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The New Policy World of Cybersecurity
As government agencies, private sector corporations, the military, and even retail shoppers shift their activities to the Internet, cybersecurity becomes increasingly important. Past presidential administrations recognized that cybersecurity necessitates a comprehensive national policy to protect electronically transmitted and stored information from intrusion. But so far, development of a cohe…
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- Volume 71, Issue 3, pages 455–460, May/June 2011
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- 00333352
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- Public Administration Review
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Left High and Dry? Climate Change, Common-Pool Resource Theory, and the Adapt…
Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are falling far short of what a consensus of scientists argues is necessary to avoid potentially catastrophic increases in the mean global temperature. Increasingly, attention is devoted to understanding the vulnerability and adaptability of social and ecological systems to climate change in particular areas of the world. In the Western United States a…
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- Volume 71, Issue 3, pages 461–470, May/June 2011
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- 00333352
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- Public Administration Review
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Effects of Correctional-Based Programs for Female Inmates : A Systematic Review
Objective: To examine the effectiveness of interventions for incarcerated women. Method: The researchers use a two-model system: the risk-reduction model for studies analyzing interventions to reduce recidivism rates, and the enhancement model for studies that target psychological and physical well-being. Results: Incarcerated women who participate in substance abuse interventions appear less l…
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- Vol. 21 no. 1, January 2011.pp. 15-31
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- 10497315
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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Interventions to Prevent and Reduce Cyber Abuse of Youth : A Systematic Review
Objectives: The Internet has created a new communication tool, particularly for young people whose use of electronic communication is exploding worldwide. While there are many benefits that result from electronic-based communication, the Internet is concurrently a potential site for abuse and victimization. Methods: This paper systematically reviews the effectiveness of cyber abuse intervention…
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- Vol. 21 no. 1, January 2011.pp. 5-14
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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Effects of Cognitive Enhancement Therapy on Employment Outcomes in Early Schi…
Objective: To examine the effects of psychosocial cognitive rehabilitation on employment outcomes in a randomized controlled trial for individuals with early course schizophrenia. Method: Early course schizophrenia outpatients (N = 58) were randomly assigned to cognitive enhancement therapy (CET) or an enriched supportive therapy (EST) control and treated for 2 years. Comprehensive data on cogn…
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- Vol. 21 no. 1, January 2011.pp. 32-42
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- 10497315
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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A Telephone Intervention for Substance-Using Adult Male Perpetrators of Intim…
Objective: To preliminarily evaluate telephone-delivered motivational enhancement therapy (MET) in motivating unadjudicated and nontreatment seeking intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators, who also use substances, to self-refer into treatment. Method: 124 adult men were recruited via a multimedia marketing campaign and were randomly assigned to the intervention (MET) or comparison group f…
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- Vol. 21 no. 1, January 2011.pp. 43-56
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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Realist Evaluation in Wraparound : A New Approach in Social Work Evidence-Bas…
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to develop a realist evaluation paradigm in social work evidence-based practice. Method: Wraparound (at Gateway-Longview Inc., New York) used a reliable outcome measure and an electronic database to systematically collect and analyze data on the interventions, the client demographics and circumstances, and the outcomes. Results: Research designs (e.g., …
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- Vol. 21 no. 1, January 2011.pp. 57-64
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Predictors of Adopting Motivational Enhancement Therapy
Substance abuse counselors have shown limited success in adopting evidence-based practices (EBPs). The purpose of this paper is to identify the barriers and facilitators of adopting an EBP called motivational enhancement therapy (MET). One hundred thirty-six predominantly female (60%) African American (68%) addiction counselors representing over 40 agencies completed surveys before and after pa…
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- Vol. 21 no. 1, January 2011.pp. 65-76
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An Effective Model for Continuing Education Training in Evidence-Based Practice
This study utilized a replicated one-group pretest-posttest design with 3 month follow-up to evaluate the impact of a one-day continuing education training on the evidence-based practice (EBP) process with community practitioners (N = 69). Outcome measures assessed the level of workshop participants familiarity with the EBP process, their attitudes toward the EBP process, their perceived feasi…
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- Vol. 21 no. 1, January 2011.pp. 77-87
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Measuring Parenting Practices Among Parents of Elementary School-Age Youth
Objectives: The objective of this study is to establish the factor structure of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ), an instrument designed to measure parenting practices among parents of elementary school children. Methods: Exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analytic (CFA) procedures are used to validate the APQ with 790 parents of children, ages 610. Results: Three subscales eme…
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- Vol. 21 no. 1, January 2011.pp. 88-97
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A Conceptually Based Scale to Measure Consumers’ Treatment Motivation
Objectives: The objective of this work was to assess the reliability and validity of the Treatment Motivation Questionnaire Revised (TMQ-R) in people with serious mental illness (SMI). Method: A large sample of consumers of mental health services (n = 469) were administered the TMQ-R. Results: The factor structure specified in previous research did not fit the data well. However, a five-factor…
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- Vol. 21 no. 1, January 2011.pp. 98-105
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Validation of the Evidence-Based Practice Process Assessment Scale
Objective: This report describes the reliability, validity, and sensitivity of a scale that assesses practitioners perceived familiarity with, attitudes of, and implementation of the evidence-based practice (EBP) process. Method: Social work practitioners and second-year master of social works (MSW) students (N = 511) were surveyed in four sites to assess the scales internal consistency re…
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- Vol. 21 no. 1, January 2011.pp. 106-118
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Management Innovation and Organizational Performance : The Mediating Effect o…
Management innovations (MIs) are widely adopted, but their influences on organizational performance are little researched in public settings. Positing that the MI-performance relationship is complex and is conditional over other characteristics of the organization, we examine the influence of MI on organizational performance both directly and indirectly through performance management (PM). PM i…
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- Vol. 21, Number 2, April 2011.pp. 367-386
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- 10531858
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- Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
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“Modernizing Government” : Mapping Global Public Policy Networks
Public sector reform is a key policy area, driven by global public policy networks. Research on these networks has been inductive, highlighting organizations like the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). This article examines virtual policy networks (VPNs) on the Web. Using IssueCrawler, we conduct a hyperlink analysis that permits us to map seven VPNs. The first net…
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- Volume 24, Issue 3, July 2011, pages 439–467
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- 09521895
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- Governance
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The Loss of Governance Capacity through Corruption
Corruption manifests itself in many ways and at different levels. Corrupt behavior causes outrage to victims and those who value civil society, it impedes good government and administrative practice. The policy challenge in reducing corruption is to identify the component parts of corrupt behavior and the riskreward profiles of offenders. This exploratory article begins this process by reporti…
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- Volume 24, Issue 3, July 2011, pages 419–438
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- 09521895
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The Influence of Political Parties on Policy Coordination
Despite an increasing interest in party-state relations, the functions political parties as organizations fulfill in the government apparatus are rarely theorized or empirically examined. Instead of focusing on citizen demands toward parties, this article focuses on the demands of government. It argues that party organizational linkages help integrate an increasingly complex government apparatu…
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- Volume 24, Issue 3, July 2011, pages 469–494
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Procedural Change and the Sources of Ex Ante Constraints in EU Legislation
With 27 member states using a variety of administrative practices and institutions to implement European Union (EU) policy, the EU has been widely used as a natural laboratory for analyzing administrative politics and institutions. This research has largely focused on the institutional relationships as they are at the time of the analysis. However, the EU has used several legislative procedures…
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- Volume 24, Issue 3, July 2011, pages 495–516
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Improving Performance in New Zealand's Public Corporations: The Effect of Gov…
This article examines whether the corporate governance practices recommended by the New Zealand Securities Commission (NZSC) in 2004 have affected the financial performance of public sector corporate entities in New Zealand. The findings indicate that these entities have universally adopted the Securities Commission recommendations by establishing subcommittees for audit and remuneration, and h…
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- Volume 24, Issue 3, July 2011. pages 517–556
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Improving Performance in New Zealand's Public Corporations : The Effect of Go…
This article examines whether the corporate governance practices recommended by the New Zealand Securities Commission (NZSC) in 2004 have affected the financial performance of public sector corporate entities in New Zealand. The findings indicate that these entities have universally adopted the Securities Commission recommendations by establishing subcommittees for audit and remuneration, and h…
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- Volume 24, Issue 3, July 2011, pages 517–556
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Organizational Reputations and the Observability of Public Warnings in 10 Pha…
How does a regulator's reputation affect the public observability of its regulatory errors? I present a verbal model in the policy domain of drug safety that suggests that media coverage of the regulator's errors is a function of the regulator's predominant basis of reputation. Media coverage will be lowest when the regulator has a reputation for scientific expertise in preapproval drug evaluat…
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- Volume 24, Issue 3, July 2011, pages 557–582
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