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Violence Against Women Act Policy
Violence Against Women Act Policy
The first section covers the history of the policy and what lead up to it. Also what are some of the
social movements in history that made this policy possible. Should be fact based. Then present
the actual policy you are writing about, key points related to: problems, population involved, what
the benefit or service is the policy supposed to offer.
The second section is also fact/research based. Who else is affected by the policy such as
stakeholders. What special interest groups support or oppose the policy. What are the points of
view of the conservative and liberal groups…do they like or oppose the population affected or
you can write about how those political ideologies view the problem the policy is attempting to
address. Then the actual voting statistics and/or information about which political party
represented or wrote the policy and who co-sponsored.
Third section is more of your opinion. Based of the research, what do you feel are the strengths
and weaknesses. Does the policy work? Is the problem fix or have people intended to receive
benefits actually improve. Write about unintended consequences, what actually happened from
the policy that wasn’t expected, should be research based with your opinion added.
Fourth section is about delivery of benefits and knowing what state and local government
departments are involved. How do people receive benefits and how do they get them; this may
not always be tangible benefits so think about things like: improved access to care, improved
work or home environments, support.
Measures of Disease Morbidity and Mortality
Measures of Disease Morbidity and Mortality
1. You were recently hired as an epidemiologist at a county office. List and explain three
measures that you would use to calculate a specific disease situation. In your view, why is it
difficult to get accurate information about disease status in a population?
2. A study starts with 4,875 health people. Over the next 2 years, 75 develop the disease. What
is the incidence rate of disease over the study period? Show all work.
3. In a survey of 1,150 women who gave birth in Maine in 2000, a total of 468 reported taking a
multivitamin at least 4 times a week during the month before becoming pregnant. Calculate the
prevalence of frequent multivitamin use in this group.
Memo to U.S Representative
Memo to U.S Representative
You work as a legislative research aide for U.S. House of Representative member Tito Canduit,
who faces a contested reelection bid in the fall. As he prepares for his reelection bid Rep.
Canduit wants to show voters/constituents his commitment to enacting legislation that protects
the American people from existing or looming cybersecurity threats. To do this Rep. Canduit
plans to roll out a series of letters to constituents about proposed or existing laws designed to
strengthen cybersecurity in the U.S. His hope is that voters will better understand cybersecurity
threats and appreciate what has been or is being done about it through the passage of good
legislation. Your job is to write a background research memo for him after you have identified one
such proposed or existing cybersecurity law. Rep. Canduit (not you) will later use your memo to
draft a letter to his constituents. See below for more instructions about your memo to him.
In other words, Rep. Canduit will review the research and analysis in your memo to him (but yes,
I will read it). Rep. Canduit will later use your memo to help him later compose a more personal
letter to voters. His letter will be the first in a series, but again, you will be writing only the
underlying research memo.
There are many new or proposed U.S. laws (e.g. the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection
Act; the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016; IOT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017)
designed to enhance cybersecurity in some manner. With just a little effort you will find many.
Instructions:
1. In your research, review existing (within past 10 years) and proposed U.S. cybersecurity laws
and identify one such law that you think is important.
2. Then write a memo. In doing so:
a. Cite it (preferably link it for me) and be clear about the law itself — is it under consideration or
has it been enacted into law?
b. Summarize the law as clearly as possible.
c. Describe the problem the law is trying to fix.Give some background, context and/or history.
d. Does the law fix the problem? Can the law be improved, and if so, how?
e. Any other observations? Remember, Rep. Canduit is your boss, he needs your help, and he’s
not a cybersecurity expert. Use your imagination. For example, is there any provision(s) in the
law that voters will relate to and might be emphasized in Rep. Canduit’s letter?
3. Your memo to Representative Canduit must be a minimum of 600 words. .
4. When writing your memo, use multiple sources, including credible Web resources, your
textbook and other resources more fully described below. List your sources at the end of the
memo.
General Rubric:
In grading your memo, I will consider 1) whether you have fully answered all requirements and
followed all instruction; 2) the quality of your work and reasoning; 3) your sources and depth of
research; and 4) the clarity and quality of your writing.
Guidance/Resources:
Consider starting with: https://www.loc.gov/law/find/legislative.php. In the search box try “U.S.
cybersecurity laws” or something similar