Party+Patrol_evaluating+existing+policy


 * Evaluating the Existing Policy**

 **Goal** What is the goal of the policy? If you don’t know what it’s supposed to do, you can’t measure its success or failure. What problem or problems is this policy supposed to address? Does it address the causes or affects of the problem?

The goal of this policy is to lessen and possibly eliminate underage drinking and the use of illegal substances. The party patrol primarily pertains to minors. ** R **** IVALS ** Who supports this policy? Who opposes it? Rivals are great sources of information but make sure you double check their facts.

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Supporters of this policy consist of various people. Supporting the policy is a personal opinion, not the opinion of a group of people. All types of people from police to school officials to town officials to state officials to parents and adults support the policy. The same groups are susceptible of opposing the policy as well. The main rivals of this policy are minors and others who partake in activities that involve partying; sometimes drinking and the use of illegal substances.=====

** A **** DVANTAGES **  What are the policy’s benefits? What is good about the policy? Will it achieve (or has it achieved) its goal? Does it protect people from harm? Does it ensure people’s liberties? The only thing that can be seen to minors and people who are disturbed by this policy is that there is legitimate evidence to show the Party Patrol is unsuccessful. Although it is to a good cause, there is no sure way to stop minors from partying, drinking, and partaking in illegal substances.

** D **** ISADVANTAGES **  What are the policy’s costs? What is bad about the policy? Is it inefficient? Is it expensive? Does it cause harm? Does it intrude on people’s liberties? Are their potential consequences that may cause damage? The policy is funded by the state, under a $15,000 grant and is also funded through town taxes. Because of the lack of success on the policy's part, the policy is wasting money; money that could put to a more effective program, such as a teen center. Although created on the idea of curbing teen drinking, it will probably never be a success. The policy causes kids to drink in hidden places to avoid this patrol. When minors hear that the patrol is coming, they get scared and try to drive home, increasing DUI's with minors. it also leaves them to resort to more dangerous activity. ** E **** VALUATE THE ALTERNATIVES ** One alternative is to do nothing. Most serious problems have various policy proposals. Evaluate them. Look at their goals, advantages, and disadvantages (i.e. complete a version of this sheet for each alternative). The disadvantages are that the party patrol isn't stopping anyone from partying, drinking, doing drugs, and has so far not been proven to save any lives. It has only increased the risk that comes along with drinking, when the minors drink in dangerous places or attempt to flee the scene. It is wasting tax dollars because although minors may get busted by the cops, they are most likely going to keep drinking and partying, and the money that the town and the Working Together for Wellness Task Force is paying is going to waste.