30 Aug POLICY PRESCRIPTION PAPER
In this 3-page paper, you will propose a policy (which means a political solution) to a given problem. This assignment aims to convince readers that this prescribed policy provides the best political ideas and tools to tackle and solve the problem.
The best way to find a topic is to identify a problem in your job, home, community/city, school, or any other localized area. Sample topics could include:
- Gang violence in your community
- Homelessness
- Opioid crisis
- GMOs
- How to encourage more people to vote in the presidential elections.
- Teenage Pregnancy
- Prison Overcrowding
Paper Should Include:
- Presentation of the problem (its existence, seriousness, and causes)
- Consequences of failing to solve the problem
- The title of the policy
- The stakeholders involved in this issue, including individuals, groups, institutions, government, etc.
- Description of the proposed policy includes itemizing all the rules, procedures, and processes it will put into place.
- List of steps for raising awareness –by your group- and mobilizing the public to help you solve the problem
- Discussion of reasons to support the policy
Citation and Sources:
- Use MLA writing style guidelines.
- Make sure that you cite all the works you have used.
- USE IN-TEXT CITATION!
- The minimum number of resources required: 1 Book, and 1 academic journal article, and 1 newspaper and or magazine articles, and 1 website.
- Unacceptable web sources: Wikipedia; Ask.Com; Any site that sells/provides college papers
