CJ 230 Project Three Guidelines and Rubric
Competency
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:
- Analyze the latitude of discretionary decision making provided by laws, ordinances, policies, and procedures
Scenario
You are a domestic violence advocate working for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). You are asked to create a presentation for a small, local police department agency that will help them to determine how laws, ordinances, policies, and procedures may affect the decisions made by their officers when responding to domestic violence calls. Using the scenario linked in the Supporting Materials section, create a presentation that explains how various aspects of the decision-making process, such as discretion and laws, can affect the outcome of each situation.
Directions
Using the provided scenario, create an oral or written presentation on domestic violence. All sections should be identified, and all of the following required elements should be included for both situations:
Situation 1:
- Identify the discretionary decision.
- What must you decide in the situation?
- What are the possible outcomes of this decision?
- Explain how laws can limit or rely on discretion.
- How does the Rhode Island statute affect the decision making process for this situation? Does it limit discretion or rely on it? How?
- Describe aspects of an agency’s culture that can influence discretion.
- Explain how the amount of discretion can impact a decision.
- What amount of discretion is the officer given in this situation?
- How does it impact their decision making process?
- Describe differences between the processes of internal and external decision making.
- What decisions are made internally?
- What decisions are made externally?
- What are the differences?
Situation 2:
- Identify the discretionary decision.
- What must you decide in the situation?
- What are the possible outcomes of this decision?
- Explain how laws can limit or rely on discretion.
- How does the Rhode Island statute affect the decision making process for this situation? Does it limit discretion, or rely on it? How?
- Describe aspects of an agency’s culture that can influence discretion.
- Explain how the amount of discretion can impact a decision.
- What amount of discretion is the officer given in this situation?
- How does it impact their decision making process?
- Describe differences between the processes of internal and external decision making:
- What decisions are made internally?
- What decisions are made externally?
- What are the differences?
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
For this assignment, you will create a presentation. Choose the format that works best for you. This could include one or more of the following: poster, handout, presentation slides, brochure, written description, or video. Whichever format you choose, your submission should address the rubric criteria listed above: laws and discretion, agency’s culture, amount of discretion, and internal and external discretion.
An optional template (linked in the Supporting Materials section) has been created to aid you in completing this project.
Supporting Materials
The following resource(s) may help support your work on the project:
Document: Project Three Scenario PDF
Base your work on this scenario.
Document: Project Three Template Word Document (Optional)
While this template is not required to complete your project, you may find it helpful.
Project Three 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 | Note: Full answer to this question is available after purchase. | 15 |
| Identification of Decision | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Identifies the discretionary decision for each situation | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying the decision and possible outcomes for each situation | Does not attempt criterion | 10 |
| Laws and Discretion | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Explains how laws can limit or rely on discretion for each situation | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification explaining how laws can limit or rely on discretion for each situation or how statutes impact the decision making | Does not attempt criterion | 20 |
| Agency’s Culture | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes aspects of an agency’s culture that can influence discretion for each situation | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification describing aspects of an agency’s culture that can influence discretion for each situation | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
| Amount of Discretion | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Explains how the amount of discretion can impact a decision for each situation | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification explaining how the amount of discretion can impact a decision for each situation | Does not attempt criterion | 20 |
| Internal and External Discretion | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes differences between the processes of internal and external decision making for each situation | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification describing differences between the process of internal and external decision making for each situation | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
| Citations and Attributions | Attributes sources where applicable using citation methods with very few minor errors | Uses citation for ideas requiring attribution | Attributes sources where applicable, but with major errors | Does not attribute sources where applicable | 5 |
| Total: | 100% | ||||
CJ 230 Project Three Template Domestic Violence Presentation
Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.
| Discretionary Decision | Laws and Discretion | Agency’s Culture | Amount of Discretion | Internal and External Discretion | |
| Situation 1 | [Identify the discretionary decision.] | [Explain how laws can limit or rely on discretion.] | [Describe aspects of an agency’s culture that can influence discretion.] | [Explain how the amount of discretion can impact a decision.] | [Describe differences between the processes of internal and external decision making.] |
| Situation 2 | [Identify the discretionary decision.] | [Explain how laws can limit or rely on discretion.] | [Describe aspects of an agency’s culture that can influence discretion.] | [Explain how the amount of discretion can impact a decision.] | [Describe differences between the processes of internal and external decision making.] |
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