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PPC Graduate Student Appointed to Fellowship Program

Joseph Hamm, a Public Policy Center Graduate research assistant and doctoral student in psychology and law, was one of eight UNL students to be appointed to the Center for Great Plains Studies 2013 Graduate Fellows Program.

According to the press release the program "provides a place for select graduate students to work, meet, obtain support, learn from fellow students, engage with Center faculty and staff, benefit from the center's resources and progress in their studies."

Access to Government Services

Every citizen has the right to access our government and its services. However, some groups may be excluded, underserved, or underrepresented. The Public Policy Center has worked to ensure our government and its services are available to every sector of society. The Public Policy Center has been examining racial and ethnic inequities from people who are both working in and/or affected by the justice system in Nebraska. Through these efforts legislation has been changed to regularly update jury pools and lists of residents eligible for jury service, as well as addressing opportunities for minorities in Nebraska’s judicial and legal professions. The Center has also examined access to services for Nebraska residents with developmental disabilities, refugees, and Medicaid recipients.
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Tomkins, A. J., Bornstein, B. H., Herian, M. N., Rosenbaum, D. I., & Neeley, E. M.. (2012). An experiment in the law: Studying a technique to reduce failure to appear in court. Court Review, 48, 96-106.

PytlikZillig, L. M., Tomkins, A. J., Muhlberger, P., Herian, M. N., Abdel-Monem, T., Marincic, J., & Hamm, J. A. Effects of consensus instructions on processes and outcomes in deliberative discussions of performance measurement and reporting and budget issues. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Enrollment Projections for Nebraska's Medicaid Insurance for Workers with Disabilities. McGarvey, M.G. (2003 March). 

Neeley, E. (January 2006). Equal Access to Bail Bond. The Nebraska Lawyer.

Estimating the Fiscal Impacts of Changes in Eligibility and/or Premium Requirements for Nebraska's Medicaid Buy-In Program. Rosenbaum, David I. (January 2004). Microsoft Word Document.

Neeley, E. & Tomkins, A.J. (2007). Evaluating court processes for determining indigency. Court Review, 43(1), 4-11.

Perksins, T. & Shank, N. (2010). Expanded learning opportunities updated fund mapping report 2010. PDF File

Herian, M. & Shank, N. (2008). Expanded learning opportunity report.  PDF File

PytlikZilllig, L. M., Tomkins, A. J., Herian, M. N., Abdel-Monem, T., & Hamm, J. A. (2012). Exploring Separable Components of Institutional ConfidencePDF File Emerald Management Xtra

Tomkins, A.J. National Center for State Courts. (1999, May). How the Public views the state courts: A 1999 national survey. Presented at The National Conference on Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice System.

Shank, N. & Perkins, T. University of Nebraska Public Policy Center. The impact of earnings of Nebraskans with disabilities on their eligibility for selected services and programs.

The Interface of Employment, Health, Family Support, and Human Services for People with Disabilities in Nebraska. Jensen, L. E. & Willet, J. (2003 June).

Internal Examination and Evaluation of the Nebraska Health and Human Services System Delivery of Personal Assistance Services, An. Wolfe, J. K. and Bailie, L. (2002 May). PDF File

Lancaster County Public Defender Workload Assessment. Neeley, E. (2008 July).

Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Releases Update on Nebraska’s Indigent Defense Systems. Neeley, E. & Keefe, D., The Nebraska Lawyer. (2004 November/December).

Neeley, E. & Tomkins, A.J. Nebraska Minority Justice Committee. Minority Justice Report 2010. PDF File

Nebraska Department of Education Career Technical Education Survey. Herian, M. PDF File

Nebraska Judicial Structure and Administration Task Force Final Report. (October 2007). PDF File

The Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Comittee Progress Report. Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force. (2004 February).

The Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Progress Report 2005. Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force. (2006 January).

The Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Progress Report 2006. Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force. (2007 January). PDF File

The Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Progress Report. (2005 February). PDF File

The Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force Final Report. Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force (partially funded by the State Justice Institute). (2003 January). PDF File

Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force/Implementation Committee: The Indigent Defense System in Nebraska: A Update. (2004 October). PDF File

Tomkins, A.J. and Neeley, E. (2003). Preliminary evaluation of the Lancaster County Indigency Screener Project.

Tomkins, A.J. & Neeley, E. (2003). Preliminary evaluation of the Lancaster County Indigency Screener Project. PDF File

Herian, M. N., Hamm J. A., Tomkins A. J., & Pytlik-Zillig L. M. (2012). Public participation, procedural fairness and evaluations of local governance: The moderating role of uncertainty. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Online. DOI:10.1093/jopart/mur064

Rottman, D.B. & Tomkins, A.J. Public trust and confidence in the courts: What public opinion surveys mean to judges. Court Review, 36(3), 24-31.(1999 Fall).PDF File

Race and Justice in Nebraska. Young, M. & Keefe, D. The Nebraska Lawyer. (2004 June). PDF File

Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Courts: Perceptions from Public Hearings. Neeley, E. Court Review, 40: 26-32. PDF File

Shank, N. Real Choice Project Data Team, University of Nebraska Public Policy Center. (2003). Recommendations on creating a statewide information resource for human services.PDF Files

Bornstein, B. H., Tomkins, A. J., Neeley, E. M., Herian, M. N., & Hamm, J. A. (2012). Reducing court’s failure-to-appear rate by written reminders. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/a0026293PDF File

Summary of Estimating the Fiscal Impacts Of Changes in Eligibility and/or Premium Requirements For Nebraska 's Medicaid Buy-In Program. Rosenbaum, David I. (January 2004).

Herian, Mitchel N. (2012). The intergovernmental politics of internet sales taxation in the U.S. Policy & Internet, 4(1): Article 5. PDF File

Neeley, E. & Keefe, D. (2004, November) Update on Nebraska's Indigent Defense Systems. The Nebraska Lawyer, 19-21. (editorial).

Rosenbaum, D. I., Hutsell, N., Tomkins, A. J., Bornstein, B. H., Herian, M. N., & Neeley, E. M. (2012). Using court date reminder postcards to reduce courts’ failure to appear rates: A benefit-cost analysis. PJudicature, 95, 177-187.PDF File

Working Together to Increase Diversity in the Legal Profession. Neeley, E. MAPLA Briefings. (2005 Fall). PDF File
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