Policy Outcomes Constitutive and Operational Definitions A constitutive definition provides meanings to words by using synonymous words that can take on different numerical values (Dunn, 2012). Constitutive definition is useful because often words or concepts have slightly different meanings to individuals and it can help with providing a more precise meaning for a group. An operational definition provides constructs that translates into specific objective assessment measurements (McKay, 2008). Operational definitions support the measuring to determine success or failure. Three examples will be used to illustrate constitutive and operational definitions. A constitutive definition for pollution is Green House Gases (GHG). An operational …show more content…
The first issue is crime; a good indicator to determine if the issue is being successfully addressed by the government. FBI reports show that violent crime continues to decline. The first six months of 2014 show that murder decreased by six percent, rapes have decreased by ten percent, robbery has decreased by ten percent, and aggravated assaults decreased by 1.6 percent (Comey, 2015). Based on FBI preliminary data, all indicators appear that the government is solving the crime …show more content…
Requiring seatbelts and the added safety of shoulder belts along with air bags have more to do with saving lives than the 55-mph limit. A valid rebuttal to the mileage death rate fell from 4.3 to 3.6 deaths per 100 million miles after the implementation of the 55-speed limit, is that there are more paved roads and they are roads are marked better with signage, reflective road striping, and median reflectors. The increased making warn drivers of upcoming dangers and provide sounds and visual indications to the driver they are crossing into traffic. The improved road conditions have a lot to do with the saved