“She's Way Too Good to Lose”: An Evaluation of Honolulu's Girls Court

This research evaluates the efficacy of a gender-specific, problem-solving court for girl offenders. Official statistics, interview data, and focus group data are utilized to determine whether the court is achieving its stated goals of reducing recidivism, risky behaviors, and confinement for the girls who attend this court program. The present research demonstrates that the program does seem to be effective in terms of reducing both recidivism and risky behavior as well as increasing the development of prosocial and healthy relationships. The article concludes with some lessons learned from the implementation of this court program as well as ideas for future research.     

The last acceptable prejudice: an overview of LGBT social and criminal injustice issues within the USA

The intolerance of, and discrimination against, gays and lesbians is not a new concept. Yet, as many parts of the world have begun to socially and legally recognize gay rights, in many ways, the USA has lagged behind. An overview of past and present lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender social and criminal justice within the USA are presented. Also, specific recommendations are made for the future in an effort to put an end to this last acceptable prejudice.     

Doing family

This paper draws on how constructions of ‘the migrant family’ in political discourse influence migrants' and their families' lives. In specific national contexts, ‘the migrant family’ is determined according to the national and European debates and expressed by their respective rules and regulations. By ‘doing family’, migrants and their families develop strategies in order to fit these requirements of living a certain family life. Fulfilling specific norms and perceptions which are not necessarily required for the majority of society is a precondition to succeed. Who is and who is not part of the family, who holds responsibility — such aspects have to be proved and repeatedly reproduced by migrants and their families. This not only affects their position in society, but also has strong implications on their lives as a couple and family, since it requires the continuous adaptation and reconstructions of their everyday reality.     

Tracking individuals and households: longitudinal features of Danseong household register data

Household registers, which were compiled every three years and contained a variety of demographic information, are invaluable sources with which to investigate family and demographic behaviors of historical populations in Korea, especially during the period of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Linking three sets of household registers that covered the area of Danseong from 1780 to 1786, in this study we examine longitudinal features of Korean household registers. We assess the degree of attrition over six years at both individual and household level, and identify social and demographic characteristics associated with attrition. Our investigation shows a considerable degree of attrition of individuals and households over six years which is significantly associated with the social status of individuals and the household heads. We supplement the analysis of exits with the analysis of new entrances, which shows that in each year of register a substantial number of individuals, comparable to the size of individuals and households lost, were newly added. Those who newly entered the registers are very similar in their characteristics to those who exited the registers. We discuss the implications of our findings for studies that rely on Korean household registers to examine family and demographic behaviors of historical populations in Korea and East Asia.     

关于青岛市发展休闲农业的思考

现代农业和旅游业相结合的休闲农业,适应农村经济和农业战略性结构调整的要求,符合广大居民对田园生活的渴望,是现代农业发展的新模式,发展潜力巨大。该文从青岛市休闲农业的发展现状入手,分析了乡村旅游的基本条件,提出了青岛市休闲农业和乡村旅游发展前景的展望。     

中国城市公共自行车系统：现状、问题和对策

该文在阐述公共自行车系统发展历程的基础上,分析了中国城市公共自行车系统的发展现状和存在的问题,提出了推进公共服务市场化、重视城市慢行交通系统建设、完善公共自行车系统服务、注重宣传和引导等对策。     

涉诉信访现状分析与法治路径选择--以成都市为例

成都市涉诉信访的法治化路径选择,是推进"平安城市、法治城市"两大建设的重要前提和保障。要做好这方面的工作,必须首先厘清和明确三个问题,即涉诉信访的概念及功能定位、申诉和再审程序进一步细化与规范以及信访案件效度评估机制。鉴于成都市涉诉信访的现状,其法治化路径的选择还应从多个方面着手。一是规范法治理念下的涉诉信访制度;二是完善涉诉信访的终结机制,使司法的最终裁决权得到体现和保证;三是完善与党政机关的衔接和协调机制;四是完善司法救助制度和社会保障制度;五是健全涉诉信访的秩序保障机制;六是提升司法公正,提高案件质量;七是深入基层,加强检察监督和法治宣传。     

劳动刑法若干问题研究

劳动刑法是西方国家刑法学的一个重要分支学科.无论是从劳动刑法存在的现实基础,还是从劳动刑法的研究对象、内容、目标以及基本结构上分析,均可认为劳动刑法具有独立的刑法学分支学科地位.人类社会发展表明,劳动权是人权的重要组成部分,是公民生存权与发展权的基本内容.因此,保护以基本人权为外壳的劳动法益,应当是劳动刑法存在的起点与终点.基于有效、有力保护劳动法益的需要,我国亦应从"大刑法"中分解出劳动刑法,专门对之进行系统化、理性化的研究.     

正确认识政策的地位和作用

政策的地位包括:政策是政党的生命,即政策是政党赖以建立的基础,政策是政党性质的重要标志,政策是政党行动的出发点和归宿,政策是政党实现团结统一的依据;政策是国家管理社会的手段,即政策是国家权力运行的具体体现,政策是政府实施管理的重要途经,政策是政府维护公众利益的主要手段。政策有导向性作用、协调性作用、控制性作用、管理性作用、分配性作用、象征性作用等。     

法学意义上的社会弱势群体概念

对社会弱势群体概念的理解和认识不应当局限于社会学领域。因为那只是对社会弱势群体的多元化解释中的一种。既然法律是调控人类社会生活的主要规则 ,社会弱势群体就必然需要法律的调整、帮助和保护。那么 ,从法学的角度对社会弱势群体进行解释就并非毫无意义。在法学中 ,社会弱势群体是指由于社会条件和个人能力等方面存在障碍而无法实现其基本权利 ,需要国家帮助和社会支持以实现其基本权利的群体。因此 ,社会弱势群体概念的外延决定于现时社会中被人们认可的基本权利。同时社会弱势群体并不是严格意义上的比较性概念 ,而是身分性概念。