Law - Criminal Module Two Assignment

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CJ 406 Module Two Assignment Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In this assignment, you will describe a societal trend in criminal justice and explain how it affects the public.

Prompt

In Module One, you learned about two societal trends in criminal justice: (1) how police build rapport and improve community relations and (2) how the use of technology is increasing in criminal justice. You looked more deeply at one particular type of technology—body cameras—and explained the pros and cons of using body cameras, as well as how elements of the criminal justice system and society contribute to the use of body cameras. In this module, you learned about two more societal trends in criminal justice: how bail reform impacts the criminal justice system and the community and how the criminal justice system has adapted to the drug addiction paradigm shift from an individual’s choice to the disease model. For this assignment, you will choose one of these societal trends to focus on. This trend will be the basis for both this assignment and for Project One, which is due in Module Five. You will describe the trend and explain how it affects the public.

First, choose one of the societal trends that we have covered throughout Modules One and Two:

• How police build rapport and improve community relations
• How the use of technology is increasing in criminal justice
• How bail reform impacts the criminal justice system and the community
• How the criminal justice system has adapted to the drug addiction paradigm shift from an individual’s choice to the disease model

Then, address the following rubric criteria:

• In 75 to 100 words, craft a brief description of the trend. Include the following in your description:
  • Describe the trend.
  • Explain why the trend is relevant to the field of criminal justice.
• In 100 to 125 words, explain how the trend affects the public. Include the following in your explanation:
  • Describe who is affected by the trend.
  • Explain how they are affected.

What to Submit

This assignment must be completed using the Module Two Assignment Template Word Document. Any references must be cited in APA style. See the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.

Module Two 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
Brief Description	Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Crafts a brief description of the trend	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification describing the trend and/or explaining how the trend is relevant in criminal justice	Does not attempt criterion	30
How the Trend Affects the Public	Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Explains how the trend affects the public	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification describing who is affected by the trend and how	Does not attempt criterion	50
Citations and Attributions	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors	Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution	5
Total:	100%