Page Length: 5-8 pages, not including cover page and reference page 10 citations
The topic I chose is criminal justice with a focus on the first step
act- attatched is my part 1, start over using that paper and sources to
make 7 pages
In this paper you will write a brief history of a social
policy/social problem area (for example, child abuse, intimate partner
violence, homelessness, mental health) that has been addressed by a
federal policy. Your paper will include 2 parts.
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suggested that you include data to describe the magnitude of the issue.
Please review the assignment overview to make sure you are addressing
every dimension of this assignment.
In part 1, you will present the social problem that the policy you
have chosen seeks to address. For the example above, this would be child
abuse and neglect. You will discuss how this social problem was
recognized over time, how did it come to the attention of policy-makers?
In part 2, you will discuss policy that has been introduced, enacted
and/or implemented at the federal level. For the example above, this
would be the Child Abuse Prevention and Training Act of 1974 (CAPTA).
You will describe how the policy was meant to address the social
program, politics and legislative history, and what has been the impact
of this policy. You will also address if this policy is in line with
social work values, and how it might be improved, and your own opinion
based on this research.
Throughout your paper you should consider how ideology and politics
shapes the policy process (the policy process = recognizing, developing,
and implementing policy).
In your paper please address the following questions:
Part 1: History of the Social Issue (2-3 pages)
Describe the history of this social problem
How did it come to be recognized?
Which populations are impacted?
Who has advocated for change?
Part 2: Enacting Federal Policy to Address the social issue (3-5 pages)
Describe the policy meant to address the social problem
What does the policy provide/do?
How is it supposed to work?
Describe the political/legislative process
How was the policy developed, introduced?
Who supported the policy during the legislative process, and who opposed it?
What has been the impact of the policy?
Evaluation
Is this policy in line with social work values?
How might the policy be improved?
What do you think?
