Managing governance complexity and knowledge networks in transparency initiatives: the case of police open data

Public organisations are often described as being subject to types of complexity that result from the interorganisational structure of governance networks. Transparency programmes add another level of complexity due to increased information openness. However, neither the nature of this complexity nor the network management approaches needed for transparency programmes has been conceptually developed. To address this gap, this article brings together governance complexity theory and knowledge management theory. An empirical model is tested using the case of police open data with regression analysis and 22 expert interviews. The results show that institutional and environmental complexity such as budget pressures, legal-normative constraints, and task complexity exert a negative influence on police information openness. However, network knowledge management practices including developing mission focus on people and communication and overcoming organisational boundaries through interorganisational collaboration can counteract these problems of complexity.     

Do You Wish to Prosecute the Person Who Assaulted You?: Untested Sexual Assault Kits and Victim Notification of Rape Survivors Assaulted as Adolescents

In jurisdictions across the country, sexual assault kits (SAKs) have not been consistently submitted for testing and many cities are now submitting large quantities of SAKs for forensic DNA testing. As a result, some survivors will be asked to re-engage with the criminal justice system, a process that may raise complex issues for victims who were adolescents at the time of their assaults. The authors examine the experiences of 15 adolescent victims whose SAKs were not tested, and their decision-making pathways regarding reengagement with the criminal justice system years after the initial investigation. Findings reveal that characteristics of the initial assault, victim-blaming experiences, and the social support appear to be related to the decision to re-engage with law enforcement years after the initial assault. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.     

预告登记权利人“排除异议”的判定——以《异议复议规定》第30条为中心

《异议复议规定》第30条作为预告登记权利人提出案外人异议的审查依据,因其中"排除异议"及"符合物权登记条件"在解释上易生歧义,致实务适用意见不一。依执行理论,除所有权外,何种权利始可排除强制执行,应依实体法之性质、效力及执行目的或方法确定。经预告登记之权利并非实体权利,其性质应为兼具物权性、债权性及从属性的请求权。目前,我国预告登记在强制执行中的效力,立法未臻明确,但结合我国预告登记实体法之"再处分禁止效力"及"不动产登记簿冻结效力",藉由目的解释,应将《物权法》第20条第1款之"处分"进行扩张,使其效力覆盖强制拍卖、变卖等"处分"性执行措施。而案外人据以《异议复议规定》第30条提出异议的,法院不应适用于商品房预售合同备案登记、网签及受让物权预告登记以外的其他预告登记之情形,其"符合物权登记条件"之确认,应参照预告登记转本登记之理论,采实务通说之标准,具化为满足合法有效的商品房买卖合同,已办理预告登记及支付全部价款或依约定支付价款之要件。     

浅谈交通警察正当执法权益的维护

交通警察日常执法活动是各级公安交通管理机关面向广大交通参与者最直接的执法行为,近几年交通警察在执法过程中合法权益经常受侵害,有公安交通管理机关自身原因,也有外部执法环境以及立法上的原因。维护交通警察正常的执法活动和合法权益,创建一个和谐的交通执法环境,要尽快健全和完善相关法律法规;进一步完善交通警察的教育培训机制;提高交通警察执法综合素质;广泛开展交通安全宣传教育,积极创造和谐的社会交通环境。     

论民事强制执行请求权

民事强制执行请求权是与民事强制执行权相对应的专属于执行债权人享有的一种独立的、基本的权利,我国民事强制执行法应以该基本权利为核心构筑执行债权人的权利体系。对民事强制执行请求权的保护前提是立法,关键是执法。     

虚假广告罚款责任探析

虚假广告行为的负外部性和私法责任的局限性,决定了完善虚假广告罚款责任是必要的。文章在分析虚假广告罚款责任存在执法资源配合,罚款数额的确定和罚款去向等问题的基础上,提出执法主体法定化,确立罚款标准及建立罚款返还受害者制度。     

对公安行政执法责任的思考

公安行政执法的主要目标是使每一个公民的合法权益在法律规定的范围内免受不正当侵害。而由于公安机关性质的特殊性所引起的行政违法和行政不当现象在现实中屡禁不止,因此在扩展公安权力和自由裁量权的同时,必须充分考虑其执法权力与责任的一致性和相当性。我们在对公安行政执法责任进行理性分析的同时,应积极探寻落实这一责任的可行路径,以保证我国的公安执法在法治的轨道上运行。     

人文关怀在人民警察执法中的体现

建立社会主义法治国家,突出立法、执法的人文关怀是法治建设的更高境界,是国家管理水平和国民素质提高的标志。警察执法是国家执法的重要方面。警察要在刑事执法、行政执法、各种便民服务措施中充分体现人文关怀,变管理为服务,融服务于执法之中,切实实现“立警为公,执法为民”的目标。     

罚金刑执行难的原因与对策

罚金刑执行难是司法实践面临的一个普遍问题。其立法根源在于刑法总则所确定的罚金刑适用根据的单一性,刑法分则关于具体犯罪适用罚金刑规定的僵化性;其司法原因在于罚金刑的判决具有盲目性,罚金刑的执行主体不够具体。从立法上讲,应完善刑法总则关于确定罚金数额根据的规定,改进刑法分则关于具体犯罪适用罚金刑的规定,同时增设罚金易科制度;就司法而言,应摒弃罚金刑适用的盲目性,并统一罚金刑的执行机构。     

论警察执法权益的刑法保护

面临日益增多的暴力袭警事件,必须加强刑事立法,使警察的执法权益得到根本性的保障.在刑法总则排除社会危害性行为的内容中增设依法履行职务的行为;在刑法分则中增设有关袭警犯罪的内容,以加强对警察执法权益的刑法保护.