Exposure to the Law: Accountability and Its Impact on Street-level Bureaucracy

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Murphy, Mark Skillen, Paul
Copyright Year	2016
Description	Little research has been conducted exploring the relationship between public-sector accountability and the law. This is a significant oversight given the potential for this relationship to cause unintended consequences around issues of liability, especially in the context of a growing litigation culture. The purpose of the current research is to explore this relationship, using qualitative studies of public-sector professionals in England. The findings of the study suggest that increasing emphasis on accountability has led to a growing magnification of legal risk in the public sector, with consequences for the ways public-sector professionals perceive their relationships with the public.
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Ending Page	46
Page Count	12
Starting Page	35
ISSN	14747464
e-ISSN	14753073
DOI	10.1017/s1474746416000506
Journal	Social Policy and Society
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	17
Language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publisher Date	2016-11-16
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Social Policy and Society Public Administration
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Political Science and International Relations