PUB 605 - Public Program Analysis and Evaluation

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Summary
The article presents an evaluation of current laws and policies that address the
investigation and prosecution of intimate strangulations within 50 states. The article, therefore,
presents research that was conducted to evaluate laws that are in place or policies in order to
reduce obstacles that prevent the prosecution of assailants or victims of strangulation. The
analysis or evaluation, therefore, is engraved on the goals of analysis of existing laws, policies
and recommends the best practice or improvement in the policies that can help investigate and
prosecute these health problems. Authors express the theoretical view on the issue of
strangulation and also present the policy gap that stands an obstacle to prosecution of assailants.
In order to evaluate the policies, a research methodology was developed and the result of the
analysis discussed citing recommendations for improvement. The article, therefore, identified
seven states that had laws in place and evaluation also presented recommendations for improving
laws and policies that assist the investigation and prosecution of assailants (CDC, 2011).
Many different policymakers wanted the evaluation done to help address the issue of
strangulation. The evaluation was carried out with the aim of assisting various policymakers to
address the issue of strangulations. The evaluation is meant to assist various stakeholders in
legislation, the health, and criminal justice departments. Firstly, in the criminal justice
department, the finding of the evaluation is meant to foster the improvement of laws and policies
that assist in the investigation and prosecution of those involved in the strangulations. Secondly,
strangulation has been a major health problem and the analysis serves to help in finding the
solution for reducing the health consequence of strangulations and violence. Thirdly, legislators

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wanted the evaluation conducted to help identify laws or policies available and cite ways to
improve on enact other similar laws. For instance, legislators wanted the recommended gaps and
areas that need improvement in the existing laws or policies that can help in successful
prosecution or investigation of strangulations (Hooper, Giles‐Corti & Knuiman, 2014).
Evaluation of goals
The main goal of the evaluation was to understand the possibilities of prosecuting
strangulations cases within 50 states. The authors of the article conducted the evaluation of laws
and policies that address the strangulation prosecution across 50 states. There are some goals that
assisted the authors to evaluate the current state of laws and policies that exist within 50 states.
Firstly, the analysis or evaluation is to assist lawmakers, policymakers, violence advocates and
others stakeholders understand the existing laws that address the prosecution of strangulations.
Understanding of strangulations and prosecution of strangulations is important for identifications
of obstacles to addressing strangulations. Secondly, the evaluation also assists in finding the best
practices when prosecuting and investigating strangulations. Finding from the evaluation of
policies and laws within 50 states is important for addressing the issues of strangulations
especially in various stages of investigation and prosecution. Lastly, the evaluation serves to
provide the basis of improving current laws regarding the issue of strangulation and prosecution
of strangulations. Various recommendations that are advanced at the end of the evaluation are
important for improving prosecution laws and policies (National Centre for Injury Prevention
and Control 2013).
Authors propose to evaluate existing policies and laws within 50 states as this provides
the basis of finding recommendations. Authors aim to use its goals of finding best practices for

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improving laws as the guiding principle of evaluating the obstacles that prevent the prosecution
of strangulations. In addition, evaluation goals serve as the basis of developing the
methodologies that are used in the evaluation of policies. Outcomes of the evaluation such as
ways to improve laws and policies also assisted authors to come up with states that have legal or
policy framework for prosecuting strangulations.
Theoretical perspective
Authors of the article present various theoretical facts that can explain the effects of
strangulation and need of policies to improve the prosecution of strangulation cases. The theory
of intimate partner violence (IPV) is mentioned as one aspect of violence that results in health
problems and forms part of the reasons that castigate strangulation. Violence by partners with
relation especially against women is indicated as the common cause of attempts strangulations
worldwide. The negative impact of the strangulation within among patients or victims that has
experience the action in the past is also used as theoretical concept to evaluate the impact of
action. Authors indicate that there are many different clinical findings that are related to
strangulation cases are also mentioned within the article to presents the theories explain impact
of strangulations. Another theoretical concept is also based on the meta analysis of various
researches that provides the basis of the strangulation research are also cited within the article to
show the importance of strangulation cases within the department of justice. Within 50 states,
various cases of the strangulations and the outcome of these cases are also analyzed within the
articles to present these impacts (Kimberlee, 2018).
According to authors, there are rival reasons that make prosecution of strangulation
crime. There are theories that have been an obstacle to prosecution of strangulation cases and