Collaboration, Commitment, and Conflict

The 1990s saw the United States government begin§initiatives to align local government domestic§violence policies with federal policy priorities§through grants-in-aid to local programs. This§analysis considers whether a federally funded,§coordinated, inter-jurisdictional, public-private§community response to domestic violence can be§implemented effectively by local government and§private agency decision-makers. Assessment using§implementation, systems, contingency, organizational§culture, and federalism theories determined all§program goals were achieved as originally crafted,§except one in modified form. Program outcomes were§fostered by leaders commitment to programmatic§success, experience administering grant funded§programs, and a collaborative community culture. In a§fluctuating environment community organizing efforts§can conquer political considerations to effectively§address criminalized social problems and other§multi-faceted issues. This book provides original§insights into multi-disciplinary program initiatives§for those interested in community organizing, program§evaluation, grant funded initiatives, and the§influence of practitioner outlooks on organizational§culture.