Assignment : Public Administration ? The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
General Area: Public administration and nonprofit organizations, identifying and analyzing the challenges a public administrator faces in a dynamic organizational and political environment.
Assignment Public Policy Topic: American Drug policy in Marijuana / Cannabis (schedule 1 treatment, taxation, crime, wasted resources, politicians, racism, mental health impact, etc.)
Write a 4 to 5 (double spaced) page paper in which you:
Develop a brief overview (i.e., no more than one [1] paragraph) of the selected issue.
Policy Issue - Recommend one (1) type of public policy out of the four (4) mentioned within the text and develop a reasoning as to why this policy
Public Policy - supports the issue that you have selected. Provide a rationale for your response.
Policy Modification - Suggest two (2) policy modifications that may positively impact and two (2) policy modifications that may negatively impact the outcomes for the issue that you have selected. Provide a rationale for your response.
Note: In this question, you are recommending change to the public policy in Question -2 and how the changes will impact the selected issue.
The Constitution - Suggest three (3) methods by which the Constitution-specifically the powers of Congress- addresses the role of government within business administration overall for your selected issue. Provide a rationale to support your response.
Note: In this question, you are evaluating the relationship between government and business of the selected issue. Focus on the role(s) the government and businesses play in supporting and / or negating the selected issue.
References - Include at least four (4) peer-reviewed references (no more than five [5] years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Appropriate peer-reviewed references include scholarly articles and governmental Websites.. Wikipedia, other wikis, and any other Websites ending in anything other than ".gov" do not qualify as peer-reviewed.
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.