VC001

VC001 Rubric Activity: VC001 Assessment Submission (Attempt 1)

Course: VC001: Impact of Crime on Individuals and Communities

Name: Shaneka Hamilton

Rubric Criteria 0 - Not Present 1 - Needs Improvement 2 - Meets Expectations

Learning Objective

1.1 - Compare crime

databases.

Learning Objective

2.1 - Evaluate the use

of separate versus

combined databases.

Learning Objective

3.1 - Identify direct

impacts of crime on

victims and their

families.

Does not provide an

overview of each of the

four crime databases

(UCR, NIBRS, NCVS, and

UNODC) or the overview

is vague.

Does not provide

comparison of each

system/database.

Does not describe at least

one advantage and one

disadvantage of each

database.

Provides an overview of

each of the four crime

databases (UCR, NIBRS,

NCVS, and UNODC).

Provides a comparison of

each system/database.

Describes at least one

advantage and one

disadvantage of each

database.

Does not discuss whether

combining the databases

would improve the

understanding of

victimization and better

inform victimization

reduction strategies and

why.

Does not focus on

measuring crime

statistics.

Discusses whether

combining the databases

would improve the

understanding of

victimization and better

inform victimization

reduction strategies and

why.

Focuses on measuring

crime statistics.

An overview of crime and

victimization in the

United States is not

provided and/or does not

include current statistics

for at least three major

crimes (UCR Part I

Crimes).

A description of three

direct impacts of crime on

victims and their families

is not provided and/or

does not include whether

the impacts are short or

long-term impacts.

An overview of crime and

victimization in the

United States is provided

and includes current

statistics for at least three

major crimes (UCR Part I

Crimes).

A description of three

direct impacts of crime on

victims and their families

is provided and includes

whether the impacts are

short or long-term

impacts.

A comparison of

databases is missing.

There is no evaluation for

combining databases to

improve the

understanding of

victimization and better

inform victimization

reduction strategies.

An overview of direct

impacts on victims and

their families is not

included.

Rubric Criteria 0 - Not Present 1 - Needs Improvement 2 - Meets Expectations

Learning Objective

4.1 - Evaluate crimes

with high and low

reporting rates.

Learning Objective

5.1 - Explain statistics

for improving

reporting rates for

leading to social

change.

No explanation is

included regarding which

crimes have higher

reporting rates and which

crimes have lower

reporting rates.

An explanation is included

regarding which crimes

have higher reporting

rates and which crimes

have lower reporting

rates.

Methods are not

identified for improving

rates of reporting for

underreported crimes.

An explanation of how

using statistics and

improving reporting rates

can lead to social change

is not included.

Methods are identified for

improving rates of

reporting for

underreported crimes.

An explanation of how

using statistics and

improving reporting rates

can lead to social change

is included.

Professional Skills

Assessment 0 - Not Present 1 - Needs Improvement 2 - Meets Expectations

Applied and

Collaborative Learning

AC 1.1 - Recognize

how compromise,

mutual respect, and

shared responsibility

help people achieve a

common goal.

Applied and

Collaborative Learning

AC 1.2 - Apply

collaboration skills to

create workable

solutions to complex

problems.

Evidence of recognition is

unclear or incomplete.

Response includes

evidence that

demonstrates recognition

of how compromise,

mutual respect, and

shared responsibility help

people achieve a common

goal.

Response applies

inappropriate

collaboration skills or the

collaboration results in

inappropriate or

unrealistic solutions.

Response generally

applies relevant and

appropriate collaboration

skills to create workable

solutions to complex

problems.

There is no explanation

regarding which crimes

have higher reporting

rates and which crimes

have lower reporting

rates.

Methods for improving

reporting rates for

underreported crimes

were not identified.

Evidence of recognition is

not present.

Application is not present.

Professional Skills

Assessment 0 - Not Present 1 - Needs Improvement 2 - Meets Expectations

Technology TE 1.1 -

Apply the features of

technology programs

(i.e., Excel, Word,

PowerPoint) to

communicate

information

effectively.

Engaging Multiple

Social and Cultural

Perspectives EP 1.1 -

Recognize the value

of one’s own and

others’ social and

cultural perspectives.

Engaging Multiple

Social and Cultural

Perspectives EP 1.2 -

Recognize how

knowledge from

different cultural and

social perspectives

might affect

interpretations of

issues in society.

Engaging Multiple

Social and Cultural

Perspectives EP 1.3 -

Evaluate the source of

one’s own

perspectives on

selected issues in

culture and society.

Technology program

includes multiple

formatting issues and/or

is difficult to interpret.

Technology program

includes proper

formatting.

Data can be easily read

and interpreted.

Response demonstrates a

vague understanding of

the value of one’s own

and others’ social and

cultural perspectives.

Response demonstrates a

clear understanding of the

value of one’s own and

others’ social and cultural

perspectives.

Response demonstrates a

vague understanding of

how different cultural and

social perspectives might

affect interpretations of

issues.

Response demonstrates a

clear understanding of

how different cultural and

social perspectives might

affect interpretations of

issues.

Response provides an

incomplete evaluation of

the source of one’s own

perspectives on selected

issues in culture and

society.

Response provides a

thorough evaluation of

the source of one’s own

perspectives on selected

issues in culture and

society.

Technology program is

not applied appropriately.

Recognition is not

present.

Recognition is not

present.

Evaluation is not present.

Professional Skills

Assessment 0 - Not Present 1 - Needs Improvement 2 - Meets Expectations

Engaging Multiple

Social and Cultural

Perspectives EP 1.4 -

Evaluate competing

social and cultural

perspectives on

specific problems in

order to arrive at a

solution.

Written

Communication WC

1.1 - Develop clear

introduction

statements.

Written

Communication WC

1.2 - Use transitions

to connect ideas.

Written

Communication WC

1.3 - Use appropriate

tone and vocabulary

for a given audience.

Written

Communication WC

1.4 - Apply APA

formatting and style

guidelines.

Response provides an

incomplete evaluation of

perspectives and/or does

not offer a viable solution.

Response provides a

thorough evaluation of

differing perspectives and

is able to make a

judgment regarding viable

solutions.

Introduction statement is

unclear and/or unfocused.

Introduction statement is

well-defined and clearly

describes the topic and

focus of the response.

Transitions are used

inconsistently or limit

reader’s access to ideas.

Writing conveys a

cohesive idea through the

effective use of

transitions.

Vocabulary and tone vary

throughout the writing,

limiting reader’s access to

ideas.

Vocabulary and tone

communicate key

concepts that are

appropriate for the

audience.

Writing inconsistently

uses in-text citations and

references. Major errors

in APA Style impede

understanding and/or

violate standards for

academic integrity.

Writing uses in-text

citations appropriately,

includes references when

applicable, and is

formatted according to

APA Style. Minor errors in

APA Style do not impede

understanding or violate

standards for academic

integrity.

Mastery Rubric No Yes

Evaluation is not present.

Introduction statement is

not present.

Transitions are not

present.

Vocabulary and tone are

inappropriate for the

audience.

APA formatting and style

are not present.

Overall Score

Mastery Rubric No Yes

Learning Objective 1.1 - Apply

principles of victimology to

address its causes and effects

and promote social change.

The PowerPoint presentation is

well thought out, well-

constructed, and demonstrates an

understanding of different crime

databases and their advantages

and disadvantages. The Executive

Summary demonstrates the ability

to identify unreported crimes and

provide suitable recommendations

for improving reporting rates of

crime.

0 - Not Present 1 - Needs Improvement 2 - Meets Expectations

The PowerPoint presentation is

not well thought out, or well-

constructed, and does not

demonstrate an understanding of

different crime databases and

their advantages and

disadvantages. Or, the Executive

Summary does not demonstrate

the ability to identify unreported

crimes and provide suitable

recommendations for improving

reporting rates of crime.