Policy Rules Reading: Haller, S. F. & Gerrie, J. (2007). The Role of Science in
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Question
Policy Rules
Reading: Haller, S. F. & Gerrie, J. (2007). The Role of Science in Public Policy: Higher Reason, or Reason for Hire? Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 20(2), 139-165. Retrieved from ProQuest database.
Haller & Gerrie (2007) argued that “Decisions must be made and not postponed until absolute scientific consensus has been reached, and thus, scientific input to contentious policy debates must be solicited in the here and now.” (p. 143).
Discuss how public policy makers can incorporate scientific input into their strategy to insure policies reflect the best thinking available and policies have a high probability to resolve problems addressed.
Explanation / Answer
First thepolicy maker must have knowledge of scientific input they are talking about which is to be incorporated into the society. They must test the scientic input in a pilot basis afdress the issues and implement gor further incorporation. They must wait until a given time when it is right to implement the policy. Most importantly they should choose the right model to address with and failure to this can cause serious issues regarding incorporating the policy