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Course Schedule
Dates Topic, Readings, Materials Due
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Sep 7
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Course
Introduction
Basics of
Policy and the Policy Process
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Sep 14
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Policy
Analysis in Criminal Justice
Readings:
Course
Notes: Policy Analysis in Criminal Justice and The Policy Cycle
Course
Notes: Three
Steps to Policy Analysis
Welsh and Harris Preface, ch 1, Appendix
Hojnacki
Packer
Begin APA
Manual
Material Due:
Policy
Statements for Hojnacki and Packer
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Sep 21
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Exploring
Policy Problems
Readings:
Welsh and Harris ch 2, Appendix
Chiricos
Course
Notes Student notes on step 1: policy
problems
Continued
with APA Manual
Material Due:
Policy
Statement for Chiricos
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Sep 28
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Exploring
Policy Problems, Continued
Readings:
Continued
with APA Manual
Material Due:
Draft
of Policy Analysis, Part I
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Oct 5
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Policy
Design
Readings:
Welsh and Harris ch 3, ch 4, Appendix
Course
Notes Student notes on step 2: policy
solutions
Detailed
Course Notes Step 2 for Ex Ante and Ex Post
Study Guide for Welsh and Harris
Word search puzzle for steps 1
and 2
Continued with APA Manual
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Oct 12
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Policy
Design, Continued
Readings:
Continued
with APA Manual
Material Due:
Draft
of Policy Analysis, Part II
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Oct 19
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Policy
Evaluation
Readings:
Welsh and Harris ch 7, Appendix
Crossword puzzle for step 3
Complete APA Manual
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Oct 26
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Policy
Evaluation, Continued
Material Due:
Draft
of Policy Analysis, Part III
Prepare
for discussion of APA Manual
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Nov 2
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Exploring
Policy in Criminal Justice
Student Discussants Lead
Readings:
Mauer ch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Material Due:
Policy
Statements for Mauer chapters
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Nov 9
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Exploring
Policy in Criminal Justice
Student Discussants Lead
Readings:
Mauer ch
7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Material Due:
Policy
Statements for Mauer chapters
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Nov 16
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Student Discussants Lead
Readings:
Mauer ch
12,13, 14, 15, 16
Material Due:
Policy
Statements for Mauer chapters
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Nov 23
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No
Class, Thanksgiving
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Nov 30
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Policy
Analysis Presentations
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Dec 7
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Policy
Analysis Presentations
Material Due:
Policy
Analysis Papers
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Dec 21
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Final Exam
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Syllabus
Course Schedule
Announcements
Course Welcome Page
Dr. Caputo’s Homepage
Important Materials for Policy Analysis
Papers
Outline for Draft
of Policy Analysis Paper, Part I
Outline for
Draft of Policy Analysis Paper, Part II
Outline for
Draft of Policy Analysis Paper, Part III
Format for final
Policy Analysis Paper
A policy is born
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