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December 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes
November 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes
November 2008 - Alec Advisory Council Meeting Minutes
November 2008 - Alec Advisory Council Meeting Minutes
ALEC Committee Minutes
No abstract provided.
October 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes
September 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes
Lancaster County Public Defender Workload Assessment July 2008, Elizabeth Neeley
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
March 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes
Branding Your Community, Milan Wall
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
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
January 2008 - Staff Meeting Minutes
April 2008 Advisory Council Meeting
April 16, 2008 - Alec Advisory Council Meeting Minutes
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
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
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
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
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 …