Discussion Analyzing Policy

Discuss issues related to how the criminal justice system disparately treats individuals of different race and sex. Identify one policy that could perpetuate these issues and offer at least one alternative.

Reference:

Evidence-Based Policymaking Collaborative. (2016). Principles of evidence-based policymaking. https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/99739/principles_of_evidence-based_policymaking.pdf

Khan Academy. (2017). Introduction to the public policy process | US government and civics | Khan Academy [YouTube Video]. Retrieved from

Wielhouwer, P. (2015). Making Public Policy (May 2015). [online] YouTube. Available at:

Epp, C. R., Maynard-Moody, S., & Haider-Markel, D. (2017). Beyond profiling: The institutional sources of racial disparities in policing. Public Administration Review, 77(2), 168-178.