POLICE RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: SITUATIONS INVOLVING VETERANS EXHIBITING SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS*

Drawing on attribution theory, research on police discretion, and public attitudes toward mental illness, we examine attributional processes in police decision making in response to domestic violence situations involving veterans and nonveterans with signs of mental illness. Using data from experimental vignettes varying veteran status, victim injury, and suspect compliance administered to a sample of 309 police officers, the results indicate that 1) veterans are perceived as less responsible for troublesome behavior but more dangerous than nonveterans, 2) suspects’ veteran status has a significant effect on officers’ preference for mental health treatment versus arrest, and 3) part of the effect of veteran status on officer response is mediated by internal and external attributions for problematic behavior and by perceptions of dangerousness. The study empirically demonstrates countervailing processes in police decision making—recognition of the causes for troublesome behavior and the need for mental health treatment on the one hand and concern for community safety and enforcing the law on the other.     

我国军事社会学研究的现状与前景展望

我国军事社会学自 2 0世纪 80年代中期创建以来 ,取得了一系列令人瞩目的成就 :学科建设稳步发展 ,学术成果较为显著 ,重点问题研究有所建树。但同时也还存在着一些问题和不足 ,主要表现为学科体系建构尚有分歧 ,理论研究缺乏系统性 ,缺乏扎实的实证研究 ,研究领域失之零散 ,研究方法较为单调。展望未来 ,我国军事社会学的学科前景十分广阔 ,但要使学科科学化、规范化 ,进而使学科走向繁荣 ,在宏观上应做好三个方面的工作 :一是加大理论研究力度 ,构建中国军事社会学学科的理论体系 ;二是解放思想 ,拓宽视野 ,增强军事社会学的生命力 ;三是加强学科基础建设。     

略论抗战相持阶段国民政府的军事战略——以南岳军事会议和长沙会战为中心的研究

详细研究国民政府在抗日战争相持阶段军事战略的学术成果不多，且以否定居多。通过研究三次南岳军事会议和四次长沙作战的具体史实，可归纳出此时期国民政府军事战略的四个特点：持久战的总体构想；重视湖南战场，屏蔽大后方；不再一味死守重要城市；应战而不求战的策略。据此可以认为，国民政府基本把握了抗战相持阶段的特点，其军事战略基本上是正确的，即以持久战对抗日本的速决战，以空间换时间。尽管主客观方面的原因使得国民政府在相持阶段的军事战略显得有些保守，但是不加分析地责难其“消极、妥协、退让”，是有些苛求的。     

军政军民团结50年的回顾

我军始终把维护和保持社会稳定、积极支持和参加经济建设、奋勇参加抢险救灾、加强民族团结共建稳固文明的边防、开展军民共建和“双拥”活动作为密切军政军民关系的主要内容， 使军政军民关系逐步向规范化、制度化迈进。加强军政军民团结， 在政治上有利于维护国家的长治久安， 在经济上有利于促进生产力的发展； 在军事上有利于提高部队战斗力。     

“9·11”后的俄罗斯军事安全战略实践探索

“9.11”事件后,俄罗斯军方针对世界安全形势发生的新变化,对其军事安全战略实践从四大方面做出重大调整,即:研发新一代核武器,确保“现实遏制”的核战略;加速武器装备现代化建设进程;增加学习,提高军队作战指挥能力;加强独联体军事一体化,加强与周边大国的军事交流。但俄罗斯军事安全战略实践调整成功与否最终将取决于俄罗斯综合国力的变化。围绕国际政治问题的外交斗争是以军事力量的强弱决定着胜败。从目前来看,实现俄罗斯的战略目标,既有不少有利条件,也存在现实困难,俄罗斯在实现其军事安全目标的道路上不会一帆风顺。     

恐怖主义即是战争：军事历史上的教训

恐怖主义是战争的一种形式,只有动用武装力量才能将其彻底铲除。恐怖活动作为一种军事战术,其目的是杀死敌方战士,降低公民的道德标准。为了打击恐怖主义,美国武装力量应对支持全球恐怖主义国家的军事盟友实施攻击,主要针对军事目标,不能伤及平民。美国武装力量也可以采用小股部队突袭的方式,深入敌方国家,对敌方领导人实施抓捕或处死。     

谈在公安院校学生中加强武德教育的重要性

武德是人们在几千年的实践和发展中,提炼出来的一种精神文化产物,为各个时期的武术界所共同遵守。其内容大概包括"仁、义、信、敬、勇"五个方面。优秀的中华武德对公安院校学生的思想道德、行为规范等教育具有积极重要的作用。     

Unaccountable: The Current State of Private Military and Security Companies

Abstract

The current accountability system for private military and security contractors (PMSCs) is woefully inadequate, and mere enhancements in oversight cannot hope to remedy that failing. I contend that once we recognize the kind of accountability required of PMSCs, we will realize that radical changes in the foundational relationship between PMSCs and the state are required. More specifically, in order to be appropriately accountable, members of PMSCs must become a part of or, at the very least, directly responsible to the legitimate authoritative military or police structures, and there must be a clear and precise delineation of responsibility among public officials for holding individual members of PMSCs criminally liable.     

A Hero’s Welcome? Exploring the Prevalence and Problems of Military Veterans in the Arrestee Population

The potential for veterans to end up in the criminal justice system as a result of physical and psychological problems that may be combat‐related has generated much interest, illustrated most recently by the development of specialized veterans’ courts. However, little is known about how often veterans are arrested and incarcerated, the nature of their problems, or the extent to which their military service has contributed to their criminality. Using interview data from 2,102 arrestees booked in Maricopa County (AZ) during 2009, this paper examines the problems and prior experiences of arrested military veterans and compares veteran and non‐veteran arrestees along a range of measures. Results indicate that veterans comprise 6.3% of the arrestee population, and that more than 50% of veterans report suffering from at least one combat‐related problem including physical injury, post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), other mental health problems, and substance abuse. Multivariate analysis indicates that veteran arrestees differ from non‐veterans on a number of key measures, most notably more frequent arrests for violent offenses and greater use of crack cocaine and opiates. The paper concludes with a discussion of implications for the potential link between military service and criminality as well as for criminal justice policy and practice.     

Haste Makes Waste

正Allegations of cyber spying are counterproductive to Sino-U.S.relations Washington broke out in full legalistic fury and filed judicial litigation against five Chinese military officers on May19,accusing them of hacking into U.S.corporations’networks to steal trade secrets.