RESEARCH GUIDE 

Part 1 - Starting    |    Part 2-Researching      |     Part 3-Goal Statement     |     Part 4-Scope of the Problem     |     Part 5-Past Policy 

Part 6-Current Policy    |     Part 7-Policy Options     |     Part 8-Orgs & People     |     Part 9-Glossary      |     Part 10- Presenting

Part 4 - Scope of the Problem

Overview

The scope of the problem section provides factual statements on the extent of the problem in the past, current, or future. 

The information can be provided in bullet point form.  The information sources for each bullet point should be provided using the footnote feature (see explanation of create footnotes in this wiki).

Example:

• Research suggests that there is an inverse relationship between recidivism rates and the age in which an offender is released. "In one study of 272,111 prisoners (both juveniles and adults), over 80% of youth under the age of 18 were rearrested, compared to 45.3% of those 45 or older.^[1]