Scope of the Problem
Scope of the Problem
Describes the relevance of the issue studied including its development over time and the criminal justice management context. More importantly. in order to
perform a policy analysis one must define the policy issue. as well as specifying the root causes of the issue. The root causes include: economic/market
failure. legal/policy failure. governance/administrative failure. or social failure.
Provide short-term or long-term forecasts to illustrate the growth of the problem- This can be achieved by providing some statistics as well as graphs or
charts to give a visual presentation of the scope of the issue.
Environmental Scan
Official actors
This section should be a two-paragraph discussion of official actors who enact laws. reforms existing laws. and propose policies to deal with social issues.
These actors should be currently in office or hold a position that can affect change.
Unofficial Actors
This section should be a two-paragraph discussion of individuals or organizations that try to bring awareness to a social issue as well as offering solutions
to official actors that enact laws and legislation.
Please keep in mind that my paper is on gun control laws and how it is an ongoing issue in todays society and it must be strictly enforced. Civilians should not
be allowed to bear arms. Due to the simple fact that it can lead to innocent lives being killed.