Evaluation Proposal
The focus of the Final Paper will be on the creation of an evaluation proposal suitable for presentation in a criminal justice setting or agency. The proposal will center on needs assessment, impact monitoring, and the application of quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in the assessment of the selected program or policy. Your evaluation proposal should assess the effectiveness of the AMBER Alert program addressing the question “To what extent can the AMBER Alert program be credited with saving the lives of abducted children?” Utilize research skills to locate a minimum of 15 appropriate scholarly sources to support your statements within the required sections below. The evaluation proposal will be assessed based on the inclusion of the following elements:
Introduction
Present your research question and introduction
Literature Review
compose a literature review comprised of scholarly material and research results relevant to your selected topic.
Program or Policy Descriiption
· Describe the program (AMBER Alert program) that is to be evaluated, including its purpose, stakeholders, history, and outcomes.
· Explain the impact of relevant issues, including potential political, social, economic, and/or cultural constraints associated with this program or policy.
Proposal Narrative
· Present your measures and methodology
· Critique the design of the program or policy by describing the methodology, including the data to be collected, the means of collection, and how the data will be used.
· Identify a proposed budget and projected schedule for the evaluation.
Summary
Summarize the expected outcomes, the questions to be answered, and the expected results that would indicate success of the program or policy
