TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Understanding policy reform in Colorado's domestic violence offender treatment standards
JO  - Social Policy and Administration
A1  - Tunstall, Ashley M.
A1  - Weible, Christopher M.
A1  - Tomsich, Elizabeth A.
A1  - Gover, Angela R.
SP  - 580
EP  - 598
VL  - 50
IS  - 5
N2  - This study examines the perceived conditions leading to Colorado adopting revised Standards for treating domestic violence offenders from the perspective of Kingdon's multiple streams theory. A within-case analysis of ten semi-structured interviews explores the Domestic Violence Offender Management Board in Colorado's process for revising Colorado's 2001 Treatment Standards. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest a benign political stream, supported by technically feasible and value-accepted policy ideas, feedback and indicators of the problem, promoted a favourable setting for change. At least two policy entrepreneurs championed the decision-making process. Agenda setting and policy formulation depended on three elements: feedback from existing programmes, indicators of continued difficulty in effectively treating offenders, and the existence of a suitable policy alternative. This study contributes a rare application of multiple streams theory to a criminal justice context in a sub-national government. Future research should explore whether the presence of a benign political stream influences the development and revision of domestic violence policy in other policy environments.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0144-5596
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spol.12136
ID  - ref1
ER  -