Identification properties of the office binding machine

The office binding machine is designed to punch a series of rectangular shaped holes along the edge of paper stock. These holes facilitate insertion of a plastic ring to bind the pages into a notebook.Research was conducted to determine if punched holes in paper could be identified as the work of a particular binding machine. Alignment, spacing and imperfections along the edges of the punch marks were considered.It was concluded that in some instances it is possible to identify the product of a binding operation with the punching machine.     

构建农村和谐社会机制探析

针对目前我国农村的情况,从机制建设的角度做好农村构建和谐社会工作,可考虑采取如下的途径和方法:一是改革村官的选拔管理制度,强化农村和谐发展的动力机制;二是借鉴先进经验,建立支农扶贫长效机制;三是坚持以人为本,建立农村社会和谐综合治理机制。     

犯罪中止时间性构成条件探微

根据现行刑法规定,犯罪中止成立的必备条件之一是必须发生在“犯罪过程中”,即人们所谓的时间性构成条件从刑法的谦抑性思想和主客观相统一原则的角度而言,“犯罪过程”应始于着手犯罪,而非始于犯罪预备行为;为了贯彻鼓励行为人主动放弃犯罪,有效地保护社会合法权益的立法精神,应将“犯罪过程”的终点确定为发生行为人追求的危害结果。     

关于广州仲裁委员会近十年被撤销案件的思考

广州仲裁委员会成立近十年,为更好的反映广州仲裁委员会近十年被撤销案件的情况,有必要对其进行较为全面深入的总结和分析。本文首先以图表的形式回顾了广州仲裁委员会近十年来被撤销案件的总体情况,然后对被撤销案件的理由作了深入细致的分析,最后就广州仲裁委员会被撤销案件情况进行了总结并提出了自己的建议。     

Repeatability and reproducibility of comparison decisions by firearms examiners

In a comprehensive study to assess various aspects of the performance of qualified forensic firearms examiners, volunteer examiners compared both bullets and cartridge cases fired from three different types of firearms. They rendered opinions on each comparison according to the Association of Firearm & Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) Range of Conclusions, as Identification, Inconclusive (A, B, or C), Elimination, or Unsuitable. In this part of the study, comparison sets used previously to characterize the overall accuracy of examiners were blindly resubmitted to examiners to assess the repeatability (105 examiners; 5700 comparisons of bullets and cartridge cases) and reproducibility (191 examiners of bullets, 193 of cartridge cases; 5790 comparisons) of firearms examinations. Data gathered using the prevailing AFTE Range were also recategorized into two hypothetical scoring systems. Consistently positive differences between observed agreement and expected agreement indicate that the repeatability and reproducibility of examiners exceed chance agreement. When averaged over bullets and cartridge cases, the repeatability of comparison decisions (involving all five levels of the AFTE Range) was 78.3% for known matches and 64.5% for known nonmatches. Similarly averaged reproducibility was 67.3%% for known matches and 36.5% for known nonmatches. For both repeatability and reproducibility, many of the observed disagreements were between a definitive and inconclusive category. Examiner decisions are reliable and trustworthy in the sense that identifications are unlikely when examiners are comparing non-matching items, and eliminations are unlikely when they are comparing matching items.     

Exposing Politicians’ Peccadilloes in Comparative Context: Explaining the Frequency of Political Sex Scandals in Eight Democracies Using Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis

Political sex scandals are largely absent in some democracies but proliferate in others. However, there have so far been few if any comprehensive attempts to document the actual number of sex scandals that have occurred and to explain their presence (and, indeed, absence), and the one study that has (Barker's 1994 study) ended in the early 1990s and had numerous problems in relation to defining and documenting such scandals. Based on extensive research, this article documents the number of sex scandals in eight advanced industrial democracies and tries to explain their occurrence using Charles Ragin's fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis. The article has three goals: to determine the number of sex scandals in different democracies, explain why this might be, and demonstrate the utility of fuzzy set qualitative case analysis for small- and medium-N comparative research.     

Theorising African communications: The bad news signalled by broadcast digital migration policy

Abstract

Broadcasting digital migration (BDM) in Africa reflects deadlines agreed by the continent at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The case suggests a negative answer to the question about a uniquely African contribution to communication theory. This is because there is a disjuncture between the ideology of BDM, as evolved in developed countries and copied in African countries, and a critical theorisation of African communications which could surface a different vantage point. The embedded theory that informs African accord on BDM assumes unquestioningly that this particular development in advanced economies has to be emulated in Africa. As a result, primary African communications characteristics are ignored, including the case for investing in radio or mobile Internet rather than BDM. Also missed is the value of democratic and interactive communications, meaning that the BDM set top boxes (STBs) are seen merely as decoders of one-way content flows. In sum, the experience of BDM as a particular intersection of communications technology and social conditions reflects an inadequate African communication theorisation.     

李普赛特政治发展观及其对后发国家政治民主化的启示

李普赛特认为民主的发展有赖于经济发展为其提供物质保障,有赖于认同、价值等社会心理因素为其提供合法性支撑,有赖于政治国家与公民社会的充分互动。后发国家的外生性政治民主化进程是一个异常复杂而艰难的过程,既需要以工业化为基础的经济高速发展,亦有赖于基于共同价值和认同的政治文化作为支撑,还需要在“强国家-强社会”结构的互动中实现多元主体对国家政治生活的积极参与。     

关于学报专栏建设的思考--以"当代中国农村法治"专栏为例

学报特色专栏建设是学术策划理念的重要体现,特色专栏是展示刊物的学术眼光和办刊理念的窗口。应通过对现实的冷静思考和科学分析,寻觅社会热点和现实意义,探求学术品位和学理价值,并进行可行性分析后确定专栏设置。对专栏的维护和经营应注意严把政治关,开发和整合学术资源,积极、科学地策划选题,采取灵活多样的表现形式。     

推进行政收费设定权法治化简

治理乱收费行为应从规范行政收费设定权入手。实践中，行政收费设定主体众多、层级较低，且设定主体之间权限划分不清等问题依然存在，究其原因，主要是行政主体缺乏对行政收费设定权的统一规定，况且财政供给的不足以及设定主体内部的利益驱动，也促使政府“按需设费”。因此，我国应尽快制定《行政收费法》，对行政收费设定权进行统一规范，按照《立法法》的规定，确定行政收费设定权主体，明确行政收费设定权的权限范围，且在行使行政收费设定权时必需遵循公开原则。