correctional assignment

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Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 2 Points: 100

Overview:

Leaders of correctional organizations/agencies are responsible for making important

decisions on issues that affect their organization internally and impact the broader

community. When faced with these difficult decisions, having good judgment is

paramount, increasing the need for leaders to consider the agency's vision, mission,

goals, and stakeholders to find the optimal solution.

The Final Course Project will be completed in four (4) parts:

• Course Project, Part 1 Name of Agency (Unit 2)

• Course Project, Part 2 Agency Head (Unit 5)

• Course Project, Part 3 Agency Mission (Unit 7)

• PowerPoint Presentation (Unit 8)

Instructions:

For this assignment, Part 1 of the Course Project, you will choose your correctional facility

or organization and provide an overview of the agency:

• You will research a federal, state, or local Correctional Department's website and

in your own words provide an overview of the correctional facility or agency.

o Include a history of the organization.

• Focus on the location, organization chart, staffing levels, prison population,

programs/rehabilitation service.

Requirements:

• Submit a Word document in APA format.

• At least two, no more than three pages in length, excluding reference pages.

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

CRJ408 – Correctional Management

Unit 2 Assignment: Course Project, Part 1

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Evaluation Rubric for Unit 2 Assignment

CRITERIA Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement

Deficient

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

Selection of facility or agency

A facility or agency has been selected.

n/a The facility or agency chosen is identified incorrectly.

No selection has been made.

30 points 24 – 29 points 18 – 23 points 0 – 17 points

Brief history of the facility or agency

The history is accurate and well written.

The history is accurate but is missing minor details.

A history is present but missing key details.

The history is missing or poorly written.

Discussion on current organization, staffing levels, prison populations and programs/rehabilitation services

The discussion on the current particulars is thoughtfully and clearly written.

The discussion on the current facility is missing minor details.

The discussion on the current facility details is missing key details.

The discussion on the current facility details is missing or poorly written.

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

Conclusion The conclusion is thoughtfully well-written and gives a summary of the paper.

The conclusion is missing minor details.

The conclusion is missing key details.

The conclusion is missing or poorly written.

Paper Length More than two, but less than three pages.

n/a n/a Less than two or more than three pages.

Clear and Professional Writing and APA Format

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

Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.

Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation.

Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed.