writing week 4

Criminal Background Check

Name

ENG/100

Erica Letourneau

September 1, 2019

Thesis Statement:

Criminal background checks help in determining a new employee’s behavior on the job, aids in identifying illegal immigration or harbored a fugitives, and acts as a societal norm.

Determining the behaviors of a new employee

One-way Criminal background checks helps employers is through acting as a guide in determining employee behavior before joining their task force. The character of an employee is a factor that should be considered before the employee is offered an opportunity to work for any organisation (Harris & Keller, 2005). Hiring a criminal puts the security of the customers and employees at risk. Without past information about an employee, an organization is likely to employ a criminal. In this respect, a background check comes in place to make sure that the potential employee has no tarnished background.

Aids in illegal immigration or harboring a fugitive

Criminal background checks can also aid identifying illegal immigrants or harbored fugitives in workplaces. In the modern day, illegal immigration has become a norm in the society. Considering that the illegal immigrants are not citizens of the country, it is evident that any person cannot access their records. A criminal background check does not only help to know the previous criminal engagement activities of a person, but it also helps to know if a person is in the country's system or not.

Acts as a societal norm

Criminal background checks act as a social norm which can help in a nation’s economic growth. The productivity of its citizens dictates the economy of any nation. Ethics and productivity go hand in hand. When one is involved in criminal activities, it is evident that the level of his or her productivity can be questioned (Blumstein & Nakamura, 2009). It has become a norm for the society to try and look if one is associated with shady dealings in the past. The norm has been essential in two different ways. The first way is associated with the aspect of making sure that the people who are engaged in business activities are people with a good reputation and trustworthy (Harris & Keller, 2005). The second way is associated with the influence that the background check has on the members of the society. Most members of the society try as much as they can to avoid engaging in criminal activities because such can affect their future and that promotes a norm of avoiding and staying away from crime.

References

Blumstein, A., & Nakamura, K. (2009). Redemption in the presence of widespread criminal background checks. Criminology, 47(2), 327-359.

Harris, P. M., & Keller, K. S. (2005). Ex-offenders need not apply: The criminal background checks in hiring decisions. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 21(1), 6-30.

Concerns Areas that Need Work	Criteria Standards for This Performance	Strengths Evidence of Meeting or Exceeding Standards
You did not edit your thesis based on my Week 2 feedback. Please see my edit as I revised your statement to fix the missing parallelism. -0.25	Criteria #1: · The thesis statement is clear and presents the main ideas that will be addressed in the body paragraphs. · Each paragraph includes a topic sentence that introduces the main idea of the paragraph. · Each paragraph includes 5-8 appropriate supportive sentences. · Each paragraph includes an appropriate concluding sentence that transitions to the next idea. 7.5 points possible	Cody, your paper is off to a good start. There are some issues to address, but you have a solid foundation. Please click each comment bubble to read additional feedback. Alternately, you can “Show Comments” on the Review tab to see all of my comments at once.
N/A	Criteria #2: · Student incorporated faculty feedback from Organizing Ideas Worksheet into the thesis statement and topic sentences. · The paper is a minimum of 350 words in length. · The tone aligns with the assignment’s purpose and is geared toward the appropriate audience. · The paper is clear, is organized in a logical manner, addresses the main points, and demonstrates transition from one idea to the next. · The references used for support are scholarly and relevant to the topic. 4.5 possible points	You did a great job of incorporating your sources! When you work on your rough draft, consider the information in Chapter 13 about how to arrange your details.
When working on the Week 4 Rough Draft assignment, work on revising your body paragraphs to remove the passive voice. While there are times when it is okay to use the passive voice, most academic essays benefit from an active voice. You can learn more about using active and passive voice at these sites: Hamilton College: Passive Voice Active and Passive Voice The Writing Center: Passive Voice -0.25	Criteria #3: · Student uses proper template for the assignment. · Rules of grammar and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct. · The paper—including the title page, spacing, font, and reference page—is consistent with the APA guidelines required for this assignment. 3 points possible	Your APA formatting looks good—well done!
Question for Further Reflection: How does our word choice affect the tone of our writing? For more information about tone, watch the “Tone” segment of this video: Writing Essentials This link will work if you are logged into eCampus on Internet Explorer or Edge. If you use a non-Microsoft browser (such as Chrome or Firefox), right click the link and select “Copy Link.” Log into eCampus on your browser of choice, open a new tab and paste in the link.
Final Score: 14.5/15

�Your thesis still needs editing for paralellism. Here is an example of how to do this:

Criminal background checks help in determining a new employee’s behavior on the job, aid in identifying illegal immigrants or harbored fugitives, and act as a societal norm.

�Great job remembering to cite in text and using a source to back up your point!

�Very good detail!

�Your reference page looks good!