Explain the political process that sets the foundation for the selected crime control policy.

The Political Process and Crime Control Policy.

Recommendation: Review the requirements for the Final Paper, and tie your research to its requirements. Who has the most influence on crime control policy? The president? The governor? Our representatives? Chapter 3 of Criminal Justice Policy, “Street-Level Bureaucracy: From Policy to Practice” takes us from theory to reality. Arsneault states,

“Without someone to implement it, policy is nothing more than words on a page. Furthermore, what is written as policy is often more theory than reality, because implementing a policy at the street-level is seldom as neat and clean as it appears on the page.” (p. 37).

First, select a crime control policy (e.g., the three-strikes law, legalization of recreational use of marijuana, combatting terrorism and the Patriot Act, gang initiatives, or gun control, etc.). In your paper:

• •  Summarize the key elements of the selected crime control policy.

• •  Explain the political process that sets the foundation for the selected crime control policy.

• •  Examine the role of the federal government when it comes to formulating crime control policy.

• •  Discuss how the U.S. Congress influences crime control policy of the states and ensures consistency of

laws among the states (Note: Traditionally, crime control legislation falls under state legislatures. There are articles on various policies in the Arsneault, 2014, chapter.)

Your paper must:

• Be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

COURSE GUIDE

• Include

o Title of paper

a separate title page with the following:

o Student’s name

o Course name and number o Instructor’s name

o Date submitted

• •  Use at least five scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

• •  Document all sources in APA style as outlined