Using Bardachs 8 step procedure (below), write a 6-page double spaced overview of the policy challenge of Prison Overcrowding in the United States today. Each part of the procedure needs to be labeled and the questions answered. Bardach’s procedure is as follows: 1. Define the problem: Problem definition is clearly focused, evaluative, & quantitative. The Problem is overcrowding in US Prisons 2. Assemble the evidence: Evidence assesses nature, extent, & specific aspects of the problem 3. Construct the alternatives: Identifies a comprehensive list of alternatives & provides a shortlist of feasible policy options 1. Leave things the way they are now 2. Build more Prisons 3. Release prisoners to make room 4. State the criteria: Evaluate each of the following for the the three options 1. efficacy 2. cost, 3. equity 4. administrative feasibility 5. unintended consequences 6. sustainability 7. political feasibility. 5. Project the outcomes: What happens in each of these scenarios 1. Leave things the way they are now 2. Build more Prisons 3. Release prisoners to make room 6. Confront the trade-offs: What are trade-offs of each of these scenarios: 1. Leave things the way they are now 2. Build more Prisons 3. Release prisoners to make room 7. Decide: Which is the best option? 8. Tell your story: Write 1 paragraph the audience to be presented to and how you plan to pitch your policy analysis to them: The audience is The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and the US Department of Justice
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