ABSTRACT
An essential text for PA courses on Human Resource Management as well as Public Management and Law, this book illuminates the role of the reasonable public servant, who strives to perform authorized functions efficiently, yet in a manner that aligns with constitutional values embodied in the Bill of Rights. "A Reasonable Public Servant" provides a comprehensive review of Supreme Court opinions in explaining the reasonable conduct of a public servant and the development of clearly established constitutional and statutory rights that a reasonable public servant is expected to observe: property rights; procedural due process; freedom of critical speech; privacy; equal protection; and anti-discrimination laws. The author relies on the Court's opinions as the exemplar of public reason, and pays close attention to the manner in which the Court balances among competing value priorities - for example, the rights of a public servant as an employee as well as an individual citizen, and the efficiency needs of the government as an employer as well as a sovereign state. This book's detailed appendices include the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |58 pages
Constitutional Foundations of Public Service
chapter |15 pages
The Constitution and a Reasonable Public Servant
chapter |24 pages
Personal Responsibility
chapter |17 pages
Official Responsibility
part |93 pages
Constitutional Rights of a Public Servant
chapter |24 pages
Property Rights, Liberty, and Procedural Due Process
chapter |26 pages
Freedom of Critical Speech
chapter |21 pages
Right to Privacy
chapter |20 pages
Equal Protection and Affirmative Action
part |75 pages
Civil Rights of a Public Servant
chapter |24 pages
Discrimination in Employment
chapter |22 pages
Sexual Harassment and Employer Liability
chapter |27 pages
Americans with Disabilities
part |14 pages
Conclusion