Browsing by Author "Nagle, Matthew"

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    40 Years of Local Income Taxes in Indiana: Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the Future
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2012-11) Nagle, Matthew
    The Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute and the Indiana University Public Policy Institute share an important mission: to produce unbiased and evidence-based research to inform the public policymaking process. With this report on local option income taxes in Indiana, the IFPI and PPI collaborate to further that shared mission. The combined knowledge, expertise and diversity in perspectives from these organizations provide insightful analysis on complex issues. This document is a resource for a long-term discussion on local income taxation in the state and the IFPI and PPI intend to continue to analyze important topics in public finance for Indiana.
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    Assessing Indiana's Tax, Fiscal, and Economic Condition
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2011-09) Nagle, Matthew
    Indiana’s fiscal structure has changed significantly over the last decade. Increases in the sales tax rate, modifications to the structure of corporate taxes, fundamental shifts in property taxation, and other milestone events have altered our portfolio of revenues. At the same time, volatile economic conditions have made the prospect for long-term fiscal sustainability driven by income growth less certain. This issue brief summarizes the changes enacted and faced by Indiana state and local governments since 2000. Included are discussions on key changes in tax and spending policy, trends in revenues and spending, the impact on local governments from property tax changes, and implications of an aging population and economic growth.
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    Cell phones and driving: A review of legislation, risk perception, and mitigation tactics
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2009) Nagle, Matthew
    This issue brief examines the effects of cell phone use on driving behavior and crash risk. Since Indiana only recently implemented a law banning drivers under age 18 from using a cell phone while driving, this brief concentrates on evaluations of the success of legislation in other states, including how varying levels of police enforcement and media publicity contribute to compliance.
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    Cell phones and driving: A review of legislation, risk perception, and mitigation tactics
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2009-10) Nagle, Matthew
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, 2009) estimates that over 800,000 drivers are using a cell phone at any given time during the day (11 percent of all drivers). Another study on the risk of a collision associated with driver cell phone use found that 3.6 percent of all crashes and near-crashes are the result of a driver distracted by cell phone use (NHTSA, 2006). Public opinion surveys have found that cell phone use is viewed as a dangerous driving action, yet the admitted rates of cell phone use by those same respondents is relatively high. Awareness of the issue has increased to the point that, in September 2009, a national forum of policy makers, law enforcement officials, and academics took place on the issue of distracted driving in Washington, DC. This issue brief examines the effects of cell phone use on driving behavior and crash risk. Since Indiana only recently implemented a law banning drivers under age 18 from using a cell phone while driving, this brief concentrates on evaluations of the success of legislation in other states, including how varying levels of police enforcement and media publicity contribute to compliance.
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    Courts and the Economy, How Fiscal Constraints Affect the Judiciary and Access to Justice
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2012-06) Nagle, Matthew; Braun, Erin; Mulholland, Zachary
    The recession of 2008 put pressure on nearly every sector in society to do more with less. Unemployment and constrained investment by the private sector reduced economic output, which led to declining tax revenues for state and local governments. As with previous recessions, as the number of people out of work increases, the demand for government services tends to increase just as the money collected to provide those services declines. Elected officials face the difficult task of determining how to allocate increasingly scarce public dollars for essential services.
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    Effects of Graduated Driver Licensing on Crash Outcomes in Indiana
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2011-02) Nagle, Matthew
    The risks associated with teen drivers because of inexperience and immaturity are well documented. Teenagers are at a greater risk for crashes during the nighttime, with passengers present, and because of a general willingness to take greater risks than older drivers. Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) standards are designed to limit exposure to high-risk situations and to provide young drivers with the experience necessary to assess risks and respond appropriately.. On July 1, 2010, Indiana implemented the second phase in its Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) system. As of January 2011, there now exist six months of data on the first cohort of teenagers (ages 15 to 17) to enter the GDL system in Indiana. This issue brief uses police-reported crash data to analyze preliminary results on crash reduction for this group as a result of GDL implementation.
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    Evaluation of Indianapolis Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative, Final Report
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2012) Thelin, Rachel; Stucky, Thomas; Nagle, Matthew; Newby, Bill
    Through collaboration between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana, the City of Indianapolis/Marion County, and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, a steering committee was formed to plan and execute activities for the three-pronged approached focusing on prevention, law enforcement, and reentry programs to diminish gang activity in Indianapolis. The CAGI Steering Committee was comprised of representatives from the Indianapolis Mayor’s Office, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD), the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, community leaders, and members of the faith community. Three subcommittees also were created to oversee the three initiatives (law enforcement, prevention/intervention, and reentry).. In July 2008, the Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR), part of the Indiana University Public Policy Institute, was engaged to serve as the research partner for CAGI. Throughout the program, CCJR provided feedback on implementation, input on data collection, and gathered a considerable amount of information for evaluating law enforcement, prevention/intervention, and reentry activities. This report summarizes the history of the grant and expenditures, recaps CAGI research activities undertaken in 2009 and 2010, and discusses research activities across all three areas in 2011 and 2012, concluding with lessons learned during the entire grant period.
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    Indiana Crash Fact Book, 2007
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2008) Lisby, Kathy J.; Nagle, Matthew; Newby, Bill; Nunn, Samuel; Sapp, Dona
    Designing and implementing effective traffic safety policies requires data-driven analysis of traffic collisions. To help in the policy-making process, CCJR collaborates each year with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) to analyze data from the Automated Reporting Information Exchange System (ARIES) database maintained by the Indiana State Police. Research findings are summarized in this Crash Fact Book and in a series of fact sheets on various aspects of traffic collisions, including alcohol-related crashes, speeding, children, motorcycles, light trucks, large trucks, occupant protection, and young drivers. Portions of these publications are based on guidelines provided by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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    Indiana Crash Facts 2008
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2009) Sapp, Dona; Newby, Bill; Nagle, Matthew; Nunn, Samuel; Lisby, Kathy J.
    Indiana Crash Facts 2008 provides a detailed summary of 2008 traffic collision statistics and trends. This book, along with a series of annual traffic fact sheets on select topics, is used to inform the public, as well as state and national policymakers, on matters of road safety and serves as the analytical foundation of traffic safety program planning and design in Indiana.
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    Indiana Crash Facts 2010
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2011) Sapp, Dona; Nunn, Samuel; Nagle, Matthew; Newby, Bill; Lisby, Kathy J.
    Designing and implementing effective traffic safety policies requires data-driven analysis of traffic collisions. To help in the policy-making process, the Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR) collaborates annually with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) to analyze data from the Automated Reporting Information Exchange System (ARIES) database maintained by the Indiana State Police. Each year, CCJR summarizes research findings in a series of publications focused on various aspects of traffic collisions, including alcohol-related crashes, children, motorcycles, light trucks, large trucks, dangerous driving, occupant protection, and young drivers. Portions of the content in these publications are based on guidelines provided by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Indiana Crash Facts 2010 provides a comprehensive summary of 2010 traffic collision statistics and trends, including a section on problem identification related to goals defined in the Indiana Strategic Highway Safety Plan, and a set of detailed analyses of individuals and vehicles involved in collisions, and collision characteristics and contributing circumstances such as alcohol-involvement, speeding, work zones, and motorcycles. The book concludes with a section devoted to county-level analyses that includes a number of maps illustrating county data by these same variables.