Overview:Forthis assignment, due in Module Seven, you will submit the 2–3-pagepublic needs and policy recommendations sections of your final project. Thismilestone is really about drilling downmore deeply into the “drivers”behind your recommendations to the selected departmental policy. As you writethese sections, you will identifywhat public needs are targeted by this policyand how well the policy addresses these needs. You will also need to examinehow this policy can be changed or improved upon to continue to address theidentified need and how these changes can be accomplished while at the sametime improving upon the delivery of necessary criminal justice services.

Using the historical analysisof your selected public policyissue that you conducted in Milestone Two—as well as the research regarding thecriminological theory that best explains the development of the public policiesrelated to it—ensure that you support your recommendations in this milestonewith the relevant criminological theory that you identified and describe howthe theory or theories justify the appropriateness of the recommendations forthe departmental policy. Incorporate feedback from your previous two milestonesinto this final milestone, and incorporate feedback from this milestone intoyour final policy recommendation report due in Module Nine.

Prompt:Specifically, the following criticalelementsmust be addressed:

I. Needs: Now that you have analyzed the relevantstate or federal policies and selected a related criminological theory, youwill focus your analysis on your selected departmental policy. In relation tothe departmental policy, you will identify the needs of the public and therelevant branch ofthe criminal justice system, and assess the extent to whichthe policy currently addresses these needs. Specifically:

a) Identifyspecific needsof the public and therelevant branch of the criminal justice system at the center of thedepartmental policy, justifying your identifications.

b) To what extent does the departmental policy addressthesespecific needs?

II. Policy Recommendations: In this section, you willprovide specific recommendations to the existing departmental public policy toimprove the delivery of criminal justice services, justifying yourrecommendations, and examining the impact of the recommendations on the publicandspecific branch of the criminal justice system. Be sure to:

a) Outline the specific aspects of the departmental policyyouare targeting for your recommendations, justifying your selections. Whatspecific aspects of the departmental policy need improving and why?

b) What specific recommendationsdo you have toimprove the existing departmental policy?

c) Justify how the recommendations will improvethe deliveryofcriminal justice services. Provide specific examples.

d) How does criminological theorysupport your recommendations?How do the recommendations support the public’s needs? Consider how theoryjustifies the appropriatenessof the recommendations for the departmentalpolicy.

e) What are the potential impactsof the departmentalpolicy recommendations on the public and the relevant branch of the criminaljustice system? Provide specific examples. If the potential impacts arenegative, howmight you alter your recommendations?

f) How does your assessment of the potential impacts informyourdepartmental policy implementation? For example, how can you capitalizeon positive reactions in theimplementation of the departmental policy? How might you create buy-in wherethere is possible conflict?

Guidelines for Submission:Your Milestone Threesubmission needs to be 2–3pages in length (excluding reference pages), doublespaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and citations in APAstyle. Cite your sources within the text of your paper and on the referencepage.