Analyze the mini-case study titled, “The Pocatello Prison Siting Story: A Case of Politics.” Your essay must
incorporate the concepts from this week’s readings and must state how they relate to the rational or nonrational (i.e., political) approaches to policy analysis. At a minimum, your case study analysis essay must follow
the following steps:
Identify the key issue or issues.
Identify the likely root causes of the issues or problems.
Determine the viable solutions to address or resolve the issues.
Assess the likely ramifications of all your suggested solutions (consider the risks and cost-benefit of each
course of action).
State your final recommendations.