One of the leading theories for understanding the policy process is the theory of social
construction and policy design developed by A nne S chneider and H elen I ngram. The …

Beginning in the 1980s, policy theorists turned to a policy design approach that was initially
proposed to address the welter of intervening variables that affect the design, selection …

Successful campaigns to end distracted driving must understand prevailing social norms for
behaviors such as texting and phoning while driving. The current work examined this issue …

Administrative burden imposes costs on citizens as they interact with government. A high
level of administrative burden in programs is linked to negative outcomes for those engaging …

Objectives. We evaluated the public health benefits of traffic laws targeting speeding and
drunk drivers (British Columbia, Canada, September 2010). Methods. We studied fatal …

All US states have laws designed to discourage people from drinking and driving, but
enforcement varies across the states. Existing studies offer conflicting evidence on the …

US immigration policy has been the subject of considerable debate in recent years. Previous
research has focused on how temporal variation in federal policy has altered the migratory …

Drink driving causes great suffering and material destruction. The alcohol interlock promises
to eradicate this problem by technological design. Traditional counter-measures to drink …

There is a dearth of studies comparing the relative explanatory power of several major
theories related to policy support for immigrants specifically in the context of local policies …

This article partially examines Stafford and Warr's reconceptualized model of deterrence by
investigating the relationship between punishment, punishment avoidance, perceived …