Criminal Investigation

Class Exercises

The class exercises will be posted online. There will be approximately 6 class assignments over the course of the semester. These exercises will account for 90 points towards your overall grade. It is necessary to provide clear, concise information that clearly demonstrates students understanding of the material being presented in the PowerPoints and from the required readings. The assignments will be focus on correctional practices, policies, and issues. Each assignment must be uploaded on CougarView by Sundays at 11:59pm.

Students will search and select a topic pertaining to the assigned course material for the week. Next, select a recent (less than 3 years old) local, national, or federal story or case that pertains to the topic covered in class. Students must include the following information: a) summarize of the article/story; b) identify the issue(s) discussed; 3) explain the current state of this policy/problem/issue (is it still be utilized?); and 4 present evidence-based solutions to the issue/problem.

There will be two options of how to display this information that students can choose from:

1. Create a blog post

a. Must outline the elements listed above

b. Optional: pictures, images, illustrations, data

2. Create an infographic

a. Must outline the elements listed above utilize illustrations, images, pictures to display the information

b. Here are some software programs that will aid in the develop of the infographic: https://piktochart.com/blog/infographic-software/

Students are encouraged to be creative in their presentation of the case material. Please see the rubric for each option.