Why Terminate? Exploring the End of Interlocal Contracts for Police Service in California Cities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11674332 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric S Zeemering (0000-0002-5469-1535, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 596-609 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The American Review of Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0275-0740 • E-ISSN: 1552-3357 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0275074017701224 |
| OpenAlex | W2604373095 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 64 |
With the recent growth in interlocal contracts for municipal service delivery, insufficient attention has been given to city governments that choose to terminate interlocal contracts. The termination of interlocal contracts deserves scrutiny because theory points to multiple possible explanations for service change. This research examines the termination of interlocal contracts for police service delivery by California cities between 2001 and 2010. Public documents from the nine cities that terminated interlocal contracts are analyzed to assess rationale for termination. The stated reasons for termination include problems related to community responsiveness, the contract relationship, local control, service cost, service levels, and staffing. Grounded theory is advanced through analysis of the nine cities. The research refines our understanding of how cities weigh the costs and benefits of in-house production versus production through interlocal contract. While contract failure is evident in some cities, termination may also be explained as a process of vertical integration and service expansion. The research refines theories about local government service delivery and informs the practice of interlocal contract management
Business · Economics · Government (linguistics · Management · Political science · Scrutiny · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Staffing · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Regulation and Compliance Studies · Marketing
Fraught with tension? A machine-learning approach to termination traits of public corporations in English and German local governments
Cooperation, not cost savings
What contributes to the sustainability performance of urban collaboration for metropolitan governance? A qualitative comparative analysis of 45 cases in China
Disentangling the separate and combined effects of privatization and cooperation on local government service delivery
Perceptions, Realities, and Euphemisms
Should cities disband their police departments
Policy termination in state-driven spheres
With a Little Help from My Friends? A Longitudinal Network Analysis on Fiscal Stress and Collaboration for Public Service Delivery
Federalism, Defunding the Police, and Democratic Values
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Why Participants Leave Collaborative Governance Arrangements
Privatization and Intermunicipal Contracting
Elite and specialized interviewing.
Politics in Time
Rethinking Social Inquiry
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance
Contracting out by Urban Governments
Intergovernmental Service Contracts
Inter-Local Cooperation in a Metropolitan Area
Explaining Local Government Cooperation on Public Works
Rational Choice and Regional Governance
Prospects for Centralizing Services in an Urban County
Exploring Variations in Contracting for Services Among American Local Governments
Scope and Patterns of Metropolitan Governance in Urban America
Interlocal Agreements as Collaborations
Reflecting on the Role of Literature in Qualitative Public Administration Research
Antecedents of Contracting-Back-In
The Nature of Metropolitan Governance in Urban America
How Cities Provide Services
Exploring the Determinants of Local Service Termination
Inter‐municipal Cooperation and Costs
Policy termination as a political process
The Nature of the Firm
Interlocal Service Cooperation in U.S. Cities
The Determinants of Variations in Local Service Contracting
Contract Management Capacity Breakdown? An Analysis of U.S. Local Governments
Insights and Pitfalls
Institutions and Reform
Applying Market Solutions to Public Services
Examining Local Government Service Delivery Arrangements Over Time
Municipal Service Provision Choices within a Metropolitan Area
Regional Integration Through Contracting Networks
"The Science of "Muddling Through
Outsourcing Oversight
Ties That Do Not Bind
Contract–Management Capacity in Municipal and County Governments
The Need for a Privatization Process
City Managers, Career Incentives, and Municipal Service Decisions
Intergovernmental Contracts in California
A Preliminary Theory of Informal Accountability among Network Organizational Actors
Interlocal Agreements as Overlapping Social Networks
How the Cases You Choose Affect the Answers You Get
The Institutional Collective Action Framework
Service Shedding in Local Governments
Transaction Costs and Institutional Explanations for Government Service Production Decisions
Arranging City Services1
Privatization and Its Reverse
Learning from Second‐Hand Experience
Policy Evaluation and Program Termination
The Organization of Government in Metropolitan Areas
What Is a Case Study and What Is It Good for
The Decision To Contract Out City Services
Studying Rare Events Through Qualitative Case Studies
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |