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An examination of criminal justice issues using social science tools and traditional methods of reporting and interviewing. Assignments focus on Rhode Island's criminal courts. Which cases get carried forward for prosecution, and why? What factors explain the differences in sentences for various crimes? Prerequisites: PS 1, PS 10 or EL 19. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Return to Previous New Search
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Broad overview of public policy analysis and program evaluation with emphasis on methodological issues involved in the analysis and assessment of government programs. Illustrations are drawn from a variety of substantive policy areas. Prerequisite: POLS 0100, and POLS 1600 or EDUC 1110 or SOC 1100 or ECON 1620, or written permission of instructor. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: Public Policy and Amer Instns Political Science Prerequisites: Undergraduate level POLS 0100 Minimum Grade of S and (Undergraduate level POLS 1600 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level EDUC 1110 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level SOC 1100 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level ECON 1620 Minimum Grade of S) Return to Previous New Search
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Analyzes the institutions and policy-making of several countries. Includes an anlysis of education policy, health policy, and social welfare policy. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Return to Previous New Search
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The corporation is perhaps the most ubiquitous form for doing business in the world today. From the local dry cleaner to the largest multinational, corporations touch nearly every aspect of our economic, social and political lives. This course will introduce students to the corporation as a legal and an economic entity. Topics explored will include the historical evolution of the corporate form, economic and legal theories of the firm, the corporation as a "legal person," the financial structure of the corporation and corporate governance. We will also examine some of the ways the corporation acts in the world, including corporate speech, corporate philanthropy and corporate engagement with political and regulatory processes at the national and global levels. Finally, we will look at various attempts to limit corporate size, power and influence through traditional means such as anti-trust and anti-takeover regulation, as well as more recent strategies to encourage corporate social responsibility through voluntary codes of conduct. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Return to Previous New Search
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We will examine some of the major theories of economic development and the legal mechanisms used to implement those theories around the world since 1945. Our focus will be on the role of legal frameworks in the creation of markets and the distributional consequences of such frameworks on social welfare. Using a comparative approach, we will look at how general economic ideas often result in different policy strategies and how similar legal institutions often produce different economic results. We will also explore the impact of social context on the development effects of particular theories, policies, and institutions. Finally, we will analyze some of the institutional choices available to policymakers in particular contexts and how these choices profoundly transform economic and social welfare in such contexts. No background in legal or development studies or economic theory is required, but some familiarity with some or all of the foregoing would be helpful. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Course Attributes: Diversity Perspectives, Liberal Learning Return to Previous New Search
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This course encourages and helps students think in systematic, multi-dimensional, and creative fashion regarding the contemporary era and immediate future. As the current "Information Age" is characterized by the creation, transmission, and (re)processing of information, the course's central purpose is to provide cognitive tools for orderly, future-oriented thinking (i.e. prediction and planning), regarding the social impact of compunications (computer-based communications) and related technologies (e.g. nanotechnology, cybernetics, biotechnology) based on current and foreseeable trends. We shall survey prediction methodologies, discuss the interaction of values and technology, analyze characteristics of the "Information Age," and assess important trends in "new media" - all through the prism of dilemmas facing public policymakers specifically and democracy in general. No prerequisites. Limit 50 students (preferably students with interdisciplinary academic background: courses from two humanities / social / natural sciences). 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Return to Previous New Search
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Enrollment limited to: 20. Instructor's permission required. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Do not Schedule Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Return to Previous New Search
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This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the nature and causes of urban problems, and of some of the solutions that have been designed to address them. The course will begin by exploring urban problems such as poverty, homelessness, and crime. It then will review and evaluate different public and private responses designed to address them. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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Exposes students to the key challenges for social welfare policy-making in the United States. Particular attention will be given to the formulation and administration of prominent welfare, health, and education policies. Course materials also will explore how demographic and economic trends affect the implementation of social welfare policies. Instructor permission required. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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Explores policy issues involved in technology, the internet, and other digital developments. Students will study how technology policy is formulated, how issues of privacy and security are handled, and how technology policy affects society and politics. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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Applies general theoretical principles of economics to the health care sector. The basic approach is to recognize the importance of scarcity and incentives, allowing for differences particular to health. The demand for health and medical care are examined theoretically and empirically. The competitiveness of these markets, the relationship with health insurance, and the role of government are explored. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Return to Previous New Search
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Examines U.S. public and private sector policies that affect the provision and distribution of housing to the American population. We consider the national, state, local and private sources of housing policies, the historical development of such policies, and some of their most significant consequences, including home ownership, urban sprawl, income and racial segregation, and homelessness. Comparisons with other systems will be made. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Return to Previous New Search
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An economic analysis of major social programs in the United States. Topics include the possibility of market failure in the private sector, the redistribution of income, and incentive effects created by the programs. Specific policy issues to be examined are welfare reform, Medicaid, school finance reform, and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: Public Affairs Public Policy Public Policy and Amer Instns May not be enrolled as the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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An in-depth look at education system. Analyzes current education policy problems, including contemporary debates over standardized testing, equal access, and school choice. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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A seminar exploring how the family is defined and regulated by the legal system and through public policy. Focuses on how well legal definitions of families coincide with the realities of modern American families, the role of the judiciary in constructing family policy, and the interaction between private family life and public rules. Topics include marriage,divorce, adoption, and reproductive technology., 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Return to Previous New Search
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Issues in government spending and tax policy specific to federal systems with central, state, and local governmental units. Conceptual topics include the normative assignment of fiscal responsibilities within federal systems and the equitable distribution of income. Specific policy areas include welfare, education, and the taxation of internet commerce. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Return to Previous New Search
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An introduction to the theory and practice of social science Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as applied to public policy analysis. Topics include: the geographical basis of policy issues, spatial mapping, and the use of ArcView software to study policy problems. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Return to Previous New Search
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Introduces students to the U.S. health care system. Focuses on how the organization, financing, and market structure of the system affect the key issues of access, cost, quality, and equity of care. Specific issues include minority and vulnerable populations, technology, risk adjustment, managed care, long-term care, ethics, and public health. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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When people think of "health" policy, they often think of policy issues that are related to "medical care". This course focuses on the social, environmental, and political factors that shape "public" rather than "individual" health. It uses public health topics to illustrate the basic fundamental problems of the politics of regulation and social policy. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Return to Previous New Search
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The role of courts in social reform with special attention to the institutional limitations of adjudication and problems in implementing policy through the judiciary. The concept and practice of "public interest law" is examined in detail in the context of such issues as managing mental institutions, schools, and the welfare system. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Return to Previous New Search
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This course combines an introductory overview of the current American legal system with a look at the history, philosophy, and structure of the federal constitution and government, with particular emphasis on issues such as federalism, judicial review, separation of powers, and the commerce clause in United States Supreme Court jurisprudence. Students will be expected to read, analyze, and be prepared to discuss critically the assigned reading, including the case law and other legal materials, for each weekly class. Each class will be conducted as a seminar and taught via the Socratic Method used in many law schools. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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Through a thorough examination of political parties, interest groups, the judiciary, Congress, elections, the media, the presidency, and the bureaucracy, provides students with a clear understanding of the forces that shape public policy in modern America. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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Provides advanced training in the principle methods of data analysis across a range of substantive areas. Students will gain technical competence utilizing a variety of online internet research and data mining tools and stand alone software including but not limited to SPSS, Excel, Access, and ArcView (GIS). 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Return to Previous New Search
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Uses theoretical readings and case studies to consider a variety of public policy issues related to American cities including: the commercialization of the nonprofit sector, tax exemption, charitable choice, and the role of nonprofit organizations in political advocacy. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classification(s): Semester Level 04 Semester Level 03 Semester Level 01 Semester Level 02 Return to Previous New Search
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Explores policy issues facing cities today and examines how the public, private, and nonprofit sectors have mobilized in selected cities to address these issues. Topics include jobs and economic development, education, public safety, and regional approaches. Focuses on The Providence Plan, a joint city-state revitalization initiative designed to address the problems of urban poverty. Comparisons with similar programs in other cities. Instructor permission required. 1.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting Undergraduate College College Public Policy and Amer Instns Department Return to Previous New Search
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