The Portfolio Project is due at the end of this week.
Please review the criteria and the grading rubric completely prior
to submitting your final work.
In a 8 page policy paper, fully answer the following
questions:
How does a community (i.e., the state of Los Angeles) fail to
meet the needs of clients with mental health issues after they
complete probation or time in prison?
What solutions can you provide to improve the situation?
You are strongly encouraged to talk with members of the mental
health and criminal justice communities to get a better sense as to
the needs in your community.
A policy paper (or whitepaper) is one that proposes a
specific answer or solution to a policy-relevant question or issue
with the majority of its focus and analysis on the answers, rather
than on the history or statement of the problem. Policy papers
are presented to those who make decisions (e.g., a state senator,
top government official, CEO, or the governor); therefore, you can
presume your reader has some working knowledge of the problem to be
addressed. Your resources are to be scholarly and supported by
research, rather than textbooks, dictionaries, or common,
run-of-the-mill newspapers or online websites.
Your paper should include discussion and citations from at
least 5 credible sources other than (or in addition to) the course
textbook. Document formatting and source citations should be in
conformity with apa format.
In addition to all APA guidelines, the policy paper for this
course should include the following:
A brief (2 page) history of the nationwide problem to be
addressed;
A brief (2-3 paragraphs) statement of the local problem to be
addressed;
A short answer (2-3 paragraphs) that summarizes the in-depth
analysis conducted later in the paper; and
An analysis section, which is, in essence, the rest of your
paper (6 pages). This should be a detailed analysis of your
solutions, supported by facts, data and other reliable, relevant
resources. Please see the grading rubric’s “Content and
Analysis” section for details on the expectations regarding the
analysis section.
Dont include title and reference pages in page count, the
essay only should be 8 pages.
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