Criminal law

CJ 120 Module Five Assignment One Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In this assignment, you will look at Loden’s Wheel of Diversity factors and identify the pertinent information that frequently impacts interactions throughout the criminal justice system, specifically in relation to policing, courts, and corrections.

Prompt

In Modules Three and Four, you examined Loden’s Wheel of Diversity, which portrays the lens through which people process information and the assumptions it can lead to about others. These assumptions drive our own behaviors and can ultimately have a negative (or sometimes positive) impact on others. The wheel consists of five “Diversity Dimensions”: Personality, Internal, External, Organizational, and Era. Each dimension contains its own set of attributes or factors. While some factors are out of our control (e.g., internal dimension), others may change over time and are the basis for our decision making. Being able to identify these unique characteristics along with the specific dimension can help you gain a better understanding of the factors that influence our behaviors as well as the impact they have on interactions within the criminal justice system. This will also assist you as you consider individual biases in Project Two, which you will complete in Module Seven.

In this assignment, include the following:

Prevalent Factors

First, review Loden’s Wheel of Diversity.

• Identify at least five factors you think would be most prevalent in influencing interactions within the criminal justice system.
  • Take careful note of which dimension each factor belongs to in order to determine whether or not it is within our control.

Identify Quotes: Sharanda Jones Case

Now that you have predicted which factors you think would be the most prevalent, you will need to identify quotes that provide evidence of each factor.

• First, read the Sharanda Jones case and the supporting materials/resources associated with this case.
  • Reading: New Reforms Bypass Dallas Inmate Sentenced to Life for First Drug Arrest
    • This article explains details of the Sharanda Jones case.
  • Reading: From a First Arrest to a Life Sentence
    • This article explains details of the Sharanda Jones case.
• Next, using the Milestone Two Table Template document provided, identify at least three quotes (or specific information) from the case that connect to your identified Loden’s Wheel factors.

Additional Factors

Look over Loden’s Wheel again. What additional factors might influence interactions within the criminal justice system?

• Identify at least three additional factors. Do not use the same factors you already identified.

Identify Quotes: Sharanda Jones/Other

• Identify quotes from the Sharanda Jones case or other course resources that connect to each of the Loden’s Wheel factors you identified.
  • Note: You should have at least one quote (or specific information) to support each prevalent and additional factor you identified.

Reflect

Finally, consider the factors you chose and the quotes (or specific information) you found to support each factor. In one to two paragraphs, consider the following:

• How easily did the quotes (or information) you found align to the factors you initially predicted?
• Was it more difficult to find examples for certain factors? Why or why not?
• Did you find multiple examples for any factors (even if you didn’t include those examples in your table)?
• Why do you think it might have been easier to find examples for certain factors?

Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:

1. Identify factors most prevalent in influencing interactions within the criminal justice system.
2. Identify additional factors that might influence interactions within the criminal justice system.
3. Identify quotes or specific information that connect to all Loden’s Wheel factors you identified.
4. Reflect on the connection between the factors and the quotes or information you found.

What to Submit

This assignment must be completed using the Table Template Word document. All references should be cited in APA format. (For more information on APA style, review the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide.) Your reflection should be included in the same document in the reflection section.

Module Five Assignment One Rubric

CJ 120 Module Five Assignment One Table Template

CJ 120 Module Five Assignment Two Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In this assignment, you will be able to describe different cultures’ views on criminal justice professionals and identify incidents of misunderstandings. You will also be able to explain the current professional practices as well as the best practices that can help create cultural sensitivity in criminal justice professionals.

Prompt

At the beginning of the term, you discussed Culture in Communication and the ways in which individual implicit bias and stereotyping can lead to negative interactions between law enforcement professionals and members of the community. You then developed your own diversity training to assist sworn officers in reducing these incidents. Understanding the need for cultural awareness and sensitivity in law enforcement can help bridge the gap as well as build trust between sworn professionals and the community. This will also assist you in completed Module Five Assignment One in this module.

In Project One, you chose a civilian role. In Project Three, your success in the first project has been recognized, and you will be asked to provide a report to the “Office of Accountability,” which would like to hear your thoughts on other relevant issues.

To help prepare you for this report, in this assignment you will focus on one culture or subculture and how its views of and past misunderstandings with criminal justice professionals might impact interactions between the groups. Choose a culture or subculture group other than your own that you would like to examine further. For each section below, provide the following:

Views

Summarize, in 150–300 words, an example of each of the following:

• Viewpoints your chosen culture or subculture group might have about criminal justice professionals
• An explanation of why this group might hold those views

Misunderstandings

Provide an example of a misunderstanding this culture or subculture group has had with criminal justice professionals. You may wish to consider one of the following areas. (Hint: You will need to provide an example of each of these areas in Project Three, so you may want to choose one of them now.)

• Language
• Religion/Beliefs
• Deafness
• Illiteracy

Professional Practices

Next, explore each of the professional practices listed below. For each practice, in 50–100 words, describe the practice and then bullet point some of the possible outcomes of instituting it. This will help prepare you to explore each of these practices and make recommendations to the “Office of Accountability” in Project Three. Refer to the Professional Practices Example PDF document for expectations and formatting guidelines for this section of the assignment.

• Understanding the public
• Diversity training
• Procedural justice
• Police legitimacy
• Diverse hiring practices

Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:

1. Explore the viewpoints of a culture or subculture group and why that group might hold those views.
2. Provide an example of a misunderstanding between a culture or subculture group and criminal justice professionals.
3. Describe professional practices and possible outcomes.

What to Submit

This assignment must be completed in written format. Any references must be cited in APA format. For more information on APA style, review the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide.

Module Five Assignment Two Rubric

CJ 120 Module Five Assignment One Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In this assignment, you will look at Loden’s Wheel of Diversity factors and identify the pertinent information that frequently impacts interactions throughout the criminal justice system, specifically in relation to policing, courts, and corrections.

Prompt

In Modules Three and Four, you examined Loden’s Wheel of Diversity, which portrays the lens through which people process information and the assumptions it can lead to about others. These assumptions drive our own behaviors and can ultimately have a negative (or sometimes positive) impact on others. The wheel consists of five “Diversity Dimensions”: Personality, Internal, External, Organizational, and Era. Each dimension contains its own set of attributes or factors. While some factors are out of our control (e.g., internal dimension), others may change over time and are the basis for our decision making. Being able to identify these unique characteristics along with the specific dimension can help you gain a better understanding of the factors that influence our behaviors as well as the impact they have on interactions within the criminal justice system. This will also assist you as you consider individual biases in Project Two, which you will complete in Module Seven.

In this assignment, include the following:

Prevalent Factors

First, review Loden’s Wheel of Diversity.

• Identify at least five factors you think would be most prevalent in influencing interactions within the criminal justice system.
  • Take careful note of which dimension each factor belongs to in order to determine whether or not it is within our control.

Identify Quotes: Sharanda Jones Case

Now that you have predicted which factors you think would be the most prevalent, you will need to identify quotes that provide evidence of each factor.

• First, read the Sharanda Jones case and the supporting materials/resources associated with this case.
  • Reading: New Reforms Bypass Dallas Inmate Sentenced to Life for First Drug Arrest
    • This article explains details of the Sharanda Jones case.
  • Reading: From a First Arrest to a Life Sentence
    • This article explains details of the Sharanda Jones case.
• Next, using the Milestone Two Table Template document provided, identify at least three quotes (or specific information) from the case that connect to your identified Loden’s Wheel factors.

Additional Factors

Look over Loden’s Wheel again. What additional factors might influence interactions within the criminal justice system?

• Identify at least three additional factors. Do not use the same factors you already identified.

Identify Quotes: Sharanda Jones/Other

• Identify quotes from the Sharanda Jones case or other course resources that connect to each of the Loden’s Wheel factors you identified.
  • Note: You should have at least one quote (or specific information) to support each prevalent and additional factor you identified.

Reflect

Finally, consider the factors you chose and the quotes (or specific information) you found to support each factor. In one to two paragraphs, consider the following:

• How easily did the quotes (or information) you found align to the factors you initially predicted?
• Was it more difficult to find examples for certain factors? Why or why not?
• Did you find multiple examples for any factors (even if you didn’t include those examples in your table)?
• Why do you think it might have been easier to find examples for certain factors?

Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:

1. Identify factors most prevalent in influencing interactions within the criminal justice system.
2. Identify additional factors that might influence interactions within the criminal justice system.
3. Identify quotes or specific information that connect to all Loden’s Wheel factors you identified.
4. Reflect on the connection between the factors and the quotes or information you found.

What to Submit

This assignment must be completed using the Table Template Word document. All references should be cited in APA format. (For more information on APA style, review the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide.) Your reflection should be included in the same document in the reflection section.

Module Five Assignment One Rubric