Applying Moral Foundations Theory to the Explanation of Capital Jurors’ Sentencing Decisions

Abstract

This study applies moral foundations theory to capital juror decision making. We hypothesized that binding moral foundations would predict death qualification and punitive sentencing decisions, whereas individualizing moral foundations would be associated with juror disqualification and a leniency effect. Additionally, we considered whether moral foundations can explain differences in death penalty application between conservatives and liberals. Respondents from two independent samples participated in a mock-juror task in which the circumstances of a hypothetical defendant’s case varied. Results revealed moral foundations were strong predictors of death qualification. The binding and individualizing foundations were related to sentencing decisions in the expected ways. Supporting our contention that moral foundations operate differently across different types of cases, heterogeneity in the effects of moral foundations was observed. Finally, we found support for the hypothesis that the relationship between sentencing decisions and conservatism would be attenuated by moral foundations.     

关于刑法因果关系性质的探讨

对刑法因果关系,学界存在争议,主要有必然因果关系和偶然因果关系说两种观点。由于因果关系的必然性与偶然性是相互依存和不可分割的,因而把刑法因果关系分为必然因果关系和偶然因果关系是值得商榷的。刑法因果关系的发生是一个错综复杂的过程。为了正确地认定某一具体的危害行为对其引起的危害结果应负的刑事责任,有必要对危害结果发生的根据和条件予以区分。     

论轻刑化在我国的实现

轻刑化,指对于已经确定为犯罪的行为,如果以较轻的刑事责任方式足以抑止和预防某种犯罪行为,就不要使用较重的刑事责任方式。轻刑化是刑法谦抑性的应有内涵、是保护人权的需要、是罪责刑相适应原则的要求、是实现刑罚目的的需要。轻刑化是一个相对的概念,轻刑化的适用要以犯罪行为的存在为前提。同时,轻刑化需要从立法、司法等多个方面来实现。     

转型期建立我国政府微观规制的制度基础分析

政府微观规制总是建立在一定社会基础之上。文章从经济体制基础、法律体系和行政体制基础及社会文化基础等方面分析了转型时期建立我国政府微观规制的制度基础及存在的问题,并相信随着市场经济的发展,我国政府微观规制的制度基础将越来越好。     

习近平关于加强党的政治建设的理论探析——基于《摆脱贫困》的研究

习近平在宁德地区工作期间大力推进闽东地区经济发展、脱贫致富,同时也十分重视抓党的政治建设,强调必须坚持马克思主义的指导地位,增强为人民服务的党性观念;加强党的政治领导,充分发挥党组织的核心作用;从严治党,清廉从政,把廉政建设引向深入;坚持走群众路线,练好密切联系群众这个基本功。习近平在宁德期间关于党的政治建设的理论思考,对于当前中国共产党加强党的政治建设具有十分重要的时代价值。     

Psychological factors influencing religious congregation members’ reporting of alleged sexual abuse

ABSTRACT

The sexual abuse of children within religious institutions has become a topic of increasing public concern in recent decades. However, to date there has been little in the way of psychological analyses of the processes by which congregation members judge the credibility of alleged abuses, or whether they would intend to report such allegations to the police. In this study, we examined the roles of ingroup identity, moral foundations, and social dominance orientation on reporting intentions and allegation credibility assessments among Church of England congregation members (n?=?454) and non-religious controls (n?=?457). While there were few predictors of reporting intentions, we found that churchgoers were consistently more sceptical of allegations of abuse, with these trends being differentially moderated by ingroup identification, the endorsement of various moral impulses, and anti-egalitarianism. We discuss our data in light of ongoing attempts to improve reporting procedures within the Church.     

浙江建设“重要窗口”的制度基础

浙江在以往跨越式发展中形成的诸多制度经验,不仅是浙江忠实践行“八八战略”、奋力打造“重要窗口”,争创社会主义现代化先行省的制度基础,而且对于全国乃至形成更具普遍价值的中国方案,推动全球治理,亦有着重要的借鉴意义。它们包括但不限于：率先启动并深化拓展“最多跑一次”改革,形成坚持以人民为中心发展思想的制度体系;鼓励基层有序创新民主治理体制机制,深化“法治浙江”建设,建立完善与浙江高水平发展相适应的法治体系;主动适应现代治理新场景,全面转变治理理念,积极引入数字技术,构建整体智治的现代政府新形态;联动推进行政审批制度改革和要素市场化配置改革,加快构建开放型经济新体制,巩固完善社会主义市场经济体系;完善创新驱动的发展机制,强化经济社会发展引领机制,率先形成绿色、集约的高质量经济发展新体系;高标准建设社会保障和公共服务制度,形成公平有效可持续的民生保障体系;高水平推进“平安浙江”建设,“枫桥经验”推陈出新,“三治融合”全面开展,形成既稳定有序又充满活力的社会治理体系;践行“绿水青山就是金山银山”理念,建设美丽浙江,形成人与自然和谐共生的绿色发展体制机制;探索建立中心城市辐射带动的治理机制,建立完善城乡融合发展的体制机制与政策体系,实施“山海协作”机制,形成城乡、区域协调发展新体系;着力提升文化软实力,推进“文化浙江”建设,形成坚持和完善繁荣发展社会主义先进文化的制度。     

Why Foundations Flourish: A Comparative Policy Framework to Understand Policy Support for Foundations across Countries*

Abstract

Philanthropic foundations have bloomed since the 1990s, contributing to the expansion of third sectors worldwide. This research aims to contribute to the comparative analysis of the policy conditions that shape the development – size and structure – of foundation fields across countries. A framework for comparative policy analysis encompassing key dimensions of policy support – policy milestones, levers, and alternatives – is proposed and applied to five southwestern European countries. Results demonstrate that although Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, and Portugal have been traditionally clustered under the same corporatist foundation model, their foundation fields vary widely in terms of size, structure and institutional embeddedness.     

美国基金会发展现状及管理制度的考察与借鉴

社会发展与建设有其客观规律,社会组织发展与建设也有其客观规律。本文以美国基金会为侧重点,介绍了其发展现状和管理制度,以及放松管制和加强监管的案例,并在发挥社会组织主体作用、强化财税政策引导、加强公信力建设和能力建设等方面对我国加强社会组织建设提出若干建议。