Suspect/Foil Identification in Actual Crimes and in the Laboratory: A Reality Monitoring Analysis

Four reality monitoring variables were used to discriminate suspect from foil identifications in 183 actual criminal cases. Four hundred sixty-one identification attempts based on five and six-person lineups were analyzed. These identification attempts resulted in 238 suspect identifications and 68 foil identifications. Confidence, automatic processing, eliminative processing and feature use comprised the set of reality monitoring variables. Thirty-five verbal confidence phrases taken from police reports were assigned numerical values on a 10-point confidence scale. Automatic processing identifications were those that occurred “immediately” or “without hesitation.” Eliminative processing identifications occurred when witnesses compared or eliminated persons in the lineups. Confidence, automatic processing and eliminative processing were significant predictors, but feature use was not. Confidence was the most effective discriminator. In cases that involved substantial evidence extrinsic to the identification 43% of the suspect identifications were made with high confidence, whereas only 10% of the foil identifications were made with high confidence. The results of a laboratory study using the same predictors generally paralleled the archival results. Forensic implications are discussed.     

Structural Reform Policy: Privatisation and Beyond—The Case of Greece

Privatisation, coupled with liberalisation and competition, constitutes one of the most popular policy options to improve the performance of state-owned enterprises. However, in Greece, it was only after 1991 that privatisation started to gain ground in the political and economic agendas of governments. Drawing upon the theoretical underpinnings of privatisation, the paper overviews and critically analyses the new legal framework on denationalisation in Greece. The paper argues that, though the modernisation of the legal regime is welcomed, the Greek government has failed to treat privatisation as part of wider structural reforms aiming at enhancing competition and foreign investment. The paper concludes that wider structural reforms, including regulatory reform and liberalisation, as well as combating corruption and bureaucracy and promoting transparent capital markets, are absolutely necessary in order to create a competitive environment, which would both complement and support privatisation efforts.     

马克思主义中国化的新成果--"三个代表"重要思想的科学内涵

"三个代表"重要思想作为马克思主义中国化的新成果,是中国共产党对自己所肩负的历史责任的自觉意识,为中国共产党正确认识和处理将长期面对的三个重大课题指明了方向."三个代表"重要思想蕴含着深刻的科学内涵,是一个在理论上和实践中可以从多方面展开的科学体系.     

程序法与实体法关系的法理学评析

在实体法和程序法的关系问题上,近年在质疑和批判传统上占主流的“程序工具主义“的过程中出现的“程序至上论“、“价值补充论“、“内容决定论“等,都经不起唯物辩证法的批判性考察.“平行论“的观点是正确的,因为实体法与程序法既相互依赖、互为前提,又相互分离、相互独立,并相互渗透、相互贯通.进一步看,程序法可以弥补实体法的不足,程序问题优先于实体问题,程序应当先行.     

"补课论"的失足

本文认为,所谓"补资本主义的课",不仅是一种严重脱离群众、脱离实际的幻想,更是一种历史的倒退和历史的反动.     

宋杂剧金院本剧目新探

周密《官本杂剧段数》与陶宗仪《院本名目》,是认识宋杂剧、金院本整体面貌最重要的依据。本文在前人基础上论证宋杂剧、金院本的许多作品取材于小说 ,特别是《太平广记》这样分门别类的小说总集 ;还有不少作品取材于词作和词人轶事。宋杂剧、金院本为宋元南戏、元杂剧提供了进一步创作的基础。     

赛伯空间中的主体技术和性/性别政治

作为一种媒体,技术和网络本身并非是一种简单的信息载体,它实际上决定了某些社会内容,并正在创造新的体验和知识。本文通过一些具体事例,从性和性别的视角切入,分析网络技术特性对于性别平等历程中的反本质主义和社会性别主流化的影响和意义。     

再谈“虚拟”与“侦查”

“侦查虚拟化”、“虚拟侦查”是伴随智能犯罪高发、计算机技术应用于侦查而来的新名词．这一新概念的提出引发了作者的思考：究竞何谓虚拟化？虚拟化这个概念在侦查中的应用是否得当？是否会带来新的问题？从“虚拟”一词的本源词义入手，对当前学界中的“侦查虚拟化”等观点进行详细解读．有助于揭去“虚拟化”的神秘面纱。     

社区志愿服务的类型、内容与形式

中国社区志愿服务发展迄今，已经逐步形成了相对完善的覆盖面和服务领域，开发出丰富的服务类型、内容和形式其服务类型主要是救济型、互助型、公共服务型、公民参与型；并探讨了社区志愿服务的内容，以及社区志愿服务的形式。     

对宁夏干部教育培训的思考

经过多年的培训教育,宁夏大部分干部,特别是领导干部为全区的三个文明建设起到了积极的作用。但面对新形势干部培训工作又将面临新的任务、新的要求、新的标准,还要作出新的努力。