Criminal Justice Policy Outcomes

Introduction

This assignment is intended to provide an examination of the development of criminal justice policy in response to a designer drug epidemic. Using the Riverbend City: Designer Drug Epidemic media piece, you will identify and critically analyze the vital challenges facing the criminal justice system. In addition, the media piece will demonstrate potential criminal justice policy outcomes.

Instructions

View Riverbend City: Designer Drug Epidemic (linked in the Resources), and then use the scenario to write an academic paper in which you address the following:

• Explain the effects of political pressures on the functioning of the criminal justice organizations.
• Explain the effects of social pressures on the functioning of the criminal justice organizations.
• Examine how strategic and tactical approaches may be managed and evaluated for greater leadership and administrative effectiveness. In other words, examine how criminal justice theory might be applied in the story that unfolded in the scenario. How might the administration of criminal justice efforts and the outcomes have differed? How might it have been similar?

Writing Requirements

• Length: At least 8 double-spaced pages (excluding the cover page and references list). Include page numbers, headings, and running headers.
• References: At least 3 peer-reviewed resources formatted following current APA guidelines.
• Formatting: Use correct APA style and formatting, paying particular attention to citations and references.
• Font size and type: Times New Roman, 12 points.