Co-constituting narrative: the role of researcher identity bids in qualitative interviews with women ex-offenders

Narrative criminology draws upon the stories of the research participants to better understand crime. These narratives are shaped not only by a range of structural, institutional and individual factors, but by dynamics within the interview itself. As both participant and interviewer deploy narrative techniques, they co-constitute identity meanings during the interview process. This study examines interviews with 30 women recently released from incarceration to identify ways that the researcher constructed and “bid” for identity meanings through narrative during the interview process. Specifically analyzed are the researcher’s “small stories” put forth in response to participants during the interview exchange. Ultimately, the co-constitutive nature of interview dynamics suggest that the researcher’s identity bids via small stories have implications for how participants assert their own identity meanings, account for their experiences, and ultimately orient or conceptualize their futures.     

“Because you’ve got faith it doesn’t mean that you’ve got wings on your back”: a qualitative analysis of the accounts of Christian prisoners serving time for a sexual offence

Religious beliefs have been variously promulgated as both protective and risk factors for sexual reoffending. Moreover, therapists working with religious prisoners struggle with unravelling cognitive distortions embedded within religious views, with concerns about accusations of prejudice salient in their mindset. This paper presents a novel contribution to research by combining the qualitative analysis of the accounts offered by individuals (n?=?12) convicted of sexual offences who describe themselves as Christians. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. This paper focuses on two superordinate themes: (i) The God Effect and (ii) The Shadow Side of Religion. Implications of this research are discussed with reference to the assessment of dynamic risk and protective factors with religious individuals who have been convicted of a sexual offence.     

Munchausen by Proxy: A Qualitative Investigation into Online Perceptions of Medical Child Abuse

In Munchausen by proxy (MBP) maltreatment, increasingly termed “medical child abuse” (MCA), a caregiver fabricates or induces illness in another. The perpetrator's goal for the behavior is to meet personal emotional needs by forcing unnecessary or misguided medical or psychological treatment. Generally, a mother is the perpetrator and her child is the victim. There is a serious lack of research into most aspects of MCA, and this study is the first to utilize the anonymity of an Internet forum to investigate victims' first‐hand experiences of, and the public's opinions about, suspected and confirmed MCA. Three‐hundred and fifty‐six posts by 348 members were explored and coded using formal qualitative content analysis. By accessing an open‐thought online forum, this paper acquired information regarding social perceptions about the nonperpetrating partners who are unaware of the maltreatment; the disturbing and counterintuitive phenomenon of MCA itself; and the resistance often faced by those who attempt to report it.     

侦查学研究现状评析--《侦查论坛》1-3卷论文引证情况和研究方法之分析

对三卷《侦查论坛》所刊载的三年全国侦查学术会议的参会论文的引证资料和侦查学研究群体的研究方法的分析,可以发现当前侦查学理论研究中存在着过于关注价值论意义上的形而上的理论问题,忽视认识论上的形而下的侦查实践问题研究的倾向。侦查学研究群体在知识结构上存在着对自然科学知识的欠缺,在研究方法上过多的依赖于理性思辨而缺乏实证性调查研究。侦查学理论研究之于侦查实践的意义, 就在于能够为实践提供指导,特别是能够为侦查实践部门如何提高侦查能力带来帮助。     

中国的经济社会学研究综述

中国的经济社会学研究的是中国的经济行为以及与社会之间的关系。文章在立足中国实际情况的基础上,介绍了中国经济社会学研究的两种理论角度、分析并评述了中国经济社会学的研究现状,并根据中国经济社会学研究的情况与社会的现实需要,指出中国经济社会学需要加强重视的几个研究方面。     

论创新思维的静动结合

对创新思维的自觉把握,主要体现在对准备条件和动力系统两方面的把握。创新思维准备主要包括心理素质、知识结构、 创新意识等子系统;创新思雏的推动力有目的动力、观念动力与信息动力。静态与动态的结合,使创新思维成为现实。     

现代行政诉讼法学的基本品格及其构建

现代社会的要求和司法改革的价值目标向我国现行行政诉讼法制及其赖以建构的理论基础和框架提出了全方位的挑战,构建符合时代要求的现代行政诉讼法学已势在必行。现代行政诉讼法学应是知识之学、智慧之学、精神之学;现代行政诉讼学的构建需要扩展行政诉讼法学的研究视域、更新行政诉讼法学的研究方法。     

裂解气相色谱法检验静电复印墨粉

静电复印墨粉是复印文件检验的重要组成部分。本文通过电熨斗加热提取纸张上的墨粉,排除了纸张的平扰,用裂解气相色谱法对9个厂家共23个型号的墨粉进行检验。研究表明。该方法灵敏度高,分辨能力强,区分率可达到90.3％,是一种有效的检验方法。     

历史民族学多学科整合研究规范的初步探索--以史载"佯黄"族属考辨为例

对于跨民族史料的梳理和应用 ,前人多从史学的角度进行探索研究。由于史料的性质所限 ,往往会遇到许多难以克服的障碍 ;而运用多学科整合研究 ,立足于历史民族学的理论视野 ,用史学、语言学、民族学相结合的方法 ,则可拓宽视野、更新思路 ,以此对历史上“佯黄”的共时态状况和历时态演化脉络进行分析 ,可以证明 :明代以前的“佯黄”是一个多民族集合称谓 ,而清代和当代所称的“佯黄”则是指毛南族的一个支系。     

找国高等职业教育的现状与发展

在"十五"期间,我国的产业结构有了重大调整,加入WTO以后,社会经济对外开放的步伐也进一步加快。在这种形势下,高等职业教育既暴露出很多的不适应性,也面临着难得的发展机遇。因而,要通过政府统筹对高等职业教育进行多方面的改革,为社会培养面向生产、服务和管理第一线的实用型、技能型人才。