Reinventing government and reaffirming ethics: implications for organizational development in the public service
In: Public administration quarterly, Band 20, S. 385-404
ISSN: 0734-9149
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In: Public administration quarterly, Band 20, S. 385-404
ISSN: 0734-9149
In: Public administration quarterly, Band 20, Heft 4, S. 385-404
ISSN: 0734-9149
In: The prison journal: the official publication of the Pennsylvania Prison Society, Band 93, Heft 3, S. 251-271
ISSN: 1552-7522
This study examined three postrelease outcomes (reincarceration, rearrest, drug relapse) for inmates who participated in therapeutic community (TC) drug treatment programs ( n = 555) or comparison groups ( n = 998) at five prisons. The comparison group consisted of TC-eligible inmates participating in less intensive programming at the same institutions. Control variables included drug dependency, age, and criminal history. TC had a moderate, significant impact on reducing the probability of reincarceration and did so in the absence of community aftercare. Effects of TC on rearrest and drug relapse, however, were not significant. Implications for research, theory, and practice are discussed.
In: The prison journal: the official publication of the Pennsylvania Prison Society, Band 89, Heft 3, S. 239-264
ISSN: 1552-7522
This article reports on a study of the causes and correlates of parole success and failure in Pennsylvania. Surveys, interviews, and focus groups were conducted with parole violators and parole successes. Data were collected on employment, housing, social relations, supervision, and parolees' responses to parole challenges. The primary correlates of parole failure were found to be antisocial attitudes, poor problem-solving and coping skills, and unrealistic expectations about life after release from prison. Contrary to expectations, this study found little evidence that job acquisition or housing were significant parole challenges. The greatest problem for parolees was managing themselves in a prosocial manner while facing demands from their environment.
In: The prison journal: the official publication of the Pennsylvania Prison Society, Band 84, Heft 2, S. 143-170
ISSN: 1552-7522
The purpose of this project was to develop a collaborative research partnership between Temple University's Center for Public Policy and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC), with a demonstration research project that included three main elements: (a) a descriptive assessment of drug and alcohol programming (through program surveys and a 1-day symposium with treatment staff members), including the identification of critical service delivery components and goals; (b) an intensive on-site process evaluation of representative programs at two institutions; and (c) the preparation of an outcome evaluation research design on the basis of analyses and discussion between Temple and the DOC. This article summarizes critical stages in the development of the partnership; reactions from Steering Committee members and drug treatment staff members; results from a survey of 118 drug treatment programs at 24 state prisons; major findings from process evaluation; and implications for drug treatment programming, policy, and evaluation.
In: International journal of public administration: IJPA, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 21-52
ISSN: 0190-0692
In: International journal of public administration, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 21-52
ISSN: 1532-4265
In: Administration & society, Band 30, Heft 6, S. 706-733
ISSN: 0095-3997
In: Administration & society, Band 30, Heft 6, S. 706-733
ISSN: 1552-3039
Planned change and learning are often presented as necessary and beneficial organizational activities, especially during times of environmental flux. Although change can be imposed as a diktat from above, the literature often suggests that employees and others should become involved in such change. Thus, the organization is faced with questions about obligations to involve employees, clients, customers, and citizens in such change. This study examines how various moral schemata treat moral claims to participation. Although there is no clear answer to the question of the moral obligations of the organization with respect to engaging participation in planned change, these schemata do alert organizational leaders to the moral complexities surrounding participation.
In: Public Productivity & Management Review, Band 20, Heft 4, S. 372
In: Journal of public administration research and theory, Band 7, Heft 4, S. 541-570
ISSN: 1053-1858
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In: Public Performance & Management Review, Band 25, Heft 2, S. 208
In: Public performance & management review, Band 25, Heft 2, S. 208-228
ISSN: 1557-9271
In: Public performance & management review, Band 25, Heft 2, S. 208-228
ISSN: 1530-9576