Public Policy Analysis on Car Accidents in Florida

    Below are useful pieces of the syllabus that will help you have a better idea of what the course is about. A substantial share of public policy attention is devoted to reducing threats to the public’s health and safety. This course examines public policies for reducing risks across a broad set of hazards in both developed and developing societies. The objectives are to better understand the nature of the problems posed by these threats, to identify successful policies to address them and to understand the factors—political, economic, and cultural-- that prevent their adoption. We will examine risk assessment, risk perception, risk communication, and risk management. The last of these covers a wide range of policy tools—from regulation through insurance and liability to providing information. almost any risk-related topic will be appropriate, although the scope should not be too large to prevent you from getting a good understanding. The work could be based on a literature review or it could involve some original data analysis.... The topic I have chosen is car accidents in the state of Florida. The analysis should provide data, policy alternatives , trad offs, and projected outcomes. The structure of the analysis should be roughly as follows: Step 1: Define the Problem Step 2: Assemble Some Evidence Step 3: Construct the Alternatives Step 4: Select the Criteria Step 5: Project the Outcomes Step 6: Confront the Trade-offs Step 7: Stop, focus, Narrow, Deepen, Decide! Step 8: Tell Your Story You can be flexible with the order of these steps, just make sure the analysis is led with an executive summary. You have the freedom of whatever direction you want to go in the realm of car accidents.