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What is a benefit of outsourcing the role of city manager?

You need to decide on how to deliver services for the city of Fictionville. Most services have already been figured out. There remain four services, however, that need to be decided. You need to figure out the following services: animal control, solid waste (trash/recycling), the construction of a new road to alleviate traffic, and park management. The new city is in the suburb of a large US city, with plenty of potential private, public, and non-profit partners. For each of the four, what service delivery arrangement (municipal delivery, special district delivery, contracting with a private partner, privatization, or contracting with a non-profit partner) would you recommend. Justify your answer with reference to the material. 

Which is a way that children respond to children’s picture storybooks?

Explain the following theories: a. Broken Windows, and b. Victim Discounting. Is there also a process of discounting offenders in our society and criminal justice system? Is evidence based research useful in changing prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination by police? Explain the main differences between stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. 

What is the purpose of picturebooks that are biographies?

Which of the following is NOT true of intergovernmental lobbying:

What is true of Citizen Academies according to Morse (2012)?

True/False: In states with Home Rule, local governments have legal status independent from state constitutions.

Name and describe one disadvantage of Citizen Participation/Engagement. Does this apply to citizens, government or both? Is the disadvantage related to processes or outcomes? Justify your answers.

What is true of private/public utilities and their relationship with state water use regulation during the California Drought?