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Studies in Support of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003

Client/Funder:
National Institute of Justice (posted 04/13/06)

Purpose and Scope:
The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission is studying Federal, State, and local government policies and practices related to the detection, prevention, reduction and punishment of prison sexual assaults. The Commission has asked the Academy to assist with two main areas of research: (1) a review of Federal, State, and local government policies and practices with respect to the prevention, detection, reduction and punishment of prison rape and (2) a review of the relationship of surveillance and design techniques to the incidence of prison rape.

Project Director:
Ruth Zaplin

Project Status
Starting

Panel:
The Academy plans to appoint the following individuals to a Panel to oversee and direct the study. The public may comment by email on the composition of the Panel for a period of seven days after the posted date. Send comments to pebookall@napawash.org..

Charles W. Washington , Chairperson* —  Former Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Clark Atlanta University; Professor of Public Administration, Florida Atlantic University; Chair and Director, John C. Stennis Institute of Government, Mississippi State University; Associate Dean and Professor, School of Government and Business Administration, George Washington University.

James D. Carroll* —  Professor of Public Policy, Florida International University; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University. Former Senior Staff Member and Director, Advanced Study Program, The Brookings Institution; Professor, Chairman, Department of Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University; Director, Government Research Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; President, Corrections Foundation of Washington D.C.; Consultant and Advisor, World Bank.

Thomas F. Reilly* —  County Manager, Clark County (Las Vegas), Nevada; Former Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Former positions with Clark County, Nevada: Director, Administrative Services; Deputy Administrator, Division of Child and Family Services; Chief of Social Services, Department of Human Resources.

Curtis Smith* —  Malcolm R. Meyers Distinguished Chair in Public Service, Wilson Center for Leadership, Hampden Sydney College; Adjunct Faculty, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University. Former Malcolm R. Meyers Distinguished Chair in Public Service, Wilson Center for Leadership, Hampden Sydney College; Director, Federal Executive Institute. Former positions with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management: Associate Director for Retirement and Insurance; Associate Director for Career Entry; Policy Advisor to the Director; Deputy Assistant Director for Pay and Benefits Policy, Compensation Group; Special Assistant to the Associate Director; Legislative Assistant.

Daniel L. Skoler* —  Consultant and Contract Adjudicator. Former Vice President for Policy and Advocacy, National Council on Aging; Associate Commissioner, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration; Director, Division of Continuing Education and Training Federal Judicial Center; Deputy Associate Commissioner, Social Security Administration; Chairman, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and Deputy Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Chairman, Commission on Accreditation for Corrections; Executive Director, American Bar Association Commission on Correctional Facilities an Services; Director, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, U.S. Department of Justice; Executive Director, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; Director of Public Service Activities, American Bar Association.

*Academy Fellow

Meetings:
To be announced

For further information contact:

Peta-Gaye Bookall
Research Associate
pebookall@napawash.org.
(202) 347-3190 x 3626
 

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May 31-June 3, 2006
Las Vegas, Nevada

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Academy Fellow Tackles
the Ethics of Dissent

Guerrillas in government are all around us, writes Academy Fellow Rosemary O’Leary in her new book, “The Ethics of Dissent: Managing Guerrilla Government.” The term “guerrilla government” describes career public servants who work against the wishes of their superiors which, O’Leary states, happens more than we may realize in government’s bureaucracy.

O’Leary says guerrillas often choose to remain “in the closet,” moving clandestinely behind the scenes, such as “Deep Throat” or the DMV clerk who deliberately slows the processing of a driver’s license application. Guerrilla dissent is carried out by those who are dissatisfied with the actions of public organizations, programs—or by people who choose not to go public with their concerns.

Ultimately, O’Leary found in her research that public servants and managers could benefit from addressing guerrilla activity. She says they should carefully listen to the creative ideas of these dissenters, even encourage debate, so that constructive changes in the system can be made.

Buy “The Ethics of Dissent: Managing Guerrilla Government”.


 

 

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