诉讼程序的压缩与跳跃——刑事简易程序改革的新思路

中国刑事简易程序虽历经改革而渐成体系,但诉讼程序简化的效果却不甚理想,这与立法部门忽视审前程序简易化有直接关联.案件流转机制冗长、审批机制复杂,是耗费审前程序期限的主要因素.尽管中国已通过缩短程序期限、简化诉讼环节的方式对简易程序改革进行探索,却未能达到应有功效.而三阶段的诉讼程序划分标准,审前程序的实体化,程序倒流的频繁发生,则是降低简易程序运行效率的深层原因.为简化审前程序,西方用于改革审前程序的权利放弃模式与事由预设模式可为中国提供制度借鉴.中国可通过压缩审前程序期限、跳跃审前诉讼环节,并在审前司法实践中综合适用这两种简化方式达致诉讼程序压缩与跳跃的效果.相较于以往,这是一种新的改革思路.     

The Impact of Prison Hospice

Abstract

This study reports on a qualitative national telephone survey with coordinators of 14 prison hospice programs in 11 states. The rationale behind the survey was to learn about interdisciplinary collaboration between social work and criminal justice, using prison hospice as an exemplar of this collaboration. In addition to learning that all prison hospices in the study operate using an interdisciplinary team model and that most report high quality collaboration on the hospice team, the following additional five themes emerged: administrators and wardens are very supportive while correctional staff provides mixed support to team and program; greater collaboration with those outside prison hospice is critical; collaboration through prison hospice has a positive impact on dying prisoners; collaboration through prison hospice has a positive impact on prisoner volunteers; and, collaboration through prison hospice has a positive impact on the entire culture of the prison.     

Justice for children? Child protection and the crimino-legal process

Changes in the crimino-legal process during the last few years have blurred the boundaries between criminal justice and children's welfare in child protection. These developments have, however, received relatively little critical attention within contemporary discourses surrounding child protection. This paper draws upon primary and secondary research findings to explore the appropriateness and effectiveness of current forensically led responses to child abuse. In particular, it questions the adequacy of existing operational constructs of justice in child protection, arguing the case for a far more comprehensive notion of 'justice for children' than presently prevails. Research evidence is reviewed suggesting that current crimino-legally driven practices fail to achieve even the limited objectives of criminal justice, let alone the higher goals of promoting children's welfare or attaining 'justice for children'. Finally the paper explores how these findings may inform and be informed by current debates and practice in social work. While a range of policy and practice remedies are suggested, these, it is argued, must be framed with recognition of the tensions and dilemmas underlying social work in a complex and uncertain social world.     

比较法视域下西方国家刑事搜查证明标准考察——以完善我国刑事搜查证明标准为视角

伴随我国司法体制改革的逐步深入和社会主义法律体系的全面建构,《刑事诉讼法》的再修改势在必行,特别是随着刑事侦查理论的不断完善,被搜查人的人权保障日益受到学界的普遍关注,而作为《刑事诉讼法》重要内容之一的刑事搜查证明标准部分的规定却极不完善,相关司法解释对于被搜查人权利实现之救济机制亦存在诸多缺陷。且这些缺陷在《刑事诉讼法》再修改草案中并未得到实质性的改变。当前应借鉴西方国家刑事搜查证明标准的合理内核,从不断完善我国搜查行为的证明标准、被搜查人权利救济途径以及相关配套制度等方面着手,重构我国刑事搜查证明标准。     

新刑事诉讼法之于新闻报道的影响分析

将于2013年正式实施的《中华人民共和国刑事诉讼法》,是我国刑事诉讼法第二次＂大修＂的＂正果＂,其影响重大、广泛而深远。比对新、旧刑事诉讼法,可以清晰地看到它们之间的异同。其对新闻报道的影响主要有三点：一是保持了新闻报道刑事案件的大方向,二是更严格地控制了刑事案件的信息传播,三是对未成年人刑事案件进行了专门规定。     

Addressing Unmet Needs in Incarcerated Women With Co-occurring Disorders

ABSTRACT

This article will present findings related to critical needs in a group of 281 incarcerated women with co-occurring disorders. The women completed interviews while incarcerated and again at various time points after community reentry. Findings revealed that the number of basic needs increased over time, and a low level of social support was related to negative outcomes. Recommendations for this population include holistic evaluation assessments and integrated treatment plans that encourage staff to comprehensively assess clients at intake and link them to support services during and after incarceration. Implications of this female empowerment model will be discussed.     

SERVING FAMILIES OF THE INSTITUTIONALIZED AGED

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Cyber Variants of Traditional Crimes and Criminal Law Responses

传统犯罪网络变异的原因是多方面的,直接诱因是网络空间的技术性代际差异; 传统犯罪的网络变异表现为犯罪构成要件要素的变异、社会危害性的变异和犯罪形态 的变异三个方面。扩张化的司法解释是解决这一问题的首要选择,但其局限性也是明 显的;面对网络空间中传统犯罪的变异态势,将部分预备行为提升、独立化为实行行 为,将部分共犯行为加以正犯化,将会是未来刑事立法无法回避的两个选择。

关键词: 网络犯罪?传统犯罪?社会危害性?刑事立法?变异

The reasons for cyber variants of traditional crimes are many. A direct catalyst is the generation gap caused by the transition from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0. Such variation takes the following three forms: variation in the elements constituting a crime, in the social harm done and in the form of the crime. Expansion of judicial interpretation is the primary choice for handling cybercrime. However, its limitations are also obvious. In the face of cyber variants of traditional crimes, we argue that raising the status of some acts of preparation to that of independent acts of execution and making some joint offenders into principal offenders offers two important solutions that can no longer be avoided by China's criminal law legislation.     

论刑事和解的本土化与制度构建

近年来,伴随社会公众权利意识的提高和当前各国刑事司法的滞后,传统意义上国家对刑罚权的独占地位越来越受到挑战。作为一种新的纠纷解决模式,以对被害人、犯罪人全面保护为其根本目的。刑事和解制度通过各方对程序的有效参与,营造一个相互交流的空间,可以消除隔阂,抚慰被害人的心理。而犯罪人也可在承认错误和进行社区服务的过程中提升重新与社会结合的能力。总之,刑事和解可以弥补被破坏的社区关系,在相互谅解的基础上恢复社会的和谐状态。本文通过对刑事和解的基本涵义与我国引入刑事和解的必要性进行论述,进而对我国构建刑事和解制度提出了可行性方案,使其具有现实指导意义。