JUDGES' UNEQUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO EXTRALEGAL DISPARITIES IN IMPRISONMENT*

How do judges in the same court system contribute differentially to extralegal disparities in sentencing? Analyses of felony sentencing in an urban Ohio trial court uncovered two distinct but equal-sized groups of judges that differed in the magnitude of extralegal correlates to imprisonment. Within the group of judges reflecting substantive extralegal correlates to prison sentences, demographic correlates (based on defendants' race, sex, age, and the interaction between them) were more pervasive across judges relative to social demographic correlates (based on education, residence length, and means of financial support). The directions of significant relationships involving a defendant's race, age, and means of support also were inconsistent across judges. These interjudge differences suggest that analyses of cases pooled across judges at either the jurisdiction or the state level might over- or understate the relevance of particular attribution theories of sentencing disparities.     

A Perspective on Policy and Practice in the Re-Integration of Offenders

Concentrations of unemployment and crime are promoting a slow crisis in the lives of unskilled young men, and obstruct the successful re-integration and resettlement of offenders. At the same time, criminal justice system programmes for offenders are seeking a new balance between treatment approaches and the creation of opportunities. In this article the author reflects on the policy frameworks which give rise to these approaches, and considers the danger that criminal justice systems may place emphasis on diverting people from crime without directing them towards opportunities for re-integration. The author considers the needs of offenders in relation to housing and employment in particular.     

WTO背景下的我国监狱制度调适初探

加入WTO,对中国社会的影响是全面而深刻的;它不仅推进了中国的法制进程,提升了我国法制建设的水平,而且对我国的监狱制度产生了重大冲击。在这种情景下,我国监狱制度,要从深层次进行价值创新和观念调整,以构建我国全新的、适合WTO要求的监狱法律体系和监狱管理机制。     

狱内职业技术教育主导施教地位探析--服刑人员技能教育新思路与新举措调研

近年来,服刑人员的教育改造工作越来越受到重视,但是在教育内容上仍存在“大而全”的弊病。为提高教育改造质量,树立职业技术教育在狱内的主导地位,开展专业化、社会化的办学模式,有利于提高服刑人员回归社会的生存能力,也有助于其适应社会、立足社会。     

法治监狱视角下构建罪犯社会保障的价值意蕴

法治中国建设不断推进,建设法治监狱已经成为监狱机关的重要话语。当下罪犯处于社会保障体系的"真空"。维护罪犯的社会保障权,既是社会文明程度提高的表现,也是法治文明进步的彰显。维护罪犯的保障权利,可以提高监狱改造效能,完善社会保障体系,有效预防重新犯罪,有力保障罪犯人权,提高监狱建设法治文明程度。     

The correctional staff burnout literature

Correctional staff job burnout is costly to all involved. As such, it has generated a growing body of research. This study reviewed 53 empirical studies of correctional staff burnout and two review articles published between 1981 and 2014. The majority of studies focused on staff working in a variety of institutional positions, fewer studies focused exclusively on the subgroup of correctional officers, and even fewer focused on a different subgroup. The majority of studies also involved staff at US government-run adult prisons. Most but not all studies utilized Maslach’s Burnout Inventory. Research on the antecedents of job burnout among correctional staff is more common than research on the possible consequences or outcomes of job burnout. Interestingly, despite the empirical emphasis on antecedents of burnout, there has been almost no research on effective interventions designed to deal with correctional staff burnout. Based on this narrative review, significant gaps remain in the research on correctional staff burnout.     

Educational Intentions Among Prison Inmates

The aim of the study was to examine the impact of geographical and cultural affiliation and learning problems on prison inmates' intentions to embark on education above their obtained level of education. Younger inmates, inmates who had reading or writing problems and inmates with less geographical and cultural affiliation to Norway were significantly more likely to report that they wished to start upper secondary school than older inmates, inmates who had no reading or writing problems and inmates with a strong affiliation to Norway. Likewise, younger inmates, inmates who had a non-Norwegian affiliation and inmates who had no problems with arithmetic or mathematics were significantly more likely than others to say that they wished to embark on university studies or other higher education.     

略论民国时期河南地方的监狱建设

民国时期的监狱建设在继承了清末监狱改良的成果的基础上,得到了进一步的发展。这一时期也是河南近代监狱制度确立和发展的实质性阶段,其机构设置和制度运行在北洋政府和南京国民政府阶段既表现出相当的承继性,又各自具有不同的时代特点。     

论西周监狱管理制度及其启示

在西周监狱管理中 ,形成了囚系制、圜土制和嘉石制等三大制度 ,展现了一个东方文明古国狱制的标本。西周监管制度的建立 ,是奴隶制政治、经济发展的产物 ,是西周统治者实施“明德慎罚”狱政思想的结果 ,是西周社会文明及进步的重要表现 ,同时也体现了西周奴隶制狱制的先进性。