A Practical Application of Organizational Planning
A Practical Application of Organizational PlanningUniversity of Central FloridaTable 1[pic 1]The Logic Model provided in Table 1 was developed in order to evaluate and propose a research-based solution in response to an increase in violent crime in the city in the first part of 2014. The violent crime division of our police force has reviewed numerous evidence-based programs and practices (EBP) in addition to scholarly articles to determine which, if any, previously implemented solutions could affect real change in our city and reduce the violent crime rate. During our review, one specific EBP showed to be relevant to the problems and needs of our city and appeared to be the best fit to achieve our goal of reducing violent crime rates. In addition to selecting the best EBP fit, we have found a potential funding source to help cover the expenses the program will require in order to be a success. Once the program based on our selected EBP is in place we will implement a monitoring plan in order to continuously review the processes and personnel involved. These reviews will assist us in determining if any adjustments need to be made to the program with the goal of maintaining program reliability and effectiveness. Our goals are to perform a detailed review of the EBP, tailor it to the specific issues and needs of our city prior to implementation, garner the necessary state, local, and community resources required to support the effort, use a multi-agency approach to implement the protocol and then measure the outcomes over the short, medium, and long term to evaluate its effectiveness and success. If we are able to effectively complete the aforementioned goals, we have a high probability of reducing the violent crime rate in our city to below that of similar-sized cities in our country.
In an effort to determine the different EBP’s available, and their effectiveness to date, our team reviewed the resources available on the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs website