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An Investigation Of Integrating Change Through Participatory Processes In Police Service Business Planning, Tobi Hermann Jul 2004

An Investigation Of Integrating Change Through Participatory Processes In Police Service Business Planning, Tobi Hermann

MPA Major Research Papers

This paper examines the extent to which Ontario police business planning processes include effective citizen engagement and participation. A content analysis of public consultation data in the London Police Services was conducted and compared to municipal police department documentation in Windsor, Waterloo, and Sudbury. The findings reveal that police services in Ontario have embraced participatory mechanisms to engage the citizenry in an effort to renew democratic principles, increase perceptions of accountability, and legitimize the decisions made in the policy process.


Potential Alternative Revenue Sources For Municipal Infrastructure Maintenance – A Case Study: County Of Peterborough Transportation Infrastructure, Chris Bradley Jul 2004

Potential Alternative Revenue Sources For Municipal Infrastructure Maintenance – A Case Study: County Of Peterborough Transportation Infrastructure, Chris Bradley

MPA Major Research Papers

This paper examines whether the funding system for local infrastructure is adequate to ensure a sustainable, well-maintained transportation network and if there is a single, more effective means of funding local infrastructure maintenance based on a case study of the County of Peterborough. The findings reveal that the current funding system for local infrastructure maintenance is inadequate to ensure a sustainable, well-maintained transportation network and alternative revenue sources include the federal GST, the provincial PST, the gas tax, income tax, subsidies and transfers, infrastructure maintenance funding programs, and user fees.


Business Process Re-Engineering (Bpr): A Tool For Improved Customer Service In Municipalities, Lee Doyle Jul 2004

Business Process Re-Engineering (Bpr): A Tool For Improved Customer Service In Municipalities, Lee Doyle

MPA Major Research Papers

This paper examines the appropriateness of business process re-engineering (BPR) in the improvement of customer service in local government. A content analysis of documents, a survey administered to municipal managers in 26 municipalities in Ontario, and a case study analysis of BPR implementation in four municipalities were conducted. The findings reveal that there is no clearly defined process or format for conducting BPR in Ontario municipalities.


Income And First Nations Elderly: Policies For A Better Future, Stephen Obeng Gyimah, Jerry White, Paul Maxim Jan 2004

Income And First Nations Elderly: Policies For A Better Future, Stephen Obeng Gyimah, Jerry White, Paul Maxim

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


Housing Discrimination Among A Sample Of Aboriginal People In Winnipeg And Thompson, Manitoba, Irwin M. Cohen Jan 2004

Housing Discrimination Among A Sample Of Aboriginal People In Winnipeg And Thompson, Manitoba, Irwin M. Cohen

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


History, The Courts And Treaty Policy: Lessons From Marshall And Nisga’A, J. R. Miller Jan 2004

History, The Courts And Treaty Policy: Lessons From Marshall And Nisga’A, J. R. Miller

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


An Examination Of Educational Success, Jerry White, Paul Maxim, Nicholas D. Spence Jan 2004

An Examination Of Educational Success, Jerry White, Paul Maxim, Nicholas D. Spence

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


Education And Lifetime Income For Aboriginal People In Saskatchewan, Eric Howe Jan 2004

Education And Lifetime Income For Aboriginal People In Saskatchewan, Eric Howe

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


American Indian Tribes’ Financial Accountability To The United States Government: Context, Procedures And Implications, Catherine Curtis, Miriam Jorgensen Jan 2004

American Indian Tribes’ Financial Accountability To The United States Government: Context, Procedures And Implications, Catherine Curtis, Miriam Jorgensen

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


Aboriginal Development: The Process Is Critical To Success, Cynthia Chataway Jan 2004

Aboriginal Development: The Process Is Critical To Success, Cynthia Chataway

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


A Framework For Aboriginal Health Systems, Laurel Lemchuk-Favel, Richard Jock Jan 2004

A Framework For Aboriginal Health Systems, Laurel Lemchuk-Favel, Richard Jock

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


Transferring Whose Knowledge? Exchanging Whose Best Practices? On Knowing About Indigenous Knowledge And Aboriginal Suicide, Michael J. Chandler, Christopher E. Lalonde Jan 2004

Transferring Whose Knowledge? Exchanging Whose Best Practices? On Knowing About Indigenous Knowledge And Aboriginal Suicide, Michael J. Chandler, Christopher E. Lalonde

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


Urban Aboriginal Women In British Columbia And The Impacts Of Matrimonial Real Property Regime, Karen L. Abbott Jan 2004

Urban Aboriginal Women In British Columbia And The Impacts Of Matrimonial Real Property Regime, Karen L. Abbott

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


Social Capital In First Nations Communities: Concept And Measurement, Javier Mignone, Janet Longclaws, John O'Neil, Cameron Mustard Jan 2004

Social Capital In First Nations Communities: Concept And Measurement, Javier Mignone, Janet Longclaws, John O'Neil, Cameron Mustard

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


Matrimonial Real Property Issues On-Reserve, Wendy Cornet, Allison Lendor Jan 2004

Matrimonial Real Property Issues On-Reserve, Wendy Cornet, Allison Lendor

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


Childhood Experiences Of Aboriginal Offenders, Shelley Trevethan, John-Patrick Moore Jan 2004

Childhood Experiences Of Aboriginal Offenders, Shelley Trevethan, John-Patrick Moore

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.