J.A

Weekly Criminal Justice Journal Rubric

Not Present –

0-49.99%

Unacceptable –

50-64.99%

Needs Improvement –

65-74.99%

Satisfactory – 75-

84.99%

Proficient –

85-99.99%

Exemplary –

100%

Content:

demonstrates

critical

thinking,

research, and

analysis skills

20%

Responses

lacks

sufficient

information.

Quality

examples not

provided.

Responses do

not cover

sufficient

material on

topic. Answers

are

underdeveloped

and lacks focus.

Responses need

improvement in its

critical thinking, and

analysis. Answers need

additional support and

development.

Responses

demonstrate

satisfactory

critical thinking,

and analysis.

Some answers

lack distinct

supporting

elements.

Responses

demonstrate

proficient

critical

thinking, and

analysis.

Answers cover

all aspects of

the question(s).

Responses

demonstrate

exemplary

critical thinking,

and analysis. All

answers are clear

and concise. All

responses are

clear and

thorough.

Organization:

logical

organizational

elements

20%

Responses

lack

organizational

content and

structure.

Answers are

not

acceptable.

Responses are

very weak and

lack

organizational

structure. Lack

of substantive

information in

responses.

Answers seem

haphazard or

scattered.

Answers do not

flow.

Responses need major

improvement in

organizational structure.

Answers lack

substantive information

and do not cover all

aspects of the

question(s).

Responses are

acceptable as they

are organized and

substantive in

nature. Some

responses lack

some unity and do

not cover all the

required

information.

Responses are

organized very

well and are

substantive in

nature.

Answers are

clear and cover

most of the

required

information.

Responses are

exemplary and

extremely well

organized. All

answers are

substantive in

nature and cover

all the required

information.

Integration:

effective

integration of

source

material

20%

Responses do

not contain

source

citations. No

references

submitted.

Responses

contain

acceptable use

of source

material. This

may include

Use of source material

needs improvement.

Reason for source use

unclear. Student has

room for improvement.

Sources may not be

Responses

contains

acceptable use of

source material.

Source quality

leaves room for

Responses are

proficient and

use of source

material, which

is demonstrated

in generally

Responses are

exemplary and

the use of source

material is

outstanding.

Demonstrated in

unintentional

plagiarism

(instructor may

still apply

plagiarism

policy at his or

her discretion)

or inappropriate

sources. Source

quality leaves

room for major

improvement.

Quotes, if used,

are “dropped

in” and not

integrated.

discussed or analyzed

fully. Source relevance

not always clear. Few

direct quotes being

used.

improvement.

Sources may not

be discussed or

analyzed fully.

Source relevance

not always clear.

Few to no direct

quotes being used.

well-selected

sources,

critically

analyzed, and

integrated into

the journal

responses.

Some

integration may

be lacking as

sources may not

be fully

introduced or

discussed after.

well-selected

sources,

critically

analyzed, and

integrated into

all journal

responses.

Effective balance

between source

material,

discussion of

source material,

and student’s

own writing.

APA

formatting:

usage of APA

7 in

documentation

and formatting

20%

APA 7

standards not

used or

contain so

many

omissions that

the paper is

not complete.

May include

no

submission.

APA 7

standards are

not met. This

may include a

lack of

references, lack

of in-text

citations,

misuse, or lack

of APA

formatting of

document.

APA 7 standards need

major improvement in

the areas of formatting

of the references, and in

the citing of sources (10

or more errors exist).

Acceptable use of

APA 7 standards,

including in the

formatting of the

references, and in

the citing of

sources (no more

than 5 issues).

Employs proper

APA 7

standards,

including in the

formatting of

the cover page,

the document,

the references,

and in the citing

of sources (no

more than 3

issues).

Effectively and

commendably

employs APA 7

standards,

including in the

formatting of the

cover page, the

document, the

references, and

in the citing of

sources.

Grammar and

Mechanics:

objective Point

of view,

academic

language, and

proper

grammar and

mechanics

20%

Does not meet

the

requirements

or there was

no

submission.

Overuse of 1st

or 2nd person in

writing. Lacks

argumentative

language.

Academic

language

unacceptable as

it hinders the

reading of the

text.

Uses some

argumentative and

academic language but

needs extensive review

(no more than 10

errors). Use subjective

point of view in more

than half of the paper.

Uses satisfactory

argumentative and

academic

language but

needs additional

work (no more

than 5 errors).

Uses some

objective point of

view but

approximately half

of the paper uses

subjective point of

view.

Uses mostly

argumentative

and academic

language with

some minor

errors (no more

than 3 errors).

Mostly uses

objective point

of view with

some minor use

of subjective

point of view.

Uses strictly

argumentative

and academic

language (no

grammatical or

mechanical

errors). Solely

uses objective

point of view.

* Cite a source citation within every response (quoted, summarized, paraphrased, cited, and referenced). (10% penalty if source information is

not cited: five points will be taken off of Integration and five points taken off of APA formatting)

* Plagiarism of any portion of a paper of any journal response may result in a earning a “0” for the entire journal assignment. Please refer to the

Keiser University plagiarism policy. Carefully quote, cite, and reference your materials.