Description
This assignment gives you an opportunity to apply policy theory and critical analysis of policy to a real-world issue. In this task you will analyse a policy response to an issue or problem that you identify. You will need to identify the current laws and ONE existing policy that relate to the issue you identified. You will then need to critically analyse its effectiveness as a response to the chosen issue.
You will write about: The efficacy of tightening the availability of parole after Jill Meagher's murder.
To successfully undertake this analysis you will need to:
Identify relevant stakeholders (including interest groups) and describe their views and beliefs about the issue
Describe the relationships of the stakeholders to one another and the relative power or influence they have with policy-makers
Assess how those views and beliefs relate to evidence about the issue.
Your analysis will include:
A description of what access to resources each stakeholder has
Consideration of how this access to resources shapes how the issue is currently being represented and how it is addressed in the chosen policy
Critical assessment of how well the chosen policy addresses the issue it is supposed to address, based on available evidence about the ‘problem’.
Summed up:
You will use relevant victorian law and analyse the efficacy of tightening the availability of parole after Jill Meagher's murder.
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