Law - Criminal assignment 1

495 Assignment #1 Rubric Course: CCJS 495 6381 Criminal Justice Capstone (2265)

Criteria Exceeds Expectations

Above Expectations

Meets Expectations

Below Expectations

Criterion Score

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Criteria Exceeds Expectations

Above Expectations

Meets Expectations

Below Expectations

Criterion Score

Content and

Critical

Thinking

/ 140140 points

Student cor-

rectly and com-

pletely dis-

cussed in detail

the primary

role and func-

tion of their as-

signed compo-

nent, including

a full and dis-

cussion of their

role and its

function.

Student cor-

rectly and

clearly differ-

entiated their

role and the

function of

their role from

the other

roles/compo-

nents listed in

the

assignment.

Student cor-

rectly, clearly

and thoroughly

evaluated and

discussed both

the inter-relat-

edness and the

inter-connect-

edness of the

components

listed in the as-

125.9 points

Student cor-

rectly dis-

cussed the pri-

mary role and

function of

their assigned

component, in-

cluding a cor-

rect discussion

of their role

and its

function.

Student cor-

rectly differen-

tiated their role

and the func-

tion of their

role from the

other

roles/compo-

nents listed in

the

assignment.

Student cor-

rectly evaluat-

ed and dis-

cussed both

the inter-relat-

edness and the

inter-connect-

edness of the

components

listed in the as-

signment and

discussed how

each of them

111.9 points

Student mostly

discussed the

primary role

and function of

their assigned

component, in-

cluding a most-

ly complete

discussion of

their role and

its function.

Student mostly

differentiated

their role and

the function of

their role from

the other

roles/compo-

nents listed in

the

assignment.

Student mostly

evaluated and

discussed both

the inter-relat-

edness and the

inter-connect-

edness of the

components

listed in the as-

signment and

mostly dis-

cussed how

each of them

plays a distinct

role in the

97.9 points

Student insuffi-

ciently and/or

incorrectly dis-

cussed the pri-

mary role and

function of

their assigned

component, in-

cluding a limit-

ed or incorrect

discussion of

their role and

its function.

Student insuffi-

ciently and/or

incorrectly dif-

ferentiated

their role and

the function of

their role from

the other

roles/compo-

nents listed in

the

assignment.

Student insuffi-

ciently and/or

incorrectly

evaluated and

discussed both

the inter-relat-

edness and the

inter-connect-

edness of the

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Criteria Exceeds Expectations

Above Expectations

Meets Expectations

Below Expectations

Criterion Score

signment and

discussed how

each of them

plays a distinct

role in the

management of

the administra-

tion of justice

within the

Criminal

Justice system.

The student

displayed ex-

emplary critical

thinking and

exemplary

command of

this subject

and discussion.

The student

made thought-

ful connections

between the

material and

the answers to

the prompts

and all posi-

tions were sup-

ported by ap-

propriate

sources.

Excellent un-

derstanding

and application

of theory and

knowledge to

the facts.

plays a distinct

role in the

management of

the administra-

tion of justice

within the

Criminal

Justice system.

While critical

thinking, com-

mand of the

material, or

connections

made may have

been only ade-

quate in limited

incidences, the

student gener-

ally displayed

superior critical

thinking and

superior com-

mand of this

subject and

discussion.

Positions were

generally sup-

ported by ap-

propriate

sources.

Clear applica-

tion of theory

and knowledge

to the facts.

Most terminol-

ogy references

management of

the administra-

tion of justice

within the

Criminal

Justice system.

While critical

thinking, com-

mand of the

material, or

connections

made may have

been limited on

occasion, the

student dis-

played ade-

quate critical

thinking and

adequate com-

mand of this

subject and

discussion.

Most positions

taken were ad-

equately sup-

ported by ap-

propriate

sources.

Application of

theory and

knowledge in-

dicates a gen-

eral under-

standing of the

concepts and

focus of the

assignment.

components

listed in the as-

signment and

insufficiently

and/or incor-

rectly dis-

cussed how

each of them

plays a distinct

role in the

management of

the administra-

tion of justice

within the

Criminal

Justice system.

The student

generally dis-

played limited

critical thinking

and limited

command of

this subject

and discussion.

The student

generally made

limited connec-

tions between

the material

and the an-

swers to the

prompts and

positions taken

were largely

not supported

by appropriate

sources.

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Criteria Exceeds Expectations

Above Expectations

Meets Expectations

Below Expectations

Criterion Score

Terminology is

correct in all

uses.

Points

Available: 126-

140

are correctly

applied.

Points

Available: 112-

125.9

Terminology

usage is gener-

ally correct.

Points

Available: 98-

111.9

Application of

theory and

knowledge

does not gen-

erally demon-

strate an un-

derstanding of

the concepts

and focus of

the

assignment.

Most terminol-

ogy was used

incorrectly or

insufficiently to

indicate an ad-

equate under-

standing of the

concepts.

Points available

D: 84-97.9

Points available

F: 0-83.9

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Criteria Exceeds Expectations

Above Expectations

Meets Expectations

Below Expectations

Criterion Score

APA and

general ad-

herence to

instructions

/ 2020 points

Student fol-

lowed APA for-

mat correctly

(Cover page, in

text citations

and reference

page) without

format errors.

Student fol-

lowed all in-

structions for

this

assignment.

Student used 4

or more appro-

priate re-

sources overall

to inform their

thoughts and

opinions for

this

assignment.

Points avail-

able: 18-20

17.9 points

Student mostly

followed APA

and format re-

quirements for

this assignment

but had up to 2

errors.

Student mostly

followed the

instructions for

this assign-

ment. Errors

were minor.

Student used

at least 3 ap-

propriate re-

sources overall

to inform their

thoughts and

opinions for

this

assignment.

Points avail-

able: 16-17.9

15.9 points

Student mostly

followed APA

and format re-

quirements for

this assignment

but had up to 3

errors.

Student mostly

followed the

instructions for

this

assignment.

Student used 2

or fewer appro-

priate re-

sources overall

to inform their

thoughts and

opinions for

this

assignment.

Points avail-

able: 14-15.9

13.9 points

Student did not

generally fol-

low APA for-

mat require-

ments for this

assignment.

Student did not

generally fol-

low the in-

structions for

this

assignment.

Student used 1

or fewer appro-

priate re-

sources overall

to inform their

thoughts and

opinions for

this

assignment.

Points available

D: 12-13.9

Points available

F: 0-11.9

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Criteria Exceeds Expectations

Above Expectations

Meets Expectations

Below Expectations

Criterion Score

Writing

Mechanics

/ 2020 points

Writing quality

in terms of

grammar, punc-

tuation, usage,

structure, spac-

ing, etc. as well

as reader en-

gagement is

excellent.

Student had a

few minor or

inconsequen-

tial writing,

grammar, or

spelling errors.

Points avail-

able: 18-20

17.9 points

Writing quality

in terms of

grammar, punc-

tuation, usage,

structure, spac-

ing, etc. as well

as reader en-

gagement is

good.

Student had

few writing,

grammar, or

spelling errors.

Points avail-

able: 16-17.9

15.9 points

Writing quality

in terms of

grammar, punc-

tuation, usage,

structure, spac-

ing, etc. as well

as reader en-

gagement is

adequate.

Student had

several writing,

grammar, or

spelling errors.

Points avail-

able: 14-15.9

13.9 points

Writing quality

in terms of

grammar, punc-

tuation, usage,

structure, spac-

ing, etc. as well

as reader en-

gagement is in-

adequate or

contains many

errors that dis-

rupt flow an

understanding

of the

presentation.

Student did not

meet writing,

grammar,

and/or spelling

expectations.

Points available

D: 12-13.9

Points available

F: 0-11.9

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Total / 200

Overall Score

Criteria Exceeds Expectations

Above Expectations

Meets Expectations

Below Expectations

Criterion Score

Organizatio

n and

Compositio

n

/ 2020 points

The ideas are

arranged logi-

cally to support

the purpose.

Transitions link

paragraphs. It's

easy to follow

the line

reasoning.

The writing

style is consis-

tently academ-

ic and there is

little to no su-

perfluous

language.

Points avail-

able: 18-20

17.9 points

The ideas are

arranged logi-

cally to support

the central pur-

pose.

Transitions

usually link

paragraphs. For

the most part,

the reader can

follow the line

of reasoning.

The writing

style is almost

exclusively aca-

demic and

there is very

little superflu-

ous language.

Points avail-

able: 16-17.9

15.9 points

In general,

ideas are

arranged logi-

cally, but

sometimes,

they fail to

make sense to-

gether. The

reader is fairly

clear about

what the writer

intends.

The writing

style is gener-

ally academic

and there is in-

frequent but

some superflu-

ous language.

Points avail-

able: 14-15.9

13.9 points

Ideas are not

logically orga-

nized.

Frequently,

ideas fail to

make sense to-

gether. The

reader cannot

identify a clear

line of

reasoning.

The writing

style is gener-

ally not acade-

mic and there

is frequent use

of superfluous

language.

Points available

D: 12-13.9

Points available

F: 0-11.9

Exceeds

Expectations -

Equivalent to an A 180 points minimum

Above Expectations

- Equivalent to an B 160 points minimum

Meets Expectations

- Equivalent to an C 140 points minimum

Below Expectations -

Equivalent to a D or an

F 0 points minimum

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