Examining implementation and preliminary performance indicators of veterans treatment courts: The Kentucky experience

Veterans’ Treatment Courts (VTCs) are posited as a solution to offer rehabilitation for veterans involved in the criminal justice system. Despite the pervasive implementation of VTCs, there is little research focused specifically on VTC implementation and outcomes, which are based on other problem-solving court models such as drug court. The current study presents qualitative process evaluation data from key stakeholders (n = 21) and veteran participants (n = 4) to show accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned during first-year implementation at two VTC sites. Quantitative performance data is also presented on veteran participants (n = 19) served during the first year to show: types of services, monitoring, judicial interaction, sanctions/therapeutic responses, and rewards, as well as preliminary data on recidivism. Qualitative data, from both key stakeholders and veteran participants, suggests that offering rehabilitation via various program components, services/referrals, and accountability are critical to the success of the VTC. Data also provides valuable lessons learned for VTC implementation including communication, collaboration, information/protocols, and resources. Performance data shows that a variety of services are utilized and that frequent judicial interaction, drug testing, and sanctions are cornerstones of the VTC. Implications and future directions for research are discussed.     

How can context and discourse affect teachers’ and mental health professionals’ interactions with adults with mental illness?

Patients with severe mental illness may have needs different from those of patients with more limited illnesses and might benefit from other types of intervention than traditional treatment. We interviewed health care professionals from two open, short-term psychiatric wards and teachers from two schools for adults with psychiatric diagnoses. The focus was to explore how differences in contextual factors such as time, tasks, and organizational demands might affect the actions and attitudes of health care professionals and teachers, as well as the potential consequences for patients and students. Data were collected through qualitative interviews. Participants included 14 health care professionals and 14 teachers. The informants worked with patients and students with similar diagnoses and illness durations. All interviews were conducted during the informants’ work time. Findings and interpretations showed that both teachers and health care professionals were engaged in their work and in the wellbeing of students and patients. However, they described marked differences in practice, including the amount of time spent with students/patients, the organization of their work, main tasks, amount of control over their tasks, and social structure. These differences seemed to affect relationships with students/patients, attitudes toward students/patients, norms and values, and opportunities for patient empowerment. Our findings suggest that while existing psychiatric health care might be appropriate for limited short-term problems such as single-episode depression, a model with a supportive environment, based on stable relations and possibility for learning, may improve personal development and mental health for persons with severe mental illness and disturbances in self-experience.     

工业共生研究综述

工业共生作为工业生态系统的重要特征和实现途径已经引起学者们的关注。然而,目前工业共生的理论研究仍处于起步阶段,侧重于相关概念的阐释和理论平台的搭建,大致形成了工业共生链网结构、形成动因、网络治理和评价研究等几个方面。未来的研究应综合运用产业生态学、管理学、经济学相关理论及分析方法深入研究工业共生形成机理和稳定运行的规律性问题,由此为我国发展循环经济、建设生态工业园提供必要的理论支持。     

新自由主义思潮的国际影响及其在中国的渗透

新自由主义是在继承古典自由主义经济理论的基础上,以反对和抵制凯恩斯主义为主要特征的理论思潮、思想体系和政策主张。以美国为首的西方国家在全世界强力推行新自由主义的结果,是给所有实行新自由主义的国家带来了巨大的灾难;最终,美国自身也在新自由主义的实践中付出了沉重代价。目前,处于经济转轨时期的中国也正被新自由主义思潮传播和渗透着,我们必须理性地对待新自由主义对中国经济的干扰,坚决抵制其对中国的侵害。     

取消民族成份作假考生录取资格的合法性质疑

对于民族成份作假骗取高考加分的考生,教育行政部门作出的取消录取资格的处理,在性质上属于行政处罚,应当遵守《行政处罚法》的有关规定。有关行政规范性文件不属于法的渊源,民族成份作假考生的行为不是应当受到行政处罚的违法行为,对考生实施行政处罚缺乏事实根据。行政规范性文件无权设定行政处罚,依据有关行政规范性文件取消考生录取资格,缺乏法律依据。有关部门取消考生录取资格也没有遵循《行政处罚法》规定的程序,不具有合法性。     

以产业化和市场化促进城市垃圾处理业的发展

垃圾围城的现状已引起全社会的广泛关注,城市垃圾处理问题日益严峻.本文针对目前我国垃圾处理行业的缺陷和不足,提出一个"收运-分类-处理-回收再利用"的城市垃圾处理的发展模型,并具体阐述了一个产业化、市场化的运作方案,即通过转变政府机制、打破传统观念、改革管理体制、鼓励投资多元化、明晰产权归属和培育垃圾产业链,最终实现一个以市场为导向、以企业为主体、以效益为中心、以科技为后盾的高效的垃圾处理产业.     

建国初期的城市公共卫生治理述论

建国初期党和政府面对民众居住环境问题,像厕所和垃圾问题等,以及饮用水问题等多种公共卫生的建置课题,大力开展城市公共卫生宣传和教育,积极采取有效措施,实施重点建设和重点改造,加强环境卫生工程建设,努力改善民众居住环境,使城市公共卫生事业取得了巨大成就.有力地保障了人民的健康安全,保障了我国经济建设的顺利进行.     

未成年人犯罪的刑法处遇——刑事政策视域下的学理解释

未成年人犯罪的刑法处遇是我国刑法适用中的一个永恒的主题,基于未成年人的特殊主体身份,产生了与之相对称的以教育为主、以惩罚为辅的刑事政策理念,并在刑事立法和刑事解释中得到了最大限度的发挥。其中学理解释在弘扬该刑事政策的基础上,在未成年人犯罪的刑法处遇上倡导:对刑法典第17条第2款的解释和适用,应坚守行为说+罪名说的限定方式;在未成年人犯罪的刑罚处遇上,预防是刑罚适用的正当化依据,应从刑罚种类的限制性适用、刑罚裁量制度的扩张性适用及刑事和解等方面加以实现。     

外资并购国有企业的法律管制问题

外资并购国有企业是投资的热点,但存在“超国民待遇”、国有资产流失、国有股利益和债权人利益的保护、平等竞争及反垄断等问题。要解决这些法律问题,我国应借鉴发达和发展中国家管理并购的经验;同时,从我国实际出发,制定相关法律,逐步对外资实行国民待遇,加强国有资产评估的监督,规范并购程序,保护债权人的利益。     

汉代官吏的优抚制度

汉代官吏优抚制度是汉代官吏管理制度的重要构成部分,包括致仕后的优待和逝世后的抚恤.官员致仕后的优待主要有带俸致仕、遣使存问、奉朝请、赠赐财物等.官员逝世后则有天子临丧和素服、诏书褒奖、赠印绶、荫子、以沙书棺等政治性抚恤和赠赙、赠冢地等经济性抚恤.但不管哪种形式,都因皇帝对死者的器重程度不同而缺乏明确的规范,从而出现了很大的随意性.