Women are underrepresented in most elected and appointed positions in local government
in the United States. This essay details what we know about women's representation in cities …

Police officers are society's first interveners in intimate partner violence against women
(IPVAW) and are essential for victim safety. Despite IPVAW laws, police attitudes influence …

Immigration enforcement and policy making has increasingly devolved to the local level in
the United States. American sheriffs present a unique opportunity to evaluate decisions …

Is local law enforcement conducted differently based on the party in power? I offer an
answer to this question by focusing on a case in which law enforcement is elected and has …

County governments are a crucial component of the fabric of American democracy. Yet there
has been almost no previous research on the policy effects of the partisan composition of …

Democratic accountability requires voters to select high-quality politicians or sanction
incumbents. To what extent does local electoral politics meet this standard? I explore the …

In recent years, law enforcement agencies have enhanced intimate partner violence (IPV)
policies and increased the frequency of required training. Yet, there is limited research that …

With a focus on the implementation of women's police stations (WPS), we posit that local
policies that address violence against women can result in positive feedback effects on …

The adage “All politics is local” in the United States is largely true. Of the United States'
90,106 governments, 99.9% are local governments. Despite variations in institutional …

Police endorsement of IPV myths may adversely influence police responses where survivors
feel stigmatized, invalidated, or blamed and thus, can limit victim participation and aggravate …