DIVORCE AND THE FAMILY COURT: WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?

Approximately 50% of couples who have separated report being victims of violence and/or emotional abuse by their former intimate partners. Family courts can make an important contribution toward reducing the number of intimate partners who report being victims of domestic violence and abuse during and following their participation in divorce proceedings in three ways. First, increase opportunities for participation in nonadversarial procedures. Second, implement mandatory assessment/screening for domestic violence using field‐tested instruments that link subscores on sets of items (e.g., control motivated violence, conflict instigated violence/abuse, substance abuse associated violence/abuse) with appropriate community‐based treatments and/or resources. Third, educate family court judges, lawyers, mediators, and other court personnel in the dynamics of domestic violence generally, as well as the dynamics associated with separation/divorce.     

Optimism as a Mediator Between the Experience of Child Abuse,Other Traumatic Events,and Distress

In this study, we examined the role of dispositional optimism in mediating distress among students who experienced traumatic events, including child physical abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse. Participants included 199 undergraduate and graduate students (aged 18–63 years) from a private university in Oregon. In this study, dispositional optimism partially mediated distress among individuals who had experienced child physical abuse and child emotional abuse; participants with higher levels of optimism had lower levels of distress. In addition, dispositional optimism fully mediated distress among individuals who had experienced traumatic events such as rape, assault, and fire; participants with higher levels of optimism had lower levels of distress. Contrary to prediction, the experience of child sexual abuse was not associated with distress. Clinical implications of these results are addressed.     

Development and validation of the Cozart DDS oral fluid collection device

The testing of oral fluid for drugs of abuse has increased significantly over recent years and is now commonplace in drug rehabilitation clinics, the workplace, prisons and custody suites. The global problem of identifying drugged drivers has also led to an increase in oral fluid testing at the roadside. The main requirements for the implementation of roadside drug testing are a rapid sample collection time, collection of a known sample volume and recovery of drugs from the collection device. We report here the development of the Cozart^® DDS oral fluid collector, an oral fluid collector that combines rapid and adequate sample collection with satisfactory drug recovery. Oral fluid was collected from drug users (n = 134) and drug-free individuals (n = 137), using the Cozart^® DDS oral fluid collector. The mean time for the completion of collection (full coloration of the sample presence indicator) was 34 s for drug-free individuals and 44 s for drug users. The average volume collected was 0.34 mL (n = 271). No chemical stimulant (to induce salivation) was used to achieve the collection times observed in either the drug-free or the drug-taking sample populations. Drugs were extracted from the collector using the Cozart^® DDS buffer and drug recovery was determined by Cozart^® enzyme immunoassays. The recovery studies showed that for amphetamine, Δ⁹THC, cocaine, methadone, methamphetamine, morphine and temazepam over 90% of the drug in the sample was eluted from the collector. The Cozart^® DDS oral fluid collector provides a reliable mechanism for the collection of oral fluid at the roadside that achieves the rapid collection times required.     

新时期农民工医疗互助保障制度考察——温岭市非公企业医疗互助活动记实

浙江省温岭市在非公企业领域开展的职工医疗互助保障活动，有效地缓解了农民工“看病难、看病贵”的问题，得到政府、企业和农民工的认可，为建立农民工医疗保障制度提供了可借鉴的思路。     

权利合法行使与权利滥用——兼析华为公司集体辞职事件公司之行为

针对2007年底华为公司集体辞职事件中有关华为公司的行为定性,主要集中在,它的行为是合法行为还是权利滥用。论文先从理论上对权利合法行使与权利滥用进行界定并提出认定标准,后从实证角度对华为公司的行为展开分析,定性其行为构成权利滥用。     

氯胺酮滥用对中枢神经系统的毒性作用

近年来氯胺酮滥用问题日益突出,本文从氯胺酮的药理学特点、滥用后对相关中枢神经系统的毒性作用以及涉及到的神经递质来阐述可能的作用机制,为遏制氯胺酮的滥用提供相关的资料。     

国际投资协定中非歧视待遇的适用阶段与例外——兼议中国之对策

非歧视待遇包括国民待遇和最惠国待遇,是许多国际投资协定和与投资有关的协定明确规定的最重要的外国直接投资待遇标准,也是国际投资自由化的关键因素。各协定对其适用的时间范围存在较大分歧,焦点在于非歧视待遇是否适用于投资准入前阶段以及允许缔约国保留哪些例外。     

论ICSID仲裁庭对公平公正待遇标准的发展——兼评AES Summit、AES-Tisza诉Hungary案

近年来,国际投资争端中的公平公正待遇标准在ICSID仲裁庭的实践中有了一定的发展。文章首先按时间顺序分阶段梳理该仲裁庭对公平公正待遇标准的界定,随后结合最新的裁决实践,评价公平公正待遇标准要素的发展现状。在此基础上,试图寻找仲裁庭对公平公正待遇标准要素的发展特征。在把握公平公正待遇标准内涵发展趋势的前提下,我们应积极思考并研究我国及投资者的相应对策。     

强制医疗程序司法运作中的问题与完善——以检察监督权的有效行使为视角

我国精神病人的强制医疗程序性质上属于刑事司法程序,兼具治疗精神病和防卫社会的目的,奉行入院中心主义。强制医疗在司法运作中仍存在启动程序不规范、适用标准不明确、检察监督不到位、配套机制不健全等问题。检察院应履行法律监督职能,加强对强制医疗启动程序、审查程序和审查标准、执行程序的监督,实现强制医疗公正、效率、安全和人道的制度价值。     

职务犯罪的心理防治

反腐教育需要入心入脑,法制教育要重纠正认知偏差,警示教育要重调适不良心理,形势教育要重辨析错误观念。预防犯罪需要打击为先,可以从提高刑事追诉力度、完善腐败制裁体系、平衡刑事制裁等方面提高打击效果。控制犯罪需要提早干预,可以尝试诱因免疫、权力监督、条件控制、心理干预等措施。