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Thirumalai, Dhanalakshmi. « Religion and Crime : A Study of Inmates in State and Federal Prisons in the United States ». Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2004. http://etd-submit.etsu.edu/etd/theses/available/etd-1223103-235401/unrestricted/ThirumalaiD020403f.pdf.
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Haggerty, John Richard. « Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders Among State and Federal Prison Inmates ». Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1332.
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Research consistently demonstrates that prison inmates are more likely than the general population to suffer from both mental disorders and substance abuse. The current study explored the relationship between diagnoses of mental disorders and maladaptive substance use among state and federal prison inmates. Linear regression analysis was used to ascertain the prevalence of comorbidity of substance abuse and mental disorder, and multiple models were constructed to determine the direction of relationship between the two disorders. Overall, mental disorders and substance use were positively related within the sample, though mixed conclusions were drawn regarding the exact nature of their relationship. Recommendations for future study and improvements to the specificity of mental disorders and substance use measures are made.
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Black, Jacqueline Anita. « Using the Survey of Inmates of State and Federal Correctional Facilities to Compare Female and Male Inmate Characteristics ». Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2003. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/815.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the differences between female and male prison inmates using the Survey of Inmates of State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 1997. Variables examined included current offense, criminal history, drug use history, victimization history, program participation in the institution, disciplinary infractions in the institution, family history, and interaction with family while in prison. Results indicate that male inmates have worse criminal histories and longer sentences than female inmates. Female inmates have more extensive drug use histories, greater victimization histories, more program participation in the institution, and more criminality in their families of origin than do males. Moreover, males had more numerous disciplinary infractions in the institution and more serious infractions. Females had greater interaction with family while in prison than did males. Implications for future research and correctional practice are discussed.
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Young, Richlynn C. « Prison Privatization : A Multi-State Comparison Content Analysis ». Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1310737776.
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Hayman, Stephanie Frances. « The evolution of the new federal women's prisons in Canada ». Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2003. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/1703/.
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This thesis explores a unique experiment in penal reform; the final, successful attempt to close the sole federal Prison for Women in Canada and its replacement by five regional prisons. A government Task Force on Federally Sentenced Women, with representatives from the voluntary sector, produced a woman-centred document on penal reform. Wanting to create a plan reflecting the specific needs of Canadian women, they found that the country's colonial history had an unanticipated impact upon their work, and that its Aboriginal (First Nations) members exerted a profound influence on the final report. Focusing upon the first three prisons to open, this thesis traces the work of the Task Force itself, then shows how the voluntary sector was largely excluded from the project once the Correctional Service of Canada began to implement the plan. The exception was the new Aboriginal Healing Lodge, which relied heavily on Aboriginal input throughout the planning process. What this study reveals is the manner in which the language of penal reform is both incorporated and reinterpreted by correctional authorities. It shows how reformers from both the public and private sector may help to legitimise ventures, while the discipline of the prison simultaneously re-asserts itself in order to neutralise reform. The thesis assesses the way in which public and political opinion affected the entire project and analyses two major outcomes of the venture. Firstly, an enterprise intended to provide imprisoned women with greater autonomy has led to many more now living with disproportionate levels of security. Secondly, the possible consequences for Aboriginals of allowing their culture and spirituality to become part of the language of corrections. What the study demonstrates is that new forms of penal governance closely reflect those which have preceded them, irrespective of how the language and intentions might have changed.
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Dietz, Erik Faust. « Defining 'too close for comfort' environmental and individual determinants of perceived crowding among a federal inmate population / ». Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company ; downloadable PDF file 0.99 Mb., 180 p, 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3205428.
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Dreher, Judith A. « Victim's rights compliance efforts a review of the federal bureau of prisons / ». Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 2000. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Thesis (M.P.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2000.Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2939. Typescript. Abstract precedes thesis title page as 2 preliminary leaves. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-92).
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Miles, Joseph M. « Public Policy and Private Prisons : A probe into legislation that populates private prisons with immigrants ». Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1420732865.
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Seddon, Nicholas. « Government contracts : federal, state and local ». Phd thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/145337.
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Pereyra, Iraola Victoria. « Struggles against deemed disposability : counter-conduct and carceral governmentality around federal prisons in Argentina ». Thesis, University of Warwick, 2017. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/98257/.
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This thesis seeks to study different gendered practices carried out by incarcerated men and their families (mainly women) that question, contest, attempt to resist and struggle against the way imprisonment is conducted in the federal prison system in Argentina. Based on research conducted in but mainly around different prisons in the City of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and its outskirts, the thesis critically analyses the techniques of governance that these struggles reveal. Situated within the work and thought of Michel Foucault on governmentality and counter-conduct, the thesis explores struggles performed through different forms in diverse sites. The first study analyses the ways in which those incarcerated and their families attempt to resist the power of prison/juridical files in their lives. The second study follows women who visit their husbands, sons and relatives in federal prisons as forms of struggle against their deemed disposability. The third and last study focuses on selected collective strategies initiated by those incarcerated and their families both inside and outside prison buildings to contest the way imprisonment was conducted. The thesis explores the ways in which these struggles are not in exteriority to the technique of power that they aim to contest, but rather are embedded on carceral governmentality. It shows how these techniques of power transcend the prison institution to encompass the everyday life of those who live within but also beyond prison walls. While the thesis critically explores how struggles against the deeming of those incarcerated as disposable are re- inserted in the expansion of carceral forms of power and exclusion, it also aims to overcome binaries that frame practices performed by those incarcerated and their families along a domination/resistance binary.
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Schull, Kent Fielding. « Penal institutions, nation-state construction, and modernity in the late Ottoman Empire, 1908-1919 ». Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1481660611&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Williams, Edward. « Vocational training & ; recidivism in Missouri state prisons : a social learning theory examination / ». free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3052232.
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Fossum, John Erik. « Assessing state intervention : federal oil policies 1973-84 ». Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30576.
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In the last decade or so political scientists have found the pluralist and marxist theoretical perspectives wanting for their inadequate attention to the causal role of states. In response, a burgeoning international literature has emerged which sets out to develop a state-centred theoretical perspective. This study is deeply informed by the emerging statist theoretical perspective.
This thesis explores the relative capacity of the federal state to increase its autonomy in relation to the powerful oil MNCs in the period 1973-84 through an expanded federal presence in the energy sector. Whereas many scholars have assumed that a positive relationship existed between state capacity and the effectiveness of state intervention, Evans and Ikenberry for instance argue that an almost inverse relationship exists between the magnitude of intervention and its effectiveness.
In Canada the literature on federalism has long been cognizant of the important role of states. This thesis therefore attempts to fuse the two bodies of literature, namely statism and federalism, in order to shed added light on the development of federal oil policy during 1973-84.
The fact that the Canadian state is federal accounts for the recurring tendency for the energy issue to be redefined from its "obvious" focus on state-oil industry relations to intrastate issues (federal-provincial relations). A major contribution of this thesis is to explore the circumstances in which jurisdictional concerns deflect attention from policy substance - and also to those in which the reverse occurs.
The thesis finds that when one level of government sought to become more independent of dominant societal actors, such as the oil industry, the intervention, whether so intended or not, was redefined to follow intergovernmental lines of conflict, rather than state-society lines of conflict. The nature of the issues also changed as distributional problems became subsumed under and were driven by the jurisdictional concerns of governments. This increased the policy interdependence between the two levels of government, squeezed out industry interests from intergovernmental deliberations, and generated intervention aimed directly at curtailing the power of the other level of government. This intervention which at first rendered the aggregate state less dependent on the oil industry by for example the creation of Petro-Canada, and later by the NEP, ultimately backfired on the state, at both levels. Important world oil market changes, intergovernmental conflicts and stalemates, deteriorating economic performance, industry reactions, and other mounting economic and political problems undermined the federal government's intervention and led to concessions for the industry. Such concessions were therefore the product of an increasingly irrelevant regulatory framework rather than purely a reflection of the power of the oil industry as such.
This thesis confirms in general terms Ikenberry's finding that an inverse relationship exists between the degree and magnitude of intervention and its effectiveness. Evans and Ikenberry see this most clearly in relation to NOCs, that is in their propensity to evade state control schemes and to undermine centralized state control. In Canada the opposite change.exacerbated conflicts, namely the efforts by governments to shore up their capabilities as corporate actors and the emergence of "political federalism" which saw decision-making becoming centralized within each government, in the hands of decision-makers with jurisdiction-wide concerns. The ensuing process of intrajurisdictional policy coordination not only exacerbated conflicts but also oriented the emerging policy instruments along intergovernmental lines. Another contributing factor was the learning process that decision-makers underwent in the intergovernmental arena. In addition, 'policy mobilization' in the NEP served to link Petro-Canada closer to the political objectives of federal elites.
Therefore, while the effects are the same in Canada, the process is almost the reverse of the one described by Evans and Ikenberry. Evans and Ikenberry see ineffective state intervention largely as the product of state actors mobilizing societal actors and state and societal actors becoming more closely linked. This study supplements the statist literature by noting that the attempts of a number of interventionist governmental actors to introduce comprehensive and more independent interventionist strategies heightened conflicts, generated inefficiencies and essentially caused the intervention to fail.Arts, Faculty of
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Conrad, Sarah M. « A Restorative Environmental Justice for the Prison Industrial Complex : a Transformative Feminist Theory of Justice ». Thesis, University of North Texas, 2015. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc801925/.
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This dissertation provides a feminist restorative model of environmental justice that addresses the injustices found within UNICOR’s e-waste recycling operations. A feminist restorative environmental justice challenges the presupposition that grassroots efforts, law and policy, medical and scientific research, and theoretical pursuits (alone or in conjunction) are sufficient to address the emotional and relational harm of environmental injustices. To eliminate environmental harms, this model uses collaborative dialogue for interested parties to prevent environmental harm. To encourage participation, a feminist restorative model accepts many forms of knowledge and truth as ‘legitimate’ and offers an opportunity for women to share how their personal experiences of love, violence, and caring differ from men and other women and connect to larger social practices. This method of environmental justice offers opportunities for repair, reparation and reintegration that can transform perspectives on criminality, dangerous practices and structures in the PIC, and all persons who share in a restorative encounter.
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Frazee, Sharon Glave. « The Social Context of Inmate Misbehavior : A Contextual Analysis of Infractions in North Carolina Prisons ». NCSU, 2003. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04042003-090019/.
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Inmate misbehavior is a relatively common phenomenon in correctional facilities throughout the United States. While many steps have been taken by correctional authorities to curb such behavior, their level of success is hampered by the lack of information on how social context affects inmate behavior. This research proposes to look at how context interacts with individual characteristics to affect rates of prison infractions in a variety of prison settings. Two major theories of inmate misbehavior, importation and prisonization, are tested and extended using hierarchical linear models on 1997 North Carolina prison population data.
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Laythe, Joseph Willard. « A cycle of crisis and violence : the Oregon State Penitentiary, 1866-1968 ». PDXScholar, 1992. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4367.
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This thesis examines seven crises at the Oregon State Penitentiary between 1866 and 1968 which are symptomatic of a larger pathology of power at play at the institution. These prison crises brought the pathology of power out from behind the thick grey walls of the institution and to the eyes and ears of an uninformed public. This arousal of such attention forced the prison to re-evaluate its penal model, enact half-hearted reforms, but then resume to the institution's traditional pattern and style of punishment. This inability to address the crises or resolve the immediate problem points to a larger problem-namely a pathology of power. The pathology of power is evident in the prison administration's abuse of the political, financial, and physical power that the prison offers. This pathology is innate to the philosophy of the institution, regardless of the penal model then in application (rehabilitative or disciplinary).
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McGuinness, Meghan. « The effects of interactions between federal and state climate policies : implications for federal climate policy design ». Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/43181.
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Thesis (S.M. in Technology and Policy)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-88).
In the absence of a federal policy to cap greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions many states are moving forward with their own initiatives, which currently range from announcements of commitments to reduce greenhouse gases to a regional multi-state cap-and-trade program slated to begin in 2009. As development of federal climate policy moves forward, federal policymakers must address how legislation or regulation capping GHG emissions will define the relationship between a federal cap and any existing state programs, particularly when state programs involve cap-and-trade. This thesis attempts to inform the policy debate on treatment of state programs under a federal cap-and-trade program through analysis of the economic, environmental, and distributional impacts of potential relationships between federal and state climate programs. Using economic theory, it considers the impacts and resulting implications for federal program design of four possible scenarios relating state and federal cap-and-trade programs: coexistence of state and federal programs resulting in separate but overlapping allowance markets; express federal preemption of state cap-and-trade programs; separate existence of state and federal programs via a 'carve-out' of the state program; and linkage between the federal program and carved-out state programs. This thesis demonstrates that the impacts of potential state and federal program interactions depend on the relative stringency of the federal and state program and overlap in source coverage. Common design elements of cap-and-trade programs, such as cost containment provisions, affect this interaction through their impact on relative stringency.
(cont.) Where state programs are both duplicative of and more demanding than the federal cap, the effect is redistributive of costs and emissions; in-state sources face higher marginal abatement costs, leading to a loss of economic efficiency. These effects are avoided under either federal preemption of duplicative state programs or a 'carve-out' of state programs from the federal cap with linkage to the federal allowance market. While preemption is administratively straightforward for the federal government, it may come at a high political cost. On the other hand, the carve-out with linkage, while likely more politically feasible, may carry a high administrative burden. Policymakers determined to avoid the inefficiencies of overlapping programs will need to consider the tradeoffs between these two options.
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Couturier, Holly D. « Do changes in state and federal mandates affect teacher motivation in the state of Maine ? » Restricted access (UM), 2007. http://libraries.maine.edu/gateway/oroauth.asp?file=orono/etheses/37803141.pdf.
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Chamberlain, Tawny. « Individual, agency, and state economic characteristics : a comparative analysis across state-federal vocational rehabilitation agencies ». Diss., University of Iowa, 2018. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6389.
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State federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies are one of the most wide spread and oldest programs designed to help individuals with disabilities. Currently, VR agencies provide various services designed to aide individuals with disabilities obtaining and maintaining employment. Currently, VR agencies serve approximately 1 million individuals with disabilities and spend about 3 billion dollars annually. Given how large and the amount of state and federal dollars are spent on VR, it is important that the outcomes of this program are researched and evaluated.
The purpose of this study was to examine how different variables are related to VR outcomes across states. More specifically, this study utilized the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a framework to study how contextual factors such as personal characteristics, agency level factors, and state-economic variables impact the employment rate of three different groupings based on state VR agency performance.
This study utilized secondary data analysis to explore these relationships using the FY 2013 RSA-911 dataset was paired with the 2013 American Community Survey (ACS). Multiple regression analysis was used to investigate the relationships that exist between personal characteristics and state economic factors across the VR performance groups. Further, a hierarchical linear model (HLM) was used to investigate how the relationship between personal level characteristics and state economic variables may be influenced by investigating this data by considering the levels of the agencies.
Results of this study revealed that agency-level factors and state economic variables are important predictors of the employment rate. The final model of the HLM found that state economic variables and agency-level factors moderate the relationship between personal characteristics and the employment rate. Further, all agency-level factors and state economic variables except poverty resulted in a significant relationship regarding the employment rate. In this final model, none of the personal characteristics were significant. The results of the multiple regressions revealed different relationships exist among personal characteristics, agency-level factors, and state economic variables and employment rate given the performance group.
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McCullough, David Scott. « Building a federal ideal : juxtaposition of individual and the state ». Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68718.
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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1990.Supervised by William Hubbard.
This thesis is about the design of a hypothetical national institution called the American Institute. The Institute consists of a presidential library and archive, a somewhat scholarly center for national debate, and a museum for the public presentation of critical national issues. Included in the program are facilities for large public symposia. A site for the Institute was located in the Fort Washington National Park on the Potomac River south of Washington, D.C. Beginning with a program invented to reflect a clear historical circumstance, this thesis attempts to draw multiple design rationale from a mixture of projected physical needs and social and political ideals. These rationale then lead directly to a design philosophy that guides the subsequent building design. Without the use of any conscious formal historical reference, the design asserts itself as uniquely representative of a national spirit, evoking the mood of the United States during the tenure of an imaginary presidency, and satisfies physical needs through a clear organization. The thesis is presented in three parts. First the hypothetical historical condition is presented and the building needs that result from the condition. Secondly, the philosophy derived from both physical need and political ideals is described. Finally, the American Institute is presented, described both in physical terms and in terms of the possible social and political understandings implied in the final design.
by David Scott McCullough.
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Bengtson, Kevin. « A comparison of the Australian federal vocational rehabilitation system to the American state-federal vocational rehabilitation system ». Online version, 2001. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2001/2001bengtsonk.pdf.
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Whitfield, Joseph Michael. « Punitive cultures of Latin America : power, resistance, and the state in representations of the prison ». Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.708874.
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Fevery, Andrew K. « Half Baked : The Federal and State Conflicts of Legalizing Medical Marijuana ». Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/504.
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The legalization of medical marijuana has been a complicated and confusing process. The drug is used for medical purposes yet is only semi-legal and not approved by the federal government. This piece will observe the legal medical history of this drug in the United States. It will analyze the growth of the medical marijuana movement up to the present with a special emphasis to the importance of federal, state and local supremacy. It will observe important court cases that have been decisive in defining the reach of federal power under the Commerce Clause and the 1970 Controlled Substance Act. This analysis will look at the current legal standing of medical marijuana as well as the legal hurdles to achieve full legal status and medical recognition from state federal and local levels of government. A special focus will be given to the state of California because it has the largest medical marijuana market and has taken center stage in the movement to legalize marijuana as a medicine. This paper will also cover the growth of the state condoned medical marijuana black market and the complications that arise from taxing, and licensing semi-legal businesses. This paper will assess the monetary and personal costs of this movement and the political elements of resisting the medical development and scientific understanding of this drug. It will seek to suggest a solution to the current impasse and explain why medical marijuana in this instance has been bad medicine and dangerous policy.
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Vinci, Karen K. « All state adoption laws should be mandated at the federal level ». Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2003. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/333.
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Bakar, Ismail H. « Fiscal federalism : the study of federal-state fiscal relations in Malaysia ». Thesis, University of Hull, 2004. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:5603.
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The subject of fiscal federalism has been associated for many years with economics, in particular with the study of public finance. However, its political dimension is often neglected. This is the case in the conventional study of fiscal federalism in Malaysia, which focuses on the economic perspective. The aim of this thesis is to examine the design, implementation and problem of fiscal federalism in Malaysia as a political process in promoting national integration and the unity of the federation. This research is based on an intrinsic case study approach as the subject of fiscal federalism attracts strong public interest, which requires an in-depth study of the case. In doing this research, a combination of narrative report, statistical analysis and interview has been used. One of the significant findings of this research is that the design of fiscal federalism in Malaysia is essentially based not on the federal spirit, but on the strong central government theme imposed by the colonial authority concomitant to the historical and political background to the formation of the federation. As a result, today, fiscal federalism displays a federal bias and mounting centripetal forces, even to the extent of coercion on the states, making the federal government grow bigger and more dominant, financially and politically. Thus, the working of fiscal federalism depends not on what is enshrined in the Constitution and federal spirit but on centre-state political interactions. If states' politics are not affiliated with the ruling political party that control the federal government, federal-state fiscal relations will be strained. The effects are felt in petroleum royalties payments, disbursement of grants, borrowing and other form of fiscal 'sanction' imposed by federal executive supremacy. On the other hand, if the states are ruled by the same political party, they become financially complacent. To all intents and purposes, the exclusive control of revenue sources by the centre has enabled the federal government to prevent most states from falling to the opposition party, thus ensuring a majority in parliament. The outcome is that the states are subordinated and subservient to the centre and hence the futures of the states are subject to the federal government's 'unilateral action'. In the long run, Malaysia is moving towards becoming a unitary state. This is the antithesis of the federal spirit, and thus becomes a threat to the federation. Therefore, fiscal federalism is a crucial acid test of the viability of any federation. Fortunately, thus far, Malaysian federalism had passed the test, though the states find more pain than gain. In the final analysis, this thesis suggests that structural reform of the federal-states' financial arrangements should be undertaken in order to strengthen the states' finances and subsequently reduce the states' dependence on the largesse of the federal government for funds.
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Close, Elke. « Megalopolis and the Achaian koinon : local identity and the federal state ». Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31204.
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This dissertation examines the relationship between the Arkadian city of Megalopolis and the Achaian koinon in the Hellenistic period. By arguing that Megalopolis was a polis which used its own local identity to carve out a prominent position for itself within the Achaian federation, this thesis is able to provide new insights into the study of the wider topic of the relationship between federations and their member states. To support this argument, the thesis is divided into three parts. In part one of the dissertation, the Megalopolitan identity is clearly established by identifying its basic components, which were the result of the city's foundation by the Arkadian koinon around 368 BC as well as its Achaian membership of 235 BC. The Megalopolitan identity was marked by a complex structure; it was characterised by a deep and traditional hatred for Sparta, longstanding relations with the Macedonian kings, a clear understanding of the mechanisms of a federal state and multi-ethnic politics, and, by Polybius' time, a connection to both Arkadia as well as Achaia. The second part examines the influence of this local identity on the koinon through the direct relationship of Megalopolis with the federal government via its Achaian membership. Within the Achaian League, Megalopolis was an active member, taking part in the federal institutions and minting coins. However, through its interactions with other members of the federal state, Megalopolis used its relationship with the federal state to its own advantage. Finally, the last part of the thesis explores the role of Megalopolis and its local interests in Achaian foreign politics. The polis seems to have influenced these through the emergence of a series of influential statesmen (such as Philopoimen and Lykortas) as well as several new policies pursued by the Achaians after Megalopolis' membership. Examples of these new policies are the Achaian alliance with Macedon of 225 BC and the increased focus of the koinon on Sparta in the second century BC, something that also shaped Achaian interactions with Rome. Throughout the thesis particular attention is paid to the narrative of the historian Polybius and the problems his writings pose, since he was an important source for the history of the Achaian koinon and who, as a Megalopolitan, was an excellent example of this distinct Megalopolitan identity. By shedding light on the various ways in which Megalopolis affected the Achaian koinon and its politics, this thesis shows that Megalopolis merits more attention than it has received in the past, as it was more than just an Arkadian city that was a member of the Achaian koinon. Furthermore, the intricate analysis of the distinct Megalopolitan identity makes a novel contribution to the wider study on the interaction between the polis, as a civic unit, and the federal state, as a developing political structure.
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Rosen, Lauren Christine. « A Comparison and Policy Recommendation of Correctional Approaches in the Arizona Department of Corrections and the Federal Bureau of Prisons ». Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579053.
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The purpose of this research was to determine whether there are differences in the correctional approach of the federal government and the state of Arizona. To determine if those differences exist, a comparative study was done which looked at the mission statements, programs and services offered to inmates, cost, and recidivism rates at both the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Arizona Department of Corrections. Because differences were found to exist between the two levels of government, a policy recommendation was formulated to discuss how the Arizona Department of Corrections could implement new programs in order to have more success like its federal counterpart.
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Hayne, Shelby. « An Analysis and Critique of Mental Health Treatment in American State Prisons and Proposal for Improved Care ». Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1256.
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Mental health treatment in state prisons is revealed to be highly variable, under-funded, and systematically inadequate. Existing literature exposes this injustice but fails to provide a comprehensive proposal for reform. This paper attempts to fill that gap, outlining a cost-effective, evidence-based treatment proposal, directly addressing the deficits in care revealed through analysis of our current system. In addition, this paper provides historical overviews of the prison system and mental health treatment, utilizing theoretical perspectives to contextualize this proposal in the present state of affairs. Lastly, the evidence is provided to emphasize the potential economic and social benefits of improving mental health treatment in state prisons. Significant findings suggest a clear financial, legal, and moral incentive for states to address this issue, while the proposal provides a viable method of doing so.
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Scheving, Thorsteinsson Astridur. « State aid to airlines ». Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ64301.pdf.
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Zylbersztajn, Joana. « O princípio da laicidade na Constituição Federal de 1988 ». Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/2/2134/tde-11102012-111708/.
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O debate sobre a laicidade do Estado sempre esteve presente em diversos âmbitos de discussão, políticos, sociais e acadêmicos. Não obstante, se faz necessário o fortalecimento dos recursos argumentativos para lidar com a questão de forma concreta. A constituição federal de 1988 não declara expressamente que o Brasil é laico, mas traz de forma consolidada todos os elementos que formam este entendimento. Isso se dá pela caracterização do Estado democrático garantidor da igualdade e da liberdade inclusive religiosa de seus cidadãos. Soma-se a isso a determinação constitucional de separação institucional entre o Estado e a religião. Nesta perspectiva, este trabalho se propõe a fazer uma análise da proteção jurídico-constitucional do princípio da laicidade no Brasil e seus desdobramentos práticos. A efetivação do princípio da laicidade é um processo em construção e, deste modo, é necessário o amadurecimento democrático e esforço positivo das instituições públicas para sua realização. É feito inicialmente o levantamento da construção histórica da laicidade no país e a tentativa de organizar alguns conceitos teóricos sobre o tema, na perspectiva de alinhar entendimentos usados durante o trabalho. Parte-se então para a análise do caráter constitucional do princípio da laicidade e os significados decorrentes desse diagnóstico. Sendo um tema complexo, diretamente relacionado aos parâmetros sociais que compõe o Estado brasileiro, é necessário discutir os aspectos democráticos importantes para a concretização do princípio da laicidade, abordando a dicotomia entre democracia e constitucionalismo, bem como algumas considerações sobre a presença religiosa na esfera pública. Por fim, considerando justamente o processo em construção para consolidação da laicidade, são analisados casos concretos referentes ao tema, visando à compreensão do grau atual de efetivação do princípio no país e os desafios que se impõem para a garantia do preceito constitucional.The debate over the laicity (from the French concept laïcité) of the state has always been present in the political, social and academic arenas. Nevertheless, it is necessary to strengthen the analytic resources to concretely deal with this issue. The federal constitution of 1988 does not expressly state that Brazil is a laic state, but, all-together, one can read all the elements that lead to such an understanding. This is the effect of the characterization of the democratic state that guarantees equality and freedom - including the religious freedom- of its citizens. The constitutional determination of an institutional separation between state and religion is also another factor. In this perspective, this thesis aims to make an analysis of the legal and constitutional protection of the principle of laicity in Brazil and its practical consequences. The implementation of the principle of laicity is an ongoing process and thus the democratic maturing and conscious effort of the public institutions are necessary. The thesis begins with the historical development of laicity in the country as well as of some theoretical concepts on the subject. Later, the constitutional character of the principle of laicity and the meanings arising from this diagnosis are analyzed. Relevant democratic aspects for the implementation of the principle of laicity, regarding the dichotomy between democracy and constitutionalism, as well as some thoughts on the religious presence in the public sphere could not be avoided, since the issue is a complex one, directly related to the social parameters that make up the Brazilian State. Finally, considering the ongoing process for the consolidation of laicity, the concrete cases on the subject are also scrutinized, aiming to understand the actual degree of realization of the principle in the country and the challenges imposed to guarantee the constitutional guideline.
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McPherson, Nani L. « The use of vocational evaluation in the state-federal vocational rehabilitation system ». Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2006. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2006/2006mcphersonn.pdf.
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Field, Mary Anne. « Performance accountability in the federal-state transportation program : factors affecting successful implementation ». FIU Digital Commons, 1999. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3347.
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Governmental accountability is the requirement of government entities to be accountable to the citizenry in order to justify the raising and expenditure of public resources. The concept of service efforts and accomplishments measurement for government programs was introduced by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) in Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting: Its Time Has Come (1990). This research tested the feasibility of implementing the concept for the Federal-aid highway construction program and identified factors affecting implementation with a case study of the District of Columbia. Changes in condition and performance ratings for specific highway segments in 15 projects, before and after construction expenditures, were evaluated using data provided by the Federal Highway Administration. The results of the evaluation indicated difficulty in drawing conclusions on the state program performance, as a whole. The state program reflects problems within the Federally administered program that severely limit implementation of outcome-oriented performance measurement. Major problems identified with data acquisition are: data reliability, availability, compatibility and consistency among states. Other significant factors affecting implementation are institutional barriers and political barriers. Institutional issues in the Federal Highway Administration include the lack of integration of the fiscal project specific database with the Highway Performance Monitoring System database. The Federal Highway Administration has the ability to resolve both of the data problems, however interviews with key Federal informants indicate this will not occur without external directives and changes to the Federal "stewardship" approach to program administration.
The findings indicate many issues must be resolved for successful implementation of outcome-oriented performance measures in the Federal-aid construction program. The issues are organizational and political in nature, however in the current environment resolution is possible. Additional research is desirable and would be useful in overcoming the obstacles to successful implementation.
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Chupp, Benjamin Andrew. « Federal and State Environmental Policy : Environmental Federalism, Strategic Interaction, and Constituent Interest ». Digital Archive @ GSU, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/econ_diss/3.
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Environmental policy in the U.S. is often enacted at both the federal level and the state level. This dissertation uses unique data derived from a combination of a detailed simulation model of the U.S. electricity sector and an integrated assessment model of air pollution dispersion and valuation to examine three problems in state and federal environmental policy. These data represent the “taxes” (or shadow cost of abatement) on sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that are efficient for each state when considering only their own costs and benefits, and also the level of federal uniform tax on the same pollutants that maximizes each state’s net benefits. This data is used in three analyses. First, we examine the case of environmental federalism. Differences in spillovers across states, together with differences in population density and local cost structures create substantial spatial heterogeneity in the economics of air pollution. Uniform federal control and state level control both have advantages and disadvantages, and it is unclear which is more efficient. For the case of sulfur dioxide (nitrogen oxides), when states choose their own level of pollution, 31.5% (76.2%) of the potential benefits under the nationally optimal scheme are lost. The uniform tax only results in a loss of 0.19% (2.32%) of the potential benefits. The data derived, which are directly based on the costs and benefits of air pollution, provide a broad measure of constituent interest. These variables are used to explain state adoption of green electricity policies and federal legislative voting on environmental issues. In contrast to previous studies, it is found that constituent interest and ideology are both important determinants in the formation of environmental policy. Lastly, it is widely known in the literature that states act strategically when choosing policies. This result also persists for state-level environmental stringency. We use unique weighing matrix specifications to distinguish between tax competition and competition based on spillover effects. It is also shown that higher marginal damages of pollution limit strategic behavior.
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Fryman, Alfred D., et Kenneth A. Haile. « Assessing the state of procurement knowledge production : implications for the Federal Government ». Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/10603.
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MBA Professional ReportApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited
This study seeks to understand the realm of purchasing knowledge in order to glean theoretical and practical insights that are useful to academicians and practitioners. The primary goals are to evaluate the extent to which purchasing research relies on theory and to identify and summarize the central theories germane to the purchasing discipline. Additionally, using social network analysis, this study explores patterns and insights from knowledge producers (i.e., individuals and institutions) and knowledge repositories (i.e., academic journals). Finally, this research combines the theoretical analysis and the social network analysis to identify the best practices that can be used in federal procurement.
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Klaiman, Tamar. « Factors that Influence State Written Pandemic Flu Plan Inclusion of Federal Recommendations ». Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2009. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/40399.
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Public HealthPh.D.
The threat of a pandemic influenza outbreak is considered imminent and could cause severe morbidity and mortality as well as devastating economic losses. The U.S. government has worked to empower states to respond to a pandemic, but there has been minimal evaluation to determine the success of such efforts. The purpose of this study was to examine states' preparedness for a pandemic as documented by states' written pandemic plans and evaluate what political and structural factors may be associated with pandemic plan inclusion of federal recommendations. This was a cross-sectional comparative analysis of 50 states' pandemic influenza plans as of March 2008. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) State and Local Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist was turned into a matrix with each of 85 recommendations making up 10 overarching domains coded as "no mention" = 1, "brief mention but no description or action item" = 2, or "description or action of the item" = 3. Forty-nine complete plans and one state's plan summary were included in the analysis. Each state's domain scores were calculated by adding the scores of each factor within the domain. A "total preparedness score" for each state, was derived by adding the unweighted scores of each domain. Federal recommendations surrounding leadership, networking and surveillance have been well-integrated, but greater efforts are needed to develop partnerships with health care agencies and to focus on antiviral preparedness and infection controls. Federal and state governments have invested resources in pandemic planning and published recommendations for such planning; however, little research has been conducted focusing on what predicts integration of federal recommendations in written state plans. Understanding the factors that influence state plans can offer health departments strategies for increasing their effectiveness in pandemic preparedness and response. This study compared models for bureaucratic behavior and health department structural variables to evaluate what factors may be associated with pandemic plans. The findings showed that structural variables offer greater explanation for pandemic plan comprehensiveness than political theory models, but more work is needed to glean causal relationships. Recommendations to assist state health departments, legislators, and responders in improving state pandemic plans are presented as well as suggested areas for future research.
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WELLER, Pauline Margarete Sophie. « The accommodation of religious minority beliefs in prisons in Germany and the United States : a transatlantic comparison ». Doctoral thesis, European University Institute, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1814/67090.
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Defence date: 20 May 2020 (Online)Examining Board: Professor Gàbor Halmai (EUI, Supervisor); Professor Mathias Siems (EUI); Professor Christoph Möllers (Humboldt University of Berlin); Professor Susanna Mancini (University of Bologna)
This thesis critically compares the accommodation of religious minority beliefs in prisons in Germany and the United States. Following the approach of critical secularism scholarship, it investigates if there is a Christian bias in the recognition of the religious needs and practices of inmates in both countries. The first part of the thesis examines and compares the relevant frameworks. The first chapter explains the relevant actors and the key figures of the prison system of Germany and the U.S. The second chapter sheds light on the history of religion in the prison domain and clarifies the theoretical strands of deterrence, retribution, and rehabilitation. It analyzes the prison reforms during the 1970s and 1980s in both countries and shows that the motivations and circumstances of these reforms have impact on the accommodation of religion in the prison domains today. The third chapter discusses religious diversity in numerical as well as textual terms. Against the background of the immigration history of each country, the third chapter shows how religious diversity has developed differently in Germany and the U.S. and how this has shaped different notions of religious equality and fairness in each country’s constitutionalism. The fourth chapter compares the relevant constitutional framework in light of the state-religion model, the constitutional religious freedom and equality doctrine, and the fundamental rights status of inmates in each country. The second part of this thesis starts with a theoretical and normative investigation of the concept of religious accommodation. Based on multiculturalism research, it is argued that unequal treatment of religious minorities is normatively relevant as their alienation likely undermines their equal standing in society. Subsequently, the empirically most essential needs and practices of inmates are doctrinally analyzed and compared: that to participate in chaplaincy programs, to follow religious dietary guidelines, and to use and possess religious objects and literature. The comparison shows that while the discrimination of non-Christian beliefs is a common element in both jurisdictions, the generally better treatment of inmates in Germany has to be confronted with a higher relevance of religious claims in the U.S. federal prison system.
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Wolfgruber, Heidi C. « Reducing Recidivism in the State of California : An Evaluation of California's Prison and Parole Programs ». Scholarship @ Claremont, 2010. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/18.
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Studies in the past few years have found that California has the highest recidivism rate in the nation. Until just a few decades ago, many did not believe that the rate of recidivism could be decreased for Robert Martinson’s 1974 study stated that “nothing worked” when trying to rehabilitate criminals. However, a renewed interest has proven that criminals can be rehabilitated. Thus, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), as well as various independent researchers have begun to study the effects of programming on inmates. This thesis evaluates various California in-prison and parole programs in order to determine if recidivism can be reduced, and if it can, how? Researching a CDCR study, as well as other independent studies, it can be concluded that California can reduce its recidivism rates and that there are various principles that will help to accomplish this. However, while various evaluated programs proved successful one cannot accurately determine how successful the programs are at reducing recidivism due to the problem posed by the selection effect. Therefore, while recidivism can be reduced and it appears that specific programs and principles will prove valuable in accomplishing this goal, more research should be conducted in order to determine whether the programs are successful or whether the success is due to the inmates enrolled.
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Swift, Richard Anthony. « Academic secondary education in the federal prisons of British Columbia : the guidelines for an alternative program to the general equivalency diploma program ». Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26613.
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The primary purposes of this thesis are, first, to argue that the existing secondary education program, the General Equivalency Diploma program (GED), offered to inmates in the Federal penitentiaries is not truly educational, and second, that there clearly exists the need to design a viable, alternative academic education program for potential secondary level students in the Federal penitentiary system of British Columbia.
A comprehensive survey of the literature reveals that the Canadian Penitentiary Service has historically held numerous false assumptions about the educational process. For example, the most commonly used program at the secondary level, the G.E.D., despite its seemingly academic content, (Writing skills, Reading skills, Social Studies, Mathematics and Science), is not directed towards educational ends. While the G.E.D. does have some value and could be useful for some students, it is inadequate for the following reasons: it is simply a battery of five content area tests; it is not worthwhile for its own sake; it is 'training' or to be more accurate 'drilling' and not education; its substance is not thought and ideas; it is not structured in such a way as to promote understanding and a 'cognitive perspective', it is not flexible enough to take into account the academic capabilities of some inmates; and it does not adequately prepare the student for post-secondary education.
Therefore an alternative education program at the secondary level is needed. In order to design an alternative program any inhibitors to education in prisons have to be identified. These inhibitors are noted and are taken into account in the guidelines for an alternative academic education program. This program is based on a set of principles which are found to be defensible in relation to the needs of students and on educational grounds.Education, Faculty of
Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of
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Clark, Ryan Keith. « "Top down" : an analysis of state implementation of a federal teacher accountability policy / ». view abstract or download file of text, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1331413341&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=11238&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2007.Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-138). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.
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McCullers, John. « Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Florida School Principals Regarding Federal and State Accountability Measures ». Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2009. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3450.
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This study examined how self-efficacy beliefs, a central construct of social cognitive theory, might be used to inform educational leadership and policy decisions related to school accountability measures. A survey of 112 principals in Florida was used to investigate the degree to which principals believed the goals of federal and state school accountability measures (the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the Florida School Grades Plan) were actually attainable, and to what degree they believed their leadership actually helped achieve these goals. A large majority (83.8%) of respondents believed the state goals to be attainable, whereas only a minority (20.7%) believed the federal goals could be attained. This disparity was associated with a significant difference in self-efficacy beliefs related to the plans, and in the associated leadership behavior of principals. This significant difference in principal self-efficacy beliefs could predict a disparity in leadership effort toward goal attainment. The study suggested that policymakers should be cautious about revising the goals of the Florida School Grades Plan, since principals' self-efficacy beliefs related to the plan were already quite high. In contrast, the findings suggested that policymakers should look to revising the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 to correct the dearth of principal belief in the actual attainability of its goals.Ed.D.
Department of Educational Research, Technology and Leadership
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Galfano, Greg T. « Altered standards of care : an analysis of existing federal, state, and local guidelines ». Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/10606.
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CHDS State/LocalA disaster with mass casualties or event involving a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a profound, life-impacting event that can lead to further devastating consequences. Under austere conditions, however, the implementation of altered standards of care can greatly increase the quality of life of individuals injured by such an event. This thesis evaluates, compares, and contrasts, at the various federal, state, and local levels, guidance documents for altered standards of care and presents a policy recommendation for the inclusion of triggers, guaranteed minimums of care, and legal immunity into existing planning guidance documents for altered standards of care at the federal, state, and local levels. In formulating this policy recommendation, consideration was given to ethical values that should be used to develop policies for altered standards of care, which are recommended to guide and support decision making during both preparation and response at different levels of government.
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Kansal, Tushar M. C. P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. « Regulation of shale gas development : an argument for state preeminence with federal support ». Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77878.
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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2012.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-118).
Shale gas development has become big business in the United States during the past decade, introducing drilling to parts of the country that have not seen it in decades and provoking an accelerating shift in the country's energy profile. State governments, which have historically regulated the oil and gas industry and continue to do so today, were in many cases caught by surprise by the speed and the scale of the shale gas boom and are still trying to update and adapt their regulatory practices to respond to the impacts that shale gas development is causing in communities in their states. In some instances, these impacts have included groundwater and surface water contamination, air pollution, exploded homes, and damage to wetlands and other habitats, among other impacts. Shale gas development has also created jobs, brought economic development to distressed communities, lowered fuel costs, and has begun to supplant coal in the nation's electricity supply. The thesis seeks to understand whether primary regulatory authority over shale gas development should rest with the states or with the federal government. In answering this question, the author applies theory from the field of regulatory federalism to the practice of shale gas development to ascertain whether the federal government or state governments are best suited to regulate shale gas development. Grounding the analysis in both regulations as-written and as-applied in a number of states that have active shale gas industries, the author uses four key criteria to gauge whether regulatory authority should rest with the central government or with the states. These four criteria are: the geographic distribution of costs and benefits associated with shale gas development; regulatory capacity at the federal level and at the state level; which level can better foster innovation, flexibility, and adaptability; and which level can better provide efficiency, certainty, and stability. The analysis finds that, in most cases, states are better situated than the federal government to regulate shale gas development on the basis of each of the four criteria. The author also subjects current regulatory practice to a two-part test to determine whether regulatory failure is currently occurring that would compel the federal government to assume regulatory authority. The results from this test are negative. The author concludes that primary regulatory authority over shale gas development should remain with state governments. Finally, the author provides four policy recommendations, two each to state governments and to the federal government, to improve regulatory practice and outcomes in the future.
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Doerr, Mandy Lee. « Characteristics of Child Pornographers Under Federal Supervision in the State of North Dakota ». Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/31844.
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Currently, it is estimated that there are over 45 million child pornographic images and videos on the internet. The purpose of the current study is to record the characteristics of those convicted of accessing, distributing, and/or producing child pornography in the State of North Dakota. To examine this phenomenon, the District of North Dakota Federal Probation and Pretrial Supervision Service records have been disseminated. Overall, the results indicate that child pornographers in North Dakota mirror those around the globe. In addition, the sample of child pornographers was compared to other sexual offenders and general offenders through bivariate analyses. There were statistically significant differences found between both groups.
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Rakestraw, Vanessa. « The Impact of the State-Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Program on Quality of Life ». VCU Scholars Compass, 2010. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2150.
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This study utilizes the Longitudinal Study of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program to examine the impact of state-federal vocational rehabilitation services on the quality of life of consumers. The theory that guides this study is an amalgam of theories of Allardt, Halpern, Campbell, and Cummins which indicate that quality of life is made up of various domains which parallel Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The study followed the theory that improvement in the individual domains of life would improve its overall quality. The domains of physical functioning, self-esteem, community integration and productivity were assessed prior to and after the receipt of vocational rehabilitation services. Results indicate that consumers who obtain an employment outcome obtain higher scores on measurements of self-esteem, physical functioning and activities of daily living and productivity than do consumers who do not obtain an employment outcome. The linkages that specific VR services have on individual life domains were also explored. Consumers who receive more education and training services show an increase in community integration scores. Suggestions for state-vocational rehabilitation services change are provided based on a socio-ecological model.
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Emmerich, Gary S. « An urban vs. rural job satisfaction comparison state-federal based vocational rehabilitation counselors / ». Online version, 2003. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2003/2003emmerichg.pdf.
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Jonathan, Pebworth Michael. « Evergreen struggle : federal wilderness preservation, populism, and liberalism in Washington State, 1935-1984 / ». view abstract or download file of text, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p3095270.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2003.Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 453-468). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.
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Gleason, Shane A. « States on the Federal Stage : The Amicus Curiae Role of State Attorneys General ». OpenSIUC, 2014. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/818.
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The past several decades have witnessed a remarkable increase in the number of amicus curiae briefs filed at the U.S. Supreme Court. While scholars debate the effectiveness of amicus curiae briefs, they generally agree on the effectiveness of briefs filed by executive attorneys. A plethora of studies address the amicus curiae brief activity of the solicitor general, but relatively few examine state attorneys general. State attorneys general are the legal representatives of the states and have become increasingly successful as amici since the early 1980s. I explore state attorney general amicus curiae brief activity and argue that existing theories of amicus curiae participation by the solicitor general and interest groups, are inadequate for state attorneys general because of the unique institutional context in which state attorneys general operate. State attorneys general, I argue, must balance political, legal, and administrative factors when filing amicus curiae briefs. I also recognizes that amicus curiae briefs are not a singular event and are instead a process in which actors make several decisions across a variety of contexts. Within each context each factor takes on a different weight. I conclude state attorneys general are strategic political actors who consider political, legal, and administrative factors in their amicus curiae briefs.
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Grefe, Christiana Morgan. « Museums of order : 'truth', politics, and the interpretation of America's historic prisons / ». View online version ; access limited to Brown University users, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3174613.
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Mentzer, Robin Hardey. « State Superintendents of the Year : Reflections of Successful Practice ». Diss., Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26717.
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Mentzer, Robin S. H., State Superintendents of the Year: Reflections of Successful Practice. Doctor of Philosophy (Educational Leadership and Policy Studies),
May, 2008, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.
A study was conducted involving the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) State Superintendents of the Year to gain information related to their perceptions and strategies for success and longevity. The study examined the factors of personal traits, school board relationships and current instructional issues such as No Child Left Behind and IDEIA to determine which, if any, contributed to their longevity and success of tenure. Surveys were mailed to all 150 State Superintendents of the Year, as identified by AASA. Descriptive were analyzed to examine trends and possible correlations. Strategies used to build board-superintendents relationships and deal with educational mandates, their perceptions of the effectiveness of their boards, the impact of educational mandates, and personal and professional characteristics of these superintendents were found.Ph. D.
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Noonan, Christine F. « Federal City revisited : atomic energy and community identity in Richland, Washington ». Virtual Press, 2000. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1180787.
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This study examines the relationship between atomic energy production and community identity in Richland, Washington. Over the past fifty years, the identity of southeastern Washington has been intimately tied to production and industry at the Hanford Site. Today, however, environmental restoration and waste management programs have replaced plutonium production. The decline of the nuclear industry has influenced reinterpretations of local history and community identity through public display, commodity goods, and the re-scripting of historical texts.Department of Anthropology