要包括环境损害赔偿的适用条件、环境损害赔偿的范围、环境损害赔偿责任的认定、环境损害赔偿纠纷的行政处理、环境损害赔偿的司法处理等部分。环境损害赔偿立法的难点在于环境行政主管机关处理决定的法律效力问题以及因果关系推定的准确表述问题。     

试论“超越承担过失”

“超越承担过失”是犯罪过失中的一类特殊形态,在注意能力方面有别于一般的过失,在当代社会背景下对其展开研究显得尤为必要。在中国大陆过失犯理论中,对此问题进行研究也是可行和必要的。