An initial evaluation of the Global Review Form as an approach to measuring individual change

Background: Routine assessment of individual change in forensic mental health services is increasingly recognised as important. However, existing tools have been criticised and their periodic use make them unsuited to directly measure the impact of interventions. This paper describes the initial evaluation of the Global Review Form (GRF) as a framework for measuring change over time. Specifically, measurement properties, feasibility and usefulness in routine practice are examined. Method: 28 male service users in three distinct areas of an adult secure service (low secure, locked rehabilitation and high relational support housing) were rated over a 20-week period by their multidisciplinary teams. Findings: The GRF showed promising construct validity and appropriate stability and sensitivity to change across time. It enabled measurement and understanding of individual change over time. Staff feedback suggested the GRF is a useable and practical outcome measuring tool. Conclusions: The GRF shows promise for use as a routine outcome monitoring tool within forensic mental health services.     

Predictors of Initial Court Agreement and 1‐Year Relitigation in Title IV‐D Contested Paternity Cases

We examined potential predictors of initial court agreement and 1‐year relitigation in a sample of contested paternity cases involving unmarried parents coming to court to establish paternity, child support, and other issues. Cases participated in an RCT of a parent program and of a waiting period between establishment of paternity and court hearing. We controlled for RCT study factors and used baseline assessment data to predict likelihood of reaching full agreement in the initial court hearing and relitigation in the following year. Findings suggest that cases in which parents get along better outside of court are more likely to reach agreement and less likely to return to court. Additionally, particular parent demographics predict lower likelihood of reaching initial agreement (e.g., parents are non‐White, father earns below $10,000 yearly), more relitigation (e.g., parents are non‐White, mother earns above $10,000 yearly, father has children with others), and less relitigation (e.g., father earns above $10,000 yearly). Child demographics and most parent relationship characteristics did not predict outcomes. We discuss findings and offer suggestions for court interventions.     

Adaptive and Maladaptive Gatekeeping Behaviors and Attitudes: Implications for Child Outcomes After Separation and Divorce

Gatekeeping has been used as a theory and a measure to describe and assess family dynamics within the context of separation and divorce. In this article, we explore adaptive and maladaptive gatekeeping behaviors and attitudes that can affect the other parent's relationship with the child. Implications are presented for connecting adaptive and maladaptive gatekeeping responses to child outcomes of safety, well‐being, and positive parent–child relationships following separation and divorce. We build on the recent attention to gatekeeping as a potential framework within the child custody context.     

从实证角度再论存款保险制度

建立存款保险制度又提到议事日程,银行经营能力的提高为筹集保险基金提供了资金可能,银监会、人民银行分设为存款保险制度组织架构提供了保障,金融生态环境受到重视为存款保险制度提供了外在环境,这都增加了存款保险制度出台的可行性。建立一个有效、公平、民主的存款保险制度除了对存款保险机构的地位、职责、资金和费率、债权分担、投保主体做出规定外,还离不开建立问责制、确保透明度、确立职业操守等制衡机制。     

试论社会治安防控体系的理论框架--公安工作的基本视角

置于公安工作的开放性视角,耗散结构治安防控体系构建,不仅需要人力、器物上的更替与补充,更具意义的是要包含制度建设、信息主导、价值能动在内防控要素的合理创新和有序流动.治安防控体系应是一个包含"人力器物防控、制度信息防控、人文价值防控"三个层面逻辑递进、功能耦合和优势互补的公安运作机制和工作系统.     

行政许可法:政府管理体制改革的重大成果

完善社会主义市场经济体制要求进一步改革行政管理体制,推进政府职能转换.我国行政许可法的颁行,改变政府过去无所不包的管理方式,可以从源头上预防和治理腐败,对完善政府监督体制,降低行政成本起着重要作用,是行政管理体制改革的阶段性成果.     

关于建立一警双机三管控的调查与思考

推行一警双机三管控机制,主要是通过以社区(责任区)民警为轴心,以社区(责任区)为单位投入户协员、保安员、巡防队员管控辅警力量,可以使松散的群防群治队伍变成具有内在紧密联系的整体,从而构成完整的社区(责任区)治安防范网络。     

外资并购投资准入监管研究

目前中国对外资并购投资监管 ,主要是依据外资新设投资监管的法律法规进行监管 ,这样不利于促进民族工业的发展 ,不利于维护中国的经济安全。建议对外资并购投资和外资新设投资采取分别监管的措施 ,并制定相应的法律法规。