Homework: Policy Analysis Paper
In most instances, you will not have the final say on which policy approach will be adopted by an organization. That choice usually falls to elected officials or to department heads. In this final policy analysis paper, you assume the position of a mid-level or senior-level public administrator who is tasked with identifying a specific problem tied to an organization's mission, developing and weighing alternative approaches for addressing the problem, then providing insights into how to determine if a proposed alternative is successful at some later date.
Understand the topic of the paper and information for this paper for the Indiana Department Child Services: Cost Benefit Analysis Paper.
In this course, you have examined a problem in detail, from differing perspectives, during varied discussions and homeworks. In this final policy analysis paper, you are tying all those threads together into a single, cohesive paper.
In your final paper:
1. Identify a specific problem that a public organization must address and analyze it, providing examples of the potential consequences to the community if the problem is left unaddressed.
2. Discuss how that problem is tied to the organizational mission.
3. Identify various factors that might influence the development and continuation of this problem in the community.
4. Identify and evaluate at least three alternatives that might be used to eliminate or minimize this problem in this community, using a cost-benefit analysis. One of the alternatives must be the status quo.
5. Evaluate the identified alternatives in terms of the potential staffing, funding, logistical support, and authority the public agency will need to implement each of the identified alternatives.
6. Analyze how each of the proposed alternatives will meet the needs of the community, including diverse groups within the community.
7. Analyze the importance of conducting the policy analysis in an ethical manner, ensuring that all efforts of the organization are directed at mission attainment.
8. Analyze metrics that might be used to determine success for each of the alternatives if it is implemented in the future.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.