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.     

论业主团体法律地位的确立

作为一种组织或者机构,业主团体在我国是一个实质存在而形式缺失的概念。只有承认业主团体的法律地位,才能解决业主委员会目前存在的没有实体可以依托的问题,并理顺业主团体与业主大会和业主委员会之间的关系。我们应当在立法上承认符合条件的业主团体的法人地位和民事主体资格,同时,明确业主团体内部组织的性质和法律地位,明确业主团体内部组织的相互关系和治理结构,以进一步完善我国物业法律制度。     

杭州朱弁遗迹考

朱弁是南宋初期苏武式的英雄人物,然而关于他本人的情况以及相关的历史遗迹,迄今未有专门性的研究。杭州历史上曾有许多与朱弁相关的史实和史迹,它们是宝贵的历史文化遗产,可惜至今或被遗忘,或已消失。文章根据史料记载和实地调查,就朱弁的生平事迹、朱弁身后的相关人物和史实、杭州市内的朱弁遗迹等进行详细考察,对有关的人物背景、史实经过、遗迹地点等加以辨析,揭示了杭州历史文化的一个侧面,对于杭州文物史迹的确认和保护具有参考价值。     

从明代学田地租管窥贵州各地生计方式的差异——对《黔记·学校志》中相关史料的解读

《黔记》是明代郭子章私家撰著的贵州通志。该书《学校志》中有关各儒学学田的记录十分翔实,这些史料能从一个侧面反映当时贵州各地生态背景和生计方式的差异。例如,该志所载乌撒卫学田中有部分田产以荍作为缴纳田租的粮食种类,这与乌撒其地湿润多雨、生长季短及当地彝族回族大量种植荞麦密切相关;又如该志所载清平卫与思州府学田的田租中有以手和边为粮食计量单位的实例,这足以表明当地侗族苗族习惯于种植糯稻,而他们栖息地的生态环境确实适宜种植糯稻。总之,只要认真解读史料,就能在很大程度上复原明代贵州的生态面貌。     

广东省法学会禁毒法律政策研究会2013年学术年会综述

2014年1月7日,广东省法学会禁毒法律政策研究会2013年学术年会在广州市举行,会议主题是"新刑事诉讼法背景下禁毒执法、司法热点问题研究"。会议采取专家论坛与专题论坛相结合的形式,为理论界与实务界两者的契合提供了平台,创新了年会模式。随着新刑事诉讼法的实施,毒品侦查工作面临着严峻挑战与发展机遇,广东毒情严重,网络贩毒、利用物流和快递贩毒、外国人贩毒等成为近年凸显的犯罪形式,毒品案件侦查中证据的收集与运用存在诸多不足,没能形成证据链条,电子证据获取与运用困难,会议就上述几方面展开了热烈的讨论。     

Evolution of the Psychological Autopsy: Fifty Years of Experience at the Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner‐Coroner's Office

The origin of the psychological autopsy was in the late 1950s and the result of a collaboration between the Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner‐Coroner's Office and the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center. It was conceptualized as a thorough retrospective analysis of the decedent's state of mind and intention at the time of death. It was used initially in “equivocal” deaths where the manner of death was possibly either suicide or accident. Later, it was used in cases where a party (primarily family members) protested the Medical Examiner‐Coroner's suicide determination. Over the past 25 years, the University of Southern California Institute of Psychiatry, Law, and Behavioral Science has served as the psychiatric/psychological consultants to the Coroner's Department. Research findings, the use of this approach in high‐profile cases, and the most recent manner in which the psychological autopsy is conducted are discussed.     

浅议庭前会议制度的适用

庭前会议制度是我国刑事诉讼法修改的亮点之一,具有保障集中审理、彰显程序公正、实现资讯平衡等重要意义。庭前会议制度在司法实践中尚处于萌芽阶段,需要对该制度的启动、进行、效力等相关适用问题予以进一步的解决。     

和谐警民关系视角下的公安舆情引导对策研究——以“杭州飙车撞人事件”为例

近年来,孙志刚案、邓玉娇案等许多引起社会公众舆论关注的案件,使公安机关逐步认识到了舆情引导的重要性。舆情引导是公安机关正确决策、化解矛盾、维护稳定的重要前提,改进舆情监测工作,健全网络舆情预警机制,是构建社会主义和谐社会的必然要求。因此,做好公安舆情引导工作,营造一个社会公众理解公安和信任公安的社会舆论环境,是各级公安机关在信息化时代,在构建和谐警民关系的背景下,需要努力做好的一项重要任务。     

中国需要什么样的庭前会议制度

庭前会议是本次刑事诉讼法修订后新设立的审前程序。庭前会议制度应力求达到提高诉讼效率与保障被告人诉权之间的制度平衡，在庭前会议的制度设计中，应严格区分实体问题与程序问题的处理界限，避免以庭前会议代替庭审程序。