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ABSTRACTIn the 1970's, the federal government has made greater use of block grants to encourage subnational units to pursue national goals. Using two jurisdictions—St. Louis City and St. Louis County—and two block grant programs—Community Development and Comprehensive Employment and Training—as case studies, this essay describes how differences in local polities affects policy implementation and policy impact. The tentative conclusion is that maintaining local autonomy and achieving national goals are far from mutually compatible.

In the 1970s, the federal government made greater use of block grants to encourage subnational units to pursue national goals. Using two jurisdictions -- St. Louis City & St. Louis County, Mo -- & two block grant programs -- Community Development & Comprehensive Employment & Training -- as case studies, how differences in local policies affect policy implementation & impact is explored. The tentative conclusion is that maintaining local autonomy & achieving national goals are far from mutually compatible. HA.

The coverage of crime occurrences between 1969 & 1972 by 2 St Louis newspapers was examined to assess the amount of distortion when a tertiary measurer (the press) transmits information collected by a secondary measurer (the police). The results, based on a sample of 240 issues of each paper, indicate that: (1) the rate of various types of crime increase or decrease from year to year is unrelated to the focus of attention given them by the press, & (2) the type of crime & its location within the city affect the amount of coverage it receives. Journalistic norms--especially the press' emphasis on the unique-- are seen as the primary contributors to the distortion. AA.