Throughout this course, you have critiqued the development and influence of public policy. You have appraised specific justice and security issues facing American society. In this final week, you will evaluate potential conflicts involving public policy and civil rights.

 

In the field you, will need to be able to communicate the results of your analysis in a way that guides stakeholders through your process, extends understanding of your conclusions, and provokes questions and ideas that pave the way for future research and progress.

 

You have already drafted an executive summary to use as an introduction for your final narrative.

 

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word addendum to your executive summary in which you describe the policy you have researched, and answer the following questions:

• Where is this policy or program in effect and how long has it been in effect?
• Who is in charge or writing this policy and who oversees the enforcement of this policy?
• What are the goals of the policy and who does it benefit?
• Does this policy affect one group of individuals more than another? Explain how.
• Explain any changes you would make to this policy to better improve potential conflicts involving civil rights, and provide data to support your suggestions.

 

Headings for the paper should reflect each objective listed here. Do not combine objectives and place each objective in the order as presented in the assignment.

 

Cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed or similar scholarly references beyond the course texts and associated learning activities to support your assignment. Scholarly sources are publications from professional organizations that are written by academics or other experts which contribute to knowledge in a particular field. Please review the document titled, “Unacceptable web sources,” found in the Course Resources section of the classroom. Your best sources for scholarly material are the university library or possibly Google Scholar.

 

Include an APA-formatted reference page.

 

Format your executive summary according to APA guidelines. 

 

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You have carefully crafted an extensive presentation about the policy you have targeted for analysis. You have supplied your stakeholders with the information they need to make an informed decision. It is important that you provide them with material that they can take with them to review. You decide to prepare a report that complements your presentation.

 

To begin, provide an executive summary for the policy you are analyzing.

 

Write a succinct (525-to-700-word) narrative that outlines what you have found that will be attached to the policy you are analyzing. Provide the following:

• Vision, Mission, and Goals statements
• Money: How was the policy funded?
• What other social arenas benefited from this allocation?
• What other social arenas have suffered?
• Message: How was this policy introduced? How was progress communicated?
• From whom did they seek advice?
• Which stakeholders were not involved?
• Momentum: What conflicts and divisions have risen from the inception of this policy?
• What areas of civil rights have been affected?
• Supported?
• Harmed?

 

Headings in the paper should reflect each objective listed. Do not combine objectives and place each objective in the order as presented in the assignment.

 

Cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed or similar references beyond the course texts and associated learning activities to support your assignment. Scholarly sources are publications from professional organizations that are written by academics or other experts which contribute to knowledge in a particular field. Please review the document titled, “Unacceptable web sources,” found in the Course Resources section of the classroom. You best sources for scholarly material are the university library or possibly Google Scholar.

 

Include an APA-formatted reference page.

 

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You have researched needs, rationale, and budgetary features of the policy you are analyzing. 

 

After talking with your supervisor, you realize that your stakeholders need a comparison of the costs and consequences for maintaining the policy and for amending or replacing it to make the most informed decision. 

 

Add an additional 15 to 20 slides to your presentation that outline the challenges and costs of the justice and security issues the policy you are analyzing poses. 

 

For the status quo (existing policy):

• How are funds allocated for each provision in the policy?
• What potential challenges are identified?
• What contingencies are identified to address these challenges?
• What limitations do you find in the policy?
• What are the social implications of the policy as it stands?

For an alternative or changed policy:

• How would you recommend the policy be altered or changed to address social consequences?
• What financial and human resources are required for change?
• What are the potential challenges to changing the policy?
• What contingencies can be put in place to address these challenges?
• What financial and human resources are required for the contingencies?

 

Format your PowerPoint® presentation to ensure that the slides only contain essential bullet points. Your speaker notes convey the details you would give if you were presenting.

• For help, consult the guide on how to create speaker notes from Microsoft®.

 

Include comprehensive speaker notes.

 

Cite at least 3 peer-reviewed or similar scholarly references to support your assignment.

 

Include a slide with APA-formatted references.

 

Submit your assignment.

 

Resources

• Center for Writing Excellence
• Reference and Citation Generator
• Grammar Assistance

 

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Appraising the value of public policy should include a budgetary assessment. As a professional in the field, you will not only need to perform the assessment but also select how the assessment will be performed.

 

Because public policies can be expensive, it is important to use economic approaches to better understand the real costs of governmental programs. 

 

This week you will research costs-benefit analysis and cost-effective analysis of the policy that you are evaluating.

 

To inform the stakeholders you identified in Week Two, add 10 to 15 slides detailing the fiscal analysis you deem necessary for gauging the cost of the policy.

 

Consider the following questions about the policy that you evaluated in Week 2:

• What cost-benefit analysis would you apply?
• What steps would you go through to conduct this analysis?
• What kinds of data would you need to conduct such an analysis?
• What financial and human resources would this analysis require?
• What results would you expect?
• What cost-effectiveness analysis would you apply?
• What steps would you go through to conduct this analysis?
• What kinds of data would you need to conduct such an analysis?
• What financial and human resources would this analysis require?
• What results would you expect?

 

Add a Summary Document for your stakeholders that includes a quick guide table that will be attached to the report you give them in Week 6. Populate the table with the answers to the questions listed above for each cost analysis. A table example is posted below:

 

Week Three Cost Analysis Table.docx

 

Format your PowerPoint® presentation to ensure that the slide bullet points only contain essential information. Your speaker notes convey the details you would give as if you were presenting.

• For help, consult the guide on how to create speaker notes from Microsoft®.

 

Include comprehensive speaker notes.

 

Cite at least 3 peer-reviewed or similar scholarly references to support your assignment.

 

Include a slide with APA-formatted references.

 

Submit your assignment.

 

Resources

• Center for Writing Excellence
• Reference and Citation Generator
• Grammar Assistance

 

 

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Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. 

 

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: 

Review the two contrasting think tank positions on gun control presented in the “Steps to Analysis” box on pages 211–212 of the Public Policy textbook..  

• Which do you think is more persuasive? Explain your answer.
• Should policy analyses try to deal with the fundamental causes of social problems, such as crime, poverty, and homelessness, or aim instead for a more pragmatic approach that may be more realistic and more politically acceptable? Explain your position.

 

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

 

I Copy and Paste Page 211-212

 

TYPES OF POLICY ANALYSIS No matter what kind of public problem needs a solution, from airline safety and urban transportation to persistent poverty or immigration, there is usually no shortage of policy studies that might apply. Some come from government offices themselves, such as the Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Research Service, or from executive agencies and departments such as the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense. Policy analysis is becoming common at the state level (Hird 2005) and globally, both within government agencies and in the private and nonprofit sectors. A great number of studies, however, come from interest groups and independent policy research institutes or think tanks, many of which advocate specific political agendas (Rich 2004).The abundance of policy studies reflects not only the dramatic rise in the number of think tanks since the 1970s but also the even more striking increase in the number of interest groups that seek to shape public opinion on the issues and affect the policy process. This shift in the political environment is most evident at the national level, where policy researchers and interest groups pay rapt attention to the debates in Congress and the activities of administrative agencies. Even at state and local levels of government, particularly in the larger states and cities, policy studies and advocacy are common, especially as national groups such as the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) seek to influence policymaking in the states.The leading think tanks, such as the Brookings Institution, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Urban Institute, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Heritage Foundation, are well endowed financially and can afford large professional staffs. Many receive significant and continuing support from foundations and industry or from government agencies for whom they conduct research under contract.13 These research institutes are therefore generally well equipped to distribute their analyses throughout government, the Washington policy community, academia, and major media outlets nationwide (Ricci 1993; C. Weiss 1992). We provide a list of websites for think tanks and for other sources of policy studies at the end of the chapter. See the box “Steps to Analysis: Think Tank Positions on Policy Issues” for a comparison of the findings of two prominent think tanks, the conservative Heritage Foundation and the liberal Center for American Progress, on gun control.One way to compare think tanks is to understand the kinds of policy studies or policy analyses available today, a matter addressed briefly in chapter 1. Policy analyses fall into three broad categories: scientific, professional, and political. All serve valid purposes, but they have varying goals and objectives and use different methods. Figure 4-2 summarizes the distinctions among the three perspectives.DescriptionFigure 4-2 Orientations to Policy AnalysisSources: Drawn in part from Peter House, The Art of Public Policy Analysis (Beverly Hills, Calif.: SAGE Publications, 1982); and David L. Weimer and Aidan R. Vining, Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice, 6th ed. (New York: Routledge, 2017).Steps to AnalysisThink Tank Positions on Policy IssuesAll think tanks conduct analysis and advocate positions on public policy issues, but some of these groups are committed to political or ideological standpoints that affect their analyses and recommendations. Gun control is one issue that think tanks of varying political persuasions have studied over the past several decades. The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012 and shootings at many other locations—such as a nightclub in Orlando, Florida; a high school in Parkland, Florida; a Walmart in El Paso, Texas; and a nightlife district in Dayton, Ohio—since then raise a number of questions related to use of firearms. These include the possible expansion of background checks required for those seeking to purchase a firearm, a limit on size of the ammunition clips available, a ban on assault-style weapons, and additional restrictions on gun purchases by those with diagnosed mental illness. What Did the Heritage Foundation Say about Gun Control? First, we must identify the specific problems to be addressed involving school safety, mental illness, the cultural climate, and the misuse of firearms. Second, we must analyze potential solutions to the specific problems identified, examining the facts and taking into account the costs and benefits of the potential solutions to ensure that sound judgment governs the emotions inescapably attached to the subject. Finally, Americans must implement appropriate solutions in a manner that is consistent with the Constitution, including the Second Amendment guarantee of the right to keep and bear arms, the traditional role of the states in our federal system, and the central significance of family.

 Source: John Malcolm and Jennifer A. Marshall, “The Newtown Tragedy: Complex Causes Require Thoughtful Analysis and Responses,” January 17, 2013, available at www.americanprogress.org/issues/guns-crime/report/2013/12/13/80795/the-gun-debate-1-year-after-newtown/.