Collaboration, Commitment, and Conflict

ISBN-13: 9783639131628 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 304 str.

Lucy Hochstein

Opis

The 1990s saw the United States government begininitiatives to align local government domesticviolence policies with federal policy prioritiesthrough grants-in-aid to local programs. Thisanalysis considers whether a federally funded,coordinated, inter-jurisdictional, public-privatecommunity response to domestic violence can beimplemented effectively by local government andprivate agency decision-makers. Assessment usingimplementation, systems, contingency, organizationalculture, and federalism theories determined allprogram goals were achieved as originally crafted,except one in modified form. Program outcomes werefostered by leaders commitment to programmaticsuccess, experience administering grant fundedprograms, and a collaborative community culture. In afluctuating environment community organizing effortscan conquer political considerations to effectivelyaddress criminalized social problems and othermulti-faceted issues. This book provides originalinsights into multi-disciplinary program initiativesfor those interested in community organizing, programevaluation, grant funded initiatives, and theinfluence of practitioner outlooks on organizationalculture.

O autorze

Lucy Edwards Hochstein, PhD: Associate Professor, Department of
Criminal Justice, Radford University. Studied Political
Science/Public Administration at Washington State University.
Research interests: public-private partnerships, program
evaluation, elder abuse.