Performance Assessment Assignment w5

CJ 550 Final Project Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: The performance assessment allows you to gauge the current level at which the criminal justice organization is performing. It will identify areas in which the organization is excelling and areas in which the organization needs improvement. This is the foun dation for planning a strategic response to any identified deficiencies within the criminal justice organization.

Prompt: Submit a draft of the performance assessment (Section III: D) of your final project.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

D. Performance Assessment: In this section, you will assess the performance of your selected subdivision in the organization in relation to the missio n and goals of the overall organization by performing a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opp ortunities, and threats) analysis.

i. Identify the major internal factors that positively and negatively affect the organizational performance. Justify your identifications. For example, a key internal factors may be the selection criteria for staff or clients.

ii. Identify the major external factors that positively and negatively affect the organizational performance. Justify your identifications. For example, key external factors may include laws, legislators, and citizen input.

iii. Based on the previously identified internal factors, analyze whether or not the organization is maximizing its strengths and minimizing its weaknesses. Substantiate your claims. For example, consider the areas of the subdivision that have the most impact on success, such as the classification of offenders.

iv. Based on the previously identified external factors, analyze whether or not the organization is maximizing its opportunities and minimizing its threats. Substantiate your claims. For example, consider the areas that are most vulnerabl e in assuring success and how these can be turned into strengths, such as housing inmates in a reception area to adequately assess their needs, not simply classifying on offen se criteria.

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (80%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Performance Assessment:

Internal Factors

Identi fi es the major i nternal factors that pos i ti vel y and negati vel y affect the

organi zati onal performance, jus ti fyi ng i denti fi cati ons

Identi fi es the major i nternal factors that pos i ti vel y and negati vel y affect the

organi zati onal performance, jus ti fyi ng i denti fi cati ons, but wi th gaps i n detai l , l ogi c, or jus ti fi cati on

Does not i denti fy the major i nternal factors that pos i ti vel y and negati vel y

affect the organi zati onal performance

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Performance Assessment:

External Factors

Identi fi es the major external factors that pos i ti vel y and negati vel y affect the

organi zati onal performance, jus ti fyi ng i denti fi cati ons

Identi fi es the major external factors that pos i ti vel y and negati vel y affect the

organi zati onal performance, jus ti fyi ng i denti fi cati ons, but wi th gaps i n detai l , l ogi c, or jus ti fi cati on

Does not i denti fy the major external factors that pos i ti vel y and negati vel y

affect the organi zati onal performance

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Performance Assessment:

Strengths and

Weaknesses

Anal yzes whether or not the organi zati on i s maxi mi zi ng i ts s trengths and mi ni mi zing i ts weaknes s es bas ed on the i denti fi ed

i nternal factors , s ubs tanti ati ng cl aims

Anal yzes whether or not the organi zati on i s maxi mi zi ng i ts s trengths and mi ni mi zing i ts weaknes s es bas ed on the i denti fi ed

i nternal factors , s ubs tanti ati ng cl aims , but wi th gaps i n detai l , l ogi c, or jus ti fi cati on

Does not anal yze whether or not the organi zati on i s maxi mi zing i ts s trengths and mi ni mi zi ng i ts weaknes s es bas ed on

the i denti fi ed i nternal factors

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Performance Assessment:

Opportunities and Threats

Expl ai ns whether or not the organi zati on i s maxi mi zi ng i ts opportuni ti es and

mi ni mi zi ng i ts threats bas ed on the i denti fi ed external factors , s ubs tanti ating cl ai ms

Expl ai ns whether or not the organi zati on i s maxi mi zi ng i ts opportuni ti es and

mi ni mi zi ng i ts threats bas ed on the i denti fi ed external factors , s ubs tanti ating cl ai ms , but wi th gaps i n detai l , l ogi c, or jus ti fi cati on

Does not expl ai n whether or not the organi zati on i s maxi mi zing i ts

opportuni ti es and mi ni mi zi ng i ts threats bas ed on the i denti fi ed external factors

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Articulation of

Response Submi s s i on has no major errors rel ated to

ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on

Submi s s i on has major errors rel ated to

ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on that negati vel y i mpact readabi l ity and arti culation of mai n i deas

Submi s s i on has criti cal errors rel ated to

ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on that prevent unders tandi ng of i deas

10

Total 100%