CRJ 530

CRJ 530 Article for Publication Instructions

Each student will identify an ethical issue in the criminal justice field and write an article about

it. The topic is to be completely researched and the article length is dictated by the topic and

publishers guidelines, but the article must be no less than 1700 words. Normally 2000 words are

required for an article.

NOTE: The article is not to be a short story on your opinion of a particular topic. Your writing

is to be a scholarly article that is based on extensive research. Any articles that are not written in

the required manner will not be accepted. Do not write your article with less than 1700 words

for their publication as it is not something that would be suitable for a newspaper column

commonly known as the Letters to the Editor.

This assignment requires a critique by each of you. See below information on critiquing of

papers.

NOTE: In Module 5, by no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT, you will post your draft to

the Article for Publication Discussion Board located under Module 6 in the course menu. You

will also submit your draft to the Assignment box. (This Assignment box maybe linked to

Turnitin.) You can then review your originality report for potential plagiarism issues so you may

address any that are identified in the report. This submission will not be reviewed by the

professor for content. It is only for your review. Your critiquing partner will review your draft

article and post comments on the Module 6 Critique of Article for Publication Discussion Board.

You will then have another week to complete, and then, by no later than Sunday 11:59 PM

EST/EDT of Module 7, the final article is to be submitted to the Assignment box (This

Assignment box maybe linked to Turnitin.) Your article will then be reviewed and graded by the

instructor. Those individuals who submit an article that actually meets the requirements of a

quality research paper for publication will be encouraged to have it published by a magazine or

journal that deals with the topic.

The following criteria will be used to grade this assignment and are outlined on the Articles for

Publication Scoring Rubric on the next page: logical, informative, topic of interest, biography

about the author, punctuation, grammar, spelling, APA Style, length, and suitability for

publication.

CRJ 530 Article for Publication Scoring Rubric

Name ______________________________ Date Completed _______________

Students will complete the assignment with attention to the criteria below.

Rating:

Exceptional corresponds to an A (95-100%). Performance is outstanding; significantly

above the usual expectations.

Proficient corresponds to a grade of B to A- (83-94%). Skills and standards are at the

level of expectation.

Basic corresponds to a C to B- (75-82%). Skills and standards are acceptable but

improvements are needed to meet expectations well.

Novice corresponds to an F (< 74%). Performance is weak; the skills or standards are not

sufficiently demonstrated at this time.

0 corresponds to criterion is missing or not in evidence.

Criteria

Ratings (total points possible: 100)

0 Novice Basic Proficient Exceptional

The article identifies and completely

researches an ethical issue in the

criminal justice field. (20 points)

0 1-14 15-16 17-18 19-20

The ethical issue is completely

researched using appropriately

documented sources and is not an

opinion piece. (20 points)

0 1-14 15-16 17-18 19-20

The article is logical, informative

and of current interest. (10 points)

0 1-7 8 9 10

The article complies with

the scholarly journal publication

standards (which are sent to the

instructor) and is submitted; no less

than 1200 words.

(10 points)

0 1-7 8 9 10

A biography of the author is

included.

(10 points)

0 1-7 8 9 10

Writing and grammar skills are

appropriate graduate level. (10

points)

0 1-7 8 9 10

Resources are completed and

appropriately cited and references

using APA Style. (20 points)

0 1-14 15-16 17-18 19-20

Total ___/100

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