Cost Benefit Analysis-Maryland Youth Violence Prevention Initiative
The Integrative Project focuses on a locally relevant policy initiative in Baltimore Maryland called the Youth Violence Prevention Initiative. This initiative is led by the Baltimore City Health Department, Office of Youth Violence Prevention. This project conducts a cost-benefit analysis of the Initiative using the most current data available. The analysis must draw upon the knowledge, theories, and research to explore the critical aspects of cost-benefit analysis development when applied to Youth Violence Prevention. Critically analyze the costs and benefits of a public program and evaluate each of these components for how they impact the various stakeholders involved, including elected officials, taxpayers, and service recipients.
The original business case is attached. I have also attached a text that will provide the structure and format necessary as well as guide you through the analytical elements of a business case analysis from a cost-benefit perspective. Some initial references for the project as follows:
https://baltimorehealth.org/youthviolenceprevention.html
https://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/center-for-prevention-of-youth-violence/about/
https://www.baltimorehealth.org/info/2009_08_31_YouthViolenceReport.pdf
https://www.goccp.maryland.gov/msac/documents/FactSheets/VPI.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1449251/
https://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Baltimore-full-profile-final.pdf
Criteria
Create strategies to expand and enhance services for diverse populations. Creates strategies to expand and enhance services for diverse populations specific to the policy issue.
Evaluate social and professional ethics. Evaluates social and professional ethics. Evaluates social and professional ethics specific to the policy issue.
Use effective academic and professional writing and communication skills through a capstone project. Uses effective academic and professional writing and communication skills through a capstone project without errors or omissions.
Develop effective solutions to public administration issues in an informed manner. Develops effective solutions to public administration issues well-supported by the literature.
Develop and implement public administration policies and administrative processes. Analyzes, compares, and implements public administration policies and administrative processes for the specific policy issue.
Demonstrate and apply academic analysis and writing style. Demonstrates and applies academic analysis and writing style without errors or omissions.
To successfully complete this project, the project is expected to:
1. Develop effective solutions to public administration issues in an informed manner.
2. Develop and implement public administration policies and administrative processes.
3. Evaluate social and professional ethics.
4. Create strategies to expand and enhance services for diverse populations.
5. Use effective academic and professional writing and communication skills through a capstone project.
6. Develops effective solutions to public administration issues well-supported by the literature
7. Analyzes, compares, and implements public administration policies and administrative processes for the specific policy issue.
8. Evaluates social and professional ethics specific to the policy issue.
9. Creates strategies to expand and enhance services for diverse populations specific to the policy issue.
10. Uses effective academic and professional writing and communication skills through a capstone project without errors or omissions.