Comprehensive neighbourhood mapping: developing a powerful tool for child protection

This paper proposes ‘comprehensive neighbourhood mapping’ as a schema for gathering and interpreting information within a given geographical area which is informed by imaginative thinking about the safety of children and young people from sexual crime. It would build upon current forms of profiling by local authorities, health authorities and central Government. CNM would actively involve local people, in partnership with agencies, in ‘mapping’ danger points and support points. Eight components are discussed, including environmental issues, locations of sex offenders, sites where teenagers meet and share information, supportive individuals and organizations. Some issues for pilot projects are discussed, including the need to set up planning and implementation groups and to integrate CNM into wider child protection and community safety strategies. CNM is grounded in an ecological perspective which sees partnership approaches as essential and believes an overarching view of neighbourhood needs, based on detailed local information and understanding of how different forms of harm interconnect, is crucial in developing child protection strategies. At times of acute official anxiety about community ‘lynch‐mob’ reactions to known paedophiles, CNM aims to build communities which instead are informed and thoughtful about child protection. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The University: An Agent of Social Change?

Can universities be agents of progressive social change? How would we know if a university was acting as an agent of social change? Drawing on four case studies, I raise a number of questions to problematize our understanding of the university as an agent of social change. I outline a number of contributing factors that appear to explain successful cases. I conclude by arguing the relevancy of these cases for larger, and more traditional, sociological projects.     

A review of the epidentiological research on child sexual abuse. Community and college student samples

This article is the first of two consecutive reviews on the major empirical studies which have been carried out in an attempt to estimate the prevalence of child sexual abuse among females. The research is structured in terms of three sample categories: (a) probability and non-probability samples of the general population; (b) college student samples; and (c) clinical inpatient and outpatient samples. This part of the review deals with (a) and (b) and highlights a number of unresolved methodological issues which may contribute to the variance in reported prevalence rates. These include a myriad of definitions of child sexual abuse and different methods of eliciting information on possible histories of abuse. Despite these problems. taken as a whole the prevalence studies indicate the significant numbers of people who have experienced abuse and who are willing to disclose aspects of these abusive experiences.     

中央台《晚报浏览》--全新风格的广播新闻节目

在新世纪到来之际,中央人民广播电台推出了一档引人注目的节目--<晚报浏览>.从以下三个方面分析了<晚报浏览>引人关注的原因一、突破以往模式,与晚报联合,变媒体间的竞争为合作,充分整合媒介资源优势.二、先声夺人,率先在新闻类广播节目中采用主持人形式.三、内容编排力求按新闻规律运作,表现出纯正的新闻性特征.     

论新形势下和谐的党群关系

和谐的党群关系,是支撑社会主义和谐社会的重要支柱,是我们党执政为民的必然要求.在构建和谐的党群关系的进程中,必须充分认识和谐党群关系的重要性,认清党面临的新形势,研究党群关系中的新情况,正确处理各种关系,探索构建和谐党群关系新的理论、制度和方法,以确保党同人民群众的血肉联系.     

我国《合同法》应将损害赔偿规定为违约救济的首要方式

对于违约案件 ,法院在选择对受害人的救济方式时 ,应首先考虑损害赔偿 ,还是实际履行 ?西方国家多优先适用损害赔偿 ,因为市场主体的交易目的是赢利 ,而损害赔偿能以最快速度填补受害方的利益 ,且无需违约方配合 ,便于法院执行。但我国现行《合同法》却置实际履行于首位 ,损害赔偿于末位 ,这不符合事理、法理和国际惯例 ,应予修正。     

以江泽民同志"5·31"讲话和"三个代表"重要思想为指导 全面推进普通女子高等教育

学习江泽民同志“5·31”讲话,要牢牢把握“三个代表”这条主线,要紧紧抓住解放思想、实事求是、与时俱进、开拓创新这个精髓,要立足于理论联系实际,全面推进普通女子高等教育,加快中华女子学院的发展。     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:
M Hollander and D Wolfe, Nonparametric Statistical Methods
T Leonard and J.S.J Hsu, Bayesian Methods     

我国城镇养老保险存在的问题及对策探析

文章认为 ,我国城镇养老保险虽取得了很大的成绩 ,但还存在着诸多问题 ,作者对这些问题进行探讨和分析 ,并提出了切实可行的解决对策     

从文明交往看巴以冲突

从文明交往角度看 ,巴以冲突的持久难息缘于以下因素 :地理上 ,巴勒斯坦是巴勒斯坦人和犹太人共同的根 ;宗教上 ,伊斯兰教与犹太教尖锐对立 ;巴以交往中迥异的民族利益。巴以冲突短时期内难以平息 ,但从长远来看 ,和平共存是巴以民族问题的最终解决之路