Bøker av Laura A. Reese

Strategies for Successful Animal Shelters is the first book to assess the relationship between shelter traits, activities and critical outcome variables, such as live release or save rates. This book provides a data-based evaluation of shelter processes and practices with explicit recommendations for improved shelter activities. Using a survey of licensed animal shelters, case studies, and data on state inspections, complaints, and save rates, this book provides an assessment of the activities, processes, and procedures that are most likely to lead to positive outcomes for a variety of animal shelters. The book also contributes to community debate around animal sheltering and provides best practices, methods and means to assess local shelters to ensure the highest level of animal welfare. It is a valuable resource for animal shelter professionals and rescue groups, as well as students in disciplines such as animal science, animal welfare and shelter medicine. Offers best-practice recommendations and how they are used in animal sheltersAnalyzes which shelter traits, programs and activities are most strongly associated with optimal outcomes, including live release ratesIncludes an assessment of future research and activities to optimize animal welfare within shelters

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Civic culture is a means for understanding how municipal policy-makers weigh the interests of different groups, govern the local community, frame local goals, engage in decision-making, and ultimately select and implement public policies. This book explores the nature of civic culture in cities in the US and Canada.

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Widespread sexual harassment in the public sector makes implementing sexual harassment policy a decidedly necessary task. In this book the authors focus on the implementation of sexual harassment policy in public sector organizations using an analysis of case studies and survey data.