Criminal Justice Policy

Policy Issueand Solution Paper: Draft Assignment Instructions

OVERVIEW

This assignment will provide you with the opportunityto apply your knowledge developed through research to key topics that relate tothe criminal justice field. This assignment will enable you to apply whatyou have learned in our course toward possible solutions to a policy issue thatexists in the field of criminal justice. Research through this assignmentwill provide the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of a significantcriminal justice policy issue and how it can be solved.

INSTRUCTIONS

To successfully complete this assignment, please select amajor criminal justice policy issue (excluding the death penalty, legalizationof marijuana, or gun control) found in your research that can be applied tocurrent issues in criminal justice. You may select minor policy issues, majorpolicy issues, minor budget issues, major budget issues, equipmentimplementation, and any issue dealing with a policy proposal. Major sections ofyour paper should a Problem, Significance, and Solution section that areoutlined with APA formatted section headings. Also, please note that 3 policysolutions should be provided. 3 choices: do nothing, incremental approach, andfull implementation and each should have their own section headings. Thesolution section of the paper must have enough of an explanation of thesolution so that an executive would be able to make an informed decision fromyour explanation. The solution must also have sub-themes with section headings.Some subthemes include impact to department, impact to externalstakeholders, and impact to budget. While this is a draft assignment, it isexpected to be a fully completed assignment that meets each of these assignmentobjectives. You will receive detailed feedback on this assignment that shouldbe applied to your Policy Issue and Solution Paper: Final Assignment. 

       The length of the assignment is required to be 12 to 15 pages.

o  The page count does not include the title page,abstract, reference section, or any extra material.

       The format of thisassignment must be in APA.

       A total of atleast 12 citations are needed, in addition to the class textbooks and theBible.

       Acceptable sourcesinclude the class textbooks, the Bible, and scholarly sources. A minimum of 8references that are peer reviewed sources published within the last five yearsare needed.

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