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An organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, challenges, and threats (SWOC/T) must be identified at the beginning of the strategic planning process.
You are part of a team of external criminal justice professionals who are tasked with conducting a SWOC/T environmental assessment for a city/organization that has been the subject of budget cuts and/or a defund the police movement, which reduces their overall operating budget by 10%. The contracting organizations governing board would like a professional environmental and climate assessment report to gauge the impact these budget cuts would have on the organization. They also want to understand how the strategic planning process would be utilized to accommodate these changes.
Review the following examples: Conduct an Environmental Scan and Conduct a SWOT Analysis to assist you with conducting your SWOC/T assessment.
Select a security or criminal justice organization that has been the subject of recent budget cuts or police defunding in your state.
Conduct a SWOC/T assessment that includes the following:
Strengths of the organization
- Weaknesses of the organization
Opportunities available to the organization
Challenges and threats to the organization
Conclusions drawn from the result of the SWOC/T assessment
