Post-9/11 counterterrorism in popular culture: the spectacle and reception of The Bourne Ultimatum and 24

This article examines the representation of counterterrorism in contemporary film and television and surveys its reception among active online audiences. Contemporary counterterrorism fiction like The Bourne Ultimatum (2007 The Bourne ultimatum. 2007. Film. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Produced by Doug Liman, Henry Morrison and Jeffrey M. Weiner. USA.  [Google Scholar]; Film. Directed by Paul Greengrass) and the TV series 24 (2001–2010; Television series. Created by Robert Cochran and Joel Surnow), present viewers with conventional hero-driven narratives wrapped in a spectacle of high-tech surveillance technologies. As counterterrorism is an inherently covert exercise, the widespread popularity of these Hollywood franchises raises questions about how the public understands the capabilities and ethics of counterterrorism. These questions are addressed through an analysis of the generic and aesthetic features of the texts along with a survey of audience responses on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).     

试论被追诉人获得权利告知的权利——从遏制刑讯逼供的角度

获得权利告知的权利是被追诉者享有的一项重要权利,与侦查机关的告知义务共同构成了一个问题的两个方面,体现了权利制约权力的理念。本文从遏制刑讯逼供的角度,分别就该项权利的含义和内容、对遏制刑讯逼供的意义及我国立法在该项权利保障方面的不足和改进方向进行了论述。     

关于票据利益返还请求权问题的几点思考

票据利益返还请求权并非一般的民事权利,而是票据法上的非票据权利。文章从理论和实务角度对票据利益返还请求权成立的条件、票据利益返还请求权的当事人、利益返还的范围、诉讼管辖以及时效等问题进行了分析梳理。对我国《票据法》相关条文存在的缺陷及其完善进行了分析探讨。     

应确立口供相对任意性的采证规则

口供作为法定证据中的一种,在诉讼中具有真伪两面性,真实的口供有利于查禁犯罪,而虚假的口供却极易诱发冤假错案。民主法制先进的国家在对待口供问题上都确立了一系列的可采性规则,其中主要是自白的任意性规则。在我国只应确立口供的相对任意性规则,这主要是基于我国的基本国情和刑事诉讼的任务,也是基于诉讼的价值平衡决定的。确立口供相对任意性的采信规则具有一定价值,有利于发现案件真实,提高办案质量,使诉讼更加人性化。但存在影响口供相对任意性采信规则的一些因素,所以要保障口供相对任意性规则的实施。     

刑讯逼供存在的可能性及其防范--以讯问犯罪嫌疑人为视角

讯问犯罪嫌疑人是一项极为重要的侦查活动。在实践中,刑讯逼供往往成为犯罪嫌疑人接受讯问时所面临的最大风险。我国刑事诉讼应重视本国国情,立足本国的国民性,在犯罪嫌疑人讯问程序中注入一种人文精神,以人文关怀的方式获取犯罪嫌疑人的"自白"。     

从强制到自愿:公安政策工具的创新与适用

政策工具是政策的构成要素之一,政策工具选择正确与否对政策能否达到预期目标至关重要。一直以来,公安政策工具倾向于使用传统强制性工具,主要包括管制、直接提供、强制性措施。这些强制性公安政策尽管有许多优点,但也有缺乏灵活性、抑制社会活力,容易引发社会抵触情绪,产生官(警)民冲突以及容易滋生特权及权力寻租现象等弊端。因此,在新的历史条件下,创新公安政策工具,在公安改革的过程中积极采用自愿性的公安政策工具不仅有助于提高公安政策的执行力,而且是完善与推进国家治理体系和治理能力现代化的客观需要。自愿性公安政策工具主要有家庭与社区、志愿者服务、签约外包、公私伙伴关系、市场。选择和适用这些公安政策工具,必须以有利于实现公安政策目标为基本标准,注意政策工具自身的特征及其适用的环境,遵循政策工具选择及适用的合理程序。     

法治视野下我国刑事审讯程序的反思与改革

刑讯逼供等非法取证行为早已为现代国家所诟病。在我国,刑讯逼供已经成了一个“不可忽视”的问题。在法治理念下审讯程序包含了无罪推定原则、嫌疑人享有反对强迫自证其罪特权和沉默权和审讯手段文明化、人道化等内容。我国应在一定程度上借鉴现代法治国家设计的正当化审讯程序,这对于正在实施“依法治国”方略的中国而言,无疑具有相当的价值。我国的审讯程序应当从确立无罪推定原则、赋予犯罪嫌疑人沉默权等方面逐步、渐进地予以改革。     

Characteristics of erasable ball point pens

In 1979 shortly after the introduction of the erasable ball point pen two papers were published describing its basic characteristics (W.J. Flynn, J. Police Sci. Adm., 7 (1979) 346–349; P. Pfefferli and J. Mathyer, Rev. Int. Criminol. Police Tech., (1979) 407–419). Since that time two additional makes of pens and other colors of ink have been introduced, and the quality of writing has been significantly improved.The ink of the erasable pen differs significantly from that of the standard ball point pen, and for that matter from ink of all other modern day pens. In what way might this newer pen produce a written line different from other ball point pens? This is one question that the paper addresses with limited success.When erased, what techniques can be used to attempt to determine the text of the original writing? The writer considers all standard methods for deciphering erased writing and discusses modification by use of infrared film with oblique light photography — the method most successful in determining the original contents of the erasure.     

E-participation: A Strategic Framework

Despite the rising scientific and practical relevance of e-participation, the field still suffers from a diffuse, heterogeneous state of knowledge and our understanding of successful e-participation strategies and implementation is very limited. This situation is seen as a key reason why e-participation initiatives in practice often fall short of expectations. Against this background, this study compiles the existing insights from the interdisciplinary scientific literature to deduce a unifying definition and propose an integrated strategic e-participation framework that conceptually combines important strategic and organizational factors as well as environmental drivers of e-participation.