Family Representative Payeeship and Violence Risk in Severe Mental Illness

Although representative payeeship is prevalent among people with mental illness and shows promise to positively influence clinically relevant outcomes, research also suggests this legal mechanism could be implemented in ways that are problematic. The current study examined whether family representative payeeship was associated with elevated risk of family violence perpetrated by persons with severe mental illness (SMI). Data were collected every 4 months for 1 year in structured interviews with N = 245 persons with SMI who received disability benefits. Multivariate analyses showed that substance abuse, history of violence, frequency of family contact, and family representative payeeship were associated with elevated odds of family violence. Analyses also showed family contact and family representative payeeship had a cumulative effect on increasing the predicted probability of family violence (controlling for covariates such as violence history and substance abuse). The data shed light on the potential for family representative payeeship to be associated with increased risk of interpersonal conflict and violence in SMI.     

Mental Disorder, Violence, and Gender

Recent studies have reported comparable rates of violence among men and women with mental disorder, raising important issues for clinical risk assessment. This study examines the relationship between gender and violence using data from the MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study. Patients in acute psychiatric wards were interviewed 5 times over the year following their discharge to the community. Results showed some differences between men and women in the violence committed immediately following discharge, with rates for men being higher. But the prevalence of violence over the 1 year was similar for female and male discharged patients. However, there were substantial gender differences in the situational context of the violence committed. Men were more likely to have been drinking or using street drugs, and less likely to have been adhering to prescribed psychotropic medication, prior to committing violence. The violence committed by men was more likely to result in serious injury than the violence committed by women, and men were more likely than women to be arrested after committing a violent act. Women were more likely to target family members and to be violent in the home.     

精神分裂症病人肇事因素分析

就鉴定案例中肇事精神分裂症病人与一般精神分裂症群体、其他肇事精神病人群体的资料进行比较,结果显示：精神分裂症群体的肇事率、凶杀率远高于其他精神病群体;肇事精神分裂症病人的诊治情况明显差于一般精神分裂症群体,且再婚率低,家庭支持系统不力等。提示：加强对精神分裂症病人的社会监管和治疗,是防止肇事行为发生,维护社会治安的积极措施。     

心理测试中的犯罪者心理研究

从犯罪者个性因素和犯罪环境因素两方面,对心理测试中的犯罪者心理进行分析。通过测前准备阶段分析犯罪者心理,缩小犯罪嫌疑人,确定侦查方向。正式测试时把握犯罪者心理,完整地将被测人与犯罪者区分开来,帮助侦查人员判断和逮捕犯罪嫌疑人,破获案件。     

我国缓刑制度改进的传统之维——以保辜为讨论中心

保辜制度是我国古代刑法中的一项重要制度，它在唐律中有完备的规定。保辜制度要求人身伤害的犯罪人对被害人进行积极的救治，视救治的效果决定犯罪人的刑罚。保辜制度能够对我国缓刑制度的改进提供有益的借鉴，它在理论、经济和社会价值上都可以给缓刑制度之发展以导引和启迪。借鉴保辜制度，我们应当建立犯罪复原性的缓刑类型，建立缓刑保证制度，这将促进缓刑制度的创造性发展与进步。     

社区戒毒模式研究——基于多元整合视角的实证分析

吸毒人群的戒毒问题是一个世界性难题，是一个多元干预手段环环相扣的综合性问题，因此，对吸毒人群戒毒的干预、康复和矫治工作，关键是将关沙酮社区维持治疗（生理）、人格重塑、提升吸毒人群拒绝毒品的自我效能感（心理）、家庭治疗（家庭支持）和社区戒毒、帮教（禁毒社会工作者帮扶）相结合，使每个环节无缝连接，才有可能从根本上帮助吸毒人群戒除毒瘾。因此，本研究就是要对“生理——心理——社会”的综合性干预模式的可行性、有效性进行评估。本研究基于笔者在南京市关沙酮维持治疗中心完成的300份问卷调查和南京市秦淮区187位社区戒毒人员的问卷调查；基于对14位秦淮区禁毒社工，10位戒毒人员家属的个案访谈而开展。     

保安处分制度理论研究六十年

建国六十年来的保安处分制度研究涉及三个方面的内容，即保安处分的基本理论、保安处分的适用问题和当代中国的保安处分制度。基本理论的内容集中在保安处分的原则、保安处分与刑罚的关系、保安处分的适用（条件、宣告和执行）等问题上。其中，又以保安处分与刑罚关系的一元论与二元论之争影响最大。     

限定刑事责任能力评定量表在暴力案件中的应用

目的研究《限定刑事责任能力评定量表》在暴力案件中的使用情况。方法对103例暴力犯罪案件中的被鉴定人分别使用《限定刑事责任能力评定量表》、《暴力作案刑事责任能力评定量表》进行评定,并同专家结论进行比较:使用BPRS对精神症状评分:对被评定为限定责任能力的案例进行三级划分。结果量表总分的组内相关系数ICC=0.9073:全量表同质信度Cronbachα=0.9572,分半相关系数分别为0.994和0.991,二者相关系数r=0.969。《限定刑事责任能力评定量表》总分和《暴力作案刑事责任能力评定量表》总分相关较高.r=0.946。量表结论与专家结论的一致性高,Kappa=0.95。限定责任能力案件得分与专家分级意见的一致性高:Kappa=0.97。《限定刑事责任能力评定量表》总分和BPRS总分相关性高,r=-0.797。结论《限定刑事责任能力评定量表》在暴力案件的鉴定中具有可用性。     

公务员职业倦怠问题思考

公务员职业倦怠在我国所占比例较高,不仅严重影响公务员本人的身心健康,而且直接影响政府效能和公众形象,乃至改革的成败及和谐社会的成功构建。社会环境因素、政府组织因素和公务员个体因素共同促成了公务员职业倦怠的产生和发展。只有全社会积极关注,公务员自身不断努力、政府部门不断推进管理改革、社会环境协同支持,才能有效预防公务员职业倦怠,提升公务员职业生活质量,促进社会的和谐发展。     

论我国刑事附带民事诉讼制度的立法缺陷

我国刑事附带民事诉讼的理论基础较为薄弱,在立法技术上也存在问题,因而给审判实践带来一定困难。文章从刑事附带民事诉讼的性质入手,对刑事附带民事诉讼所存在的诸多问题作一分析,以期对审判实践有所裨益。