Policy Brief

Write a minimum of two sentence for each question listed, demonstrating that you have started preliminary
research into your proposed topic, including one APA citation per section.

1. Proposed Policy Brief Title and Proposed Primary Recipient (a policy maker or other decision maker) (do
   this last)
2. Initial Goal Statement - what do you hope to accomplish with the Policy Brief?
3. Initial Problem Statement - what is the problem you are seeking to address?
4. Initial Past Policy Statement - what past policies addressed this issue?
5. Initial Current Policy Statement - how is the issue currently being addressed?
6. Initial Policy Proposal Statement - based on what you know now, what policy change might address the
   issue?
7. One Key Organization - identify one organization (government agency, policy institute, etc.) that is seeking to
   address this issue