Perceptions of People on Police Efficiency and Crime Prevention in Urban Areas in Malaysia

Crime cases from snatch thefts to murders, are becoming increasingly common in Malaysia according to the database of the Royal Malaysian Police （RMP）, the current overall Crime Index in Malaysia was 147,062 for 2013 compared with 65,237 in 1977. The database also revealed that the number of property crimes reported in this country has always exceeded the number of violent crimes. Although in 2013, crimes related to property are higher （117,687） than violent crime （29,375）, the gradual increase in the latter does worry Malaysians. Likewise, Malaysian Government had implemented a ＂safe community＂ concept, inspired by the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation （MCPF）, a non-government organization, as they were concerned that the threat of violent crime and non-violent crime would eventually reduce the quality of life for many individuals. The concept is very important to the public as it is perceived as improved safety for the public with less crime. This study analyzes the public safety through their perceptions on the effectiveness of the policeman and suggesting few prevention actions against crime. The data were collected using a self-administered survey questionnaire. Specifically, this study focuses on the more developed states in this country. From the cross tabulation analysis, the majority of respondents agreed that the police are effective in controlling crime. Approximately, 72.1% of respondents felt that the police are efficient in controlling crime.

A Corpus-Based Analytical Study on Military and Security Developments Involving People＇s Republic of China

This paper contrasts Military Power of the People＇s Republic of China from the year of 2000 to 2009 and Military and Security Developments Involving People＇s Republic of China from the year 2010 to 2013 with corpus analysis. It distinguishes the new reports＇ differences from the old ones and tries to explore American＇s discourse colonization and discourse hegemony through corpus software WordSmith 5.0-Keywords and Concordance analysis of high frequency words. The significance of the study is that it enlightens military texts which will influence audiences＇ viewpoints and provides a new perspective for strategies replying American media war.

Interaction between XRCC1 Polymorphisms and Intake of Long-Term Stored Rice in the Risk of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma:A Case-Control Study

Objective This study aimed to explore the roles of three common single nucleotide polymorphisms in the X-ray repair cross-complementing group-1 gene （XRCC1） and of life style factors and their possible interactions in the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma （ESCC） in China. Methods A population-based case-control study of 432 cases and 915 controls was conducted in Yangzhong County, Jiangsu Province, China. Subjects were interviewed by trained interviewers using a structured questionnaire that included questions on demographics and life style. XRCC1 genotypes were analyzed using a polymerase chain reaction based restriction fragment length polymorphism （PCR-RFLP） assay. Unconditional logistic regression analysis was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios （aORs） and 95% confidence intervals （CIs） for associations of ESCC with XRCCI polymorphisms and lifestyle-related factors. Results Both the drinking of river water and alcohol intake history were significantly associated with an increased risk of ESCC among men with aORs of 4.20 （95% Ch 2.90-6.07） and 2.03 （95% Ch 1.43-2.89）, respectively. For women, the corresponding odds ratios were 8.37 （95% CI： 5.09-13.75） for river water drinking and 12.78 （95% CI： 2.69-60.69） for long-term stored rice intake. After the XRCC1 G28152A polymorphism was adjusted for potential confounders, subjects with GA and AA genotypes had an increased risk for ESCC （aOR： 1.21, 95% CI： 0.93-1.56）, compared with subjects with a GG genotype, and a positive multiplicative interaction between intake of long-term stored rice and the XRCC1 G28152A polymorphism was observed （P=O.009）.Conclusions Our findings suggest that both lifestyle-related factors, including drinking river water, long-term stored rice and alcohol intake, and the XRCC1 G28152A polymorphism were possible risk factors for ESCC, and that the XRCC1 G28152A polymorphism modified the effect of long-term stored rice intake on the risk of ESCC among Chinese people.

Analysis on the Consular Dimension of Sino-Indian Relations

This article explains reasons from the consular perspective why people to people exchange between China and India is not so active. Review of evolution of bilateral consular relations reveals that the basis of cross border personnel exchanges is weak with the closing of consulates of both countries in each other’s territory for nearly three decades. Relatively, small number of Chinese and Indian consular posts in each other’s territory means inconvenience for citizens to apply for visa for visiting the other and seeking consular assistance and protection. Inflexible visa policy of both countries toward citizens of the other party also accounts for the none-activeness. Considering the important role played by civilian exchange in advancing bilateral relations, China and India should establish more consular posts in each other’s territory and further relax visa requirements.

Study on the Value of ＂Education Involved by All Related People＂ in the Practice of the Socialist Core Values

The ideological and political education for students in institutions of higher learning is a complicated, systematic project. To unequivocally cultivate the socialist core values of these students and deeply influence their ideological understanding and behaviors, the concept of ＂education involved by all related people＂ is necessarily implemented in all aspects, and the joint force of ＂imparting knowledge and educating people＂ , ＂educating people by management＂ , and ＂educating people by service＂ is formed. As a result, the actual effectiveness of the ideological and political education is improved in institutions of higher learning.

Measuring and preventing alcohol use and related harm among young people in Asian countries:a thematic review

Background:The paper reviews alcohol consumption patterns and alcohol-related social and health issues among 15-29-year old young people in Asian countries,and discusses strategies for preventing and controlling alcohol use and related harms.Methods:We searched Google Scholar,PubMed,and Web of Science for reports,reviews and journal articles published in English between 1st Jan 1990 and 31st August 2016.Results:Forty-one reports,reviews and journal papers were identified and included in the final review.The current drinking levels and prevalence among young people are markedly different between eight included Asian countries,ranging from 4.2%in Malaysia to 49.3%in China.In a majority of the selected Asian countries,over 15%of total deaths among young men and 6%among young women aged 15-29 years are attributable to alcohol use.Alcohol use among young people is associated with a number of harms,including stress,family violence,injuries,suicide,and sexual and other risky behaviours.Alcohol policies,such as controlling sales,social supply and marketing,setting up/raising a legal drinking age,adding health warning labels on alcohol containers,and developing a surveillance system to monitor drinking pattern and risky drinking behaviour,could be potential means to reduce harmful use of alcohol and related harm among young people in Asia.Conclusions:The review reveals that drinking patterns and behaviours vary across eight selected Asian countries due to culture,policies and regional variations.The research evidence holds substantial policy implications for harm reduction on alcohol drinking among young people in Asian countries-especially for China,which has almost no alcohol control policies at present.

Malaria Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors among Batwa Indigenous People of Kanungu District in Southwestern Uganda: Does “Place” Matter?

Introduction: Malaria is an important disease, causing high morbidity and mortality, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Measuring malaria prevalence using malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs), particularly among a vulnerable population sub-group, is a vital public health step in discovering effective methods of prevention and control. This study set out to examine the association between “place” and other risk factors with malaria prevalence among Batwa Indigenous People (IP). Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study design was implemented. Two surveys January 2014 (n = 572) and April 2014 (n = 541) involving interviews and testing for malaria using mRDTs were conducted in 10 Batwa settlements where a total of 1113 Batwa of all ages were surveyed and tested. The data were first compiled in MS Excel and then imported and analyzed using STATA ver.14. Descriptive statistics, were generated, followed by bivariable and multivariable regression model analysis to establish associations between the predictor and outcome variables with p ≤ 0.05 considered statistically significant. Results: Overall prevalence was 13.94% (n = 146). There is a significant relationship between settlement (place) and malaria prevalence AOR 11.7, 95% CI (1.38 - 98.93), p-value = 0.02. More males 16.97% (n = 84) tested positive compared to females 11.23% (n = 62) but there was no statistically significant association between gender and mRDT (p-value > 0.005). Children less than 5 years registered high prevalence and there was a significant relationship between age and mRDT (p-value ≤ 0.005). Wealth proxy indicators showed no association with prevalence p-value = 0.390. Season had no association with prevalence (p-value = 0.80). However, the proportion of the day spent in the forest/woodlands was significantly associated with malaria prevalence COR 12.83, 95% CI (1.14 - 143.73) p-value = 0.04. Low elevation was significantly associated with malaria prevalence COR 2.42, 95% CI (1.32 - 4.41), p = 0.004 but sleeping under a net and level of education did not show any association with malaria prevalence. Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of place in predicting malaria prevalence among Batwa Indigenous People a marginalized and remortely located sub-population. This study has shown that place matters in determining malaria prevalence. However, other factors like age, elevation and gender also contribute to malaria prevalence. Batwa have higher prevalence than the national and even non-indigenous populations in the same district. We recommend targeting hotspots intervention approach since it has proven reasonable impact on reducing malaria prevalence.

Celebrating Diversity of Humanity, Struggling for Peace, and Establishing Culture of Coexistence

The Qur＇an embraces cultural pluralism, emphasising that “People, We created you all from a single man and a single woman, and made you into races and tribes so that you should recognize one another. ”（Q. 49： 13）. Moreover, peace is the most fundamental value in the Qur＇an and Islam. The majority of the classical Muslim jurists, especially Hanafi school, emphasised that the reason for Muslims＇ fight against non-Muslims is Muslims＇ defense themselves against attacks, not non-Muslims＇ faith. Bediuzzaman Said Nursi （d. 1960） states that the only kind of jihad that is appropriate for the present age is spiritual or moraljihad. Furthermore, regarding Qur＇anic approach to relations between Muslims and the People of the Book, Muslim scholars, in general, advocate sincere relations and trust between Muslims and the People of the Book. In addition, Said Nursi is one of the great Muslim scholars in interfaith dialogue in the 20th century. Finally, there is the need for establishing culture of coexistence, which practised before within a religious tradition such as Islamic tradition for many centuries in the history. Through achieving a culture of coexistence and peace, most conflicts can be resolved.

Risk Factors for Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Elderly Chinese Population in Shenyang of China

Objective The paper aims to evaluate the risk factors for age‐related macular degeneration （AMD） in elderly Chinese population in Shenyang,a northeast city of China.Methods A case‐control study was conducted to investigate the risk factors for the prevalence of AMD.Ninety three AMD patients diagnosed by a complete ophthalmic examination were recruited as cases from the outpatient departments of two eye hospitals in Shenyang,while 108 normal subjects of similar age and sex were recruited as controls.A questionnaire was administered among both cases and controls.Results AMD patients aged 60 years and older accounted for 75.3%.There were significantly higher educational levels,shorter smoking history,less sunlight exposure and cataract,and higher proportion of antioxidants intake in controls than in AMD patients.The frequency of intake of fruits,legumes,fish and shrimps was significantly higher in controls than in AMD patients.In a binary logistic regression analysis,smoking and cataract were the risk factors for AMD （OR：4.44,95% CI：2.27‐8.69;OR：4.47,95% CI：2.26‐8.85 respectively）.The high educational background was a protective factor for AMD （OR：0.761,95% CI：0.51‐0.98）.Conclusion A low educational background,smoking and cataract are associated with a higher prevalence of AMD.

Community Crime Prevention Initiatives, Collective Efficacy, and Criminal Investigations

While criminal investigations are usually conducted after the crime has been committed, these investigations can benefit from community crime prevention initiatives. The use of citizen volunteers, citizen awareness campaigns, community-driven research, and programs that facilitate effective police-community relations can aid the investigator in collecting testimony that might otherwise go unreported. Specific examples of how cases have been cleared due to the beneficial inclusion of citizen satisfaction research, crime prevention resources, and volunteer personnel demonstrate how community, crime prevention, and investigation of criminal behavior can be interlinked. The theme of this paper rests on the notion that the community＇s sense of collective efficacy, crime prevention efforts, and criminal investigation processes are not mutually exclusive, but instead should be considered as related aspects of the crime-fighting spectrum.

“枫桥经验”与人民调解关系省思

当前,作为一种社会治理模式的“枫桥经验”,在顶层设计层面和基层社会层面都和人民调解制度关联了起来,但“枫桥经验”和人民调解二者各自的独立运作逻辑和双方的互动边界并未得到很好的澄清。系统梳理“枫桥经验”和人民调解的本质属性,在此基础上对实践层面二者关系交汇进行现实描述,并对“枫桥经验”切入人民调解进行应然理论构建,从而形成用以判定实践中人民调解对于“枫桥经验”借鉴的基本判准,对于理解二者关系具有重要意义。只有充分尊重二者逻辑和功能界限,才能切实保障“枫桥经验”成为人民调解创新发展的良性动力,最终通过助力人民调解化解基础社会矛盾,提升我国社会的基层治理水平。

数字技术型涉外警务人才培养策略

在数字化时代,涉外警务工作对涉外警务人才的职业核心能力要求正在发生深刻变革。结合国家关于涉外警务人才培养的相关政策和数字化时代涉外警务人才需求,解析数据分析与预测、视频监控和图像识别、身份认证和生物识别、虚拟现实和模拟训练等数字技术在涉外警务工作中的应用情况,提出了提升跨文化沟通能力、网络风险识别与攻击防范能力、情报搜集和分析能力、应急响应和危急处理能力、国际执法合作与协作能力等数字技术型涉外警务人才培养策略,以期使涉外警务人才迅速适应不断变化的国际执法环境,更好地应对日益严峻的国际执法挑战。

论新质生产力基础上的“新质民主”与“新质法治”的辩证统一

从分析“新质生产力”的性质、内涵、特征、构成要素及意义出发,运用马克思主义立场、观点和方法,坚持习近平法治思想为指导,可以明确提出“新质生产力”的出现和发展可能引起“新质生产关系”的形成,继而通过“新质经济基础”推动上层建筑朝着“新质上层建筑”转变的重大法理判断。“新质生产力”所引发的社会变革是客观规律,民主与法治作为上层建筑的重要组成部分,也会随着“新质生产力”的不断发展而日益呈现“新质民主”与“新质法治”的特征。“全过程人民民主”是“新质民主”的重要标志,而数字法治、涉外法治构成了“新质法治”的核心要素。法学界要及早规划、超前研究,对“新质生产力”发展可能引发的包含了民主与法治等要素在内的上层建筑可能发生的深远影响,从法理上进行深入分析并拿出切实可行的应对方案。

Immunological aspects of age-related diseases

The proportion of elderly people rises in the developed countries. The increased susceptibility of the elderly to infectious diseases is caused by immune dysfunction, especially T cell functional decline. Age-related hematopoietic stem cells deviate from lymphoid lineage to myeloid lineage. Thymus shrinks early in life, which is followed by the decline of na?ve T cells. T-cell receptor repertoire diversity declines by aging, which is caused by cytomegalovirus-driven T cell clonal expansion. Functional decline of B cell induces antibody affinity declines by aging. Many effector functions including phagocytosis of myeloid cells are down regulated by aging. The studies of aging of myeloid cells have some controversial results. Although M1 macrophages have been shown to be replaced by antiinflammatory(M2) macrophages by advanced age, many human studies showed that pro-inflammatory cytokines are elevated in older human. To solve this discrepancy here we divide age-related pathological changes into two categories. One is an aging of immune cell itself. Second is involvement of immune cells to age-related pathological changes. Cellular senescence and damaged cells in aged tissue recruit pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages, which produce pro-inflammatory cytokines and proceed to agerelated diseases. Underlying biochemical and metabolic studies will open nutritional treatment.

袭警罪的出罪路径研究

司法实践中袭警罪适用范围过于宽泛。为了区分袭警罪罪与非罪及其与妨害公务罪的界线,需要从袭警罪的客体、客观方面以及主体要件,开展袭警罪出罪研究。未同时侵害人民警察执法权益和人身权益的行为、不具有突然性和意外性的攻击行为、发生在警察执行公务尚未开始或已经完成时的袭警行为均不构成袭警罪。袭警罪的暴力仅限于直接对人身体不法行使有形力的狭义暴力。暴力袭击单独行动的辅警和超出职权范围行使职务的辅警,不构成袭警罪;醉酒者袭警不宜定袭警罪,可定其他罪名。

基层涉外警务工作的困境与破解——以湖北省W市为观察视角

基层涉外警务工作具有维护国家安全、保障社会稳定、促进国际交流、推进经济社会发展等重要作用,但当前我国基层涉外警务工作面临管理服务理念存在偏差、管理服务整体力量薄弱、管理服务制度有待完善、管理服务机制不够健全、管理服务技术手段不足等困境。涉外警务工作的复杂性和敏感性要求公安机关更加注重合法合规执法。基层涉外警务工作应以问题为导向,从转变管理服务立法理念、完善地方管理服务制度、深化管理服务机制改革、创新管理服务方式举措、建强管理服务专业队伍等方面予以改革。

语篇语义视域下涉外警务应急救援沟通话语研究

以系统功能语言学语境与语言层次观为出发点,基于语篇语义系统,构建涉外警务应急救援沟通话语分析框架,用以分析涉外警务应急救援沟通各阶段的语篇语义特征和词汇语法特点,并在此基础上探讨如何增强警察的应急救援外语能力。涉外警务应急救援沟通话语的语类各阶段可以由概念、联接、评价、协商、周期和辨识六个语篇语义维度实现,在语言层面上由体现概念意义、人际意义和语篇意义的词汇语法资源来表达,进而强化涉外警务应急救援沟通准确、快速、清晰和安抚的话语特征。从叙事能力、协商能力、组篇能力和生存外语能力四方面提高警察的应急救援外语能力,有助于构建更高效的涉外警务应急救援沟通模式,为提升国家应急外语服务能力提供语言学支持。

多重约束下民警公务用枪的行动逻辑

公务用枪中存在的问题反映出公安机关在社会治理中的困境。实证研究发现,民警公务用枪的心理与行为受到多重条件的约束。文化与舆论是最外围的软性约束,影响着公务用枪的正义感。法律法规是较外围的刚性约束,决定着公务用枪的合法感。组织氛围是较内围的显性约束,决定着公务用枪的支持感。素质与训练则是最内围的硬性约束,决定着公务用枪的效能感。四个维度的用枪心理影响着民警在警务实战中的行为倾向和行为表现。涉枪事件的应对和涉枪民警的处理,又将反作用于涉枪民警及其他民警的心理与行为。研究结果为民警不愿拿枪、不敢用枪、不会用枪等问题找到一种阐释框架。

涉警舆论治理视角下新质公安战斗力的实践创新

近年来,涉警负面网络舆论给公安机关带来了巨大的执法压力,严重影响执法效果。通过对涉警舆论成因及特点分析,概括出对公安机关带来的执法风险,主要体现为公安机关在网络上的传播力、影响力、引导力、公信力均有所降低。在此基础上总结出公安机关应对涉警舆论风险的策略,即加强舆论引导、坚持依法处置、加大社会面管控、强化治理共同体在应对涉警舆论中的作用,以此促进公安机关涉警舆论风险治理,推动涉警舆论治理现代化发展进程,加快推进公安工作现代化,提升新质公安战斗力。