Unit 2 Assignment: Police Officer Requirements Paper

Due Date: 11:59 pm EST day of Unit 2 Points: 100 Overview: For this assignment, you will write a paper addressing the hiring requirements and disqualifiers for police officers in the state and in the town or city in which you reside. Instructions:

 Research the hiring requirements for the police officer position in the state you live in.

o What are the hiring requirements for the police officer position? o What are the conditions that will result in automatic disqualification of an

applicant?  Research the hiring requirements for the position of police office in the town/city

you live in. o What, if any, additional requirements are there? o What are the conditions that will result in automatic disqualification of an

applicant? Requirements:

 Submit as a Word document.  APA format, including 12 pt Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and in-text

citations for referenced works.  Length of two to three pages, excluding the Title and Reference pages.  At least three resources from cases, law reviews, professional journals, news

media articles, academic journals or books are required. Wikipedia and other encyclopedias are not acceptable sources.

 All papers will be submitted through SafeAssign to reduce the potential of plagiarism.

Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

Police Officer Requirements Paper

CRJ102 – Introduction to Law Enforcement

Evaluation Rubric for Police Officer Requirements Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

0 – 20 points 21 – 27 points 28 – 34 points 35 points

State Hiring Requirements and Disqualifiers

The key hiring requirements and disqualifiers are not included or inadequately addressed.

Some key hiring requirements and disqualifiers are addressed.

Most key hiring requirements and disqualifiers are addressed.

All key hiring requirements and disqualifiers are addressed.

0 – 20 points 21 – 27 points 28 – 34 points 35 points

Local Hiring Requirements and Disqualifiers

The key hiring requirements and disqualifiers are not included or inadequately addressed.

Some key hiring requirements and disqualifiers are addressed.

Most key hiring requirements and disqualifiers are addressed.

All key hiring requirements and disqualifiers are addressed.

0 – 5 points 6 – 7 points 8 – 9 points 10 points

Resources 0-1 resource 2 resources 3 resources More than 3 resources

0 – 5 points 6-7 points 8 – 9 points 10 points

Paper Length Less than 1 page or more than 3 pages

1 page 2 pages 3 pages

0 – 5 points 6 – 7 points 8 – 9 points 10 points

Clear and Professional Writing and APA Format

Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed.

Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation.

Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.

Writing and format are clear, professional, APA compliant, and error free.