C. Kenneth Meyer is Thomas F. Sheehan Distinguished Professor of Public Administration and former Chair, Department of Public Administration, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Previously, he held teaching, research, and administration positions at The University of Oklahoma, Winona State University, State University of New York, and the University of South Dakota. His research covers the areas of violence and the police, social indicator and quality of life measurement and evaluation, voting behavior, and public management BB areas in which he has over 95 publications. In addition, he has done extensive consulting in the areas of public policy analysis and administrative organization and development at the state and regional levels of government. He previously served on the Executive Council of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration.