Paper 1 – Due on/by Sunday of Week 4
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Instructions
During Week 4, the student will submit a paper with a 20-30 page body on one current criminal justice theory impacting one of the three criminal justice pillar. The student will select one of the three criminal justice pillars, law enforcement, courts, or corrections, select a prevailing criminal justice theory in that pillar, and explain the impact of that theory on the operations of that particular pillar. The selection of the pillar and the related theory is up to the student. The student is encouraged to and recommend to reach out to the course faculty member to ensure the theory and pillar meets the criteria for this course. The faculty member is the voice to determine if the theory and pillar meet the criteria. The student should seek confirmation on this prior to submitting the graded work.
Possible projects/areas include but are not limited to:
Law Enforcement
Broken Windows
Community Policing
COMPSTAT
Crime Control
Crime Prevention
Diversity in Law Enforcement
Kansas City Patrol Experiment
Response Time
Courts
Death Penalty
Diversion
Plea Bargaining
Pretrial Release
Prosecutorial Discretion
Selection of Judges
Sentencing Guidelines
Specialty Courts
Corrections
Community Corrections
Intermediate Sanctions
Parole
Privatization
Probation
Punishment
Recidivism
Rehabilitation
Your opinion does not determine your grade. Your grade is determined by how well you support your argument utilizing the materials discussed in this program and the supporting materials you locate. What I do not want is a regurgitation of what is in a text or supporting materials. Expand on the materials, do not repeat them. Document your facts utilizing standard APA style. This paper is to be submitted to me as indicated on the Course Schedule and Grading Policy Summary Table. The paper is to be in the citation format of your program and the body of the paper is to be between 20 and 30 pages. The body of the paper does not include the title page, table of contents, appendix or references. This is to be of high quality, free of spelling and grammatical errors, and of original work. Plagiarism will be dealt with harshly. You are to title your paper by your last name. For example, a paper would be called “smith.docx” with “.docx” being the MS Word file extension. You are to submit your paper by uploading it to appropriate assignment in the course site prior to the due date as indicated in the Course Schedule and Grading Policy Summary Table.
Your paper will be structured in the following manner and consist of the following pages/sections:
Title page (not included towards page count)
Table of contents (not included towards page count)
Abstract (not included towards page count)
Introduction of theory
Discussion of current academic literature on the theory
Discussion of current application of the theory in the professional setting
Future implications
References (not included towards page count)
Appendix (if necessary and not included in page count)
For this assignment you must submit your paper to this assignment as a Word document.
Submissions will be processed by turnitin.com for originality automatically upon submission.
Papers will be graded based on this Criteria:
Quality of Response
No Response
Poor/Unsatisfactory
Satisfactory
Good
Excellent
Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points)
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper.
20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking.
30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking.
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete.
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing.
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points).
Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper.
5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper.
10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources.
15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources.
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment.
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points)
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper.
5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors
10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, punctuation, spelling errors
15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage.
20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free.
Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points)
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper.
3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA requirements whatsoever.
5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA paper. The can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform with size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper
7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment.
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12′ Times Roman Font. Additionally the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper.
