You can choose any part of our three-pronged criminal justice systems (corrections, police, and
courts) for this assignment. You can choose any topic as long as the topic correlates to any of
the mentioned systems. For example, corrections (overcrowding issues in the correction
system, presenting hypothetical policies in mitigating this issue), police (update on a murder
case or chief of police statement on police brutality and their take on this issue), and court
system (sentencing, etc.).
Task
In this assignment, you will plan and write a hypothetical 60-second PSA, related to your chosen
topic, as if it were to be presented to news media. While preparing the PSA, consider the
reading from the textbook, particularly the five steps of the communication process and the
nine barriers to communication, as well as the attached document.
Your final project should include the following information:
Title of PSA
Length of PSA
Topic of the PSA
Presenter/Agency PSA is from
Intended Audience
Purpose of the PSA
Primary Takeaway of the PSA
Hook of the PSA
Sources of Information (References)
Description of PSA
• Outline/description of video/scenes
• Storyboard, or
• Two-column script with dialogue and direction/description columns
You should include a minimum of two references. The references should be cited in text in the
body of your writing and included in your reference list at the end of your assignment. Your in-
text source citations, as well as your reference list, should both be in alignment with APA
6th edition citation form and style.