Public Policy

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Policy creation, implementation, and evaluation

This course combines the best of criminology, law, and political science. We begin with an examination of the law and policy creation process, with a focus on the US government and agencies. We discuss methods of reconciliation and compromise, plus sources of policy making authority. We also discuss how budgets are negotiated, made, and implemented. These lessons will help you become a better informed citizen, and more efficiently participate in civics.

Once we understand how legislatures, agencies, and organizations create and implement policies, we critically examine many criminal policies, including drug policy, juvenile policy, sex offender policy, mass incarceration, and the death penalty.

As always, I offer customized completion certificates for all learners who complete any of my courses!

Lectures include:

Policy

Types of Policy

Policy Models

Policy Environment

Political Culture

Policy Makers

Problems with Policy Making

Agendas

Formulation of Policy

Decision Making

Decision Criteria

Consensus

Budget History

Budget Terms

Budget Process

Budget Implementation

Who Implements Policy

Federal Agencies

Agency Rule making

Control and Compliance

Punishment

Deterrence and Incapacitation

Drug History

The War on Drugs

Juvenile Justice

Major Juvenile Cases

Juvenile Policy

Sex Offenders

Sex Offender Policy

Mass Incarceration

Justifications for Mass Incarceration

The Death Penalty

Death Penalty Prevalence and Use

Policy Evaluation

The Policy Evaluation Process