CJ 207 Module Five Assignment Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In this assignment, you will organize some of the essential processes and procedures of the court system.

Prompt

Understanding the process a defendant moves through in the court system and how juries function in different courts is an important aspect to understanding the criminal justice system. Complete the Module Five Assignment template Word Document to help you organize some of the essential processes and procedures of the court system.

Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:

• Identify the eight key steps a defendant moves through.
• Identify 2-3 key similarities between civil and criminal juries.
• Identify 2-3 key differences between civil and criminal juries.

What to Submit

This assignment must be completed using the provided Module Five Assignment template. Any references should be cited in APA format.

Shapiro Library APA Style Guide

Module Five 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	10
Key Steps	Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Identifies the key steps a defendant moves through	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying each of the steps accurately or putting the steps in the right order	Does not attempt criterion	25
Key Similarities	Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Identifies key similarities between civil and criminal juries	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include accuracy of key similarities between civil and criminal juries	Does not attempt criterion	30
Key Differences	Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Identifies key differences between civil and criminal juries	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include accuracy of key differences between civil and criminal juries	Does not attempt criterion	30
Citations and Attributions	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors	Uses citation for ideas requiring attribution	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors	Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution	5
Total:					100%