• Formalization and consistency heighten organizational rule following: Experimental and survey evidence 

  Borry, Erin L.; DeHart-Davis, Leisha; Kaufmann, Wesley; Merritt, Cullen C.; Mohr, Zachary; Tummers, Lars (Public Administration, 2018)

  This study examines the attributes of organizational rules that influence rule following. Rule following fosters organizational effectiveness by aligning individual behaviors with organizational preference. While a range ...
• Developing Maintenance Cultures in UN Police Peacekeeping Operations 

  Wamer, Will; Farnworth, Morgan; Hartnett, Brendan; Foley, William A., Jr.; Cutler, Jordan; Davids, Allison; Diaz, Camen; Hall, Hannah; Howell, Stephen; Kiilu, Joshua; Klinger, Kelsey; Laucevicius, Rachell; Taake, Tatyana (2017)

  This report provides an analysis and evaluation of maintenance cultures in United Nations Police Contributing Countries (PCC) receiving funding for Formed Police Units from the United States. The US Department of State, ...
• The Civic Dimension of School Voucher Programs 

  Merritt, Cullen C.; Kennedy, Sheila Suess; Farnworth, Morgan D. (Public Integrity, 2018-10)

  America’s public schools have not been exempt from the movement to privatization and contracting out that has characterized government innovations over at least the past quarter century. A number of the issues raised by ...
• Does Feminist Theory Matter? 

  Petersen, Amanda; Salisbury, Emily; Sundt, Jody (Oxford University Press, 2015)
• The Cost of Saving Money: Public Service Motivation, Private Security Contracting, and the Salience of Employment Status 

  Merritt, Cullen C.; Kennedy, Sheila Suess; Kienapple, Matt R. (Public Performance & Management Review, 2018)

  The growth of government outsourcing has triggered significant legal and social science research. That research has focused primarily on issues of cost, accountability, and management. A thus far understudied question ...
• Antecedents to managing publicness: a study of professional and cultural socialization 

  Merritt, Cullen C.; Farnworth, Morgan D. (Edward Elgar, 2018)
• Mapping the Implementation Landscape: Assessing the Systemic Capacity of Statewide Community Corrections Agencies to Deliver Evidence-Based Practices 

  Salisbury, Emily; Sundt, Jody; Boppre, Breanna (Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research, 2018-09)

  Treatment quality is recognized as a critical moderator for programs to successfully reduce recidivism. Yet, the implementation of any new initiative takes place within a context—a system comprised of varying structures, ...
• Thirty Years of Public Management Scholarship: Plenty of “How” Not Enough “Why” 

  Kennedy, Sheila Suess (Emerald, 2017)

  Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the overarching lessons to be gleaned from 30 years of public management literature. Design/methodology/approach The methodology was simple: review the professional ...
• Fentanyl related overdose in Indianapolis: Estimating trends using multilevel Bayesian models 

  Phalen, Peter; Ray, Bradley; Watson, Dennis P.; Huynh, Philip; Greene, Marion S. (Elsevier, 2018)

  Introduction The opioid epidemic has been largely attributed to changes in prescribing practices over the past 20 years. Although current overdose trends appear driven by the opioid fentanyl, heroin has remained the focus ...
• The Many Dimensions of Historic Preservation Value: National and Local Designation, Internal and External Policy Effects 

  Oba, Tetsuharu; Noonan, Douglas S. (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

  This analysis examines the internal and external policy effects of national and local register programmes for historic preservation. Robust hedonic pricing models are crucial to informing policy proposals and understanding ...
• Method to assess component contribution to toxicity of complex mixtures: Assessment of puberty acquisition in rats exposed to disinfection byproducts 

  Parvez, Shahid; Rice, Glenn E.; Teuschler, Linda K.; Simmons, Jane Ellen; Speth, Thomas F.; Richardson, Susan D.; Miltner, Richard J.; Hunter, E. Sidney, III; Pressman, Jonathan G.; Strader, Lillian F.; Klinefelter, Gary R.; Goldman, Jerome M.; Narotsky, Michael G. (Elsevier, 2017-08)

  A method based on regression modeling was developed to discern the contribution of component chemicals to the toxicity of highly complex, environmentally realistic mixtures of disinfection byproducts (DBPs). Chemical ...
• Fentanyl related overdose in Indianapolis: Estimating trends using multilevel Bayesian models 

  Phalen, Peter; Ray, Bradley; Watson, Dennis P.; Huynh, Phillip; Green, Marion S. (Addictive Behaviors, 2018-03-20)

  Introduction: The opioid epidemic has been largely attributed to changes in prescribing practices over the past 20 years. Although current overdose trends appear driven by the opioid fentanyl, heroin has remained the focus ...
• Lest we forget: a historical analysis of police line of duty deaths in Indianapolis 

  Hipple, Natalie Kroovand; Gruenewald, Jeff; Gonsler, John (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

  Previous studies on police line of duty deaths are limited by their heavy reliance on traditional data. While the FBI’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) data have undoubtedly advanced what we know about ...
• “After a finding of Noncompliance, What?!” 

  Bean, Andrew; Shields, Katelyn; Baker, Allen; Ayers, Natasha; Barnhart, Sarah; Beck, Darcy; Brooks, Willie E.; Cherpas, Melissa; Cooper, Quintin; Plummer, Heather; Rai, Punam; Russ, Kelly; Foley, William A., Jr. (2017)

  Treaties have long been the cornerstones of international relations. They can be seen as one of the sole mechanisms to formalize agreements between sovereign states. In principle, these agreements are legally binding. In ...
• Developing Maintenance Cultures in UN Police Peacekeeping Operations 

  Warner, Will; Farnworth, Morgan; Hartnett, Brendan; Foley, William A., Jr.; Cutler, Jordan; Davids, Allison; Diaz, Carmen; Hall, Hannah; Howell, Stephen; Kiilu, Joshua; Klingler, Kelsey; Laucevicius, Rachell; Taake, Tatyana (2017)

  This report provides an analysis and evaluation of maintenance cultures in United Nations Police Contributing Countries (PCC) receiving funding for Formed Police Units from the United States. The US Department of State, ...
• Differentiating Between Delinquent Groups and Gangs: Moving Beyond Offending Consequences 

  Carson, Dena C.; Wiley, Stephanie A. (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

  Even when controlling for high levels of delinquent peers, gang youth differ from their nongang counterparts on a variety of attitudinal and behavioral measures. Researchers have argued that differences can be attributed ...
• School Transitions as a Turning Point for Gang Status 

  Carson, Dena C.; Melde, Chris; Wiley, Stephanie A. (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

  The study of gangs corresponds well with life course perspectives of crime as the onset, persistence, and desistance from crime parallel the stages of gang membership. This literature commonly draws on turning points to ...
• Developing a Culturally Proficient Intervention for Young African American Men in Drug Court: Examining Feasibility and Estimating an Effect Size for Habilitation Empowerment Accountability Therapy (HEAT) 

  Marlowe, Douglas B.; Shannon, Lisa M.; Ray, Bradley; Turpin, Darryl P.; Wheeler, Guy A.; Newell, Jennifer; Lawson, Spencer G. (2018)

  African American males between 18 and 29 years of age are substantially less likely than many other participants to graduate successfully from drug court. Unsuccessful termination from drug court can have serious repercussions ...
• Making Smart and Sustainable Infrastructure Projects Viable: Private Choices, Public Support, and Systems Constraints 

  Noonan, Douglas S.; Zhou, Shan; Kirkman, Robert (Cogitato Press, 2017-09-08)

  Sustainable cities will require major infrastructure investments coupled with widespread behavioral change. Examples of smart, green technologies abound, but evidence for actual use lags. This partly owes to the tension ...
• Disputant Preferences for Mediated or Adjudicated Processes in Administrative Agencies: The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Settlement Part Program 

  Malatesta, Deanna; Amsler, Lisa Blomgren; Scott, Susanna Foxworthy (Cornell, 2017-11)

  Previous research examining disputants’ preferences for mediation over more formal adjudicative proceedings is limited and mostly experimental. Moreover, this work has not examined preferences in relation to repeated ...

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