Thomas W Church
Biographic Data
| ID | 1131325 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas W Church |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas W |
| FAMILY NAME | Church |
| SIGNATURE | CHURCH T W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University at Albany, State University of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Speedy Disposition
Environmental Dispute Resolution and Hazardous Waste Cleanups
Robert T. Nakamura, Thomas W. Church, Jr., Phillip J. Cooper, Environmental Dispute Resolution and Hazardous Waste Cleanups: A CautionaryTale of Policy Implementation, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Spring, 1991), pp. 204-221
Criminal Justice Reform, Monetary Incentives, and Policy Evaluation
Innovation in criminal justice frequently fails, or is perceived as having failed. In this paper we look at a highly imaginative, quintessential 1980's innovation–the use of financial incentives to encourage prosecutors to process more quickly their oldest cases and their cases involving defendants incarcerated pre‐trial. Measured by conventional “bottom line” criteria the incentive scheme can be labeled a failure. But measured both by the limite…
The Underexamined Assumptions of the Invisible Hand
To alleviate overcrowding in pretrial detention facilities, the City of New York established a program offering substantial budgetary increments to those district attorneys' offices in the city that reduced the number of long-term detainee cases. The experience with this program suggests that the inherent assuptions underlying a monetary incentive strategy-the existence of capacity, the avoidability of goal displacement, and the efficacy of finan…
The Gorilla in the Closet
The use of the tort law doctrine joint and several liability (JSL) to Superfund, the federal program to cleanup inactive toxic waste sites, has been controversial since, its inception. Despite this controversy, the underlying assumptions for utilizing JSL have gone largely unexamined. We look at four rationales for applying joint and several liability in this setting: (a) a fairness rationale; (b) a settlement rationale; (c) a deep pockets ration…
"In Defense of "Bargain Justice
The strongest critics of plea bargaining argue that the practice should be abolished because it coerces defendants to give up their right to trial and because it results in irrational sentences for criminal defendants. Neither charge is applicable to a system of plea negotiations that meets four basic criteria: (1) the defendant always has the alternative of a jury trial at which both verdict and sentence are determined solely on the merits; (2) …
"In Defense of "Bargain Justice
The strongest critics of plea bargaining argue that the practice should be abolished because it coerces defendants to give up their right to trial and because it results in irrational sentences for criminal defendants. Neither charge is applicable to a system of plea negotiations that meets four basic criteria: (1) the defendant always has the alternative of a jury trial at which both verdict and sentence are determined solely on the merits; (2) …
The Underexamined Assumptions of the Invisible Hand
To alleviate overcrowding in pretrial detention facilities, the City of New York established a program offering substantial budgetary increments to those district attorneys' offices in the city that reduced the number of long-term detainee cases. The experience with this program suggests that the inherent assuptions underlying a monetary incentive strategy-the existence of capacity, the avoidability of goal displacement, and the efficacy of finan…
Environmental Dispute Resolution and Hazardous Waste Cleanups
Robert T. Nakamura, Thomas W. Church, Jr., Phillip J. Cooper, Environmental Dispute Resolution and Hazardous Waste Cleanups: A CautionaryTale of Policy Implementation, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Spring, 1991), pp. 204-221
Criminal Justice Reform, Monetary Incentives, and Policy Evaluation
Innovation in criminal justice frequently fails, or is perceived as having failed. In this paper we look at a highly imaginative, quintessential 1980's innovation–the use of financial incentives to encourage prosecutors to process more quickly their oldest cases and their cases involving defendants incarcerated pre‐trial. Measured by conventional “bottom line” criteria the incentive scheme can be labeled a failure. But measured both by the limite…
The Gorilla in the Closet
The use of the tort law doctrine joint and several liability (JSL) to Superfund, the federal program to cleanup inactive toxic waste sites, has been controversial since, its inception. Despite this controversy, the underlying assumptions for utilizing JSL have gone largely unexamined. We look at four rationales for applying joint and several liability in this setting: (a) a fairness rationale; (b) a settlement rationale; (c) a deep pockets ration…
"In Defense of "Bargain Justice
The strongest critics of plea bargaining argue that the practice should be abolished because it coerces defendants to give up their right to trial and because it results in irrational sentences for criminal defendants. Neither charge is applicable to a system of plea negotiations that meets four basic criteria: (1) the defendant always has the alternative of a jury trial at which both verdict and sentence are determined solely on the merits; (2) …
The Underexamined Assumptions of the Invisible Hand
To alleviate overcrowding in pretrial detention facilities, the City of New York established a program offering substantial budgetary increments to those district attorneys' offices in the city that reduced the number of long-term detainee cases. The experience with this program suggests that the inherent assuptions underlying a monetary incentive strategy-the existence of capacity, the avoidability of goal displacement, and the efficacy of finan…
The Gorilla in the Closet
The use of the tort law doctrine joint and several liability (JSL) to Superfund, the federal program to cleanup inactive toxic waste sites, has been controversial since, its inception. Despite this controversy, the underlying assumptions for utilizing JSL have gone largely unexamined. We look at four rationales for applying joint and several liability in this setting: (a) a fairness rationale; (b) a settlement rationale; (c) a deep pockets ration…
Criminal Justice Reform, Monetary Incentives, and Policy Evaluation
Innovation in criminal justice frequently fails, or is perceived as having failed. In this paper we look at a highly imaginative, quintessential 1980's innovation–the use of financial incentives to encourage prosecutors to process more quickly their oldest cases and their cases involving defendants incarcerated pre‐trial. Measured by conventional “bottom line” criteria the incentive scheme can be labeled a failure. But measured both by the limite…
Environmental Dispute Resolution and Hazardous Waste Cleanups
Robert T. Nakamura, Thomas W. Church, Jr., Phillip J. Cooper, Environmental Dispute Resolution and Hazardous Waste Cleanups: A CautionaryTale of Policy Implementation, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Spring, 1991), pp. 204-221
Speedy Disposition
Economics (5 works) · Incentive (5 works) · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law and economics (4 works) · Microeconomics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works)