Prisoners with Special Needs Paper
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Hello, Class,
Please note that the College of Security and Criminal Justice has placed a signature/benchmark assignment in this course, CJS/255. It is this week's Prisoners with Special Needs. This means I will be grading your work on this assignment as part of your course grade as well as evaluating it for attainment of Program Student Learning Outcomes. The university will collect these data across many assignments in many courses, which helps provide information about student learning at University of Phoenix.
Please view the scoring rubric. It is a learning tool that serves as a guide to developing your assignment. To view this scoring rubric, please select the assignment noted above and click on the grading tab.
Additionally, I will grade your paper using the attached grading rubrics form. I will use it to determine your points.
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Individual Paper
Prisoner with Special Needs
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60 Percent |
Points Earned X/12 |
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The paper explaining the needs of special offenders and answers the following questions: · How do special needs including mentally ill, and substance-abusing prisoners affect the jail and prison systems at state and federal levels? Mentally ill and substance-abusing inmates are each discussed in the paper. The different types of special needs inmates were also mentioned. (Juveniles, sex offender, elderly, pregnant inmates, terminal illness, etc.) · What would happen if these prisoners were not cared for properly? (Mentally ill and substance-abusing inmates are discussed in this section) Select a prison was a special offender population (juveniles, sex offenders, elderly, pregnant inmates, terminal illness, mentally ill or substance abusing, etc.) and research the program aimed to assist or care for that population. What are the characteristics of the program? How has the program affected the special offender population in that prison? (The program needs to be in a prison and the prison or prison system where is it being used is included in the paper.) |
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Organization and Development 20 Percent |
Points Earned X4 |
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The paper is 1,050 to 1,400 words in length. The paper is clear and organized; major points are supported by details, examples, or analysis. The tone aligns with the assignment’s purpose and is geared towards the appropriate audience. The paper includes an introduction and a conclusion. (The introduction previews the topics in the paper and the conclusion reviews them.) The paper provides relevant background on the topics and uses visual aids appropriately and effectively. · The paper is logical, flows, and reviews the major points. |
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Mechanics and Format 20 Percent |
Points Earned X/4 |
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· The paper— including the title page, reference page, tables, and appendixes— is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements. · Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and references are in APA format. · The paper is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, and white space. · Level one headings are used. · The paper is in Microsoft Word. · Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed. · Spelling is correct. |
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Total Earned X/20 |
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