Juvenile Justice

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE COURSE

COURSE NAME: Juvenile Justice COURSE CODE: CMJ2222

Continuous Course Work Assessment: Drugs and Delinquency - Essay

Legislation has been proposed to decriminalize or legalize drug use in your country. To date, it

appears that effects on delinquency and use are minimal, if any. Would you favour or oppose such

legislation? Give and expand on the reasons why you favour or oppose such legislation?

20 marks

TOTAL MARKS: twenty marks (20)

COURSE-WORK PERCENTAGE: twenty percent (20%)

WORD LIMIT: one thousand five hundred words (1,500)

Date provided: April 9, 2021

Due Date: April 16, 2021 at 6:00pm

(Failure to adhere to the submission date and time will result in an

automatic no submission.)

Please use font Times New Roman, font size 12, double line spacing and 1-inch margins.

Please use proper grammar, spelling, presentation and reference/citation of cases, legislation,

articles and textbooks.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Grading Rubric for Research Essay – (CMJ2222) – (JUVENILE JUSTICE)

Criteria Inadequate = 0 - 9

(Below Standard)

Adequate = 10 - 14

(Meets Standard)

Above Average = 15-17

(Exceeds Standard)

Exemplary = 18 - 20

(Far Exceeds Standard)

Criterion A.

Legislation has

been proposed

to decriminalize

or legalize drug

use in your

country. To

date, it appears

that effects on

delinquency

and use are

minimal, if any.

Would you

favor or oppose

such

legislation?

Why?

Discussion of the

suggested response

below or alternative is

not connecting with

points; relationships,

and concepts have not

been developed to

support discussion.

Writing lacks logical

organization. It shows

some coherence but

ideas lack unity.

Serious errors.

Shows some thinking

and reasoning but

most ideas are

underdeveloped and

unoriginal.

APA style is poorly

demonstrated. More

than eight APA errors

are noted.

Discussion of the

suggested response below

or alternative is somewhat

connecting with points;

relationships, and

concepts have somewhat

been developed to support

discussion.

Writing has some

coherency and logically

organized. Some points

remain misplaced and

stray from the topic.

Transitions evident but

not used throughout

essay.

Content indicates

thinking and reasoning

applied with original

thought on a few ideas.

APA style is used with

some (four to five) errors

throughout the

manuscript.

Discussion of the suggested

response below or alternative is

connecting with points;

relationships, and concepts have

been satisfactorily developed to

support discussion.

Writing is coherent and

logically organized with

transitions used between ideas

and paragraphs to create

coherence. Overall unity of

ideas is present but not

altogether tightly structured.

Content indicates original

thinking and develops ideas

with sufficient and firm

evidence.

APA style is used consistently

with very few (one to three)

errors throughout the

manuscript.

Discussion of the suggested

response below or

alternative is connecting

with points; relationships,

and concepts have been

strongly developed to

support discussion.

Writing shows high degree

of attention to logic and

reasoning of points. Unity

clearly leads the reader to

the conclusion and stirs

thought regarding the topic.

Content indicates synthesis

of ideas, in depth analysis

and evidences original

thought and support for the

topic.

APA style is exemplary and

used consistently and

extensively throughout the

manuscript.

TOTAL