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Sex Crimes in New York City Public Transportation: Challenges and Opportunities for Reform
Until more is done, I question when anonymity will stop hiding offenders from punishment, and when subway sex crimes won’t appear to be normalized as part of many women’s public…
Employee Trust
By aligning internal practices with external expectations, we can reshape our reputation, reestablish credibility and emerge as leaders in an era where trust is the currency of success.…
Civil Service Commissions Are Locked Into the Past
It’s clear reform is needed. Many HR leaders agree but workforce issues are typically not high on the agenda of elected officials. As a suggestion, ASPA should address this problem.…
Public Administration and Institutions That Commit Child Abuse or Neglect: Part 5 – Like Slavery and Prostitution, Child Labor Never Goes Out of Style
Who will hold governments in the United States accountable for energetically and enthusiastically contributing to systemic child abuse and neglect?…
Civil Service Tune-Up
It is difficult to impose a business practice in the civil service. For one thing, the goal of the government is not to achieve profit. It is not impossible, though,…
A Coop for Lean
The structured routines of scientific thinking underlying Toyota Kata are universally applicable to iterative problem-solving for the myriad of challenges facing us. Consider a bold, visionary COOP as a standard…
AI and Social Studies—Working Together!
My carefully considered opinion (in other words, first blush) is that AI is here to stay—therefore, we must investigate it, work to understand its capabilities and begin to ponder how…
Does Congress Have the Constitutional Authority To Regulate the Justices of the United Supreme Court?
Whatever the outcome of Congress’s debate with Justice Alito, we will be breaking new constitutional and political ground just as we have done with the legal debate over mid-decade redistricting…
Powering Progress: The Digital Renaissance in Public Sector Tech
We must prioritize thoughtful and responsible implementation of technology as we navigate this digital frontier. At the heart of this evolution must be a commitment to the public good, ensuring…
It’s Too Darn Hot
Above all, we need to convince the public how dangerous the heat is and what they can do to protect themselves...Resistance to adapting to a changed environment cost untold lives…
Chinese Hegemony in Neocolonial Jamaica: The Failure of Jamaica’s Past in Protecting Its Future: Part 2
The question now remains: what will Jamaica become under Chinese neo-colonialism?…
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