Ageing in forensic psychiatric secure settings: the views of members of staff

Background: Although the prevalence of older patients in forensic psychiatric services is increasing, research around service provision for this population is very limited. We aimed to gather the views of members of staff on how well secure services are meeting the challenges of an ageing population.

Methods: Three focus groups were carried out with 13 members of staff working with older patients in secure services. A topic guide, based on the research team’s previous research, guided the sessions. The focus groups were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed through thematic analysis.

Results: Two themes were identified: (1) Identifying patients’ needs, which focused on how promptly any emerging issues in the older patients are identified and reported; (2) addressing patients’ needs, which focused on how the unique needs of the older patients are addressed, once established.

Conclusions: There are unique age-related issues that may have an impact on the older patients’ opportunities for recovery, including a lack of specialist training for members of staff, prolonged stay in secure care and a limited number of age-relevant activities. Far from optimal, provision requires improvement through the active involvement of the primary stakeholders.     

Longer Term Impact of Bystander Training to Reduce Violence Acceptance and Sexism

ABSTRACT

Many bystander programs to prevent violence have been developed and evaluated in college populations. An exception is the randomized controlled trial of Green Dot, found effective in reducing violence rates and violence acceptance in 26 high-schools (2010–2014). In ‘Life’s Snapshot’, 10,727 seniors were recruited from these same schools with the goal of determining the longer-term efficacy of bystander training. Students in intervention schools could have up to three years of Green Dot exposure. Seniors from intervention versus control schools had significantly lower scores (p <.01) indicating less violence acceptance or sexism for two of five measures. Seniors’ self-reports of bystander training received confirmed these findings. These cross-sectional analyses suggest that some reductions in violence acceptance associated with bystander programming may be maintained into early adulthood.     

高校党建与腐败型犯罪的防控对策探析

面对高校腐败型犯罪易发、多发、高发的严峻态势,深入研究其发生、发展变化的规律和特点,对于切实加强高校党的建设,构建标本兼治、综合治理、惩防并举、注重预防的我国高校腐败型犯罪预防体系,具有十分重要的理论与实践意义。     

The Politics of “Entrepreneurial” Economic Development Policy of States in the U.S.

“Entrepreneurial” economic development strategies at the state level in the United States, which focus on nurturing home‐grown, high‐growth businesses, lack immediate payoffs for politically powerful constituencies, a condition that would seem likely to limit their appeal compared to the alternative “locational” strategy of attracting large investments from elsewhere. Nonetheless, many U.S. states have added programs with entrepreneurial attributes to their economic development portfolios in recent years. This paper explores how the political obstacles to such programs have been overcome. In a few cases, an institutional innovation in the policy‐making process drew in new participants who provided ideas for and support to programs with entrepreneurial attributes. More commonly, the preferences of executive branch officials, especially governors, appear to have been critical to the enactment and implementation of such programs. This finding suggests that economic development policy making may be more technocratic than is commonly believed.     

Student Improvement in the Intergenerational Work/Study Program

Abstract

This exploratory study of the Intergenerational Work/ Study Program examined whether structured intergenerational relationships may be associated with a change in the school attendance and achievement of high school students considered to be at-risk for dropping out of high school. Two separate regression analyses were performed to measure the contribution of 11 independent variables to (a) prediction of attendance levels, and (b) earned course credits. The R for the regression for credits was non-significant. For attendance levels, R for regression was significantly different from zero, F (11, 219) = 4.24, p < .0001. Whether the school of enrollment was categorized as alternative or mainstream, as well as time spent in group intergenerational activities and time spent in one-on-one intergenerational activities all contributed significantly. Altogether, 18% (13% adjusted) of the variability in attendance levels was predicted by knowing scores on these 11 variables.     

汽车行驶纵向安全距离具体数值的研究

根据汽车制动理论和有关文献资料进行分析、推导和研究,确定出同车道行驶的汽车在各种不同车速、不同路面和不同天气情况下应保持的安全距离,为预防和减少因纵向安全距离过小导致追尾撞车而发生的重特大道路交通事故提供科学依据。     

高等教育大众化与高校学风品牌体系构建

学风是高等学校重要的无形资产,是高校教育实力、竞争力强弱的标志之一,更是高校生存发展的品牌。高等教育大众化在客观上影响了高校学风建设和良好学风的形成。本文深入分析高等教育大众化对高校学风的影响,探索构建高校学风建设的新机制。     

新时期创新高校党建工作的若干思考

当前,高校党建工作的内外环境都发生了深刻的变化,信息技术迅猛发展和高校办学规模急剧扩大使充满诸多不确定因素的大学生党建工作面临诸多挑战。     

现代化战略导向下我国“十四五”经济发展规划的高质量谋划

高质量谋划“十四五”规划关系到未来中国的现代化及中长期发展。以现代化战略为导向的“十四五”经济发展规划重点主题,要把实现人民美好生活需要作为战略目标,把建立现代化经济体系作为核心内容,把供给侧结构性改革作为工作主线,把培育经济发展新动能作为关键抓手,把高水准的市场经济作为制度保障。以现代化战略为导向高质量谋划“十四五”规划的重点领域在于工业领域的现代化、创新领域的现代化、工业化与信息化的融合和区域发展领域的现代化。以现代化战略为导向高质量谋划“十四五”规划要以高质量发展为政策取向,在宏观经济、中观经济、微观经济、对外开放、产业链现代化和基础设施现代化的高质量发展上迈出更大的步伐。     

刑法规制高利转贷行为的合理性分析 ——以高利转贷银行贷款行为为对象

高利转贷罪作为一种侵害信贷秩序的犯罪,根据当前银行贷款业和民间借贷的发展现状仍有适用的空间和必要性,提倡废止该罪在可行性和必要性上均缺乏充足理由和实证素材支撑。通过分析2012 年至2018 年的高利转贷罪刑事判决书可以发现,司法实践中对高利转贷犯罪的打击既体现出此类犯罪作案难度低、非法盈利空间大等特点,也反映出刑事司法还未完全适应社会控制此类犯罪的需求,银行贷款业的行政监管和刑事司法衔接还存在一定缝隙。现阶段应严格限制银行贷款对不合法高利贷资金的供给,严厉打击套取银行政策性贷款的行为,同时完善刑法与金融法的衔接。