The materials you generate for this assignment will be integrated into your final paper, so you will be refining them as you move forward. In this assignment, address the following:
Identify the public agency you wish to study.
Identify the problem on which you wish to conduct the policy analysis, with an evaluation of how that problem fits within the organizational mission.
Evaluate the potential costs and benefits of engaging in a policy analysis process to assess organizational problems and priorities.
Analyze factors you may use to frame the problem into a manageable scope.
Analyze contributing factors one must consider to determine if the problem has too broad or too narrow a focus, using examples to illustrate how the problem concerns the broader community.
Provide specific examples to explain how the problem affects the needs of all groups within the community.
Evaluate the organizational problem in terms of the organizational mission using a SWOT analysis.
Provide examples of how dealing with the issue reflects ethical practices by the public agency.