Does incarceration-based drug treatment reduce recidivism? A meta-analytic synthesis of the research

This research synthesized results from 66 published and unpublished evaluations of incarceration-based drug treatment programs using meta-analysis. Incarceration-based drug treatment programs fell into five types: therapeutic communities (TCs), residential substance abuse treatment (RSAT), group counseling, boot camps specifically for drug offenders, and narcotic maintenance programs. We examined the effectiveness of each of these types of interventions in reducing post-release offending and drug use, and we also examined whether differences in research findings can be explained by variations in methodology, sample, or program features. Our results consistently found support for the effectiveness of TC programs on both outcome measures, and this finding was robust to variations in method, sample, and program features. We also found support for the effectiveness of RSAT and group counseling programs in reducing re-offending, but these programs’ effects on drug use were ambiguous. A limited number of evaluations assessed narcotic maintenance or boot camp programs; however, the existing evaluations found mixed support for maintenance programs and no support for boot camps.     

布氏锥虫伊氏亚种体外药敏试验

应用布氏锥虫伊氏亚种(Trypanosoma brucei evansi,T.b.e)体外药敏试验系统检查了国内6个T.b.e虫株和国外布氏锥虫指名亚种(T.b.b)对苏拉灭(Suramin)、贝尼尔(Berenil)、安锥赛(Antrycide)、咪唑苯脲(Imidocard)和硫胂聚氰胺(Cymelarsan)等5种抗锥虫药的敏感性。结果表明,该系统能准确测定不同虫株对各种药物的敏感性,与小鼠治疗试验结果基本相符,发现了国内抗贝尼尔和苏拉灭的T.b.e虫株。     

LESSENING THE STING OF ASFA: THE REHABILITATION‐RELAPSE DILEMMA BROUGHT ABOUT BY DRUG ADDICTION AND TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

Congress passed the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA) as a response to children waiting in foster homes for years without permanent placement. In addressing the problem of permanency, however, Congress set a strict limit on how long a child could be in foster care (15 out of the most recent 22 months) before a state must either commence a proceeding to terminate parental rights or else lose valuable federal funding. Due to health care funding schemes and quality of treatment, this requirement, in particular, negatively impacts parents currently in drug rehabilitation whose parental rights may be permanently terminated before a realistic chance to recover is permitted. Although ASFA requires that states make “reasonable efforts” to keep families united, it does not define “reasonable efforts,” leaving parental rights and family unity subject to a chaotic interpretation of this requirement from state to state. “Reasonable efforts” should be interpreted to take into account current drug addiction and recovery research and drug court programs should be used to facilitate this goal. Research has shown that focusing on adequate treatment saves states money and improves the lives of children and their families, reducing the need for reliance on termination of parental rights.     

社会转型期农民工“国民待遇”问题研究

在传统的城乡分割的二元社会结构体制下,农民工成为中国现代化社会转型中的特殊范畴.伴随着经济社会的快速发展,跨区域进城务工经商的农民工愈来愈多,农民工在为城市发展做出巨大贡献的同时,却没有获得相应的合法身份和公平待遇.因此正视农民工目前的处境并给予其相应的国民待遇是中国社会转型期的重要任务.     

医疗事故罪的实体认定--兼与非法行医罪比较

医疗事故罪与非法行医罪是新刑法增设的两个罪名。关于这两个罪名的理解适用,学界有过一些探讨,但是探讨得不够深入。应结合与非法行医罪的比较,进行医疗事故罪的实体认定。     

法国“精神卫生分区化治疗模式”的发展与启示

基于我国目前社区精神病学的发展需要，文章以欧洲精神病学发展史为背景探讨“法国精神卫生分区化治疗模式”得以实现的历史条件及过程。我们认为精神病学在19世纪中叶以后的新发展，即二战后改革派精神病科医生基于圣 阿尔拜精神病院的成功经验而构建的“组织性精神疗法”为该模式的实现提供了科学技术支撑，同时，年轻的精神病科医生们为推广“组织性精神疗法”而做出的政治宣传、教育培训活动则为该治疗模式的实现获得了有利的社会政治资源。文末，我们对法国目前“精神卫生分区化治疗模式”具体架构及运行情况做了介绍并总结评论其对我国社区精神卫生工作的启示。     

Exploring the criminal histories of stranger sexual killers

Although sexual homicide is receiving increasing research attention, few studies have examined the criminal histories of sexual killers in any detail. This study examined the criminal histories of 81 British stranger sexual killers to determine whether they were generalist, specialists or both and whether their criminal histories reflected violent, sexual, marginality and over control pathways. Results found most stranger sexual killers were generalist offenders and sexual homicide was part of a varied criminal repertoire and non-sexual crimes predominate. This ‘antisocial orientation’ means future offending may not be limited to sexual violence. Criminal histories reflected the violent, sexual, marginality and over control pathways, but offenders in the violent pathway were more criminally orientated. The clinical and investigative implications of these findings were considered as they suggest knowledge of the criminal histories of stranger sexual killers is an important consideration for criminal justice professionals.     

A qualitative exploration of the experience of restorative approaches in a forensic mental health setting

Restorative justice (RJ) is an intervention gaining worldwide recognition in criminal justice systems and other settings. There is a growing evidence base demonstrating positive outcomes in a number of domains, but we found no previous research focussed upon the use of RJ in a forensic mental health setting. This study used a constructivist grounded theory analysis of semi-structured interviews to explore and develop a deeper understanding of RJ practices interventions in such a setting. Ten participants including RJ facilitators, patients and mental health staff took part in research interviews. Restorative interventions were found to be congruent with models of mental health and offender recovery. Processing emotions, developing thinking and coherent narrative, and immediacy are found to be key components of the intervention. The emergent model highlights the role of containment and a high level of facilitator skill when working with a complex, vulnerable and potentially unstable client group.     

城市“三无”人员遗产处理若干问题探析--以公证实例为分析视角

近年来,国家对低收入群体的保障力度不断增大,作为城市低保对象的"三无"人员的财产也不断增加,但法律、行政法规及司法解释都没有对城市"三无"人员遗产处理作出专门规定,特别是随着我国城镇化进程的加快,"撤村改居"的政策使得农村户籍变为城镇户籍,伴随而来的就是农村五保户向城市"三无"人员的转变,城市"三无"人员死亡后的遗产处理成了新的难题。为了避免出现遗产无人继承而归公的情形,在立法滞后的情况下,公证行业应首先制定相应的指导意见,同时完善立法,明确城市"三无"人员遗产的处理方式,在《继承法》进行修改时应扩大法定继承人的范围,从而有效解决城市"三无"人员遗产处理的问题。     

离岸公司的运用及相关法律问题

出于各种动机 ,我国及国际上注册离岸公司的现象非常普遍 ,由此带来不少弊端。与此相关的我国目前如何监管境内企业境外上市行为 ,我国目前的国民待遇制度及国有资产保护等三个问题值得关注和反思。