Description Using the research you did  in week 2, and the feedback you received, you will prepare ...

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Description Using the research you did  in week 2, and the feedback you received, you will prepare a policy  brief for a group of legislators. Your goal is to convince policymakers  to take action regarding the problem you described and researched in  your week 2 policy brief worksheet.   This paper should be 1200-1500 words. Paper must be submitted to plagiarism checker and you need to include a PDF of the plagiarism report generated by Turnitin.  Your Paper will contain the following parts:  Executive Summary: Follow  the executive summary description in the Center for Writing Excellence.  Provide a summary of the policy issue and your recommendations that  will follow. This really like an introduction--provide a brief overview  of what your policy brief will cover.  Problem overview: Using specific data, explain why  there is an issue that needs legislative attention. Consider the policy  agenda process described in our course text, Longest, 2016. What causes  an issue to become part of the legislative agenda? Make sure your  problem overview includes enough detail to convince policymakers that  the problem requires their action and attention. You should have some of  the data you need from the research you did in week 2, but you will  likely need to add more data and analyze the data that you previously  found. Potential policy solutions: Discuss  possible solutions to the issue. You should include at least three  different possible policy approaches. You can list past solutions that  have already been implemented (and which you don't believe are working).  Here, you are going to discuss a few different ways to solve the policy  issue. From this list, you will then choose one which you believe to be  the best solution, but before you provide your specific solution, you  will list other alternatives. Recommended solution: From  your list of possible policy actions, choose a specific and actionable  solution that you will recommend to policymakers. When you think you  have a possible solution, ask yourself, "Is this something specific a  policymaker or implementing organization can do?" If not, then you have  not provided an appropriate solution. References/Resources: List all references and  include any additional resources you think might be helpful for  policymakers who would like to research the topic in more depth. You do not need to provide additional resources, but you must include a reference page with references in APA format. Keep  your content concise, specific, and make sure you are using academic  sources to support any of your recommendations. Anecdotes and personal  opinion should be minimal.