James Q. Wilson and Public Policy Education

This paper provides an overview of the Character and the Moral Sense: James Q. Wilson and the Future of Public Policy Conference held at the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy on February 28 and March 1, 2014. The conference invited experts and educators to discuss the legacy of James Q. Wilson, his book, The Moral Sense, and his emphasis of character within policy education. The paper analyzes several major themes which emerged in several panels and describes how they can and should be applied in public policy programs

Book Reviews

Book Reviews of: Carol Tavris, Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion (Simon & Schuster, 1982) John Fowles, A Maggot (Little-Brown, 1985) James Q. Wilson and Richard J. Herrnstein, Crime and Human Nature (Simon & Schuster, 1985

Book Review

Review of the book: ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS: PUBLIC COSTS, PRIVATE REWARDS. (Michael S. Greve & Fred L. Smith, Jr. eds., Praeger 1992) [209 pp.] Acknowledgements, biographical information, figures, foreword by James Q. Wilson, index, notes, selected bibliography, tables. LC 91-44009, ISBN 0-275- 94238-4. [Paper $19.95, cloth$45.00. One Madison Avenue, New York N.Y. 10010.

Ordering (and Order in) the City

Over the past two decades, the broken windows hypothesis by George Kelling and James Q. Wilson has revolutionized thinking about urban policy. This now-familiar theory is that uncorrected manifestations of disorder, even minor ones like broken windows, signal a breakdown in the social order that accelerates neighborhood decline. The response to this theory has been a proliferation of policies focusing on public order. Largely missing from the academic debate about these developments is a discussion of the complex and important role of property regulation in order-maintenance efforts. This Article attempts to fill that property law gap in the public-order puzzle by tackling the complicated relationship between property regulation and order-restoration efforts. Order maintenance, broken windows, land use, zoning, public order, urban developmen

A Study of the Management of Learners’ Absenteeism in Schools Organizations in Nigeria

Learner absenteeism can be construed as an act of learner indiscipline which competes with or threatens specific school goals thus truncating school performance. The paper reflects on the issue of absenteeism in Nigerian school system with emphasis on management. It explores thechallenges and effects of student absenteeism and the benefits of absenteeism programs. It clarifies on the concept of an ‘absentee’ and a ‘school manager’ benchmarking on the Broken Window Theory (1982) by James Q. Wilson and George Kelling. Specifically, the study evaluated on basic guideline for forming and establishing a school absenteeism policydwelling on the issues of school management training which must be considered if school management must deliver on expected or established results. Keywords: Learner's absenteeism, School organizational management, Principal leadership, Planning, Principal record keeping and success DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/9-18-01 Publication date:September 30th 201

Dropping the Ball: A Political and Economic Analysis of Public Subsidization for Stadium Construction Projects

The results generated by this research argue that the high cost of public subsidization does not outweigh the benefits associated with new stadiums. By using several cost-benefit analyses, my research adds to the current literature that these projects, while seemingly beneficial for communities, induces negligible or even negative outcomes. In particular, this study details the Las Vegas Raiders and the New York Yankees, explaining how these teams were able to achieve a new stadium. To understand why politicians continually support stadium construction despite extensive literature showing its harms, this research includes explanations based on the political theory from authors such as James Q. Wilson and Murray Edelman. In what is typically an economic issue, this study\u27s inclusion of the political calculus of stadium construction brings a much-needed political perspective, with the hopes that future studies will continue to branch out the political dynamics at play

Differentiating Regulation of Public and Private Institutions: A Preliminary Inquiry

Twenty years ago, James Q. Wilson and Patricia Rachal argued that government cannot regulate itself. In an era of revived federalism, increased reliance on contractors, and proliferation of quasi-public organizations, the importance of government self-regulation is greater than ever. This paper tests an underlying assumption of Wilson and Rachal\u27s claim: that regulation of public and private organizations can be differentiated. Employing a meta-research design, this pilot study uses existing regulatory case studies to create regulatory relationship profiles for public and private organizations. These profiles include information on the structure of the regulator, the intent of the regulation, the enforcement tools available, the culture of the regulatory relationship, and the involvement of the Judiciary in the regulatory process. Although preliminary findings do not reveal dramatic differences in the regulatory relationship profiles of public and private organizations, the results do suggest that public organizations have a distinguishing culture and level of judicial involvement

AS JANELAS QUEBRADAS DA VIOLÊNCIA DOMÉSTICA

O presente artigo analisa a teoria das janelas quebradas de James Q. Wilson e George L. Kelling e verifica a sua pertinência aos casos de violência doméstica, partindo do entendimento de que estes delitos configuram-se como um ciclo tendente ao agravamento. Serão examinados os dados estatísticos sobre a violência contra a mulher no Brasil (Atlas da Violência dos anos de 2017 e 2018), os Relatórios Estatísticos Anuais do Conselho Nacional de Justiça (2016, 2017 e 2018) e pesquisa bibliográfica que subsidie o estabelecimento de uma relação proveitosa entre a teoria das janelas quebradas e a violência doméstica contra a mulher