The document discusses identifying stakeholders for a criminal justice policy to shorten time served for nonviolent felonies. There are three types of stakeholders: 1) primary stakeholders who will be directly affected, such as citizens, social groups, and businesses; 2) key actors who are responsible for the policy, such as government authorities and those providing funding or expertise; and 3) intermediaries who implement the policy, such as police, transport operators, and interest groups. Stakeholder identification is an ongoing process that requires reassessment as policy details emerge and circumstances change.

1. Criminal Justice Policy- The policy chosen was (shortening time
served by nonviolent felonies)
Who can be identified as a stakeholder
To obtain a comprehensive picture, three types of stakeholders
should be distinguished according to their specific power
position in the process:
Primary stakeholders: Who will ultimately be affected –
positively or negatively – by new policies (e.g. citizens in
general, different social groups or professions, certain city
districts, business branches, individual organizations)?
Key actors: Who has political responsibility (mayors,
councilors, other
authority
levels)? Who has the financial resources (public and private
funds)? Who has the authority (by domain or territory)? Who
has the skills and expertise (public administrations, universities,
private sector) – in the policy and related domains (land use,
environment
, education, health, tourism, etc.)?
Intermediaries: Who implements the policy (PT and
infrastructure operators, public administrations, police, etc.)?
Who carries out major policy activities (freight operators,
harbours, airports, etc.)? Who represents pertinent interest

2. groups (associations, chambers, cooperatives, networks)? Who
informs and reports on the policy (authorities, operators, local
media)?
In addition, consider the role of existing local champions – key
individuals who may play a significant role in mobilizing
resources, creating alliances, etc. because of their personal
skills and the recognition they receive among local actors. In
practice, such persons can have an extraordinary influence on
the process, both positively and negatively, so their role
requires an early strategic assessment.
Obviously stakeholder identification is not a task that can be
concluded once and for all at the beginning of the planning
process. Rather, it needs to be taken up repeatedly when
scenarios and policy options become more concrete, and
implications for stakeholders can be assessed more accurately.
Even for some key actors, a re-assessment may turn out to be
necessary as a consequence of changing circumstances.
Intermediaries: Who implements the policy (PT and
infrastructure operators, public administrations, police, etc.)?
Who carries out major policy activities (freight operators,
harbors, airports, etc.)? Who represents pertinent interest
groups (associations, chambers, cooperatives, networks)? Who
informs and reports on the policy (authorities, operators, local
media)?
Assignment:
To be included in your paper - identify the stakeholders.
Remember stakeholders are those individuals who have some

3. input, effect or are possibly affected by the policy. YOU MUST
IDENTIFY ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS.