Criminal Justice Policy

Policy Issue
and Solution Paper: Draft Assignment

OVERVIEW

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

INSTRUCTIONS

To successfully complete this assignment, please select a
major criminal justice policy issue (excluding the death penalty, legalization
of marijuana, or gun control) found in your research that can be applied to
current issues in criminal justice. You may select minor policy issues, major
policy issues, minor budget issues, major budget issues, equipment
implementation, and any issue dealing with a policy proposal. Major sections of
your paper should a Problem, Significance, and Solution section that are
outlined with APA formatted section headings. Also, please note that 3 policy
solutions should be provided. 3 choices: do nothing, incremental approach, and
full implementation and each should have their own section headings. The
solution section of the paper must have enough of an explanation of the
solution so that an executive would be able to make an informed decision from
your explanation. The solution must also have sub-themes with section headings.
Some subthemes include impact to department, impact to external
stakeholders, and impact to budget. While this is a draft assignment, it is
expected to be a fully completed assignment that meets each of these assignment
objectives. You will receive detailed feedback on this assignment that should
be applied to your Policy Issue and Solution Paper: Final Assignment.

· The length of the assignment is required to be 12 to 15 pages.
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The page count does not include the title page,
abstract, reference section, or any extra material.
· The format of this
assignment must be in APA.
· A total of at
least 12 citations are needed, in addition to the class textbooks and the
Bible.
· Acceptable sources
include the class textbooks, the Bible, and scholarly sources. A minimum of 8
references that are peer reviewed sources published within the last five years
are needed.

Note: Your
assignment will be checked for originality via the SafeAssign plagiarism tool. 

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