Juvenile justice papers x2

Article Summary

Due: Midnight Sunday of Unit 2 Read the article about methods for improving police and youth interactions in the Unit 2 Readings and Resources, then write a summary and analysis of the article. The requirements for your article summary and analysis are:

 100 word summary and 200 word analysis (300 words total).

 Double spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt. font.

 Refer to the grading rubric on the next page.

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

Unit 2 Article Summary

CRJ 201 – Juvenile Justice

Grading Rubric

Criteria Need Improvement

Meet Expectations Exceptional Points Earned

100 word summary

0-1 Points Unacceptable - did not submit an article summary on time.

2-3 Points Acceptable 100 word summary & submitted on time.

4-5 Points Outstanding 100 word summary & submitted on time.

200 word analysis

0-1 Points Unacceptable- did not provide a 200 word analysis of article.

2-3 Points Acceptable- 200 word analysis & submitted and on time.

4-5 Points Outstanding- 200 word analysis & submitted and on time.

Course connection reference to text

0-1 Points Unacceptable- article did not demonstrate a connection to course material.

2-3 Points Acceptable- somewhat demonstrated a connection to course with references to text.

4-5 Points Outstanding- completely demonstrated a connection to course with references to text.

Professional communicatio n

0-1 Points Unacceptable- paper has grammatical and spelling errors.

2-3 Points Acceptable- paper has 2 or less grammatical and spelling errors.

4-5 Points Paper is professional and in standard written English.

Critical thinking

0-1 Points Unacceptable- did not demonstrate evidence of critical thinking or does not extend information included in the article. Did not demonstrate critical thinking.

2-3 Points Acceptable- did demonstrate some evidence of critical thinking and extended some information included in the article.

4-5 Points Outstanding- evidence of critical thinking or extending information included in the article. Demonstrated critical thinking.

Total Points /25