Research and select a criminal justice agency in your community in relation to outlining a strategic planning
process. Make sure you are able to access information about the agency for all the required parts of the
assignment. Do not use massive federal agencies, such as ATF or the FBI. Make sure you are using a
legitimately constituted criminal justice agency. This agency must be identified by name, as it will be the
foundation for upcoming assignments. Also, you cannot use any of the strategic plans that are shown in course
materials, especially the one from the Scottsdale, AZ Police Department. I suggest you review each week’s
assignment and course resources before committing to an agency.
Assess the public safety issues in your selected criminal justice organization as they correlate with the
agency’s mission, vision, and goals.
Create an APA-style (full sentience) outline of at least one page that details the initial steps in the strategic
planning process for the selected criminal justice organization and correlating public safety issues. Chapter
One of the Bryson text defines a strategic plan as “. . . a deliberative, disciplined approach to producing
fundamental decisions and actions that shape and guide what an organization is, what it does, and why” (p. 7).
The plan must be for the agency as a whole; it cannot be a plan for an individual unit such as the detective
division, SWAT team, etc., or in response to a specific issue, such as riots COVID-19, or school shootings.
Include the following in your outline:
Identify by name or position relevant stakeholders, both internal and external, and describe their roles. You
should have a minimum of four internal stakeholders and five external stakeholders (there are many listed in
your textbooks; do not guess at what they are).
Identify specific public safety issues/challenges
List strategies for scanning and assessing issues/challenges
Describe in detail data and resources needed to address the issues/challenges