Public Policy Issues

Content and Organization

Percent Earned:

Comments

Select, as a team, one of the members' topics from the Individual Assignment: Criminal Justice Policy-Making Matrix and Paper due in Week Two. 

Design a public opinion poll or survey to elicit information from the key actors about the selected public policy. 

Include the following in your poll: 

· The key actors (legislators, interest groups, and activists, etc.)

· Five survey questions for each key actor

· The survey instrument you intend to use 

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper summarizing the rationale of the public opinion poll or survey you created.

Include the following in your paper: 

· The key actors

· Why the key actors were chosen

· Why the particular questions were chosen

· A prediction of the survey results and how these criminal justice policies might impact society.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.

Word Count Met

/1

Include the following in your paper:

All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way.

· Key Actors with discussion of why they were chosen

/15

· List of questions posed in the survey with rationale for each question including how they might apply to policy making

/10

· Actual copy of the poll questions as it would be presented to the Key Actors

/10

· Predictive results of the survey

/10

Major points are stated clearly; are supported by specific details, examples, or analysis; and are organized logically.

· Conclusions as to how the predicted results might affect policy formation

/15

The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.

/2

The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.

/2

Readability and Style

15/15

Comments

Paragraph transitions are present and logical and maintain the flow throughout the paper.

The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.

Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.

Sentences are well-constructed, with consistently strong, varied sentences.

Sentence transitions are present and maintain the flow of thought.

Mechanics

15/15

Comments

The paper, including the title page, reference page, tables, and appendices, follow APA guidelines for format.

Citations of original works within the body of the paper follow APA guidelines.

The paper is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, and white space.

Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed.

Spelling is correct.

Total Percent

/100

Total

/10