An analysis of self-reported suicide attempts and ideation in a national sample of incarcerated individuals convicted of sexual crimes

ABSTRACT

Suicide is the leading cause of preventable death in US jails and prisons, with rates three to nine times higher than those of the general population. Although suicide in correctional settings has been recognised as a serious problem, the research on suicide among incarcerated individuals remains limited. Individuals who have committed sexual offenses may be at an elevated risk for suicide. Specifically, they have been found to report high rates of hopelessness and depressive mood, and approximately 14% of individuals convicted of sexual offenses have reported a suicide attempt at some point in their lives. Most of these data are based upon official reports and may represent an underreporting of the true prevalence of the problem. The current study provides an analysis of the prevalence and factors associated with self-reported suicidal thoughts and behaviours in a large national sample of individuals convicted of a sexually based crime. Overall, 17.9% of the offenders reported an attempted suicide in their lifetime, 15.1% reported experiencing suicidal ideation but never made an attempt. Risk factors for suicide attempts and ideation for this population are reported. The findings are discussed in the context of suicide prevention and intervention efforts among those who have committed sex offenses.     

网络时代背景下的青少年犯罪问题研究

网络导致青少年沉迷于网络游戏、网络聊天、网络色情和网络制作;青少年网络成瘾既有外在原因,也有内部原因;青少年网络成瘾带来了许多负面影响,它导致了青少年民族传统的淡化、道德意识的弱化、人际交往的异化、抽象思维的退化,还导致青少年产生人格障碍。当务之急是趋利避害,采取加强网络监管、网德建设、信息防范、网站建设,以及净化网络参与途径等措施去预防和控制网络引发青少年犯罪的因素,去克服网络对青少年的负面影响,为青少年健康成长铺平道路。     

Patterns and Correlates of Offender Versatility and Specialization Across a 23-Year Span for At-Risk Young Men

The authors examined patterns and correlates of offender specialization versus versatility, or more random offenses, among 206 at-risk men. Both official records and self-report data of offending from late childhood to ages 31–32 years old were used. Aggregate- and individual-level analyses indicated that the predominant offender pattern for this sample was versatility. Three correlates of offender versatility were examined (offense frequency, early onset, gang association). Aggregate-level findings consistently revealed offense frequency as a robust correlate of offender versatility, whereas individual-level findings differed among the three measures of offender versatility. The congruence of these findings with predictions from Patterson’s (1982) coercion model is discussed.     

Campañas negativas en las elecciones 2000 y 2006 en México

This article explores the nature of negative campaigns that were held in both 2000 and 2006 Mexican presidential elections. The purpose is to establish that the generalized use of negative campaigning concurs with the development of two unusual electoral processes: the transition of the State party into an opposition party (2000), and its consolidation as government (2006). Based on the theoretical claims of Shiv (1997), Lau (1999), and Finkel (1998), the author describes the development of negative campaigns in those elections that represented the starting point and the presumed consummation of the use of this kind of campaigns. With journals’ documented records and the monitoring of tv spots of both elections it is established that the 2000 presidential election used negative campaigns based on decrying the official party, while the 2006 election resorted to negative tv spots.     

角色扮演型网络游戏对青少年参与者的负面影响及规范建议

当前,网络交往风行。在众多的网络交往媒体中,网络游戏这种新生的网络交往方式正吸引着越来越多的人参与其中。网络游戏根据其运作方式及其内容的设定可以划分为不同类型,这其中规模最大、影响也最广泛的当属角色扮演型游戏。角色扮演型网络游戏的互动性特点具有强粘合力,对网络游戏的玩家具有非常强的吸引力。角色扮演型网络游戏的主要对象是青少年群体,因此探讨当前角色扮演型网络游戏对青少年参与者社会化的负面影响,具有十分重要的意义。     

顾客理念的理性吸纳促进服务型政府建构的文献综述

服务型政府是一种新型的政府管理模式，西方新公共管理运动所提出的先进理论为服务型政府的构建提供不少借鉴。其中被新公共管理运动视为改革指南的顾客理念就被众多学者力捧于指导服务型政府的构建，在指导服务型政府构建起积极作用的同时也存在众多不足，且其对服务型政府构建带来的消极影响没有引起足够重视。所以，通过研读关亍顾客理念的相关文献，总结归纳出顾客理念的积极作用和消积影响因素，并做出相应文献综述和评价，对促进服务型政府构建需理性吸纳顾客理念的研究具有一定价值意义。     

消极身份犯概念之考量

身份犯是刑法中一类较为特殊的犯罪,之所以“特殊”,是因为这类犯罪的构成要件中对犯罪主体往往有一定的限制。对身份犯的研讨不仅关乎身份犯自身体系的建构,而且与共犯与身份问题的解决也密切相连。但是,我国学者在身份犯概念这一基本问题上的研究则显得多少有点混乱。因此,对我国传统刑法理论中的身份犯概念进行反思,重构身份犯之应然概念,实属当务之急。     

“宪政是民主政治”论对宪政的负面影响

"宪政是民主政治"是一个在我国广为流传的、在理论上有缺陷的、对当代中国的宪政建设实践也有负面影响的传统宪政定义."宪政是民主政治"论在理论上的主要缺陷有:它偏离了宪政的主要价值目标;它不能解释民主"异化"为"多数暴政"的问题;它不能解释"有民主,无宪政"的历史事实;它把民主作为宪政概念的唯一构成要素是理论上的独断."宪政是民主政治"论对当代中国宪政建设实践的负面影响主要是:它阻碍了我国宪政分权制度的确立;它阻碍了我国违宪审查制度的建立;它妨碍了宪政观念在我国社会的传播.因此,中国要建设真正意义上的宪政国家就必须修正或放弃"宪政是民主政治"论.     

First-Year College Student Affect and Alcohol Use: Paradoxical Within- and Between-Person Associations

Based on 10 weekly telephone interviews with first-year college students (N=202; 63% women; M=18.8 years, SD=.4), within- and between-person associations of positive and negative affect with alcohol use were examined. Multi-level models confirmed hypothesized within-person associations between weekly positive affect and alcohol use: Higher positive affect weeks had greater alcohol consumption, more drinking and heavy drinking days in the same week, and less plans to drink the following week. However, between-person, average positive affect did not predict individual differences in alcohol use. The negative affect—alcohol use association was complex: Within-person, higher negative affect was associated with less drinking days but between-person, with more drinking days; lability in negative affect was associated with greater average alcohol use and more drinking and heavy drinking days. Health promotion efforts for late adolescent and emerging adult students are advised to recognize these paradoxical effects (e.g., promoting dry celebratory campus-events, strategies to manage negative mood swings).

"坦白从宽"否定论辨析

“坦白从宽”作为鼓励犯罪人供述的机制,与有罪推定没有关系,在某种意义上还有助于减少刑讯逼供,更是沉默权国家的司法配套机制。“坦白从宽”对提高诉讼效率的积极意义不容忽视。我国将来顺应国际诉讼潮流逐步引进沉默权制度,必须以进一步完善鼓励供述的“坦白从宽”制度为前提。