Policy Analysis in Criminal Justice

  Policy Analysis in Criminal Justice   Student Name Instructor Name Institutional Affiliation Course Number and Name Due Date   Policy Analysis in Criminal Justice The Justice and Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) has the double merit of cost-saving and the reimbursement of the saved funds further to enhance the essential processes of the justice system. Moreover, the devolution of the function to the state level has entrenched and replicated the benefits across the country. The voluntary feature of the initiative has registered a progressive adoption by the states as each independently embraces its merits. Thus, Florida has endeavored to guarantee the success of this initiative. The proposed system is primarily dependent on data analysis thus risks logistical barriers. JRI faces obstruction when data synthesis becomes limited due to the peculiar nature of the data that complicates its collection and processing. One necessary analysis for the effectiveness of JRI is the evaluation of criminal behavior (Justice Reinvestment Institute, 2013). Experts use the analysis to predict the individual’s potential to re-offend. In this case, fresh investigations demand significant financing from the justice system institutions. One can downsize the cost by establishing a comprehensive database detailing the criminal behaviors. Since preempting the re-offenses leads to the prevention of criminal cases, an extensive database and detailed analysis are necessary to enable such predictions (Justice Reinvestment Institute, 2013). Effective crime prevention eliminates the costs that potentially accrue from handling new criminal cases. Experts collectively refer to the recommended evaluations as risk assessments. One of the preventive actions that the risk assessment may inform is detention. It indicates that detainment of ex-criminals can occur with the establishment that they are likely to re-offend. This relatively simple exercise may avert criminal plans, especially when the detained or incarcerated individuals are the masterminds. The risk assessment also defines release conditions (Justice Reinvestment Institute, 2013). The feature enables justice systems to contain and control the potential for criminality directly. The suspects and offenders can only be released when convenient and appropriate. While the program is cost-saving in some aspects, it incurs expenditure on distinct features such as supervision. In this con...