Policy Impact Analysis: Louisiana’s Habitual Offender Law
Instructions
For this assignment, in a 3–4 page paper:
- Describe specific discriminatory issues in a given policy or program and connect a core value or standard from the NASW Code of Ethics.
- Explain the mechanisms that lead to the discriminatory issues.
- Describe how a public program or policy has changed over time in response to issues of oppression, alienation, or discrimination.
- Describe the rationale for these changes.
- Describe a specific population or subgroup (demographic distinctions, how many) impacted by the selected public policy.
- Provide relevant, real-world examples that demonstrate the impacts of the policy.
- Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant, credible, and convincing evidence.
- Synthesize evidence to demonstrate its importance to your discussion or argument.
- Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
- Demonstrate correct stylistic conventions, document structure, and source attributions.
Additional Requirements
The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:
- Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards.
- Resources: A minimum three academic resources.
- Length of paper: 3–4 double-spaced pages (not including reference list).
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
- Due date: The assignment must be submitted to your instructor in the courseroom no later than 11:59 p.m. CST Sunday of this week.