Law - Criminal CJ 207 Module Six Assignment

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CJ 207 Module Six Assignment Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In this assignment, you will summarize and explain the impact of landmark cases.

Prompt

In Project Three, you will examine landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases and their impact on police, courts, corrections, and juveniles. In this assignment, you will prepare for this project by summarizing and explaining the impact of other landmark cases.

First, choose two landmark cases from the list below and summarize them in 50–75 words.

• Miranda v. Arizona
• Marbury v. Madison
• New Jersey v. T.L.O.
• Miller v. Alabama

Then, using the same two cases you chose for summary, in 150–300 words, explain the impact these cases had on the policy, procedure, or practice of criminal justice.

Use the Module Six Assignment template to complete this assignment.

Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:

• Summarize two landmark cases from the provided list.
• Explain the impact of the cases you chose for summary.

What to Submit

This assignment must be completed using the provided Module Six Assignment template Word Document. Any references must be cited in APA format.

Shapiro Library APA Style Guide

Module Six Assignment Rubric

Criteria	Exceeds Expectations (100%)	Meets Expectations (85%)	Partially Meets Expectations (55%)	Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)	Value
Clear Communication	Exceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understanding	Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding	Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication	15
Summary of Case 1	Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Summarizes a landmark case from the provided list	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include clearly summarizing the case	Does not attempt criterion	15
Impact of Case 1	Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Explains the impact of the case chosen for summary	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing an analysis that clearly shows the impact of the identified case on policies, procedures, or practices	Does not attempt criterion	25
Summary of Case 2	Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Summarizes a landmark case from the provided list	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include clearly summarizing the case	Does not attempt criterion	15
Impact of Case 2	Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Explains the impact of the case chosen for summary	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing an analysis that clearly shows the impact of the identified case on policies, procedures, or practices	Does not attempt criterion	25
Citations and Attributions	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors	Uses citation for ideas requiring attribution	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors	Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution	5
Total:	100%