A Comparative Analysis of Social Impact Bond and Conventional Financing Approaches to Health Service Commissioning in England: The Case of Social Prescribing

Abstract

The article compares two social prescribing interventions in Northern England. One was financed through a Social Impact Bond (SIB) and the other was financed in a more conventional way. It utilises a comparative approach to understand the extent to which different methods of financing social prescribing conform to key features of the New Public Management (NPM) or New Public Governance (NPG) in their design and implementation. It finds that a SIB approach tends towards NPM during programme design and implementation and that this creates challenges for social prescribing programmes, the complexity of which appear better suited to an NPG-based relational approach.     

Using Qualitative Data-Mining to Identify Skillful Practice in Child Welfare Case Records

Using qualitative data-mining methods, this study analyzed 39 child welfare case records in order to identify examples of skillful practice. Conducted in partnership with a public child welfare agency in northern California, the study found that child welfare workers are implementing many of the practices promoted by statewide and national child welfare practice frameworks. Broad categories of skillful practice identified included: (1) effective communication by social workers, (2) support for client self-determination, and (3) active intervention strategies. Study findings provide support for incorporating case record review processes in training and supervision in order to integrate practice-based expertise with research-based evidence.     

中国乡村治理创新能力研究——基于20个“全国乡村治理典型案例”的QCA方法

分析2019年首次发布的20个"全国乡村治理典型案例",采用定性比较分析(QCA)方法发现,上级支持、村庄治理主体、村庄治理资源是乡村治理创新能力的必要影响因素。通过外部与内部条件变量的组合归纳得出,分为内外互动型,内生治理型,外部推动型,信息技术型,经济投入型五种治理模式。     

高效液相色谱法测定卡西酮

目的建立卡西酮的高效液相色谱检测方法。方法采用UPLC-DAD分析方法。分析柱:Agilent ZorbaxSB-Phenyl柱(250mm×4.6mm,5μm),流动相为三氟乙酸(pH 3.5)∶乙腈为85∶15,流速0.2mL/min,检测波长254nm。结果卡西酮在0.5～1 000μg/mL浓度范围内线性关系良好R2=0.999 4,日内与日间保留时间和峰面积的标准偏差(RSD)均<1.06%,检出限为0.068μg/mL,平均回收率95.9%。结论本方法峰形好,分离度好,线性范围良好,回收率高,适用于刑事案件中卡西酮的定性定量分析。     

The Meaning of the Cut: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Prisoner Self-injury

Self-injurious behaviors (SIBs) represent a significant threat to the morbidity and mortality of vulnerable prisoners, and are now a ubiquitous aspect of the correctional system. Currently, correctional staff receive little specific training or appropriate guidance from national standards to respond to this dangerous behavior. To date, the overwhelming majority of empirical research on self-injury in prison has relied upon the viewpoint of academicians and/or correctional staff. This select viewpoint has reduced the perspective of the self-injuring prisoner to a passive role. In response, we utilized a qualitative methodology to access the perspectives of 20 highly recidivistic self-injuring inmates housed in three South Carolina prison. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was employed to identify fundamental themes underlying SIBs. Findings indicate that the meaning of self-injury is rooted in traumatic family milieus with the behavior becoming a fixed coping mechanism over time. Respondents perceived stress and control as dominant themes, though mental illness, physiological responses, and negative emotional states were also important. While desistance from self-injury appears unlikely, key policy solutions are presented in accordance with these inmate perspectives. This phenomenological inquiry suggests that efforts to understand these inmate “accounts” and personal history serve as a potentially efficacious means of understanding SIBs occurring in prison.     

Implementation of Antibullying Legislation in Iowa Schools: A Qualitative Examination of School Administrators’ Perceived Barriers and Facilitators

Adolescent bullying is linked to numerous adverse psychosocial effects that can persist into adulthood. In response to this problem, in 2007 Iowa adopted an antibullying statute requiring all school districts to adopt an antibullying policy. From 2013–2014, 47 semistructured interviews were conducted with school and district administrators in Iowa. Administrators identified many policy implementation challenges including limited funding and staff, and difficulties selecting prevention programs, applying the law’s bullying definition in investigations, and understanding the school’s jurisdiction for policy enforcement. Contextual barriers to implementation (e.g., media portrayals of bullying and parental attitudes) also emerged. This is the first study to use the interactive systems framework to examine antibullying law implementation, highlighting the importance of coordination among research translators, supportive organizations, and on-the-ground implementers.     

Victims of Sexual Violence in the Canadian Criminal Courts

The literature on victims of sexual violence in the criminal justice system has overwhelmingly pointed to the negative impact of these encounters. This research project sought to explore various aspects that might contribute to harm by conducting in-depth qualitative interviews and collecting limited quantitative data on 31 victims who had encountered various processes in the justice system. Results indicated a wide range of experiences, indicating that no interactions within the system were universally harmful or helpful. Victim experience was shaped by the attitudes and behaviors of specific people within the system demonstrating the importance each individual plays in their official capacity. In the final analysis however, victim satisfaction with the jail term was key to understanding experiences of harm.     

量刑思维规律下的量刑方法构建

量刑在本质上不是＂刑之量化＂,而是＂刑之裁量＂。这决定了量刑思维不只是形式逻辑思维或辩证逻辑思维,而是二者的有机统一。量刑方法作为量刑思维的表现手段,需遵循量刑思维的以上逻辑规律。传统的经验量刑法虽然是辩证逻辑思维的充分展现,但没有融入现代形式逻辑的现代科技手段;而所谓现代量刑方法虽然使用了现代科技手段,但又只是遵循现代形式逻辑规律,规避了辩证逻辑规律。刑法现代化下的量刑方法构建,应是基于量刑思维的逻辑规律,把传统经验量刑法与各所谓现代量刑方法进行整合,以形成定量与定性相结合的量刑方法。     

论对公安执勤查获不明财产的定性处理

中缅边境某边防派出所警务区民警在巡逻执勤途中查获性质不明人民币现金20万元。对该起特殊事件展开法理分析,有4种处理意见,从依法办事、合法合理的角度出发,在现有法律框架内作出最佳处理,则应由法院以认定无主财物处理最为妥当。     

辅导员专业化发展的质性研究

辅导员队伍专业化建设对培养有中国特色社会主义事业合格建设者和可靠接班人、维护学校和社会稳定、保证高等教育事业持续健康发展具有重要意义。质性研究发现,辅导员专业化建设关涉的主要问题是：专业期待低、工作职责乱、制度和设施跟不上、缺乏专门的学科与课程体系、缺乏研究和创新空间、缺乏科学的学科背景与知识结构。而根据主要问题提出的专业化建设的路径抉择对辅导员队伍建设具有方向性指导意义。