PREDICTING WHO REOFFENDS: THE NEGLECTED ROLE OF NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT IN RECIDIVISM STUDIES*

Prior studies of recidivism have focused almost exclusively on individual‐level characteristics of offenders and their offenses to explore the correlates of reoffending. Notably absent from these studies are measures reflecting the neighborhood contexts in which individuals live. The current research addresses this shortcoming. Using data on a sample of ex‐offenders in Multnomah County, Oregon (Portland and surrounding area) in conjunction with 2000 census data, we answer two questions. First, which individual‐level factors influence rates of recidivism? Second, to what extent does neighborhood socioeconomic status account for variation in the reoffending behavior of ex‐prisoners that is not explained by their individual‐level characteristics? We find that those who return to disadvantaged neighborhoods recidivate at a greater rate while those who return to resource rich or affluent communities recidivate at a lesser rate, controlling for individual‐level factors.     

江苏省猪高热病病例主要继发感染病毒的多重PCR检测

应用建立的2个多重PCR方法,对2005~2006年收集于江苏省的211份猪高热病疑似病料进行了检测。结果,PRRSV阳性率为51.2%,PCV2阳性率为44.1%,CSFV阳性率为10.4%,PPV阳性率为3.9%,PRV阳性率为2.4%。2005年病料中PCV2阳性率为21.2%,2006年为73.2%;2005年PRRSV阳性率为38.1%,2006年为67.7%。2006年猪高热病疫情比2005年严重,PCV2和PRRSV可能在其中发挥了协同致病作用。对10个PRRSV分离株ORF5基因和Nsp2基因进行的测序表明,2006年分离株Nsp2基因中有连续87个碱基的缺失。     

湖北省禽白血病自然病例的病理学诊断及p53和Bcl-2基因表达情况的观察

应用组织病理学和SABC免疫组织化学技术,对湖北省武汉市的2批14日龄和33日龄疑似禽白血病肉鸡进行了病理学诊断,并观察了病鸡肝肿瘤组织中p53基因和Bcl-2基因的表达情况。剖检可见病鸡肝、肾、脾均不同程度肿胀,组织病理学检查在肝、肾、心等脏器可见散在或聚集成团的骨髓瘤细胞,胞浆内充满球形的嗜酸性颗粒;在病鸡肝肿瘤组织中p53和Bcl-2基因均呈阳性表达,诊断为J亚群禽白血病(ALV-J),提示p53基因和Bcl-2基因与肉鸡J亚群禽白血病有关。     

口蹄疫病毒VP2基因的真核表达及其产物抗原性的检测

利用PCR技术,扩增出口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)VP2基因,并克隆到杆状病毒转移载体pBlueBacHis2A上。用重组质粒pB-VP2与重组病毒同时转染sf9昆虫细胞,获得了重组病毒。经过蚀斑筛选纯化后,感染sf9细胞,表达VP2融合蛋白,分子质量为33 ku左右。以牛抗O型FMDV血清为第一抗体,通过Western-blotting和Dot-ELISA鉴定,说明VP2基因在真核表达系统中获得正确表达,且可以与牛抗O型FMDV血清发生特异性反应。     

Dominance and Domestic Abuse Among Mexican Americans: Gender Differences in the Etiology of Violence in Intimate Relationships

Gender differences in dominance and aggressive behavior in intimate relationships among Mexican Americans were examined. Three hundred and sixteen Mexican American men and women took the Dominance Scale and the Conflict Tactics Scale 2 (CTS2). Results showed that power and possessiveness were associated with all types of aggressive behavior. Dominance was, however, expressed differently by men and women. High power and possessiveness were associated with all types of aggressive behavior. Decision-making power was also associated with physical assault, and high devaluation with inflicting injury among men. Among women, high power was only associated with physical assault, whereas possessiveness was associated with psychological aggression and physical assault. Devaluation was also high among women who inflicted injury on their male partners.     

COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY,MINORITY THREAT,AND POLICE BRUTALITY: AN EXAMINATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS*

A growing body of evidence shows that minorities are disproportionately the targets of police brutality, but important theoretical questions about the causes of that inequity remain unanswered. One promising line of research involves structural‐level analyses of the incidence of police brutality complaints; however, existing studies do not incorporate variables from alternative theoretical explanations. Drawing on the community accountability hypothesis and the threat hypothesis, we tested the predictions of two prominent structural‐level explanations of police brutality in a study of civil rights criminal complaints. The study included cities of 150,000+ population (n = 114). The findings reveal that two community accountability variables—ratio percent Hispanic citizens to percent Hispanic police officers and the presence of citizen review—were related positively to police brutality complaints, partially supporting that perspective. Two threat hypothesis measures of threatening people—percent black and percent Hispanic (in the Southwest)—were related positively to complaints, as predicted. The relative degree of support for the two hypotheses is assessed.     

猪生殖与呼吸综合征病毒和猪圆环病毒2型共感染对猪外周血天然免疫细胞含量的影响

将猪生殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)和猪圆环病毒2型(PCV2)单感染和共感染的6周龄仔猪,于感染前和感染后第3、7和10 d,采用血常规法、SWC3a单色流式细胞术以及CD3/CD4/CD8三色流式细胞术分析了感染猪外周血中白细胞、粒细胞、单核细胞、NK细胞、γδT细胞的含量。结果,感染后第3 d和第7 d,PRRSV感染组、PCV2感染组以及PRRSV+PCV2共感染组猪的白细胞、单核细胞、粒细胞、NK细胞、γδT细胞总数显著下降,并且共感染组比单感染组下降更加严重。结果表明,PRRSV+PCV2共感染对仔猪外周血天然免疫细胞的影响具有协同效应,意味着在感染早期可导致更加严重的先天免疫抑制。     

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN SAME‐GENDER RELATIONSHIPS

Physical violence occurs in 11–12% of same‐gender couples, which suggests that domestic violence is an abuse of power that can happen in any type of intimate relationship, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. Although incidents of violence occur at the same rate in same‐gender couples and cross‐gender couples, the violence appears to be milder in same‐gender couples and it is unclear what percentage of same‐gender violence should be characterized as abuse or intimate terrorism. Same‐gender victims also suffer from the additional stress of severe isolation and the abuser's threats to expose the victim's sexual orientation in a hostile manner.     

鸡IL-2和IL-15基因真核表达质粒对禽流感疫苗的免疫增强作用

根据GenBank中的鸡IL-2和IL-15序列设计了2对引物,采用RT-PCR法从山地乌骨鸡外周血淋巴细胞RNA中克隆了IL-2和IL-15基因,与pcDNA3.1连接构建了真核表达质粒pDNAIL-2和pDNAIL-15,研究了其对禽流感灭活疫苗的免疫增强作用。结果显示,免疫后第10d,pDNAIL-15 AI灭活疫苗组和pDNAIL-2 AI灭活疫苗组HI抗体水平显著高于AI灭活疫苗组(P<0.05)。免疫后第10 d,pDNAIL-15 AI灭活疫苗组CD4 淋巴细胞百分含量显著高于pDNAIL-2 AI灭活疫苗和AI灭活疫苗组(P<0.05);免疫后第23 d,pDNAIL-2 AI灭活疫苗组CD4 淋巴细胞百分率显著高于pDNAIL-15 AI灭活疫苗和AI灭活疫苗组(P<0.05)。证实pDNAIL-2和pDNAIL-15能提高禽流感灭活疫苗的免疫效果。