Redundancy in a community corrections network : testing the role of service-provider redundancy in Missouri's community correction implementation network

Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on April 1, 2011).The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file.Thesis advisor: Dr. Sean Nicholson-Crotty.M.A. University of Missouri--Columbia 2010.Implementation networks are composed of policy service providers that are continually changing in the winds of differing implementation adjustments. Service provider redundancy has been observed by scholars as a possible solution to improving the effectiveness and reliability of the services provided. This research provides new insights into implementation, network, and corrections literatures by illuminating evidence that suggests a re-appraisal of the limitation of the benefits redundant services can provide.Includes bibliographical reference