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Investigations of offenses that are subject to juvenile jurisdiction often require an understanding of both criminal law and juvenile law. Because juveniles have constitutional due process rights in the context of delinquency proceedings, much of the criminal law related to search and seizure also applies in juvenile matters. In addition, juvenile law contains some legal requirements that are...

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From Starting to Sustaining: What Actions are Local Governments in North Carolina Taking to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Many local governments are recognizing the importance of building more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces and communities. Municipal and county administrators and elected officials are increasingly interested in learning about the steps they can take and the steps other local governments are taking. In response, the coauthors conducted a study to understand how North Carolina local...

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Lessons from a Team of Bloggers on Community Engagement

In December 2014, a group of twelve people started the Community Engagement Learning Exchange (CELE) blog to explore different experiences and views related to community engagement. Unlike blogs that advocate on behalf of a community or organization or that focus on specific social or political issues, this effort was designed to offer...

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Affordable Housing Digest for the Town of Boone

At the request of the Town of Boone (hereinafter Town), the School of Government conducted the first of two in- person workshops on the topic of affordable housing. The workshop was conducted by Development Finance Initiative (DFI) Assistant Director Sarah Odio and DFI Real Estate Development Analyst Frank Muraca on February 20, 2023.

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Building a Better System for Today and Tomorrow: Municipal Performance Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Local government managers know that management is never easy. In recent years, however, they have faced situations in which “never easy” has become “almost impossible.” Job turnover and workforce transformation, social unrest, natural disasters, and a global pandemic have presented substantial new challenges. Proactive public managers need to prepare their organizations to handle unexpected...

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Local Elected Officials' Leadership Derailment

What Is This Study About, and Why Does It Matter?

Although many studies examine effective leadership in the public sector, including in local government, little is known about behaviors that derail public leaders. Yet understanding this topic is important. When local elected officials are derailed they are not the only ones who pay a price. Trust in government, the legitimacy of the...

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Buy American? Buy America? Build America? An Introduction to Domestic Procurement Preferences in Federal Financial Assistance for North Carolina's Counties and Municipalities

Many of North Carolina’s local governments have been awash in federal funding since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet the complexity and quantity of rules applicable to the expenditure of those monies has not decreased since the pandemic began. Federal funds arrived in local government coffers, as they always have, with significant “strings attached.”

Since at least...

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Mecklenburg County Property Tax Appeals: A Systemic Bias Analysis

Mecklenburg County contracted with the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study recent property tax appeal data for evidence of systemic bias.

To conduct the Study, the School analyzed residential property tax appeal data related to Mecklenburg County’s 2019 county-wide reappraisal to determine if appeal rates or appeal results varied based on two...

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