Research possible programmatic solutions Assignment

Resource: “Seven Stage Model for Planned Change” located in the introduction and appendix of Criminal Justice Policy & Planning.

Research possible programmatic solutions by benchmarking best practices. Your program goals and objectives must be based on industry best practices.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word proposal for a program that solves the problem identified in the case study you selected in Week One. Address the following:

Identify two or three goals of your program.

Describe outcome objectives for each goal.

Determine the resources needed to implement the program.

Identify how you plan to elicit stakeholder participation.

Include terminology and concepts identified through the assigned readings.

Format your proposal consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.

A seven-stage model for planned change specifies the sequence of steps required for analyzing a problem, determining its causes, and planning and carrying out some intervention. The seven stages consist of (1) analyzing the problem, (2) setting goals and objectives, (3) designing the program or policy, (4) developing an action plan, (5) developing a plan for monitoring program/policy implementation, (6) developing a plan for evaluating outcomes, and (7) reassessment and review.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.