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Morrison Institute for Public Policy is a leader in examining critical Arizona and regional issues, and is a catalyst for public dialogue. An Arizona State University resource, Morrison Institute is an independent center that uses nonpartisan research and communication outreach to help improve the state's quality of life.

Morrison Institute is part of the College of Public Programs in the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University. Additional publications are available at the Morrison Institute for Public Policy. Date range of repository publications is 1992 – 2015.

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Arizona's Pilot Citizen Initiative Review

ContributorsMcFadden, Erica S. (Contributor) / Daughtery, David (Contributor) / Gastil, John (Contributor) / Knobloch, Katherine (Contributor) / Schugurensky, Daniel (Contributor) / Garcia, Joseph (Contributor) / Haque, Avanti (Contributor) / Morrison Institute of Public Policy (Contributor)
Created2015-12-01
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In September 2014 ASU’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy conducted the state’s first Citizens Initiative Review (CIR). MI invited 20 participants to deliberate for 3½ days over a pension reform measure on the city ballot to develop a factually vetted, one-page Citizens’ Statement with the pros and cons of the…

In September 2014 ASU’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy conducted the state’s first Citizens Initiative Review (CIR). MI invited 20 participants to deliberate for 3½ days over a pension reform measure on the city ballot to develop a factually vetted, one-page Citizens’ Statement with the pros and cons of the initiative. The goal of the CIR is to help other voters make a more informed decision on specific initiatives before going to the ballot box. This report, funded by the Kettering Foundation, analyzes CIR participant interviews conducted six weeks and six months later to show how values, beliefs, and behaviors towards democratic habits, public action, and community engagement may have been changed through their involvement, if at all. The report concludes with lessons learned and the contributions of the CIR to creating a more democratic Arizona.
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The 'Neglect of Neglect'

ContributorsQuintana, Erica (Contributor) / Sun, Jade (Contributor) / Morrison Institute of Public Policy (Contributor)
Created2018-05-01
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From its inception, the “Spotlight on Arizona’s Kids” project was a different type of initiative undertaken by Morrison Institute for Public Policy and none more important – the safety and well-being of children whose lives intersect with the child welfare system. This multi-year project, funded by Arizona Community Foundation (ACF),…

From its inception, the “Spotlight on Arizona’s Kids” project was a different type of initiative undertaken by Morrison Institute for Public Policy and none more important – the safety and well-being of children whose lives intersect with the child welfare system. This multi-year project, funded by Arizona Community Foundation (ACF), includes data and expertise provided by Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS), along with input from national and local child welfare experts. To date, the project has produced five publications that examine the breadth and complexity of issues related to child neglect with the goal of informing effective policy in Arizona.
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Preventing Families' 'Drift Into Failure'

ContributorsQuintana, Erica (Contributor) / Sun, Jade (Contributor) / Morrison Institute of Public Policy (Contributor)
Created2018-05-01
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From its inception, the “Spotlight on Arizona’s Kids” project was a different type of initiative undertaken by Morrison Institute for Public Policy and none more important – the safety and well-being of children whose lives intersect with the child welfare system. This multi-year project, funded by Arizona Community Foundation (ACF),…

From its inception, the “Spotlight on Arizona’s Kids” project was a different type of initiative undertaken by Morrison Institute for Public Policy and none more important – the safety and well-being of children whose lives intersect with the child welfare system. This multi-year project, funded by Arizona Community Foundation (ACF), includes data and expertise provided by Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS), along with input from national and local child welfare experts. To date, the project has produced five publications that examine the breadth and complexity of issues related to child neglect with the goal of informing effective policy in Arizona.
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Supervisory Neglect in Arizona: Facts, Issues, Opportunities

ContributorsQuintana, Erica (Contributor) / Sun, Jade (Contributor) / Morrison Institute of Public Policy (Contributor) / Arizona Community Foundation (Contributor)
Created2018-03-01
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This is the fourth in a series of briefs in which Morrison Institute for Public Policy will report on selected aspects of Arizona’s child welfare system. Morrison Institute’s first white paper discussed the less visible but more common side of child maltreatment: neglect. The second white paper examined family conditions…

This is the fourth in a series of briefs in which Morrison Institute for Public Policy will report on selected aspects of Arizona’s child welfare system. Morrison Institute’s first white paper discussed the less visible but more common side of child maltreatment: neglect. The second white paper examined family conditions that can influence a family’s subtle “drift” towards unsafe situations that often correlate with neglect, as well as how different types of prevention might help interrupt the “drift into failure.” The third paper analyzed Arizona Department of Child Safety data to identify the prevalence of various types of neglect in Arizona reports. This paper highlights some key conclusions from the neglect analysis and identifies future areas for study and analysis as part of the Spotlight on Arizona’s Kids project. Future papers will research, analyze and discuss prevention services in Arizona and elsewhere, with an emphasis on best practices. These collective efforts are intended to help state leaders, child advocates and others discuss and identify the most-effective child abuse and neglect prevention strategies. Spotlight on Arizona’s Kids is funded by the Arizona Community Foundation
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Preventing Families’ ‘Drift Into Failure’

ContributorsQuintana, Erica (Contributor) / Sun, Jade (Contributor) / Morrison Institute of Public Policy (Contributor)
Created2017-05-01
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In this second in a series of briefs on Arizona’s child welfare system, Morrison Institute for Public Policy examines the issue of prevention and ways of mitigating a family’s risk factors so the situation doesn’t drift into child abuse or neglect. Funded by the Arizona Community Foundation, "Spotlight on Arizona’s…

In this second in a series of briefs on Arizona’s child welfare system, Morrison Institute for Public Policy examines the issue of prevention and ways of mitigating a family’s risk factors so the situation doesn’t drift into child abuse or neglect. Funded by the Arizona Community Foundation, "Spotlight on Arizona’s Kids" is intended to help state leaders, child advocates and others develop the most effective child welfare policies.
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Time for a Plan

ContributorsMcFadden, Erica S. (Contributor) / Morrison Institute of Public Policy (Contributor)
Created2016-01-01
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Arizona has one of the nation’s highest rates of people with I/DD living with caregivers aged 60-plus. And with almost one in five Arizonans 60 years old and older, we wanted to know how – and if – these growing numbers of lifetime caregiving families and aging adults with I/DD…

Arizona has one of the nation’s highest rates of people with I/DD living with caregivers aged 60-plus. And with almost one in five Arizonans 60 years old and older, we wanted to know how – and if – these growing numbers of lifetime caregiving families and aging adults with I/DD were planning ahead. The recent report “Time for a Plan: The Urgency for Families of Older Adults with Individual and Developmental Disabilities, shares what we learned from 40 adults with I/DD ages 40 and older and their family caregivers. Commissioned by the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, the study included focus groups conducted across Arizona with families involved in different stages of the planning process.
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Child Neglect in Arizona: analysis

ContributorsQuintana, Erica (Contributor) / Sun, Jade (Contributor) / Whitsett, Andrea (Contributor) / Hunting, Dan (Contributor) / Vagi, Robert (Contributor) / Garcia, Joseph (Contributor) / Kovacs, Melissa (Contributor) / Morton, Thomas D. (Contributor) / Morrison Institute of Public Policy (Contributor)
Created2017-10-01
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This is the third in a series of briefs in which Morrison Institute for Public Policy will report on selected aspects of Arizona’s child welfare system. Spotlight on Arizona’s Kids is intended to help state leaders, child advocates, and others develop the most effective prevention strategies. Morrison Institute’s first white paper discussed…

This is the third in a series of briefs in which Morrison Institute for Public Policy will report on selected aspects of Arizona’s child welfare system. Spotlight on Arizona’s Kids is intended to help state leaders, child advocates, and others develop the most effective prevention strategies. Morrison Institute’s first white paper discussed the less visible but more common side of child maltreatment: neglect. Our second white paper discussed family conditions that can influence a family’s subtle “drift” towards unsafe situations that often correlate with neglect and examined how the different types of prevention might help interrupt the “drift into failure.” This paper analyzes Arizona Department of Child Safety data to identify the prevalence of various types of neglect in Arizona reports. Future papers will research, analyze and discuss prevention services in Arizona and elsewhere, with an emphasis on best practices. These collective efforts are intended to help state leaders, child advocates and others discuss and identify the most-effective child abuse and neglect prevention strategies. Spotlight on Arizona’s Kids is funded by the Arizona Community Foundation.