Victims and the Criminal Justice Discussion
Order ID |
53563633773 |
Type |
Essay |
Writer Level |
Masters |
Style |
APA |
Sources/References |
4 |
Perfect Number of Pages to Order |
5-10 Pages |
Description/Paper Instructions
Victims and the Criminal Justice Discussion
Answer ONE of these questions in your discussion post:
Are the rights afforded to crime victims enough? What more should society do to assist crime victims? Justify your answer.
Describe the advantages and/or disadvantages of victim impact statements. Should victim impact statements be allowed during the sentencing phase of a criminal trial? Justify your answer.
- Discussions should ideally be at least 600 words and follow the guidelines listed below. They will be graded on qualityand not quantity.
- Peer Reply
Respond to AT LEAST two of your classmates. All response posts should be at least 200 words each, and be non-repetitive, substantive sentences. They should contribute to forwarding the discussion. Replies may include paraphrased citations/references as well. Replies should also include new information. Just liking and agreeing with other students’ initial posts (and/or just repeating in your reply what you stated in your initial post or repeating the same information from your first response again in the second reply) is not likely to be satisfactory.
Given that this course discusses practical and policy-relevant controversial issues, you will present an argument to answer the question. Support your argument with relevant information (at least two references) from the lecture/textbook and course materials as primary sources. In addition you may include outside material, such as current events, websites, etc. (no wikipedia or the like) as secondary sources. Please do not include personal anecdotes. Please remain in the third (and not first) person for proper APA. I want your posts to be substantive.
Further, this is a 400-level class where we are reading, writing, and thinking about research in a concrete manner. When asked to support your positions, please cite correctly to avoid plagiarizing and to receive full credit. This means not including direct, or long direct quotes which is not proper APA. Proper citations are paraphrased information with a reference to author at the end of the sentence or paragraph. Paraphrasing information into your own words indicates comprehension and understanding of concepts, and direct quotes do not. Please see the grading rubric as well.
Expectations
Overall tone for discussion boards should remain formal, although some informal tone is fine in replies. Remember, accuracy is important. Emoticons and acronyms should be avoided and no creative spelling should be used.
Do not post anything that may be considered racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise offensive.
Conduct a thorough spell check and grammar check before posting. Deductions will be made for errors.
DO NOT DISCLOSE THAT YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS BEEN A VICTIM. WHILE THE CONTENT OF THIS COURSE CERTAINLY AFFECTS PEOPLE (PERHAPS YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW), THIS IS AN ACADEMIC SETTING, AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN ANECDOTES AND TRENDS BASED ON RESEARCH. PERSONAL ANECDOTES, AS WELL AS PERSONAL OPINIONS NOT BACKED UP BY EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE CANNOT, AND WILL NOT, BE GRADED.
Be relevant to the discussion at hand
Offer new thoughts or information rather than simply affirming the original post
- Try to move the discussion forward, rather than stopping it. One way to do this is to regularly ask questions in your post for others to comment on.
- Late initial posts and responses will be docked by 10% of the grade otherwise earned, daily.
RUBRIC
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 6th Edition 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 6th Edition 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 6th Edition 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 6th Edition 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, spelling, punctuation 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 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition 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 6th edition paper. They 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 to 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 6th edition 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. |
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