With rare exceptions, existing systems for effectuating the indigent criminal defendant’s right to counsel 2 range from disappointing to scandalously inadequate. 3 Inadequate funding is the most prominently mentioned concern, but often it is merely a symptom of a deeper problem of institutional structure, an Achilles’ heel that weakens almost all indigent defense systems, whether poorly funded ...

The Adolescents, Life Context, & School project was developed in a suburban, residential area of Padova, Italy, and involved three classes of 12-year-old children. Across three months, children observed, documented, and talked about their own life contexts in order to voice problems to decision makers. Both teachers and council members played key roles in supporting the project and the children...

This longitudinal survey of local economic changes in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, is based on two extensive economic studies from the mid-1980s and data gathered in 1997. This comparison allows an examination of the changing importance of some sectors of the local economy and leads to a discussion of the factors contributing to both changes and lack of change in the community’s economy. Job opportunit...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To examine the characteristics associated with city government adoption of community design, housing, and transportation innovations that could benefit older adults. DESIGN AND METHODS A mixed-methods study with quantitative data collected via online surveys from 62 city planners combined with qualitative data collected via telephone interviews with a subsample of 18 surv...

Knowledge management continues to be a focus of attention with in recent years considerable public sector interest in developments which initially emerged within the private sector. This paper gives an overview of knowledge management and assesses emerging trends in knowledge management within local government drawing on research conducted in Australia and the United Kingdom. Indications to dat...

BACKGROUND The power to influence many social determinants of health lies within local government sectors that are outside public health's traditional remit. We analyse the challenges of achieving health gains through local government alcohol control policies, where legal and professional practice frameworks appear to conflict with public health action. METHODS Current legislation governing l...

Given the ever expanding use of information and communication technologies by governments in their efforts to re-invigorate representative democracy and engage with citizens, there is a need to better understand current eParticipation applications and learn from these experiences. Although there appears much enthusiasm for eDemocracy initiatives at local government level, the objectives of diff...