Addressing the mental healthcare needs of foster children: perspectives of stakeholders from the child welfare system

A qualitative study was conducted to better understand the factors that contribute to psychotropic medication (PM) overuse among children in the child welfare system in Kentucky, including barriers to providing psychosocial interventions that potentially minimize the need for PM. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with personnel in the Department of Community-Based Services (DCBS). Participants identified important areas to target for system-wide quality improvement efforts, which included improved exchange of health information, training, and communications on the use of PM, and measures to improve access to non-pharmacological psychosocial interventions to address the mental healthcare needs of children in the child welfare system.     

Forensic Radiology Pitfalls: CT Imaging in Gunshot Wounds of the Head

Computed tomography (CT) imaging is increasingly used in emergency departments and trauma services and is being offered as a supplemental tool with autopsy in coroner's and medical examiner's offices throughout the United States. The availability of CT images in lieu of traditional X‐rays for medicolegal autopsies may lead to misinterpretation of images for forensic pathologists who are not familiar with these types of images. Forensic pathologists must become familiar with CT imaging, the basis of CT image formation and how to interpret CT images appropriately. We highlight potential pitfalls of CT image interpretation through two cases of fatal gunshot wounds of the head. Antemortem CT imaging available at the time of autopsy led to discrepancy between the initial image findings and the autopsy due to inexperienced manipulation of the images. With appropriate understanding of CT image interpretation and manipulation, forensic personnel should be able to avoid most sources of misinterpretation.     

医疗损害鉴定面临的挑战与对策

2017年底发布的《侵权责任法·医疗损害责任》司法解释规定了新的鉴定规则:确定了医疗损害专门性问题鉴定的概念及内容,取鉴定申请替代患方举证能力的不足,规定了新的鉴定人资格要求,明确了医疗过错判定的要求;明确了因果关系分级要求;明确了医疗损害鉴定的程序要求等。但仍然保留了医疗损害鉴定二元化模式。新的规定给我国医疗损害鉴定带来了新的挑战,尤其是鉴定人资格、专家辅助人意见可以成为定案依据的规定,将直接影响我国的法医开展医疗损害鉴定。笔者由此提出了以下建议:(1)医疗鉴定要回归科学性、公益性、规范性;(2)医疗损害鉴定回归同行评议是必然趋势;(3)应当建立统一的临床医学鉴定专家库;(4)应当研究医疗损害鉴定的理论、原则和方法。     

FOUR DECADES OF CRIMINAL LAW RESEARCH: PATHS OF DEVELOPMENT AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFORMATION

The year 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening up. In these past four decades, research in Chinese criminal law has recovered, stabilized, and developed, before it reached a stage of prosperity. The approach to research in criminal law has shifted from being one-dimensional to being comprehensive. The law now focuses on diverse issues, as opposed to singular ones. The discourse has shifted from an issue-led approach to a more systemic one. The tools used to interpret the law have shifted from substantive ones to a combination of substance and formality. As a result, the number of studies has increased, and in-depth research has grown over time. In the future, research in criminal law will become more specialized and diversified. Researchers will promote consciousness further, broaden their horizons, and promote fruitful research in criminal law.     

Big genetic data and its big data protection challenges

The use of various forms of big data have revolutionised scientific research. This includes research in the field of genetics in areas ranging from medical research to anthropology. Developments in this area have inter alia been characterised by the ability to sequence genome wide sequences (GWS) cheaply, the ability to share and combine with other forms of complimentary data and ever more powerful processing techniques that have become possible given tremendous increases in computing power. Given that many if not most of these techniques will make use of personal data it is necessary to take into account data protection law. This article looks at challenges for researchers that will be presented by the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, which will be in effect from May 2018. The very nature of research with big data in general and genetic data in particular means that in many instances compliance will be onerous, whilst in others it may even be difficult to envisage how compliance may be possible. Compliance concerns include issues relating to ‘purpose limitation’, ‘data minimisation’ and ‘storage limitation’. Other requirements, including the need to facilitate data subject rights and potentially conduct a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) may provide further complications for researchers. Further critical issues to consider include the choice of legal base: whether to opt for what is often seen as the ‘default option’ (i.e. consent) or to process under the so called ‘scientific research exception’. Each presents its own challenges (including the likely need to gain ethical approval) and opportunities that will have to be considered according to the particular context in question.     

Researching the registered: challenges and suggestions for researchers studying sex offender populations

As interest in registered sex offenders proves to be a popular topic among community members, the media, and legislators alike, researchers must continue to examine the experiences of this offender group. Sex offender registration and community notification laws are diverse across states, creating a difficult and confusing environment for registered sex offenders post-conviction. Often, registered sex offenders report experiences with social stigmatization and physical isolation from their communities as a result of their labeled status. This leads them to be distrustful of outsiders; researchers included. This paper examines the experiences of researchers who have conducted three quantitative and qualitative research projects focused on registered sex offenders and life on the registry. In addition to highlighting the challenges in conducting this type of research, this paper provides a discussion of four specific challenges that may occur when gathering data from community sex offender samples, and several recommendations to overcome these challenges.     

中意刑事侦查制度比较研究

刑事侦查制度是指一国法律规定的有关刑事侦查活动的组织、程序、人事等方面规则体系的总和。中意两国刑事侦查制度在侦查主体、侦查程序、侦查措施与手段以及采证规则等方面既有共同点也有差异点,这主要是由两国政治制度、法律制度、司法传统等多方面因素影响和制约的结果。加强中意两国刑事侦查制度的比较研究,分析各自的优点缺点,对我国刑事侦查制度的改革和完善具有重要意义。     

产品责任的惩罚性损害赔偿制度研究

我国立法中对于产品责任欠缺惩罚性损害赔偿的规定,消费者合法权益得不到有效的维护。为此,从惩罚性损害赔偿的产生与演变入手,分析了对于产品责任适用惩罚性损害赔偿的法理基础:效益与正义,并对惩罚性损害赔偿的数额确定进行了经济分析,比较研究了各国及地区的相关规定,提出应在我国的产品责任立法中引进这一制度的建议。     

法学论文中文摘要规范化探析

在了解国内国际学术论文规范的基础上,先对“摘要”进行语义辨析,指出它和提要、摘录、文摘、概要等的区别与联系,论述了摘要规范化的必要性;接着从论文摘要的内涵引申出其四大特点:“要点的陈述”、“小短文”、学术性、引发读者,每个特点都有一些规范化的要求,共十二点;然后论述了我国法学中文摘要中存在的内容上、形式上和语词上的九点问题;在已有论述的基础上,接下来特别探讨了法学学位论文中文摘要的规范化问题;最后提出了法学论文中文摘要写作的方法与步骤,表达了推动法学论文规范化建设的愿望。     

论明政府在贵州的兴教举措

贵州建省以后,为了有效开发贵州的人力资源,尽快推进贵州与内地的政治经济一体化,明统治者把“变夷俗以敷教化”作为治黔重心,注意建设贵州的文化教育事业。明政府在贵州实行的多层次办学、多形式兴教等举措不仅使贵州的学校教育具有多元化的地方特色,而且也为后世发展民族教育积累了宝贵的经验教训。