CJ 500 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: For this assignment, you will select a contemporary issue that is negatively impacting the delivery of criminal justiceîe that will be the focus of
your final case analysis and recommendation brief. Although you may choose your own topic, you may not choose public policy. In this draft, you will
demonstrate your understanding of the issue and its history, evolution, and development. You will need to focus on past and future criminological theories and
policies behind the issue. Given your analysis of the issue, discuss the impact on society and what problems need to be addressed to remedy the negative
ramifications.
Prompt: Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I.
Introduction
A. Describe the criminal justice issue you have selected. Specifically, how is this an issue in the field of criminal justice, what is the general impact of
the issue on society, and why does the problem need to be addressed?
B. Describe the evolution of the selected issue throughout history, providing specific examples. In other words, how did this become an issue?
What factors have caused the issue to evolve? For example, a regulation may have been created in the past to address an issue, but the
regulation is now irrelevant.
C. Describe the evolution of the historical perception of this issue, identifying key events and factors that influenced public perception. For
example, did the public always view the topic as an issue? How has technology impacted public perception?
Guidelines for Submission: Your submission should include reference to recent peer-reviewed articles, be 1 to 2 pages in length (in addition to title and reference
pages) and should use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Use APA style to cite your sources within the text of your paper
and on the reference page.
Refer to the Criminal Justice Library Tips document for assistance in finding and citing outside sources.
Please note that the grading rubric for this milestone submission is not identical to that of the final project. The Final Project Rubric will include an additional
xemplary#ategory that provides guidance as to how you can go above and beyond 2oficient)n your final submission.
Rubric
Critical Elements
Proficient (100%)
Needs Improvement (80%)
Not Evident (0%)
Value
Issue Introduction
Describes the criminal justice issue,
providing specifics around how it is an
issue in the field, its general impact on
society, and why the problem needs to be
addressed
Does not describe the criminal justice issue
30
Evolution of the Issue
Describes the evolution of the selected
issue throughout history, providing specific
examples
Describes the evolution of historical
perception of the issue, identifying key
events and factors that influenced the
public perception
Describes the criminal justice issue,
describing how it is an issue in the field,
its general impact on society, and why
the problem needs to be addressed, but
with gaps in detail, specificity, or
accuracy
Describes the evolution of the selected
issue throughout history, but with gaps
in examples, detail, or accuracy
Describes the evolution of historical
perception of the issue, but with gaps in
identification of key events and factors
that influenced the public perception,
detail, or accuracy
Submission has major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax
that negatively impact readability and
articulation of main ideas
Does not describe the evolution of the
selected issue throughout history
30
Does not describe the evolution of
historical perception of the issue
30
Submission has critical errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax that
prevent understanding of ideas
10
Total
100%
Evolution of Perception
Articulation of Response
Submission has no major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax

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