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Abstract

Socioeconomic data supplied by the FBI on the backgrounds of 280 known right‐ and left‐wing terrorists active in the United States during the late 1960s and early 1970s was tabulated. Isolating for right‐left affiliation, membership status, and gender, seven variables were examined and used to confirm prevailing assumptions regarding the socioeconomic status of right‐ versus left‐wing terrorists active during this period. Findings support clear socioeconomic differences between right‐wing and left‐wing terrorists and emphasize the dominant position of women within left‐wing organizations. Surprising evidence revealed that considerable class differences exist within right‐wing groups between rank‐and‐file members and the leadership core.     

When government fails us: trust in post-socialist civil organizations

The research for this article was motivated by a noticeable discrepancy between levels of participation and trust in post-socialist civil organizations. While civic participation in Central and Eastern Europe is almost nonexistent, levels of trust in post-socialist civil organizations compare favourably to those in Western Europe. The first aim of this article is to understand why citizens place relatively high trust in post-socialist civil organizations. The political context, within which civil organizations operate, reveals one explanation for the high levels of trust in civil organizations: government corruption dissuades citizens from relying on state institutions and creates a void that is filled by informal networks of association and civil organizations. Empirical evidence demonstrates that trust in civil organizations focused on socioeconomic and political development is higher among citizens who express concern about corruption in their country. The second aim of this article is to understand the discrepancy between levels of trust and civic participation. A novel interpretation of past findings suggests that civil organizations' effectiveness, professionalization, transactional capacity and orientation toward service provision may garner citizens' trust while parallel neglect of grassroots mobilization leaves civil organizations short of capitalizing on that trust. Civil organizations' limited focus on interest aggregation, mobilization and representation raises doubts as to whether observers of civil society in the region should look to these organizations as its core component.     

边境地区群体性事件中警察自我防范技术研究

我国边境地区群体性事件具有自身的特征,针对这些特征,由生物、电子和物理三类技术构成的防范技术体系,适用于警察在应对和处置边境群体性事件过程中对人、物和环境的自我防范,在技术体系的具体应用过程中要重视＂理念体系＂的作用,在技术培养训练过程中要明确影响警察自我防范技术水平层次提高的因素类型,着力提高应对和处置边境地区群体性事件中警察自我防范技术和水平。     

边境民族地区群体性械斗事件的特点及处置对策

边境民族地区群体性械斗事件原因复杂,械斗双方法律意识淡薄,械斗后果严重,后期容易反弹。公安边防部队应快速机动,运用防暴战术,坚决果断处置,尽量减少伤亡。处置结束后,要积极协助地方政府做好善后工作,防止反弹,妥善处理该类事件,维护边境地区的安全稳定和民族团结。     

刑法学专业监狱学方向硕士研究生培养模式创新——以上海政法学院为例

根据国家教育部高等教育司编订的《普通高等学校本科专业目录和专业介绍(2012年)》,监狱学属于法学门类。监狱学研究对象的"刑事性"或"刑罚执行性"的根本性质,决定了监狱学研究的所有对象内容都以"刑罚执行"为核心而展开。监狱学的定性当属于刑罚执行学范畴。由此,监狱学的学科体系则呈现出学科群体形式。上海政法学院刑事司法学院在监狱学本科教育的课程设置上,把刑法学、刑事诉讼法学、监狱学方面的课程整合为监狱学专业本科教育的主干课程。将监狱学相关知识细化为狱政管理学、罪犯教育学、罪犯改造心理学等课程群。刑法学专业监狱学方向硕士研究生的培养方式,坚持理论与实践相结合的教学讲授方式,并依托共建基地进行实训实习教学。     

对聚众淫乱的民众态度调查

以对聚众淫乱行为的民众态度进行调查分析,为立法政策调整提供素材和依据为目的。采用问卷调查法,以大学生、城市居民、农村居民为对象展开调查。结果显示,对秘密聚众淫乱行为认为现行法规定适当的仅占21.5%,近八成的人认为秘密聚众淫乱行为不应构成刑事犯罪,对其不应处罚或给以行政处罚。对公然猥亵大多数人认为应当处罚,其中五成的人认为应当给以行政处罚,有二成的人主张应给以刑事处罚。从而得出民众对秘密聚众淫乱行为的处罚态度与现行法追究刑事责任的规定并不一致,对公然猥亵的容忍度非常低的结论。     

PAG圆盘电泳同步检测人血清Hp、Gc、Tf表型

本文采用不连续ＰＡＧ圆盘电泳法，以邻联甲苯胺和氨基黑染液取代有强致癌作用的联苯胺试剂用于染色，同时检测出Ｈｐ、Ｇｃ、Ｔｆ表型。该法简便快速，安全可靠，经济实用，用于法医学检察实际，可使检案质量和办案效率大为提高。     

对省级行政区域城市群构建的思考——以构建大南昌城市群为例

城市群已成为国家或地区参与全球竞争与国际分工的基本地域单元。基于省级行政区域构建城市群在我国很有必要。本文以构建大南昌城市群为例,重点探讨省级行政区域城市群构建的理论基础、城市群形成与成长的条件。研究表明：江西应构建以南昌为中心,包括九江、新余、抚州、鹰潭等城市在内的大南昌城市群,使其成为全国的高技术产业及现代制造业基地、农产品生产与加工基地和综合交通运输枢纽,成为一个空间结构合理、社会经济与资源环境协调发展、具有竞争力的经济密集区。为此,江西应遵循大城市群成长规律,从规划、机构、区域分工与合作、城镇空间结构、一体化、区域创新和产业集群等方面统筹谋划,分步实施。     

ARE WE REALLY LOOKING OUT FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD? APPLYING THE NEW ZEALAND MODEL OF FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCES TO CASES OF CHILD NEGLECT IN THE UNITED STATES

This Note advocates for state laws to be amended to implement family group conferencing (FGC) as the first step in cases of alleged child neglect. FGC was developed in New Zealand nearly twenty years ago and have since become a realistic method of balancing the best interests of the children, families, agencies, courts, and communities involved in the child welfare system. A FGC is a meeting among family members and professionals that is conducted in order to develop a plan for a child who is the victim of neglect. FGC places the family at the center of the welfare proceedings and empowers them to reach a solution without having to resort to the often lengthy and expensive adversarial court system. If FGC is incorporated into the child welfare systems throughout the United States, communication between the parents, social services, and the courts could increase, helping families adequately address the problem of neglect and getting the children out of the child welfare system quickly and more efficiently.     

TRENDS IN CHILD PROTECTION MEDIATION: RESULTS OF THE THINK TANK SURVEY AND INTERVIEWS

Several child protection conflict resolution program directors and researchers talked about how best to initiate a networking effort for their field. In September 2007, their conversations culminated in a Think Tank in Columbus, Ohio. This was a collaboration of judges, program directors, researchers, and representatives from national organizations that work in child protection. Participants felt this was a successful effort and that the meeting provided networking opportunities and many provocative discussions. In order to facilitate a meeting that would be meaningful for the Think Tank participants, input was solicited from as many constituent groups as possible. Surveys and interviews were completed in the summer of 2007, which shed light on themes that were ripe for discussion and improvement. This article details the survey and interview results and includes some brief comments from the Think Tank itself. Thoughts about future research in child protection conflict resolution are also provided.