2nd Assignment

Saint Leo University

College of Education and Social Services

Graduate Studies in Criminal Justice

CRJ 590

Applied Project in Criminal Justice Administration

Spring 2021

Professor: Dr. Robert J. Diemer

Telephone: 352-588-8974

Office Location: Saint Edward Hall, Room #113

Office Hours: Mondays: 2:00 – 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)

Email: [email protected]

AND/OR

Instructor: Dr. Christine Sereni-Massinger

Telephone: Will be provided by instructor

Email: [email protected]

AND/OR

Instructor: Dr. Karin May

Telephone: Cell (813) 434-6859

Email: [email protected]

AND/OR

Instructor: Dr. Forrest Beach

Telephone: will be provided by instructor

Email: [email protected]

AND/OR

Instructor: Dr. Willie Newkirik

Telephone: will be provided by instructor

Email: [email protected]

AND/OR

Instructor: Dr. Steven Chernick

Telephone: will be provided by instructor

Email: [email protected]

Course Dates: Starts: January 11, 2021 Ends: May 2, 2021

Class Meetings: ZOOM Meetings dates and times listed below

Credit Hours: 6

Prerequisites :

Successful completion of all courses in the Master of Science in Criminal Justice Program

Required Text

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: (2019). 7th Edition, Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Recommended Textbooks/Academic Journals:

Campbell, D. T., & Stanley, J. C. (2015). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for research. Ravenio Books.

Houston, J. G., Bridgmon, P. B., & Parsons, W. W. (2008). Criminal justice and the policy process. University Press of America.

Maxfield, M. G., & Babbie, E. R. (2014). Research methods for criminal justice and criminology. Cengage Learning.

Posavac, E. J. (2015). Program evaluation: Methods and case studies. Routledge.

Rossi, P. H., Lipsey, M. W., & Henry, G. T. (2018). Evaluation: A systematic approach. Sage publications.

Welsh, W. N., & Harris, P. W. (2016). Criminal justice policy and planning: Planned change. Routledge.

Course Description:

This course is designed to be a capstone project in which the student will use all the skills, attitudes and knowledge acquired from the program curriculum to address an important problem or launch a program initiative related to the administration of criminal justice. The objective of this course is primarily an outcomes assessment for the Graduate Program. For successful completion of this course and the Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration degree requirements, students must demonstrate both a mastery of the curriculum content, and an articulated ability to apply what has been learned to professional endeavors.

The current criminal system is complex and places critical demands on those who must supervise and manage its organizations. The criminal justice administrator must possess highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills. In this course the student is expected to demonstrate the highest level of academic and professional skills as applied to a “real-world” problem. Upon completion of this course students should be able to:

A. Demonstrate the skills, attitudes and knowledge acquired from the Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration program curriculum to address a problem or to launch an initiative.

B. Apply what has been learned in the curriculum content to a “real-world” situation.

C. Define a problem specific to the student’s agency or community.

D. Summarize factors bearing on the problem or initiative identified.

E. Elaborate on the factors identified and critically analyze their significance.

F. Produce a list of possible solutions to the problem.

G. Evaluate the possible solutions and conclude which solution (s) is most persuasive.

H. Recommend a final recommended action or series of actions.

I. Write a draft of an Administrative Position Paper detailing your problem-solving proposal according to specific guidelines provided by your professor.

J. Write the final Administrative Position Paper according to specific guidelines that reflects the highest academic and professional standards.

Course Grades:

The following represents the point values assigned for the various course assignments as well as the final grade scale.

Information Gathering and Analysis: The student must utilize supporting documentation for the paper that includes library, networking, and computer-based research for the gathering of sufficient information to successfully complete the paper.

Paper Organization: The student must demonstrate the ability to organize and present a coherent paper.

Theoretical Integration and Application: The student must demonstrate the ability to integrate theoretical knowledge with concrete information and to apply the strategies that will support the paper. The work should represent student own originality of information.

NOTE : Excluding the reference page, no more than 15% of the entire document can be direct quoted material. Any submission that fails to follow this requirement will not be accepted and the student will receive a grade of “Fail”.

The following grading criteria will be used to measure each student’s performance on the Applied Project.

Information gathering and analysis (30 maximum points)

Organization: (30 maximum points)

Theoretical Integration and Application: (40 maximum points)

NOTE: Failure to submit the problem, draft copies of your project by the required dates could reduce your final grade by a total of 20 points. The critiquing of your colleagues’ paper must be done.

Grades

Pass= 75 points or above

Fail = 74 points or below

Academic Dishonesty:

Other than those papers that were developed within the Master of Science in Criminal Justice Program at Saint Leo University; no previously submitted papers, articles, reports or projects, in whole or in part, to any university or college will be accepted.

Academic dishonesty is representing another’s work as one’s own, active complicity in such falsification, or violating test conditions. Plagiarism is stealing and passing of ideas and words of another as one’s own or using the work of another without crediting the source.

The sanctions for academic dishonesty such as cheating on an examination, plagiarism, forgery of academic documents (including signing another’s name), the copying of computer programs or information, and similar offenses are as follows:

1. The minimum sanction for the first offense is an “F” for the test or assignment, but the usual sanction is an “F” in the course where the violation took place.

2. The minimum sanction for the second offense is an “F” in the course, but the usual sanction is suspension of the student from St. Leo University.

Student with Disabilities:

Students with disabilities, who need accommodation, should contact Amanda Becker in the Office of Disability Services (room #207, second floor of the Student Activities Building), 352-588-8464, or email [email protected].

The use of Wikipedia as a resource for any assignment will not be accepted.

Critique of Papers

Assignments maybe critiqued by your professor on the message board. The critiques include areas of deficiencies, needing improvement as well as positive attributes. The comments are to promote further student learning. No grade will be posted on any assignments where other students can see and will only be posted in the Gradebook within the class.

During the next 16 weeks, you will have three assignments that will require you to provide feedback to your classmates on their writing. These assignments are nothing more than an attempt to provide constructive feedback as well as provide learning to the individual doing the critique. Below is the list of assignments that will require critiquing.

Schedule

Critiquing Process

The process for critiquing is simple as long as each of you read the requirements. Each critique will be done in Microsoft Track Changes and will be posted the following week on message board in the area identified as “Critique of Problem, Critique of Draft 1 and Critique of Draft 2”.

1. By Wednesday of Week #1 you are to locate a partner within the class to work with on critiquing each other’s paper.

2. When you post your assignment, for example: Post Problem on the discussion board, you are to post it as an attachment using Microsoft Word. I will review your paper and I will make comments, but these comments will be general in nature.

3. You will then download your partner’s paper and begin to critique it using Microsoft Word Track Changes. You will be looking for grammatical errors, content errors, APA formatting errors and scholarly writing. Your critique is to be complete, as you will be graded on how well you provided feedback.

4. You will post the critique on the message board in the area identified as “Critique of ____”. The area will always be listed under the section that was posted.

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5. The individual that has been critiqued will be able to review the comments and hopefully gain further insight and learning. The paper is NOT to be redone or reposted. The critique is only for your information.

Critiquing Eloquence

I do not want anyone taking the critiquing personal. This is strictly being used to provide critical feedback to your work. As a graduate student, you will be evaluated on your writing and these assignments will hopefully prepare you for this journey and enable you to become better. I do not want to see sarcasm or derogatory wording by the individual critiquing. If you read your paper and do not agree with the assessment, you can converse with your partner if you wish. There is no need to have a discussion or to do a reprint. Any comments made on your papers do not have to be accepted—meaning that you do not have to make the suggested changes. Again, the comments are to be used as a tool.

It is my sincere hopes that this process will assist you in two ways: Learning how to develop a quality paper and identify potential problems in your own writing.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION PAPER

· Each student must turn in their Administrative Position Paper on your scheduled date. One letter grade will be deducted automatically for each week a Position Paper is late.

· The Administrative Position Paper must be no less than twelve (12) discussion pages but no more than sixteen (16) discussion pages in length. Margins which are too wide will reduce your page count.

· The Administrative Position Paper must be completed in Microsoft Word (products such as Word Pad, Word Perfect and other similar software will not be accepted), typed and double-spaced, using one of the following fonts Calibri-11, Arial-11, Lucida Sans Unicode-10, Times New Roman-12, and Georgia-11 with one-inch margins.

· Use the same font throughout the text of the paper.

· While extensive research is not the object of the Administrative Position Paper, students shall use and list no less than fifteen (15) different scholarly reference sources, using a standard APA** format. Multiple uses of a single source reference will detract from your grade. Only one website is allowed. No news sources are acceptable.

· Students are expected to use proper grammar and punctuation.

· Proper APA-7th edition style citations must be used.

· No more than 15% percent of the paper can be QUOTED material. This paper is designed to be the author’s original work.

· All facts must be cited with an in-text citation.

· No material before 2005 is permitted.

· References- You are not permitted to use material that is any earlier that 2005 in this paper. Information before that date may not be relevant today.

· The Administrative Position Paper Format must be followed exactly as described herein.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

PROBLEM SUBMISSION:

You are required to submit within the first week of class, and no later than midnight (Eastern Time), January 17, 2021 the Problem section of your project. The Problem is to be posted on the discussion board (found under the activities tab) in the area designated as “POST PROBLEM STATEMENT HERE”.

Attach the Problem in a Microsoft Word document.

FACTORS BEARING ON THE PROBLEM

You are required to submit an attachment in Microsoft Word to the discussion board that includes, both the problem statement and the factors bearing on the problem by January 24, 2021. The Factors Bearing on the Problem link on the discussion board.

DRAFT #1 SUBMISSION:

You are required to submit an attachment a Partial Draft Submission #1 which is a copy of your project that includes the following: Cover page, The Problem and Factors Bearing on the Problem, and as much as is completed of the discussion by February 21, 2021. The Partial Draft Submission #1 is to be posted on the message board in the area designated as “POST DRAFT #1 HERE”.

Post should include: Cover Page, Problem, Factors Bearing on the Problem, Discussion (whatever has been done) and your Annotated Bibliography – DO NOT INCLUDE A CONCLUSION or ACTION RECOMMENDED . You will number them as outlined in the submission requirements. I am not expecting that these two are completed, but what I am looking for is the formation of your paper. The Partial Draft Submission #1 does two things, it allows you to begin to put your thoughts on paper and it allows me to review your progress. Any comments made by me to you will be communicated in a reply email.

You are required that during all of the drafts you color coat each of the factors a different color, other than the color “RED” or an extremely bright color like “YELLOW”. Then when you research each factor, the information that you write on the factor, within the discussion section, the font matches that color of the factor. This way, you can see how much information you have on each factor and it is a good way to judge what resources or information is needed. Remember the final submission should contain the colors. If this is not clear, please get with your instructor.

DRAFT #2 SUBMISSION:

You are required to submit an attachment a Partial Draft Submission #2 which is a copy of your project that includes the following: Cover page, The Problem and Factors Bearing on the Problem, and as much as is completed of the discussion by March 14, 2021. The Partial Draft Submission #2 is to be posted on the message board in the area designated as “POST DRAFT #2 HERE”.

Post should include: Cover Page, Problem, Factors Bearing on the Problem, Discussion (whatever has been done) and your Annotated Bibliography – DO NOT INCLUDE A CONCLUSION or ACTION RECOMMENDED . Title each section of your paper as outlined in the submission requirements. I am not expecting that these four items be completed, but what I am looking for is the formation flow of your paper. The Partial Draft Submission #2 does two things, it allows you to begin to put your thoughts on paper and it allows me to review your progress. Any comments made by me to you will be communicated in a reply email.

DRAFT #3 SUBMISSION:

You are required to submit a copy of your project by April 4, 2021, to the assignment board located under the activities tab, identified by DRAFT #3 ONLY and to the Message Board in the area identified as “Post Draft #3.” This draft copy must follow the project guidelines set forth in the Administrative Position Paper requirements. The Second Reader will not critique your draft Administrative Position Paper. In order for the paper to be reviewed, it MUST be posted in the Assignment Section.

Post should include: Cover Page, Problem, Factors Bearing on the Problem, Discussion, and Conclusion (include Action Recommended) and the Annotated Bibliography.

FINAL SUBMISSION:

No Later than, April 25, 2021, you are required to:

1. Post final copy of the Administrative Position Paper to the Message Board in the area marked “POST FINAL PAPER” to the assignment board under the activities tab and to Chalk and Wire. The Chalk and Wire submission is located in Module 8 and titled “Administrative Position Paper”. Your paper will be graded ONLY in Chalk and Wire, therefore, If you do not SUBMIT to CHALK and WIRE you will receive an “F” Failure grade for this assignment—NO EXCEPTIONS.

NO CREDIT IS GIVEN IF THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT FOLLOWED BY THE SPECIFIED DATES.

Administrative Position Paper Definition

The Administrative Position Paper defined as "the overview of a problem and the presentation of a proposed solution(s) for others to consider."

Steps to Follow

The student's task is to place yourself in the position of a member of a Criminal Justice planning staff; to review an approved agency problem; to summarize some research on the topic, and to write a paper for a chief or other criminal justice executive to act on. You must provide one or more recommended solutions for the problem you select.

Your writing must be clear and concise so the criminal justice executive can readily understand the problem, review the facts, comprehend the reasoning behind the solution/recommendations and be prepared to take action. Your research must reflect high academic quality.

The Administrative Position Paper Format - DO NOT DEVIATE FROM THIS FORMAT

Cover Page

The Administrative Position Paper must have a cover page using the APA format:

- No Running Head: For student papers

- Page Number (Top Right)

- Title of your Administrative Position Paper

- Your name

- University

- Number of course and name of the course

- Instructors name and title

- Assignments due date

(Note- DO NOT include anything else on your paper)

The cover sheet does not count in the total number of pages required.

The remainder of the format for the Administrative Position Paper is divided into five (5) sections as follows: Title each section to identify the five (5) sections, use capital letters to identify paragraphs (or factors in section II)

The Problem

The statement of the problem tells the criminal justice executive what the difficulty is; what problem is to be solved. No discussion is necessary at this point. In later sections you will be elaborating on the facts, issues, solutions, etc.

The Problem does not count in the total number of pages required.

Factors Bearing on the Problem

This section includes facts or statements of truth which can be substantiated. For example, "The average education level of the police officer in this city is 14.5 years (or high school plus 2 1/2 years college)." Another example might be, "Last year the citizens of this county only reported 200 crimes in progress to the police" or "the jail population averaged 20% above maximum capacity in fiscal year 1983/84."

List each fact separately. (Use bullets to identify factors, however each factor MUST be a complete sentence). Each bullet item must ONLY be two sentences. You are to have 4 factors and if you require more, you must get permission from your instructor. Also, you must have an introductory statement to this section explaining what the section means. This introduction must be 2 -3 sentence ONLY. As an example, the introduction statement could be: This section of the paper will identify the four (4) issues that are directly related to the problem.

Also, at the end of the listed factors, the student must list any assumptions which lend weight to their final recommendation/solutions. Example: Assumption- It is assumed that if the victims of crimes are compensated for their time spent testifying in court, more citizens will be willing to become involved in prosecutions; or, it is assumed that better trained officers will be able to more effectively communicate with the public. The assumption goes after the last factor. The assumption must not be any more than four (4) complete sentences.

You are to color each of the factors. Then when you are writing your information on a factor in the discussion section, you color the wording to match the factor. This way you have a clear visual on how much information you have written on the topic. You may keep the colors on the paper for each of the submissions, except the final submission.

The Factors do not count in the total number of pages required.

Discussion

The discussion section is the "meat and potatoes" of the Administrative Position Paper. It contains the critical analysis of the problem and all possible factors researched. This is the critical area for the student to show the professor and your administrator you have done your research properly. This is the longest section. Cite all facts by using in-text citations. Nothing in the Discussion Section should contain personal knowledge, experience, or opinion from the author. Only facts---and ---each fact must be formatted with an in-text citation according to the APA 7th edition format. Do not uses case studies and if you are going to use a personal communication, you are only permitted to use one and it should be no more than one (1) short paragraph. No charts, diagrams, case studies or long quoted material is to be used in the Discussion area. If you need to use charts, diagrams, case studies or quotes, you must put them into an Appendix and only refer to them in the Discussion Section. Material must be paraphrased and provided a citation; however, we will allow 15% of your entire paper to have quotes. If you are unsure of what the difference is between paraphrasing and direct quoted material, get with your instructor. No recommendations, action recommended information or solutions are to be discussed in this section. Only issues that are related to each of the factors as problems are to be discussed.

The Discussion does count in the total number of pages required. The Discussion should be no less than twelve (12) pages and no more than sixteen (16) pages.

Rule: Four (4) Factors- Each factor should have 3 to 4 pages for each one.

Conclusion

Now that you have shown how you reasoned through the problem, state a conclusion. The conclusion is nothing more than a brief statement of the best possible solution or solutions which you have described in detail in the Discussion section. You do not need to continue the discussion. You should not introduce new material in this section. Example: "Although new jails could be constructed to house more inmates, a new program of community custody for first offenders convicted of nonviolent crimes would prove more cost-effective."

The Conclusion does count in the total number of pages required. The Conclusion should be only one (1) complete page.

. Action Recommended In this section you tell the instructor (and the criminal justice executive) what your final recommended action is. Alternate possible actions have already been reviewed in your Discussion section. You are making a commitment to a single course of action. Example: "It is recommended that the city hire five more prosecuting attorneys and three more judges in order to make the court system more expedient." You include several steps that must be done in support of your action recommended, including a time frame for possible action steps, and a budget if appropriate. Ensure that you have addressed in your Action Recommended each of the factors so that the reader understands how your recommendation is related to what you indicated was a problem

The Action Recommended does not count in the total number of pages required; however, it must not be less than two (2) pages. Be detailed in your assessment.

References:

Finally, include a section entitled References which lists all of your references as an annotated bibliography using the APA 7th edition format. If you are unfamiliar with how to write an annotated bibliography, please review the following website for this information

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=APA+7th+edition+annotated+bibliography&&view=detail&mid=16ABAB18996E1A88A03316ABAB18996E1A88A033&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DAPA%2B7th%2Bedition%2Bannotated%2Bbibliography%26FORM%3DHDRSC3 The references must be in alphabetical order.

Your paper WILL NOT be accepted if the references are not annotated.

The References do not count in the total number of pages required.

Appendix:

If applicable, must be located after the References and identified by letter.

The Appendix does not count in the total number of pages required.

Class Assignments:

Unlike traditional content-oriented courses, this final course represents a capstone requirement for the master’s degree in Criminal Justice Administration and as such is more independent in nature. Therefore, after agreement is reached between the professor and the student on the problem, in subsequent weeks, the student will conduct independent research, if appropriate develop a draft Administrative Position Paper and work on revisions suggested by the professor.

ZOOM Meetings: There will be four ZOOM Meetings, which are non-mandatory and will be held at the below indicated dates and times. Each ZOOM Meeting will last approximately one hour, and you will be required to discuss your paper with your fellow students and me. While I serve as a mentor and facilitator, the student is ultimately responsible for the quality of their paper and the discussions that we have. It is your responsibility to understand the ZOOM Meeting system, BEFORE you join the session call, therefore I would set up your computer in advance of the meeting.

We have 1st ZOOM session on January 11, 2021 at 7:00pm.  Please click the following link 15 minutes before to ensure that you have set up the software.

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Important Term Dates:

January 11, 2021 Term Begins

January 11, 2021 First ZOOM Meeting – 7:00 pm (Eastern Time)

January 13, 2021 Sign up for a Critique Partner Complete

January 17, 2021 Problem Due – Post on Message Board

January 19, 2021 Critique of Problem due – Post on Message Board

January 24, 2021 Factors Bearing on the Problem- Post on Message

January 25, 2021 Second ZOOM Meeting – 7:00 pm (Eastern Time)

January 26, 2021 Critique-Factors on the Problem-Post on Message Board

February 15, 2021 Third ZOOM Meeting – 7:00 pm (Eastern Time)

February 21, 2021 Post Draft #1- Post on Message Board- Post should include: Cover Page, Problem, Factors Bearing on the Problem, Discussion (whatever has been done) and References – DO NOT INCLUDE A CONCLUSION or ACTION RECOMMENDED

February 23, 2021 Critique of Draft #1- Post on Message Board

March 14, 2021 Post Draft #2- Post on Message Board- Post should include: Cover Page, Problem, Factors Bearing on the Problem, Discussion (whatever has been done) and References – DO NOT INCLUDE A CONCLUSION or ACTION RECOMMENDED

March 16, 2021 Critique of Draft #2- Post on Message Board

March 29, 2021 Fourth ZOOM Meeting – 7:00 pm (Eastern Time)

April 4, 2021 Post Draft #3 Turnitin Submission–Post on Message Board and turnitin.com- Post should include: Cover Page, Problem, Factors Bearing on the Problem, Discussion (whatever has been done), Conclusion and References, your instructor will critique in Grademark or Track Changes

April 25, 2021 Post Final Project - Message Board & www.turnitin.com

Post should include: Cover Page, Problem, Factors Bearing on the Problem, Discussion, and Conclusion (include Action Recommended) and References

May 2, 2021 Semester Ends- Grades Entered

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