PPA 699 Public Policy Development WK 6

Week 6 Discussion 1

Public Policy Evaluation

Dye (2017) stated “Policies that solve the problems of one group in society may create problems for other groups.” Present one policy specifically targeted towards one group in society that created issues for other groups.

Dye, T.R. (2017). Understanding public policy (15th ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/.

Chapter 4 & 16

Week 6 Discussion 2

Policy Rules

Hallar & Gerrie (2007) argued that “Decisions must be made and not postponed until absolute scientific consensus has been reached, and thus, scientific input to contentious policy debates must be solicited in the here and now.” (p. 143). Discuss how public policy makers can incorporate scientific input into their strategy to insure policies reflect the best thinking available and policies have a high probability to resolve problems addressed.

Haller, S. F. & Gerrie, J. (2007). The Role of Science in Public Policy: Higher Reason, or Reason for Hire? Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 20(2), 139-165. Retrieved from ProQuest database.