assignment 1 identifying the challenge 3

Assignment 1: Identifying the Challenge

Due Week 3 and worth 120 points

For your senior project, choose one of the following major criminal justice areas: law enforcement, prisons/corrections, the courts, Homeland Security, private security, or emergency management. This component will serve as the area for which your senior project will be based.

Next, identify a challenge or area of improvement within your chosen area. (For example, one may choose corrections as the topic area and violence in prisons as the problem). Over the weeks of this course, you will progressively research, learn about, write and present on a solution to the challenge or area of improvement from both a tactical and administrative perspective. Receive approval from your professor on your chosen topic. Additional project expectations are described in week 8.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you address the following:

1. Outline the context of the problem or challenge, including the history and any policy decisions that have contributed to the situation.
2. Why is it important that the problem be addressed?
3. Who is impacted internally and externally?
4. Why do you feel the problem hasnt already been solved?
5. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
• Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Explain how historical analysis informs the context of policy or situations.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in criminal justice.
• Write clearly and concisely about criminal justice using proper writing mechanics.

Points: 120

Assignment 1: Identifying the Challenge

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% D

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Outline the context of the problem or challenge, including the history and any policy decisions that have contributed to the situation.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely outlined the context of the problem or challenge, including the history and any policy decisions that have contributed to the situation.

Insufficiently outlined the context of the problem or challenge, including the history and any policy decisions that have contributed to the situation.

Partially outlined the context of the problem or challenge, including the history and any policy decisions that have contributed to the situation.

Satisfactorily outlined the context of the problem or challenge, including the history and any policy decisions that have contributed to the situation.

Thoroughly outlined the context of the problem or challenge, including the history and any policy decisions that have contributed to the situation.

2. Why is it important that the problem be addressed?

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed why it is important that the problem be addressed.

Insufficiently discussed why it is important that the problem be addressed.

Partially discussed why it is important that the problem be addressed.

Satisfactorily discussed why it is important that the problem be addressed.

Thoroughly discussed why it is important that the problem be addressed.

3. Who is impacted internally and externally?

Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed who is impacted internally and externally.

Insufficiently discussed who is impacted internally and externally.

Partially discussed who is impacted internally and externally.

Satisfactorily discussed who is impacted internally and externally.

Thoroughly discussed who is impacted internally and externally.

4. Why do you feel the problem hasn’t already been solved?

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely expressed why you feel the problem has not already been solved.

Insufficiently expressed why you feel the problem has not already been solved.

Partially expressed why you feel the problem has not already been solved.

Satisfactorily expressed why you feel the problem has not already been solved.

Thoroughly expressed why you feel the problem has not already been solved.

5. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note:Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.

Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

6. Clarity, writing mechanics and formatting requirements.

Weight: 10%

More than 8 errors present

7-8 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present