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- Creator:
- Moore, Jo Ann
- Description:
- The Department of Defense (DOD) is spending millions of dollars annually providing employees with the necessary training and education required to become certified in the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP). If an employee occupies a position that has been identified as a critical acquisition position, the employee must be certifiable at the level required by the position. Certification requires mandatory course work offered only through DOD schools, and most often require travel. Because public policy evaluation is so very important in determining the extent to which a policy causes a change in the intended direction, this program evaluation of the Acquisition Professional Development Program is being undertaken. It will focus on the Budget, Cost Estimating and Financial Management Position Categ9ry, or career stall, within the overall program, and will be restricted to Edwards AFB. The intent of this evaluation is to evaluate the success of APDP at Edwards Air Force Base, in terms of how successful Edwards AFB has been in contributing to the four critical elements of the DOD reengineered acquisition system: meeting the war fighters� needs; being the world�s smartest buyers; procuring the best-value goods and services; and having the most responsive ( timely and flexible) acquisition system, and thus justifying the high expenditure of limited tax dollars required to provide mandatory APDP training/certification to sustain an improved acquisition workforce. Success will be measured in terms of how well Edwards AFB is meeting the DOD elements based on data that will be gathered during interviews with Financial Managers. A cost breakdown will provide detail on the high cost of this program at Edwards AFB.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Public Administration
- Creator:
- Winger, Douglas J.
- Description:
- This graduate project addresses the need for, and creation of, a bicycle patrol manual and bicycle pursuit policy for the Los Angeles Police Department and any law enforcement agency operating a bicycle patrol unit. The paper examines issues raised during the creation of the manual. The project also examines a new concept in bicycle patrol for police agencies. That new issue deals with bicycle patrol officers becoming involved in vehicular pursuits. The paper examines the problems, need for a written policy and tactical considerations which need to be considered when addressing the problem. The first bicycle pursuit policy is included. The paper also includes the Bicycle Patrol Manual of the Los Angeles Police Department.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Public Administration
- Creator:
- Alper, Eugene
- Description:
- This study concentrates on municipal code enforcement as a relatively new regulatory function of local government and endeavors to answer the question "Why did code enforcement appear in the American city?" In the first part, code enforcement is examined in a broad context of municipal activities. It is viewed among other law enforcers: the police officer, the building, housing, and health inspectors. The differences among them are discussed and their underlying unity is formulated: what unites the enforcers is their relation to the maintenance of communal order. Code enforcement is then defined as one of the order maintenance functions of a municipality. The second part looks at the history of American cities from the Colonial period to the present. It discusses the continuing process of urbanization and the challenges to order presented by the increased numbers of city dwellers. Municipalities' response to the challenges has been to utilize latest technology, pass new regulations, and expand personnel to enforce them. At the same time, the ideas about communal order have been expanding, and today our understanding of order includes more items than ever before. The character of laws has changed to include not only matters of health and safety but those of aesthetics. As result new laws and regulations have multiplied and required, in tum, new personnel to enforce them. The appearance of code enforcement is due to the proliferation of new laws defining order and the increasing specialization in municipal enforcement.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Public Administration
- Creator:
- Likitsuwan, Ornuma
- Description:
- Governments have embraced privatization of all types with open arms. In fact, the use of private firms to participate, in whole or in part, in the provision of a public service has become so widespread that very few government services are not privatized in some form in the United States. The purpose of this graduate project is to explore the efficiency of privatization, including advantages versus disadvantages and strengths versus weaknesses. More specifically, I review privatization as an interesting public policy issue, and examine prison privatization as a case study. I further analyze and outline arguments for and against utilizing private firms for prison operations. In addition, I identify the driving forces of privatization, consider the critical issues related to prison privatization, and describe the situation and trend of private prisons. In conclusion, this project identifies whether the profit motives of the free market will always drive toward more efficient outcomes. Finally, by analyzing a relevant case study, it is hoped that a determination can be made on how to make privatization more effective.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Public Administration
- Creator:
- Stillar, Burt
- Description:
- The study of contemporary political campaigns is important in the ever evolving realm of political structure and social order. Communicating a point of view from the ground floor of a campaign can help everyone to better understand the process of where democracy begins. Most people tend to see political campaigns at the very end of the timeline, that is, at or near election day. So much happens in the weeks, months and years leading up to election day that contributes to the final results. Political scientists, historians, public administrators and those aspiring to hold public office need to lead the way in improving our rules, systems and procedures. New realities now exist in political campaigns that did not just a few short years ago. Now that reforms are in place, how they affect campaigns and elections is of paramount importance. The bigger question is "Is Democracy alive and well, or do the wealthy and well connected control the strings?" This project explores how an average citizen can rise to political office using a systematic plan that is created and implemented years in advance. Slowly gaining the trust and support of citizens, political players, and organizations over time can be a recipe that makes for enough voters to get into office. Attempting to guide a process that can be complicated and, at times, unpredictable, is extremely difficult. This working campaign plan can provide a framework for those in this field of study, and to future candidates seeking reliable, updated information.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Public Administration
- Creator:
- Haddad, Faten
- Description:
- This study explores the concept of organizational mentoring and the benefits it has on organizational behavior. It examines the relationship between mentoring and leadership within the organizational setting. Finally, it discusses characteristics of successful mentor/protege relationships and program implementation uses the City of Santa Clarita as a case study.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Public Administration
- Creator:
- Carigga, Jennifer
- Description:
- Change in the workplace is a regularly occurring factor. In Los Angeles County Public Works, technology has become the most recent trend aimed to increase effectiveness, productivity, and workspace. The amount of electronic methods created to substitute the paper copies of forms has slowly forced all Los Angeles County Public Works employees to utilize digital transformation. However, not everyone is on board with the current implementations. This research paper identifies the causes of resistance to change in an organization and identifies essential factors leaders should be made aware of to mitigate resistance. The findings of this study will contribute and serve as a tool for leaders of Los Angeles County Public Works, as well as other public sector agencies, to overcome barriers to implementation of digitization in the workplace.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Public Administration
- Creator:
- Jacobo, Brenda
- Description:
- Transactional leadership is the dominant type of management in the public sector. As progressive ideas come forward, transformational leadership has emerged as a potential innovative way of managing employees. Transactional leadership is based on the creation of strong relationships between employees and their managers. From this perspective, telework has emerged as a possible avenue from which transitional leadership can take hold in. This is due to telework's reliance on increased communication between an employee and their manager to ensure goals are met. This type of collaboration should lead to higher job satisfaction and increased productivity. In this research design, a quasi-experimental approach with pre and post comparison group will be utilized for the purpose of evaluating whether telework does indeed lead to a higher level of productivity for employees. The research will be concerned with employees of Los Angeles County.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Political Science
- Creator:
- Holzhauer, Cassandra
- Description:
- Thus far, research on child support order compliance has been heavily linked to which percent of custody each parent has and how much income the parent paying support earns. Research shows if family violence is present, a batterer may abuse a victim by tightly controlling their financial assets so the victim cannot access them. It is unknown if this indication of family violence plays a role in child support order compliance. This document proposes research to understand if there is a relationship between family violence and child support order compliance.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Public Administration
- Creator:
- Darbinyan, Janette
- Description:
- Abstract Proposition 57: Implementation and Perception By Janette Darbinyan Master of Public Administration in Public Sector Management and Leadership After decades of harsh crime policy (including being a test state for the Three Strikes approach to felony sentencing), the California electorate reconsidered crime policy by passing. Proposition 57. This initiative aimed to reduce the scale of the prison pipeline with reforms to juvenile justice, parole consideration for nonviolent felons, and sentence credits for various forms of good and rehabilitative behavior. Public debate over such initiatives includes concerns over public safety. There were essentially two concerns. First: Is it possible to parole a large number of prisoners within a relatively short time period? Perhaps increasing the net number of parolees increases the risks to public safety, and perhaps it does not. Second: If prisons are criminogenic, is more lenient parole actually an effective response? It could be that the damage is already done. The research is complex, but it does generally show that parole can be highly effective, that reducing prison populations allows the remaining population to be better served, and that a reduced population improves the chances of rehabilitation, especially for non violent offenders best served by parole. Still, it is true that non-violent offenders can become more serious criminals, whether violent or not, as a result of what is effectively criminal occupational training and social networking in prison as well as the result of challenges in transitioning to the civilian environment. Accommodating reforms like Proposition 57 will need to include job training and placement elements, protections for parolees (such as California's law that marijuana-related convictions need not be reported) that will allow them to get work, and so forth. Still, parole policy certainly impacts public safety to some degree, and Proposition 57 can be analyzed on its own merits in this regard. Recommendations are made from the literature and areas for future research are both offered.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Public Administration