Law - Criminal 2-1 Module Two Assignment

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CJ 485 Module Two Assignment Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In this assignment, you will conduct a review of the literature (ROL) to gain a better understanding of your criminal justice topic. This will give you insight into current research within the field, presenting problem areas for further research and inquiry.

Prompt

In Module One, you learned how to analyze research and data to identify a problem. You will now apply this knowledge by conducting an ROL. Then, using the findings from your ROL, you will identify a problem based on the analysis of your research. This application of knowledge will help you prepare for the submission of your project in Module Seven, where you will use the information gathered from this ROL.

Before you get started on your ROL, review the Project Guidelines and Rubric.

Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed in your ROL and identification of the problem:

Review of the Literature (ROL)

• Identify 10 scholarly resources related to the research question you chose in Module One.
  • These need to be peer-reviewed articles and text, not websites, Wikipedia posts, general web articles, news articles, blogs, and so forth.
  • You selected five resources for your Module One discussion, and feedback was provided by your instructor on the appropriateness of the article or resource. You may use the five approved resources from Module One as part of your 10 required resources for this assignment.
• Craft an analysis of the resources that highlights the key points and problems that relate to the research question.
  • Things to note when conducting an analysis of resources:
    • Review individual resources for key points and problems that relate to the research question you chose. This should be one fluid writing, not a list of summarized articles.
    • You are analyzing the resources in order to identify recurring themes that are common to the research question topic.
    • State facts, not your personal opinion—there are no absolutes (e.g., research indicates..., research suggests...).
  • Questions to consider to develop a thorough analysis:
    • How did the problem evolve (if it can be determined)?
    • What is the current status of the problem?
    • What have criminal justice professionals done in the past to address the problem, and what do they currently do?

Identification of Problem

• Identify a specific criminal justice problem based on your ROL.
• Identify a factor that contributes to the problem.

What to Submit

Your submission, which includes the ROL and the identification of the problem, should be a five- to eight-page Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Page count does not include the title or reference pages. The identification of the problem should come after the ROL (also in narrative form) in a separate section with its own heading. Any references must be cited in APA style. See the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.

AI Usage

If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow these AI usage guidelines. You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in this Shapiro Library guide.

Module Two Assignment Rubric

Criteria	Exceeds Expectations (100%)	Meets Expectations (85%)	Partially Meets Expectations (55%)	Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)	Value
Clear Communication	Exceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understanding	Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding	Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication	15
Scholarly Resources	Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Identifies scholarly resources related to an identified research question	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying resources that are peer-reviewed or scholarly in nature	Does not attempt criterion	20
Analysis of Resources	Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Crafts an analysis of the resources that highlights the key points and problems that relate to the research question	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include analyses of resources that include recurring themes or problems, or analyses based on facts rather than opinion	Does not attempt criterion	35
Criminal Justice Problem	Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Identifies a specific criminal justice problem based on a review of the literature	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification identifying a specific criminal justice problem based on a review of the literature	Does not attempt criterion	10
Contributing Factor	Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Identifies a factor that contributes to a specific criminal justice problem	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification identifying a factor that contributes to a specific criminal justice problem	Does not attempt criterion	10
Citations and Attributions	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors	Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution	10
Total:	100%