Estimating Individual Contributions to Complex DNA SNP Mixtures.,

High‐throughput sequencing (HTS) of large panels of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) provides an alternative or complimentary approach to short tandem repeats (STRs) panels for the analysis of complex DNA mixture forensic samples. For STRs, methods to estimate individual contribution concentrations compare capillary electrophoresis peak heights, peak areas, or HTS allele read counts within a mixture. This article introduces three approaches (mean, median, and slope methods) for estimating individual DNA contributions to forensic mixtures for HTS/massively parallel sequencing (MPS) SNP panels. For SNPs, the major:minor allele ratios or counts, unique to each contributor, were compared to estimate contributor proportion within the mixture using the mean, median, and slope intercept for these alleles. The estimates for these three methods were typically within 5% of planned experimental contributions for defined mixtures.     

自白任意性规则的法律价值

新刑事诉讼法和此前“两高三部”发布的有关刑事证据的规定，确立了非法证据排除规则，但这一进步却因模糊了对威胁、引诱和欺骗取得口供的排除态度而显得 不彻底。自白任意性被忽视，主要归因于过分倚重口供的司法惯性，作为自白任意性法理基础的正当程序观念没有得到普遍认同，对秩序的偏重则是更为深层的原因。自白的证据能力若不以自白的任意性为条件，冤错案件的病灶就不能祛除，司法实践就不可能取得实质的进步。认同自白任意性规则的法律价值，不仅能为发现案件真实提供保障，更是保障刑事司法最终摆脱纠问式特征之所必需。     

The Effects of Local Government Consolidation on Turnout: Evidence from a Quasi‐Experiment in Switzerland

In the last decades, municipal mergers have been one major element of local government reforms in Switzerland and beyond. In this article, we describe and analyze the political effects of this development. We use a quasi‐experimental setting to test the impact of municipal mergers on electoral participation. We find that in merged municipalities, the decrease in turnout is significantly stronger than in non‐merged municipalities. Further, the effect is more pronounced in relatively small localities. There is a temporal dimension to this effect—that is, turnout drops mainly in the first election after the first merger, but not so much after the second or third merger. Hence, the study provides a skeptical yet differentiated perspective on the democratic consequences of municipal mergers and points to further research avenues to develop a more comprehensive understanding of local government consolidation.     

The Impact of Child‐Parent Psychotherapy on Child Dependency Court Outcomes

Although parental compliance with court orders in child welfare cases is key to achieving physical parent‐child reunification and successful case closure, little research has examined how parent‐child relationship‐focused rehabilitative services uniquely influence case outcomes. This project fills this gap by investigating links between court ordering of and parental participation in Child‐Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) with court outcomes. Data were obtained from court records of 448 court‐involved parents. Hierarchical regressions revealed that greater participation in CPP led to reunification and successful case closure but not faster case closure. Courtroom professionals should consider parent‐child relationship‐based therapies as tools for achieving child welfare goals.     

论刑事诉讼中的同案犯证言

在刑事诉讼活动中,提供证言的同案犯具有特殊地位。在刑事侦查工作中,同案犯证言发挥了十分关键的作用,也引发了一系列证据法和程序法问题。同案犯证言具有潜在的不可靠性,可通过健全证据开示制度及法官审查制度等措施保证该证据的正确适用。     

追寻非政府组织实践的伦理维度

非政府组织的实践具有典型的伦理特征.基于志愿精神的行动肩负着组织发展、社群德性建构和文化创造的三重价值负载使非政府组织的实践呈现出多元伦理面向和多层面道德内涵.在现代社会专业化和市场化的工具理性支配下,管理思维过度侵入非政府组织理念,形式化道德准则扦格日常道德生活,文化适应的困难导致本土融入受限,构成了非政府组织实践中...     

补强证据规则--兼论口供的证据价值

补强证据规则是对诉讼过程中的采证、认证经验的总结,其在程序上对证据的证明力予以直接限制,体现了对法官认证的自由裁量权的规范和控制。我国目前还没有确立补强证据规则,理论上也缺乏对补强证据规则的系统研究。但司法实践中会经常运用到补强证据及其规则。     

电子证据带给行政执法工作的挑战与对策

电子证据作为一种崭新的证据种类已经在执法实践中发挥了比较大的作用。但由于现行法律还没有对电子证据给予明确的规定,因此,有关电子证据的概念问题、其法律地位的界定问题、其法律价值的评价问题等应是电子证据研究的首要问题。此外,研究电子证据可以对具体的行政执法工作提供有益的帮助。     

台湾地区民事证据保全制度改革及其借鉴意义

为了彻底改造所移植外国法,更新传统诉讼观念,解决诉讼拖延、效率低下和诉讼成本高昂问题,我国台湾地区于20世纪末、21世纪初就证据保全制度从立法理念到具体内容进行了重大变革。新证据保全制度所蕴含的保障程序主体权、扩大诉讼解决纠纷能力、疏减讼源及预防纠纷发生的理念,以及为贯彻该等理念在设置具体制度时,扩大证据保全范围、规定并引导当事人于证据保全程序中达成协议和严格证据保全的程序保障的做法,对大陆证据保全制度的改革具有借鉴作用。     

基于38-plex InDels的青海地区三个族群遗传推断

目的 基于38-plex InDels族群推断体系研究青海地区汉族、回族及撒拉族的族群成分与遗传结构.方法 使用38-plex InDels复合扩增体系检测3个族群的220份样本并获取InDels位点分型,利用主成分分析、STRUCTURE聚类分析及系统发育树综合分析族群之间的遗传关系,使用族群推断软件DAA v1.0...