Wk 2 – Summative Assessment: Crime and Justice Presentation

As a criminal justice professional, you should be educated about complex issues that can obstruct the equitable administration of justice. This awareness will help you understand systemic concerns in criminal justice that you may encounter in your daily roles and responsibilities. In this assessment, you will consider crucial issues related to crime and justice.

Research 2 issues related to crime and justice and their impact in your community. Examples include:

• Facial recognition technology
• Predictive policing/profiling
• Bail/bond inequity 
• Use of force
• Mass incarceration
• Sentencing guidelines
• Judicial and prosecutorial discretion
• Other, with faculty member approval

Create a 10- to 12-slide presentation with detailed speaker notes in which you explain 2 critical crime and justice issues in the criminal justice discipline.

Audience: Develop your presentation from the perspective of a concerned citizen speaking at a city council meeting in your city. You want to raise awareness about the impact of these issues in your community.

Use the Wk 2 Summative Assessment Presentation Template to complete your assessment by doing the following:

• Write a response to each prompt in the template.
• Support your responses with relevant details and/or examples, where appropriate.
• Incorporate concepts you have learned from the Weeks 1 and 2 textbook readings to support your ideas.

Include the following in your presentation:

• Summarize each criminal justice issue. 
• Explain the adverse impact each issue has on individuals or groups within the community. 
• Describe the intended and unintended consequences of the issues in the criminal justice discipline. 
• Conclude the presentation by explaining how the council can use the research from your presentation to support the community. 
• Ex: How can the council advocate for changes to address the issues?
• Ex: How can the council engage the community to address the issues?
• Ex: How can the council demonstrate a commitment to addressing the issues?

Note: The total slide count does not include the title or reference list slides.

Cite at least 2 scholarly sources in addition to the textbook according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assessment.

Resources 

• Center for Writing Excellence
• Reference and Citation Generator
• Grammar Assistance