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“I Wish I Had Better Answers”: Organizational Ignorance in US Criminal Courts

Sociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Systems of monetary sanctions in US criminal courts present an opportunity for furthering the sociological understanding of complex and consequential organizations. We examine whether and how court actors across eight states understand the organizational processes supporting the fiscal logic of legal financial obligations (LFOs).
Sarah K. S. Shannon, Gabriela Kirk‐Werner, Beth Huebner, Lacey Byram Moore   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conflict Resolution and the Transformation of the Social Contract

, 2007
[Excerpt] Here is my argument in a nutshell. Beginning more than thirty years ago, the social contract that had governed relations between workers and employers in the United States for the period following World War II began to unravel.
David B. Lipsky, Lipsky, David B, Lipsky, David B.   +2 more
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Welfare Conditionality as Administrative Burden: The Perceived Costs of (Potential) Sanctions and How Welfare Claimants Cope With It

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In many welfare programmes, non‐compliance with requirements such as attending appointments with caseworkers or providing evidence of job search efforts can lead to (partial) benefit reductions. Sanctions have consequences for labour market outcomes, but their impact on welfare claimants is broader.
Monika Senghaas, Magdalena Köppen, Stefan Röhrer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strophedra weirana (Douglas, 1850) (Tortricidae: Olethreutinae, Grapholitini): A genus and species new to Iran

Journal of Crop Protection, 2017
The larvae of Strophedra weirana (Douglas, 1850) were discovered in Shast Kola forest (Golestan Province) and few adult specimens were collected in Rasht (Gilan Province) and Ramsar (Mazandaran Province).
Helen Alipanah, Samira Farahani, Rasoul Omid   +2 more
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Navigating the Tension Lines of Value Co‐Creation: Frontline Care Staff's Experiences With Residential Transition Processes for Service Users in Co‐Located Supported Housing

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Theoretically grounded in Public Service Logic (PSL), this study investigates frontline care staff's experiences with value‐creation negotiations across residential transition processes for service users with intellectual disabilities to and within co‐located supported housing in a Norwegian municipal setting.
Kim Ulvin, Laila Tingvold, Karina Aase, Siv Fladsrud Magnussen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Information in the Street‐Level Bureaucrat–Client Relationship: Open‐Book Services and the Case of the Swedish Patient Accessible Electronic Health Record

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper focuses on how street‐level bureaucrats understand and manage information in their interactions with clients in the context of so‐called open‐book services, where digital tools make it possible for clients to easily access documentation conventionally viewed as internal work material for professionals' eyes only.
Jesper Petersson, Christel Backman
wiley   +1 more source

Eligible but Not Entitled: The Distinctiveness of Non‐Entitlement Policy Designs at the Frontline

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the distinctive dynamics of entitlement versus non‐entitlement social programmes, focusing on how this distinction influences frontline workers' management of access to social provisions. While much of the existing literature emphasises the macro‐level impacts of these alternative policy designs, this study focuses on their
Michal Koreh, Noam Tarshish, Hagit Sinai‐Glazer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pawtuxet Falls Restoration: Lessons from Narragansett Bay's Largest Dam Removal

, 2012
Andy Lipsky is a Senior Scientist at EA Engineering, Science, and Technology leading ocean planning and ecosystem restoration efforts. Mr. Lipsky recently completed a two year appointment at the White House National Ocean Council and the Council on ...
Lipsky, Andrew
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Street‐Level Policymaking: From Local Political Preferences to Welfare Policy Delivery

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Street‐level bureaucracy research argues that the local community shapes policy implementation. Yet, little is known about the impact of local political preferences on welfare policy application. This study extends this line of research examining how local political preferences in East Germany are linked to job centres' delivery of active ...
Veronika J. Knize, Markus Wolf, Stefan Tübbicke   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosing diabetic foot infection : the role of imaging and a proposed flow chart for assessment

, 2014
Diabetes mellitus, a major current epidemic, is frequently complicated by foot infections that are associated with high morbidity. Diagnosing these infections, especially whether or not underlying bone is involved, poses clinical challenges, but is ...
B. A. Lipsky, O. Israel, L.M. Sconfienza
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