RAISING THE BAR: WHY SUPERVISED VISITATION PROVIDERS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET STANDARDS FOR SERVICE PROVISION

The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC) has provided a supervised visitation program (SVP) for high‐risk families for almost two decades. Parents needing supervised visitation often have histories of domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, mental illness or substance abuse, therefore providers delivering services must be adequately trained and supervised in order to protect the child from further harm during the visitation process. This article describes the need for SVP's, parental issues warranting consideration, the special needs of children in these circumstances, policy recommendations for provider standards, and a certification process to be developed and adopted in New York State.     

再审检察建议在民行法律监督中的适用——以2009年《人民检察院检察建议工作规定（试行）》为视角

再审检察建议是目前民行检察监督方式的一种革新，利用这种便捷的监督模式，可以极大地缓解民行部门上下级案件分布和人员分配失衡的矛盾，减少当事人的诉累，实现事实上的“同级审，同级抗”，有利于节约诉讼成本，节省司法资源，有着积极的现实意义。我国民事诉讼法虽然规定了人民检察院有权对人民法院的民事审判活动进行监督，但由于立法上的滞后和缺陷，导致了人民检察院无法全面履行自己的检察监督职责。文章从我国民行检察监督的现状以及在民行检察监督中推行检察建议的必要性可行性等方面进行了有益的探讨。     

谈外国留学生居留管理问题

随着北京奥运会和上海世博会的来临,外籍人员入境呈现快速增长的趋势,而且逐步趋于向全国流动,其中外国留学生来华数量日渐增多,留学生犯罪案件近年来也有所递增,因此公安机关要加强对外国留学生的管理。文章从外国留学生的现状入手,分析了留学生管理上存在的问题,并提出了建议。     

论检察机关推行量刑建议过程中存在问题及解决方法

检察机关从2000年开始推行量刑建议试点工作,到2010年在全国全面开展量刑建议。那么检察机关对法院提出的量刑建议性质是怎样的,具体内容又是怎样的,目前改革过程中遇到了哪些困难,我们如何来克服,怎样才能更好的完善量刑建议的规定是此篇文章所要研究的主要问题。文中立足于量刑建议的性质,结合实践中遇到的问题,以一名的检察官的视角,对量刑建议改革提出一些看法和几点建议。     

从检察实践视角谈量刑建议制度

为落实高检院关于开展量刑建议工作的部署,进一步完善刑事审判监督制度,沈阳市和平区人民检察院经充分调研后在全市率先试行量刑建议制度。应该说,实行量刑建议制度是检察机关审判监督工作机制的一项改革和创新,其目标是促进量刑公平、确保案件质量、实现司法公正。因此我们有必要对这项制度在实践当中的运行情况及时进行分析和总结,以期对检察机关今后更好地开展此项工作有所裨益。     

检察建议司法适用中存在的问题及对策

在司法实践中,检察建议为强化检察机关履行法律监督职能发挥了重要作用,但检察建议在司法适用中普遍存在质量不高、针对性不强、回复与采纳率偏低等问题。为使检察建议真正有效地实现法律监督的目的,应提高检察人员素质,细化检察建议的实践操作,完善检察建议的异议处理机制,保障检察建议工作落到实处。     

我国养老服务业改革：问题、重点与政策研究

人口老龄化是贯穿我国 21 世纪的基本国情。从 2006 年养老服务业这一概念首次在政府层面提 出至今，我国养老服务业在探寻符合中国特色的发展模式中逐步成长，特别是“十三五”以来我国在养老服务 业改革上取得了若干突破性进展。但总体来看，我国养老服务业发展仍处于初级阶段，明确属性上“事业”与“产 业”的合理边界、政府职能上“有限权利”与“有效权利”的合理边界、体系构架上“家庭功能”与“社会功能” 的合理边界、宏观政策上“动态调整”与“连续性”的合理边界，是深化我国养老服务业改革必须面对的关键问题。 面对新趋势和新要求，我国必须立足现实基础、需求结构和发展趋势，以改革为主线，在建立健全养老服务业 体系上加快走出一条符合中国特色的发展道路。     

海洛因成瘾者美沙酮维持治疗心理矫治综述

对海洛因成瘾者的戒毒需要药物治疗,更需要心理干预与社会支持.美沙酮维持治疗门诊要有效提高维持率,保证维持治疗效果,对受治者进行综合干预是必不可少的.加强在治疗初期对戒毒者的心理干预力度,戒毒者才能长期坚持治疗,达到美沙酮维持治疗效果.     

Learning from NHS Inquiries: Comparing the Recommendations of the Ely,Bristol and Mid Staffordshire Inquiries

If one of the key reasons for an inquiry is to learn lessons and prevent similar events from reoccurring, recommendations must be implementable and implemented, but it is clear that lessons have not been learned and recommendations not implemented. This paper compares the ‘implementability’ of recommendations from the three inquiries of Ely, Bristol and Mid Staffordshire to stress the importance of learning lessons. It examines two broad issues of ‘who?’ and ‘what?’. First, some 80 per cent of the Ely recommendations were aimed at the institution, while 72 per cent of the Bristol and Mid Staffordshire recommendations were aimed at the system. Moreover, about 7 per cent of Ely's forty‐four recommendations have a clearly identified agent, compared to 15 per cent at Bristol and 41 per cent at Mid Staffordshire. Second, the policy tool of ‘sermons’ accounts for some 89 per cent of Ely recommendations, compared to 66 per cent at Bristol and 63 per cent at Mid Staffordshire. However, the earlier sermons did not appear to prevent the events at Mid Staffordshire occurring. Pulling these issues together, it can be suggested that, given the large number of potentially responsible agencies, recommendations should be ‘active’ with a clearly identified agent and that a clear policy tool or mechanism should be identified rather than rely on a vague tendency to sermonise.     

Guiding the Public Sector: Assessing the Use of Recommended Practices in the Budgeting Process

Public administration is a field defined by principles, best practices, and recommended guidelines. According to advocates, these guidelines have the potential to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of public organizations. However, this potential is predicated on the degree to which they are actually followed in practice. Using an original survey of local budgeting officials across the United States, this study examines the correlation between current budgeting practices and established, recommended practices. While a significant number of current practices closely match those that have been recommended, notable variations were present. The trends and their implications conclude the assessment.