Case Study AnalysisTime to Dig Out is a case study about a states governor and his party's legislature being placed in a difficult position. The cost of rapid prison construction of the last decade had sneaked up on the policy makers and become a central issue, and major changes had to be made to the state's correctional facilities. The state's budget allocated for prison funds went from 1.7 percent to 15 percent and was projected to rise substantially in the future. In addition, funds for social welfare, mental health services, and state police were being limited. Recognizing this set of contingencies, the governor had declared at his second term that there would be no further prison construction. (Stojkovic, 2003).
The three questions to be answered and explained regarding this case are: Identify the groups, organizations, and political constituents likely to support a reduction in funding for the state's department of corrections, and which of those groups would publicly support changes in criminal sentencing that would reduce the prison population? Identify stakeholder groups or individuals who benefit from funding the department of corrections or prison construction, identify the threats and opportunities to each component of the criminal justice system implicit in need to reverse expenditures for corrections to help "dig our way out" of the state's fiscal problems, what changes can the department of corrections anticipate in the near future? Spell out the best and worst case scenarios, keeping in mind the fact that whenever the subject of sentencing criminals is open for discussion and change, most legislatures and a number of interest groups will throw their plans into the decision making hopper, how can the department of corrections affect the outcome (Stojkovic, 2003)?Groups, organizations, and political constituents likely to support a reduction in funding for the state's department of...
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