Browsing MA in Policy Studies by Issue Date
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Red Light Camera Effectiveness: A comparative analysis from Washington state and Chicago, IL
(2012)This paper analyzes the impact of red light cameras (RLCs) on the rates of crashes at signalized intersections. Crashes are broken into two categories – rear ends and the more severe angle crashes, both of which are directly ... -
Promising Artists in Recovery Program Evaluation
(2013)The implementation of interventions designed to address the needs of juvenile justice involved youth, while also conducting program evaluations, provides critical feedback to program deliverers and policy makers. This ... -
The cost of coercion: Prospect theory and self-deportation
(2013)Attrition through enforcement (ATE) was developed as a response to large-scale undocumented immigration to the United States over the last three decades. It is a twopronged approach to regulating undocumented immigration ... -
Recommendations of Potential Interventions that Could Motivate Reductions in Residential Energy Use at the Husky Village Housing Complex, UW Bothell
(2013)Husky Village currently has the highest energy consumption per person o n the UWB campus , which has made finding means to reduce energy use in this facility a high priority . T his study was designed to ... -
Supply Chain Transparency: Comparative Analysis on Government Policy and NGO Advocacy
(2013)Slavery and Human Trafficking are crimes under state, federal, and international law. Legislative efforts have been made to address the market for goods and products tainted by slavery and trafficking by providing ... -
The Impact of Teacher Perception Regarding Administrative Support and Retention of Behavior Teachers
(2013)Students categorized under the disability category of Emotional/Behavioral Disorder are currently struggling to find success in today’s school system. The current research suggests that current graduation rates for students ... -
Reproductive Rights on Lockdown: A State-‐by-‐State Prison Policy Analysis of Reproductive Rights, Transparency and Access
(2013)This study reports the normative need for transparency of correctional policy relating to pregnancy during incarceration. Today, anyone with a smartphone can access the Internet; it has become ... -
An Evaluation of King County School District’s Wellness Policies
(2013)The aim of this study is to evaluate the wellness polices in King County’s nineteen school districts. The evaluation of current wellness policies (2013) was compared to an evaluation done in 2009 by University of Washington ... -
The Tribal Energy Program: Wind Power and Human Development within Native American Communities
(2013)In the mid-1900s the U.S. Government facilitated unfettered energy-company access to Native American lands for the extraction of natural resources such as uranium and coal. Outcomes were generally characterized by minimal ... -
Campaign Spending in City Council Elections : A Comparison of At - Large and District Contests
(2013)This study seeks to add to the research literature on city council electoral system s by investigating the association between campaign spending and whether councilmembers are elected at - large or by district. ...