Analyzing Good Governance and Decentralization in Developing Countries

The strategies of the neo-liberal economic paradigm were operated through good governance and decentralization of development activities. These programs are emanated from the global centres of power. The strategies of neo-liberalism can be easily found in the chronicle of participation, empowerment and civil society. In practice however, it is widening the differences between the haves and knots, leading to rural, urban divide.

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Developmental Theories and the Challenge for the 21st Century

Empirical research on developmental theories of crime first informed us that increase in social capital such as quality marriages, jobs or first time fatherhood would lead toward desistance, except among men who were substance abusers. However, the men in this notable work by Robert Sampson and John Laub were based on a cohort who came of age during World War two. 

While this seemed disheartening for those of us who hoped for social policies that might facilitate such attachment policies, at least in the United States where the incarceration mania continued until recently. Now new re-entry policies have begun to lead to de-carceration movements around the country. While this is laudable, job creation and treatment programs also must be created to facilitate successful reentry. The neighborhoods some of these form felons may not increase but rather decrease their social capital.

Simulations of Three-dimensional Second Grade Fluid Flow Analysis in Converging-Diverging Nozzle

An analysing flow pattern in a converging-diverging nozzle has been one of interesting topic in computational fluid dynamics. There are numerous applications of this flow phenomenon in aerospace and engineering sciences. Such processes are difficult to handle analytically due to complex mathematical model associated to the flow and ensuing instabilities carried by flow parameters. Looking back to the history Jaffery and Hamel, in their studies considered the converging diverging channel steady two dimensional Newtonian fluid flow. 

They observed quiet interesting results by treating Navier-Stokes equations with similarity transforms. Further developments were presented in Schlichtinh and Batchelor based on the boundary layer approximations. Makinde examined the in compressible Newtonian fluid flow by incorporation of linearly diverging symmetrical channel. Recently, Zarqa et al. performed approximate analytical analysis using Adomian decomposition method for a channel with variable diverging ratio. It is evident by several studies that the mechanism of such flows is characterized due the fact that shocks instabilities are produced within the flow domain. 

Is judiciary is politicized? Check this critical research

Much has been written about the decline in the public perception of the U.S. Supreme Court and the judicial branch. Americans believe politics played “too great a role” in the original health care cases surrounding the Affordable Care Act by a greater than two-to one margin. Over sixty percent of Americans express no too little confidence in the Supreme Court. Academics continue to debate how much politics actually influences the Court, but Americans are excessively skeptical. 

The vast majority of Americans fail to know that, on average, almost half of the cases brought before the Supreme Court are decided unanimously, and the Justices’ voting pattern split by the political party of the president to whom they owe their appointment in fewer than seven percent of cases. Why the mistrust? We argue that Americans have increasingly viewed the government as being guided by interests outside of the general good. 

PATH (People Assessing Their Health) Process and Deliberative Opinion Poll for Public Scoping in Health Impact Assessment

Modern developments in Thailand such as industrial estate, mining and dam bring many benefits, increased economic activity, trade, employment, resource for agricultural but , can also have negative impacts on environment, health,cultural practices, community rights, social problem. Mab Ta Phut industrial estate in Rayong Province settles in 1981 encompressing 10,000 rai (1600 acers) and 95 industrial plants. 

The Mab ta Phut generate economic prosperity for local people when compare in Gross Provincial product in 2004, household income on the other hand many study in the area since 1998 was founded air pollution, water pollution, shoreline erosion, hazardous waste, intellectual and spiritual health ,child and youth problem and health problem (cancer, mental health,social health). Kwaenoi Dam in Kunchong distric of Phitsanulok Province is design for irrigation water for farmers in a 769 million qubicmeter reservoir initate health problem are malaria infected, respiratory disease, diarrhea, parasitic infection, injuries and accident, sexually transmitted disease and social wellbeing. 

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Victimological Measurement of Crime in the Republican of Tatar Stan

An effective response to crime is not possible without an analysis of the social consequences of crime, which can be, if not in scale, but getting out of official criminal statistics. It should be borne in mind that the statistics only in the most general form can identify trends that clearly reflect the state of crime in society. Modern Russian crime statistics allows us to study various aspects of criminal behaviour in the community, including victimization, forming its own information database victimization statistics. 

Victimological statistic – is one of the most important areas of modern legal statistics that best describes the negative social consequences of crime, referring to their specific term Sacrifice crime. It should be understood that not one type of crime statistics is not an ideal tool for measuring its negative consequences. The obvious shortcomings of crime statistics: incomplete and distorted, write modern Russian researchers. However, despite this attitude to statistical crime indicators it would be unwise to ignore them completely. 

Is Anyone Listening? The Politicization of the Judiciary and the Loss of Authority: An Initial Assessment

Much has been written about the decline in the public perception of the U.S. Supreme Court and the judicial branch. Americans believe politics played “too great a role” in the original health care cases surrounding the Affordable Care Act by a greater than two-to one margin. Over sixty percent of Americans express no to little confidence in the Supreme Court. Academics continue to debate how much politics actually influences the Court, but Americans are excessively skeptical.

The vast majority of Americans fail to know that, on average, almost half of the cases brought before the Supreme Court are decided unanimously, and the Justices’ voting pattern split by the political party of the president to whom they owe their appointment in fewer than seven percent of cases. Why the mistrust? We argue that Americans have increasingly viewed the government as being guided by interests outside of the general good. More specifically, we suggest Americans believe the government is increasingly beholden to specialized, entrenched interests that have corrupted a political system.

Comparative Study of Multiple Causation in the Iranian and Malaysian Tort Law

Multiple causation is one of the most complex legal issues in the tort law of both Iran and Malaysia. Consequently, lawyers and judges have devoted special attention to the subject. Different theories and solutions in both tortious legal systems show the importance and complexity of the subject. Various articles, as well as textbooks on tort law have been dedicated to the issue. In Iranian law, some sections of the Islamic Penalties Act (IPA) 1992 and the Civil Liability Act (CLA) 1961, as well as the Civil Act (CA) 1929, focus specifically on this issue. 

In their discourse, legal practitioners and writers have also included causation as one of the elements of tortious liability. For instance, Iranianlegal writers, such as Katouzian, Darabpour, as well as Malaysian legalwriters, such as Talib, Kidner, Murphy, Howarth, and Prosser amongst others, dwell extensively on this issue. However, writers on Iranian tort law all concentrate on the old theories that have been derived from Islamic law. By contrast, Malaysian law is based, in part, on the common law, and is, to that extent, influenced by that system. 

Is Anyone Listening? The Politicization of the Judiciary and the Loss of Authority: An Initial Assessment

Much has been written about the decline in the public perception of the U.S. Supreme Court and the judicial branch. Americans believe politics played “too great a role” in the original health care cases surrounding the Affordable Care Act by a greater than two-to one margin. Over sixty percent of Americans express no too little confidence in the Supreme Court. Academics continue to debate how much politics actually influences the Court, but Americans are excessively skeptical. 

The vast majority of Americans fail to know that, on average, almost half of the cases brought before the Supreme Court are decided unanimously, and the Justices’ voting pattern split by the political party of the president to whom they owe their appointment in fewer than seven percent of cases. Why the mistrust? We argue that Americans have increasingly viewed the government as being guided by interests outside of the general good. More specifically, we suggest Americans believe the government is increasingly beholden to specialized, entrenched interests that have corrupted a political system. This is nothing new in relation to Congress and to a lesser extent the Presidency. What is new is that very recently, the distrust shared by Congress and the President has been applied to the courts.

Sex Offender Treatment: Two Promising Approaches?

It is with great pleasure that I share the following editorial, “Sex Offender Treatment: Two Promising Approaches” published in the inaugural issue of Sociology and Criminology. This innovative open access journal promises to appeal to a wide range of audiences interested incriminology and criminal justice. The OMICS Group Special features of the journal ensure rapid dissemination of high quality studies in the discipline.

This commentary focuses on an important and controversial public policy issue in our field–sex offender treatment. It argues that in conjunction with punishment, treatment efforts should also be considered for sex offender management in the U.S. The pronounced attention to sex offending in the U.S. is striking. To illustrate, the population of registered sex offenders nationally comprises nearly 740,000 individuals. Given the expansion of registry laws, this number is on track to increase significantly in future years. 

Ideological Threats of our Time, Security and Stability in Society, and their Interaction

Geopolitical goals tend to be in tune with the other ingredients of ideological politics. Ideological influence turns into the most influential tool of geopolitics. Certain political forces have in mind thecreation of the ideological environment of subordination to their interestsconsciousness and thinking of different layers of the world's people, especially the youth, through the provision of ideological influence. For the modern globalized world is characterized by ideological threat.

Priority objective of the ideological wars - a purposeful ideological influence and manipulation of public opinion, the conquest and retention of power, the achievement of political, military and economicsuperiority without considering the interests of states, inferior in economic, political and military power that might pose a serious danger to the bilateral relations.Under the spiritual threat is necessary, first of all, we must bear in mind the ideological, ideological and informational aggression directed at any person regardless of language, religion, belief, against his freedom in the fullest sense of the word, with the aim of total offense spiritual world.