Policy Evaluation As The Final Process Of Policy Making

Last but certainly not least comes policy evaluation as the final process of policy making. In the policy evaluation process, institutions, organizations or in this case, the government concludes whether the policy implemented was successful in achieving its primary goal. The policy evaluation stage differs from the previous policy stages because the institution, organization or government tries to reassess whether the policy in placed worked or not. This gives the government, institution, or organization an opportunity to determine if the policy is working, and if not, what can be done in order to fix it. Once the policy has been evaluated, and it has been determined the current policy has not been functioning the way it was designed, it†¦show more content†¦Next comes effectiveness evaluation. While efficiency is more on the input and out, effectiveness evaluation is more based on the achievements made since the policy has been implemented. Following efficiency comes adequ acy. Adequacy is often evaluated if we should augment the policy to become more operational. Finishing up with equity, equity is evaluating if there is equally within the policy. Often times, certain policies might favor a certain gender. For example, when researching diseases only done on males. We are only furthering the advancement of our understanding of the male body, but not of the female body. It is difficult at times to make it fair for everyone, but it this is why steps are still taken as a precaution. There are three types of goals containing primary, secondary and tertiary goals. Primary goal is the main objective of the policy or the main purpose of the policy. Secondary goals is the other goals that noted and produce from the policy, not the primary reason of why the policy was created. Tertiary goal is the unintended consequences, often unknown at the time the policy was in place. The consequences from the tertiary goals can be either positive or negative. â€Å"When the goals of a policy are unclear, diffuse, or diverse, as they frequently are, determining the extent to which they have been attained become a difficult and frustrating task† (Anderson, 2011, 307). If the goals are