Assignment:
Policy Action Memorandum
Submit all parts of your Policy Action Memorandum, including your Conclusion.
The Policy Memorandum should be written to the head of a law enforcement or government agency advising them on a crime prevention or security issue. The memorandum should be a minimum of three (3) pages and maximum of four (4) pages in length, single space, 12-point, Time New Roman font.
Policy Memorandums should be based on published sources (e.g., media or academic journal articles). A list of the subject sources used for the Policy Memorandum should be a attached as a separate Endnotes page that is not part of the memo but allows the instructor to see the materials that formed the Policy Memorandum's facts and arguments. The Endnote page should list the sources in proper APA citation format.
You can choose your role in this assignment. For example, as a consultant, you should argue for a specific policy/action even while weighing the choices. On the other hand, an intelligence memo avoids taking a position but tried to present options or concerns without recommending a specific action. Students will be evaluated with.
A Policy Action Memorandum is a practical, professionally written document that can vary in length from one page to over one hundred pages. it provides analysis and/or recommendations directed to a predetermined audience regarding a specific situation, topic, or issue.
A Policy Action Memorandum is a practical, professionally written document that can vary in length from one page to over one hundred pages. it provides analysis and/or recommendations directed to a predetermined audience regarding a specific situation, topic, or issue.
A well-written policy memo reflects attention to the research problem. It is well organized and structured in a clear and concise style that assumes the reader possesses limited knowledge of, as well as little time to conduct research about, the topic of concern. There is no thesis statement or overall theoretical framework underpinning the document; the focus is on describing one or more specific policy recommendations and their supporting action items.
You should not approach writing policy memo in the same way as you would an academic research paper. Yes, there are certain commonalities in how the content is presented but the overarching objective of a policy memo is not to discover or create new knowledge. it is focused on providing a pre-determined group of readers the rationale for choosing a particular policy alternative or specific course of action. In this sense, most policy memos possess a component of advocacy and advice intended to promote evidence-based dialog about an issue.