Preparation REFERENCES (PLEASE)

Select1 criminal justice program or policy to research and assess. Example topics include:

• Police funding
• Police body cameras
• Social workers/mental health professionals versus police
• No bail policy/bail reform
• Preventive detention of suspects
• Early-release programs
• Recidivism programs
• Crime prevention
• Red flag law
• Victim/witness advocacy
• Court interpreter programs

Research 1 criminal case related to your selected criminal justice program or policy.

Assessment Deliverable

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word assessment of the effectiveness of your selected criminal justice program or policy.The analysis will be included in a report to a legislative committee in your state. The committee members are interested in learning the challenges and benefits of the program/policy.

Use the following headings and prompts below to guide your thinking and the information you include in your analysis:

Criminal Justice Program/Policy Overview

Summarize your selected criminal justice program/policy. Include the following components:

• What criminal justice agency or subdomain (i.e., law enforcement, courts, corrections) is affiliated with the program/policy?
• What is the rationale behind the selected criminal justice program/policy?
• What are the intended outcomes for the selected criminal justice program/policy?
• What are some benefits of the program/policy?
• How does the selected criminal justice program/policy reduce or manage risks in criminal justice contexts?
• How does the selected criminal justice program/policy solve a problem related to criminal justice?

Criminal Case Analysis

• Describe a criminal case that illustrates either intended or unintended outcomes of the criminal justice program/policy. Consider the following guiding questions:
• What were the events of the criminal case? What was the problem that needed to be addressed?
• What agencies were involved in the criminal case? What role did criminal justice professionals play?
• Did criminal justice professionals assess or manage risk in the criminal case? Why or why not?
• Did criminal justice professionals use RCA to solve a problem(s)? Why or why not?
• How was the criminal case resolved?

Program/Policy Assessment

Analyze the effectiveness of the corrective and/or preventative approaches of the criminal justice program/policy in relation to the criminal case you described. Consider the following guiding questions:

• Did the outcome(s) of the criminal case and the actions of the criminal justice professionals align with the intended goals of the program or policy?
• If yes, explain how the outcomes support corrective and/or preventative goals of the program/policy. Include details about strategies criminal justice professionals used to produce a successful outcome.
• If no, identify key problems with the corrective and/or preventative goals of the policy/program and recommend 1 or 2 changes that could improve outcomes in the future.
• References PLEASE