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December 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes Dec 2008

December 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

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November 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes Nov 2008

November 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

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November 2008 - Alec Advisory Council Meeting Minutes Nov 2008

November 2008 - Alec Advisory Council Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


October 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes Oct 2008

October 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


September 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes Sep 2008

September 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

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Lancaster County Public Defender Workload Assessment July 2008, Elizabeth Neeley Jul 2008

Lancaster County Public Defender Workload Assessment July 2008, Elizabeth Neeley

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

Executive Summary

Workload
The Lancaster County Public Defender's Office was short approximately 3.48 attorneys in 2007.

• The greatest deficit is in the felony division (1.93 PTE), followed by the misdemeanor division (.90). The juvenile division is short approximately one half an attorney (.53 PTE), and the civil division is short .12 PTE.

This deficit can be addressed by:
• Adequately staffing the office;
OR
• Giving the office less work by:
• Establishing Caseload Standards. Cases surpassing the recommended caseload standards should be appointed to privately assigned counsel.

• Reassessing crimes which receive jail time (rethinking the crimes for …


April 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes Apr 2008

April 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


March 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes Mar 2008

March 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


Branding Your Community, Milan Wall Mar 2008

Branding Your Community, Milan Wall

Heartland Center for Leadership Development Materials

Connections: Using a Brand Creation Approach to Community Identity

Origins of the Branding Concept

Even far back in the middle ages when artists and artisans began to form guilds or associations together, many hallmarks or identifying symbols were used as a signatures by artisans to lay claim to the result of his or her work. Another important, and American reference, comes from the days before fences divided up the frontier and cattle owners found a way to mark and identify their own cattle by branding them with a personalized symbol. Even today, many purebred horses are carefully inspected and only …


Branding Your Community, Milan Wall Mar 2008

Branding Your Community, Milan Wall

Heartland Center for Leadership Development Materials

Branding Your Community

Table of Contents:

Connections: Using a Brand Creation Approach to Community Identity

Case Study: Superior, Nebraska

Mapping Community Assets: An Overview

SOAR Analysis

About Appreciative Inquiry

The Marketing Process: Attention, Attraction and Action

Marketing Your Community

Back Home Ideas

Tips for Creating Community Brands

Workshop Evaluation


February 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes Feb 2008

February 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


January 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes Feb 2008

January 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


April 2008 Advisory Council Meeting Jan 2008

April 2008 Advisory Council Meeting

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


April 16, 2008 - Alec Advisory Council Meeting Minutes Jan 2008

April 16, 2008 - Alec Advisory Council Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


Using Research And Engagement To Inform Policy Making, Alan J. Tomkins Jan 2008

Using Research And Engagement To Inform Policy Making, Alan J. Tomkins

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center specializes in policy-relevant research and engagement activities in five areas: 1. Access to Government Services
2. Application of Information Technology to Health
& Human Services Delivery Systems
3. Behavioral Health and Human Services
4. Public Participation in Policy Making
5. Water Resources


Priority Lincoln: Budgeting For Outcomes Jan 2008

Priority Lincoln: Budgeting For Outcomes

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

As a centerpiece to its 2008-09 budget determination process, the City of Lincoln invited the community to provide input about how the City should prioritize budget items. Several thousand residents provided input over a period of approximately 90 days, starting in February 2008 and ending in May 2008. This Report presents the results from the City’s public participation process.


Priority Lincoln: Budgeting For Outcomes Jan 2008

Priority Lincoln: Budgeting For Outcomes

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

As a centerpiece to its 2008-09 budget determination process, the City of Lincoln invited the community to provide input about how the City should prioritize budget items. Several thousand residents provided input over a period of approximately 90 days, starting in February 2008 and ending in May 2008. This Report presents the results from the City’s public participation process.


Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide For Nursing Homes, Lisa M. Brown, Kathryn Hyer Jan 2008

Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide For Nursing Homes, Lisa M. Brown, Kathryn Hyer

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

Psychological First Aid is an evidence-informed1 modular approach to help elderly persons and persons with disabilities in nursing homes, other adults, families, adolescents and children in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism. Psychological First Aid is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping. Principles and techniques of Psychological First Aid meet four basic standards. They are: 1. Consistent with research on risk and resilience following trauma 2. Applicable and practical in field settings 3. Appropriate for developmental levels across the lifespan 4. Culturally informed and delivered …