Communication in Criminal Law

CJ 112 Project Three Guidelines and Rubric

Competency

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:

• Describe the components of the United States justice system and how they are interrelated
• Explain how various types of communication skills are utilized by sworn and civilian criminal justice professionals

Scenario

You are a community outreach coordinator at your local law enforcement agency. The department has undertaken an initiative to reach out to diverse populations in your community. There is always a need in your community for support toward becoming a citizen; numerous recent immigrants, resident aliens, and documented immigrants could benefit from a outreach materials that explain how the criminal justice system works in the United States. You have been given the task of creating outreach materials for this initiative. The materials you’ll create for this project are specific to the juvenile justice system or allied professionals; choose just one for the focus of this project.

Directions

Initiative Materials Your initiative needs professional materials to support it. Create one or more relevant products that address all of the required elements:

1. Explain how your topic—either the juvenile justice system or allied professionals—relates to the law enforcement branch of the criminal justice system. Include information from one of the main bullets below.
   • Juvenile Justice:
     1. School resource officers
     2. School-to-prison pipeline
     3. Juvenile rights
     4. Status offenses
   • Allied Professionals:
     1. Victim’s rights advocates
     2. Goodwill ambassadors
     3. Counselors / psychologists
     4. Community service professionals
2. Explain how your topic—either the juvenile justice system or allied professionals—relates to the courts branch of the criminal justice system. Include information from one of the main bullets below.
   • Juvenile Justice:
     1. Restorative justice
     2. Court process for juveniles
     3. Diversion / alternatives to arrest
   • Allied Professionals
     1. Guardians ad litem
     2. Witness protection
     3. Counselors / psychologists
3. Explain how your topic—either the juvenile justice system or allied professionals—relates to the corrections branch of the criminal justice system. Include information from one of the main bullets below.
   • Juvenile Justice:
     1. Juvenile parole/probation officers
     2. Separation from adults
   • Allied Professionals:
     1. Auditors
     2. Mental health counselors
     3. Contractors:
        1. Food services
        2. Medical services
4. Explain how social media relates to communication skills that are important in your topic.
   • Who uses social media?
   • For what purposes do people use social media?
5. Explain how active listening is a communication skill important in your topic.
   • Who should use active listening?
   • Why should active listening be used?
6. Explain how cultural awareness is an important communication skill in your topic.
   • Why is cultural awareness important?

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must submit the following:

Initiative Materials For this initiative, choose the format that works best for you. This could include one or more of the following: poster, handout, presentation slides, brochure, visual or infographic, timeline, task cards, materials for a group activity, or video.

Supporting Materials

The following resource(s) may help support your work on the project:

Website: Create a Presentation in PowerPoint This resource provides support for creating presentation slides using PowerPoint.

Website: Timeline This website can be used to easily make an interactive timeline.

Website: Piktochart This website can be used to easily make an infographic or visual.

Project Three Rubric

CJ 112 Project Two Guidelines and Rubric

Competency

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:

• Describe the components of the United States justice system and how they are interrelated
• Explain how various types of communication skills are utilized by sworn and civilian criminal justice professionals

Scenario

You are a community outreach coordinator at your local law enforcement agency. The department has undertaken an initiative to reach out to diverse populations in your community. There is always a need in your community for support toward becoming a citizen; numerous recent immigrants, resident aliens, and documented immigrants could benefit from a outreach materials that explain how the criminal justice system works in the United States. You have been given the task of creating outreach materials for this initiative. The materials you’ll create for this project are specific to the three main components of the U.S. justice system and how they work together.

Directions

Initiative Materials Your initiative needs professional materials to support it. Create one or more relevant products that address all of the required elements:

1. Explain how law enforcement functions. Answer the following:
   • What are the different law enforcement agencies at different levels?
   • What are the jurisdictions of different levels of law enforcement for various types of agencies?
   • How do law enforcement officers apply discretion?
2. Explain how the court systems function. Answer the following:
   • What are the different court systems in the United States?
   • What are the jurisdictions of the different court systems in the United States?
   • How might a case progress through the courts?
     1. Include different possibilities (e.g., plea bargain, adjudication, appeals)
3. Explain how the corrections system functions. Answer the following:
   • How do the different operating methods of corrections systems in the United States function? Address the following operating methods:
     1. Public vs. private
     2. Local, state, federal
   • What are the jurisdictions of the different corrections systems in the United States?
   • How can professionals in corrections apply discretion?
4. Explain how the components of the criminal justice system function together. Answer the following:
   • How do the components fit together chronologically?
5. Explain how the three components of the criminal justice system use technology to promote transparency with the public.

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must submit the following:

Initiative Materials For this initiative, choose the format that works best for you. Please note there is no requirement related to the way you show your knowledge, as long as you meet the rubric requirements by following the directions.

We have created the following optional template to aid you in completing this project:

• Project Two Template Word Document

If this do not meet your educational preferences, please consider the following:

• Interactive Timeline (See the Supporting Materials section.)
• Infographic (See the Supporting Materials section.)
• Video for a Website
• Other Handout

If you choose from the above list, make sure your format can include all of the rubric requirements explained in detail in the Directions section.

Supporting Materials

The following resource(s) may help support your work on the project:

Website: Timeline This website can be used to easily make an interactive timeline.

Website: Piktochart This website can be used to easily make an infographic or visual.

Project Two Rubric

CJ 112 Project Three Guidelines and Rubric

Competency

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:

• Describe the components of the United States justice system and how they are interrelated
• Explain how various types of communication skills are utilized by sworn and civilian criminal justice professionals

Scenario

You are a community outreach coordinator at your local law enforcement agency. The department has undertaken an initiative to reach out to diverse populations in your community. There is always a need in your community for support toward becoming a citizen; numerous recent immigrants, resident aliens, and documented immigrants could benefit from a outreach materials that explain how the criminal justice system works in the United States. You have been given the task of creating outreach materials for this initiative. The materials you’ll create for this project are specific to the juvenile justice system or allied professionals; choose just one for the focus of this project.

Directions

Initiative Materials Your initiative needs professional materials to support it. Create one or more relevant products that address all of the required elements:

1. Explain how your topic—either the juvenile justice system or allied professionals—relates to the law enforcement branch of the criminal justice system. Include information from one of the main bullets below.
   • Juvenile Justice:
     1. School resource officers
     2. School-to-prison pipeline
     3. Juvenile rights
     4. Status offenses
   • Allied Professionals:
     1. Victim’s rights advocates
     2. Goodwill ambassadors
     3. Counselors / psychologists
     4. Community service professionals
2. Explain how your topic—either the juvenile justice system or allied professionals—relates to the courts branch of the criminal justice system. Include information from one of the main bullets below.
   • Juvenile Justice:
     1. Restorative justice
     2. Court process for juveniles
     3. Diversion / alternatives to arrest
   • Allied Professionals
     1. Guardians ad litem
     2. Witness protection
     3. Counselors / psychologists
3. Explain how your topic—either the juvenile justice system or allied professionals—relates to the corrections branch of the criminal justice system. Include information from one of the main bullets below.
   • Juvenile Justice:
     1. Juvenile parole/probation officers
     2. Separation from adults
   • Allied Professionals:
     1. Auditors
     2. Mental health counselors
     3. Contractors:
        1. Food services
        2. Medical services
4. Explain how social media relates to communication skills that are important in your topic.
   • Who uses social media?
   • For what purposes do people use social media?
5. Explain how active listening is a communication skill important in your topic.
   • Who should use active listening?
   • Why should active listening be used?
6. Explain how cultural awareness is an important communication skill in your topic.
   • Why is cultural awareness important?

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must submit the following:

Initiative Materials For this initiative, choose the format that works best for you. This could include one or more of the following: poster, handout, presentation slides, brochure, visual or infographic, timeline, task cards, materials for a group activity, or video.

Supporting Materials

The following resource(s) may help support your work on the project:

Website: Create a Presentation in PowerPoint This resource provides support for creating presentation slides using PowerPoint.

Website: Timeline This website can be used to easily make an interactive timeline.

Website: Piktochart This website can be used to easily make an infographic or visual.

Project Three Rubric