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Deliberate Discretion?: The Institutional Foundations of Bureaucratic Autonomy (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
John D. Huber , and Charles R. Shipan Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0521520703 |
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The laws that legislatures adopt provide a crucial opportunity for elected politicians to define public policy. But the ways politicians use laws to shape policy vary considerably across polities. In some cases, legislatures adopt detailed and specific laws in an effort to micromanage policymaking processes. In others, they adopt general and vague laws that leave the executive and bureaucrats substantial discretion to fill in the policy details. What explains these differences across political systems, and how do they matter? The authors address these issues by developing and testing a comparative theory of how laws shape bureaucratic autonomy. Drawing on a range of evidence from advanced parliamentary democracies and the U.S. States, they argue that particular institutional forms--such as the nature of electoral laws, the structure of the legal system, and the professionalism of the legislature--have a systematic and predictable effect on how politicians use laws to shape the policymaking process.
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Regulating Infrastructure: Monopoly, Contracts, and Discretion
José A. Gómez-Ibáñez Manufacturer: Harvard University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0674011775 |
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In the 1980s and '90s many countries turned to the private sector to provide infrastructure and utilities, such as gas, telephones, and highways--with the idea that market-based incentives would control costs and improve the quality of essential services. But subsequent debacles including the collapse of California's wholesale electricity market and the bankruptcy of Britain's largest railroad company have raised troubling questions about privatization. This book addresses one of the most vexing of these: how can government fairly and effectively regulate "natural monopolies"--those infrastructure and utility services whose technologies make competition impractical?
Rather than sticking to economics, José Gómez-Ibáñez draws on history, politics, and a wealth of examples to provide a road map for various approaches to regulation. He makes a strong case for favoring market-oriented and contractual approaches--including private contracts between infrastructure providers and customers as well as concession contracts with the government acting as an intermediary--over those that grant government regulators substantial discretion. Contracts can provide stronger protection for infrastructure customers and suppliers--and greater opportunities to tailor services to their mutual advantage. In some cases, however, the requirements of the firms and their customers are too unpredictable for contracts to work, and alternative schemes may be needed.
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A brief review.......2007-08-01
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Becoming a Woman of Discretion: Cultivating a Pure Heart in a Sensual World
Nancy Leigh DeMoss Manufacturer: Life Action Ministries ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0940110156 |
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No woman sets out to tear down her home. But it happens in many subtle ways - with our attitudes, our words, and our actions. Walk verse-by-verse through Proverbs 7 to discover specific characteristics of the foolish woman. A series of penetrating questions is included, to help identify ways that we as women may unknowingly be "tearing down" the lives of those around us.Customer Reviews:
Straight to the Heart.......2007-05-13
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Police And Policing Law (The International Library of Essays in Law and Society)
Manufacturer: Ashgate Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0754625788 |
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Understanding Police Use of Force
Howard Rahtz Manufacturer: Criminal Justice Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1881798429 |
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"It is always an ugly story. Whether it's the videotaped beating of Rodney King, 41 shots fired by New York police officers in the Amadou Diallo death, or a single shot killing an unarmed teenager in Cincinnati, police use of force is perhaps the most contentious issue in our country."So begins Howard Rahtz's balanced and insightful overview of the use of force in American policing. This book strives to enrich public discussion by tracing current trends in the use of force, exploring the impact of this issue on race relations, and evaluating the numerous options proposed for minimizing the use of force in police work.
The author notes that police in the U.S. rarely use force against civilians, and that the use of deadly force has steadily declined in the past 25 years. Nevertheless, he cautions that force situations are often fraught with grave dangers for citizens, communities and police officerse themselves. Although there is no panacea, Rahtz outlines numerous areas where improvements can be achieved in reducing the use of force.
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An excellent overview.......2003-11-13
I recommend it highly.
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Street-Level Leadership: Discretion and Legitimacy in Front-Line Public Service
Janet Coble Vinzant , and Lane Crothers Manufacturer: Georgetown University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0878407057 |
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Understanding Police Use of Force: Officers, Suspects, and Reciprocity (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)
Geoffrey P. Alpert , and Roger G. Dunham Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0521837731 |
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Although most police activities do not involve the use of force, those that do reflect important patterns of interaction between officer and citizen. After a brief survey of prior research, this study presents new data and findings to examine these patterns. The force factor applied and the sequential order of incidents of force is included in the analysis. The authors also examine police use of force from the suspect's perspective, and create a new conceptual framework, the Authority Maintenance Theory, for examining and assessing police use of force.
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The Judicial Application of Law (Law and Philosophy Library)
Jerzy Wróblewski Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0792315693 |
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The Judicial Application of Law is an important contribution to analytical jurisprudence. It gives a thorough account of all that is involved in the idea of `applying' law as this is carried out by judges. Thus it explores analytically a vital idea for our understanding of legality as a value to which systems of government aspire. This is achieved by the rigorous construction and examination of models of the various steps involved in judicial decision making, including elements both of interpretation and of fact finding, and by the exploration of various possible ideologies of the application of law.
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Police Use of Force: A Line Officer's Guide
Thomas T. Gillespie , D. G. Hart , and John D. Boren Manufacturer: Varro Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1888644826 |
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A Must Read!.......2000-02-22
Police use of force, the standard for the new millennium........2000-02-18
The model's ability to define appropriateness of force prior to it's use, the show force/use force component, and guidelines for dealing with deadly assault situations faced by officers are just three of the many concepts that place this use of force continuum in a class by itself. The "Reactive Control Model" should become the standard for all police use of force situations. Our profession and the communities we serve would all benefit from its implementation.
Vincent F. Faggiano Commander (Retired) Rochester, NY Police Department
A great plan.......2000-02-14
A good primer on the use of force by police.......2000-02-11
However, the Reactive Control Model is simplistic and might lead officers and administrators to believe that appropriate levels of force have been used when in fact either to little force or to much force was used.
Often, Police professionals like models because they make things simple. For example, the suspect does A, you, the officer, does B. Unfortunately, this is not possible because each and every situation requires it's own analysis based on the facts and circumstances of the case on hand. Use of force models do make good training tools and this one works better than many others that I have seen.
It is very hard for a use of force model to reflect the criteria of Graham vs. Connor. If you don't already have a good understanding of the fundamentals of police use of force this book is a good place to start. If you do have a good understanding of Police Use of Force then you may want to skip this book unless you have a need or desire to be familiar with "new" material.
This book is much better than: "Use of Force, Expert Guidance for Decisive Force Response." by Brian Kinnaird
very thoughtful and effective use of force model.......1999-07-30
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Laws Harsh As Tigers: Chinese Immigrants and the Shaping of Modern Immigration Law (Studies in Legal History)
Lucy E. Salyer Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0807845302 |
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Focusing primarily on the exclusion of the Chinese, Lucy Salyer analyzes the popular and legal debates surrounding immigration law and its enforcement during the height of nativist sentiment in the early twentieth century. She argues that the struggles between Chinese immigrants, U.S. government officials, and the lower federal courts that took place around the turn of the century established fundamental principles that continue to dominate immigration law today and make it unique among branches of American law. By establishing the centrality of the Chinese to immigration policy, Salyer also integrates the history of Asian immigrants on the West Coast with that of European immigrants in the East.Salyer demonstrates that Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans mounted sophisticated and often-successful legal challenges to the enforcement of exclusionary immigration policies. Ironically, their persistent litigation contributed to the development of legal doctrines that gave the Bureau of Immigration increasing power to counteract resistance. Indeed, by 1924, immigration law had begun to diverge from constitutional norms, and the Bureau of Immigration had emerged as an exceptionally powerful organization, free from many of the constraints imposed upon other government agencies.
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