Political Marketing Research in the 2000 U.S. Election

Abstract

It is not news that polls and other forms of marketing research are regularly employed to craft political strategy. What is new is that the 2000 U.S. election represented a turning point where political marketing research seems to take center stage. The print and broadcast media employed polls and other forms of research at levels far beyond anything ever seen before. At times, it appeared as if almost as much attention was being given to polls as was being given to the political candidates and the issues. This was clearly a new and important posturing of the role of political marketing research. With this as a backdrop, the current article compares polls and other forms of political research-focusing on what went wrong and what was right in terms of the use of polls, focus groups and Internet research during the 2000 U.S. election. The article ends with the presentation of some exploratory research that examines insights about respondents' opinions regarding the impact of political polls.     

The “Bestie di Satana” Murders

In recent years, satanic groups have been responsible for various types and degrees of crimes. We report the case of a number of murders committed in Italy by a group of young people calling themselves the “Bestie di Satana”. Forensic psychiatric assessment of the members of a satanic sect charged with the crime revealed that all the young people had a fragile, immature personality, a very low level of education and were socially disadvantaged. The trial of the members of the “Bestie di Satana” sect was concluded with the verdict of deliberate murder, and all the members were given long jail sentences. This report should lead us to explore social and cultural responses to juvenile satanism, statistically shown to be a relatively rare phenomenon but with a high criminal potential.     

群体性事件发生原因研究的再审视——层次分析方法的引入与应用

层次分析方法就是将导致某一事件发生的原因进行分层。将层次分析方法应用到群体性事件发生的原因研究中,群体性事件发生的原因可分为结构、体制机制和个人三个层次。通过比较三个不同层次上变量的重要性,结构层次上的变量最为根本和重要,体制机制层次上的变量次之,个人层次上的变量可视为常数。加强对结构和体制机制层次上的变量的研究,有助于深入探究群体性事件发生的深层次原因。     

Pedagogy of the Logic Model: Teaching Undergraduates to Work Together to Change Their Communities

Undergraduate community psychology courses can empower students to address challenging problems in their local communities. Creating a logic model is an experiential way to learn course concepts by “doing.” Throughout the semester, students work with peers to define a problem, develop an intervention, and plan an evaluation focused on an issue of concern to them. This report provides an overview of how to organize a community psychology course around the creation of a logic model in order for students to develop this applied skill. Two undergraduate student authors report on their experience with the logic model assignment, describing the community problem they chose to address, what they learned from the assignment, what they found challenging, and what they are doing now in their communities based on what they learned.     

安徽监狱企业集团组织结构变革初探

全国监狱体制改革后,安徽省监狱建立了全额保障、监企分开、收支分开、规范运行的新型监狱管理体制,但在实践中,监企分开运行机制并不能完全解决监狱管理运行中的问题。因此,在新型监狱管理体制下,需要进一步深化监狱体制改革。研究表明,通过优化监企分开运行模式。可以纯化监狱企业刑罚执行职能,释放监狱企业发展的活力,从而更好地发挥监狱企业服务监狱刑罚执行工作的职能作用。     

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。