January 15, 2022
What Is Wrong with Monetary Sanctions? Directions for Policy, Practice, and Research
Friedman, B., Harris, A., Huebner, B., Martin, K., Pettit, B., Shannon, S., & Sykes, B. (2022). RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences.
Monetary sanctions are an integral and increasingly debated feature of the American criminal legal system. Emerging research, including that featured in this volume, offers important insight into the law governing…
Pay or Display: Monetary Sanctions and the Performance of Accountability and Procedural Integrity in New York and Illinois Courts
Martin, K., Spencer-Suarez, K. & Kirk, G. (2022). RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences.
This article proposes the centrality of procedural integrity—or fidelity to local norms of case processing—to the post-sentencing adjudication of monetary sanctions. We draw on insights gained from observations of more…
November 19, 2021
Dean’s Forum on Race & Public Policy: Moving Racism Front & Center in Child Welfare
Evans School Events
This event featured a conversation about anti-racism in child welfare policy in partnership with the UW School of Social Work and included Angelique Day, Associate Professor, UW School of Social Work; Alan Detlaff, Dean, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work; John Edmonds, Supervisor, Olmsted County Community Services; Tessa Evans-Campbell, Associate Dean, UW School…
November 15, 2021
Seattle’s Local Minimum Wage and Earnings Inequality
Long, M. (2021). Economic Inquiry.
During the past 6 years, a wave of local minimum wage laws passed in the United States with policymakers and advocates framing the policy as a means of reducing income…
Strategies for Disclosing a Concealable Stigma: Facts and Feelings?
Jurcevic, I., Wong, L., Schetter, C. & Shapiro, J. (2021). Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
Disclosing a concealable stigma has the potential for both positive outcomes, such as receipt of social support, and negative outcomes, such as being the target of prejudice. Identifying a disclosure…
October 15, 2021
Spatial Patterns of Work, Poverty, & Safety Net Provision in the U.S.
Allard, S., & Pelletier, E. (2021). The Journal of Social Security Research.
The geography of poverty has shifted in the U.S. in recent years. Not only has poverty become more prevalent in suburbs, but high rates of poverty persist in cities and…
Theory to Practice: The Intersection of Human-Centered Design & Public Policy
Evans School Events
During our fall 2021 Theory to Practice event, The Intersection of Human-Centered Design and Public Policy: How you can apply design-thinking principles to solve complex public challenges, our guests Rachael Cicero, Dr. Mark Childs, and Krissy Kimura explored the fundamental ideas and methods of human-centered design, shared applicable ideas and tools to help solve challenges…
Discourses of evaluation: Institutional logics and organizational practices among international development agencies
Gugerty, M.K., Mitchell, G., & Santamarina, F. (2021). World Development.
For several decades, the aid effectiveness movement has called for more robust, informed and independent impact evaluation of aid activities, but the prevalence and adoption of these practices remain unclear….
September 15, 2021
The Landscape of Career and Technical Education Faculty Data Use for Decision-Making and Program Improvement in National Science Foundation–Advanced Technical Education Programs in Washington State
Balhan, K., Blume, G., Bragg, D., Hang, K., Meza, E., Rubin, Z., & Zumeta, W. (2021). Career and Technical Education Research.
Over the last ten years, in Washington community and technical colleges (CTC) there has been a great leap forward in access and use of data for setting and measuring goals,…
July 31, 2021
Evaluating Hazard Awareness Brochures: Assessing the Textual, Graphical, and Numerical Features of Tsunami Evacuation Products
Lindell, M., Bostrom, A., Goltz, J., & Prater, C.S.(2021). International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
Many people visit or live in areas that are exposed to natural or technological hazards but lack sufficient information to protect themselves when a disaster threatens. This article reviews research on hazard education, warning systems, and warning response, as well as research findings on the communication of textual, numeric, graphic, and cartographic information in risk…
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