Overview
For this Assessment, you will answer a series of questions to demonstrate your understanding of crime reporting and perceptions based on reported crime as compared to perceived crime.
Professional Skills: Information Literacy is assessed in this Competency.
Instructions
Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively.
- Download the CJ1002 Written Response Submission Form and answer each question in the length indicated.
- Download the Writing Checklist to review prior to submitting your Assessment.
All submissions must follow the conventions of scholarly writing. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided where appropriate. Submissions that do not meet these expectations will be returned without scoring.
Academic Writing Expectations Checklist
The faculty Assessor will use this checklist to evaluate whether your written responses adhere to the conventions of scholarly writing. Review this checklist prior to submitting your Assessment to ensure your writing follows academic writing expectations. Click the links to access Writing Center resources:
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CJ1002: Crime and Reporting: Compare the perception of crime occurrence and crime reporting to address public misconceptions.
Written Response Submission Form
Your Name: First and last
Your E-Mail Address: Your email here
Instructions
Write your responses where it reads “Enter your response here.” Write as much as needed to satisfy the requirements indicated. Each item contains the rubric that will be used to evaluate your responses.
Item 1
Respond the following:
A. Explain how crime is reported by criminal justice authorities to the government.
B. Explain why 50% of serious crime may go unreported by citizens. Explain how this affects crime statistics kept by government entities, and support your explanation with examples from the readings.
C. Explain the factors that have led to a decrease in violent crime.
Your response should be 250–500 words in length.
Your Response
Enter your response here.
Rubric
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0 Not Present |
1 Needs Improvement |
2 Meets Expectations |
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Crime Reporting, Trends, and Perceptions |
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Describe how crime is reported by criminal justice authorities to the government. LO1: Describe methods for crime reporting |
Response is not present. |
The response about how crime is reported by criminal justice authorities to the government is incomplete or contains inaccuracies. |
The response accurately explains how crime is reported by criminal justice authorities to the government. |
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Explain why 50% of serious crime may go unreported by citizens. Explain how this affects crime statistics kept by government entities, and support your explanation with examples from the reading. LO2: Analyze crime reporting trends |
Response is not present. |
The response contains inaccuracies or is not sufficiently developed. The response does not include support from the learning resources, or if support is included, it is not academically appropriate. |
The response explains why 50% of serious crime may go unreported by citizens, and the response explains how this affects crime statistics kept by government entities. The response includes accurate support from the learning resources. |
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Explain the factors that have led to a decrease in violent crime. LO3: Explain the decrease in violent crime |
Response is not present. |
The response inaccurately explains or does not explain the factors that have led to a decrease in violent crime. |
The response explains the factors that have led to a decrease in violent crime. |
Item 2
Explain how technology has affected the perceptions of safety and violence in society. In your explanation, refer to a current event or professional example and to the learning resources.
Your response should be 200–250 words in length.
Your Response
Enter your response here.
Rubric
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0 Not Present |
1 Needs Improvement |
2 Meets Expectations |
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Crime Reporting, Trends, and Perceptions |
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Explain how technology has affected the perceptions of safety and violence in society. In your explanation, refer to a current event or professional example and to the learning resources. LO4: Compare crime perception with crime statistics |
Response is not present. |
The response explains how technology has affected the perceptions of safety and violence in society. The response may either not reference a current event or example and/or may not be supported by examples from the learning resources. |
The response explains how technology has affected the perceptions of safety and violence in society. The response references a current event example and is supported by examples from the learning resources. |
Item 3
Respond to the following:
A. First, find the crime statistics for your community. Then, report the statistics for the 8 Type 1 index offenses in your community, including the identification of your community and a reference for where you found your statistics.
B. Explain whether the statistics match your perceptions. Explain the reasons for differences or similarities between the perception and reality of crime in your community.
C. Recommend one way in which you could address this difference between crime perception and statistics. Support your suggestion with examples from professional experience or with evidence from the learning resources.
Your response should be 500–750 words in length.
Your Response
Enter your response here.
Rubric
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0 Not Present |
1 Needs Improvement |
2 Meets Expectations |
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Crime Perception and Crime Statistics |
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Find the crime statistics for your community. Report the statistics for the 8 Type 1 index offenses in your community, including the identification of your community and a reference for where you found your statistics. LO5: Locate crime statistics for a community |
Response is not present. |
The response does not make a complete report of the statistics for the 8 Type 1 index offenses in a community and may not include a reference for where the statistics were found. |
The response reports the statistics for the 8 Type 1 index offenses in a community, including the identification of the community and a reference for where the statistics were found. |
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Explain whether the statistics match your perceptions. Explain the reasons for differences or similarities between the perception and reality of crime in your community. LO6: Compare crime perception with crime statistics |
Response is not present. |
The response does not adequately explain whether the statistics match perceptions and/or may not provide relevant and evidence-based reasons for differences or similarities between the perception and reality of crime in the community. |
The response explains whether the statistics match perceptions. The response provides relevant and evidence-based reasons for differences or similarities between the perception and reality of crime in the community. |
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Recommend one way in which you could address this difference between crime perception and crime statistics. LO7: Recommend a strategy for addressing misperceptions between perception of crime and crime statistics |
Response is not present. |
The response provided does not completely address the difference between crime perception and crime statistics and/or does not support the suggestion with examples of professional experience or evidence from the reading. |
The response provides one way to address the difference between crime perception and crime statistics, supporting the suggestion with examples of professional experience or evidence from the reading. |
References
Provide a citation for each resource you used to write your response to this Assessment. The following citation has been provided as an example:
· Mallicoat, S. L. (2016). Crime and criminal justice: Concepts and controversies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Mastery Rubric
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Mastery Rubric |
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Exceeds Expectations: Connections to Experience |
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Compares life experiences and academic knowledge to infer differences, as well as similarities, to concepts/ theories/frameworks of fields of study. |
Responses do not integrate professional knowledge and experience from the criminal justice discipline when applied to the reporting of crime, the application of crime statistics, and the perceptions between crime occurrence and crime statistics. |
Responses integrate professional knowledge and experience from the criminal justice discipline when applied to the reporting of crime, the application of crime statistics, and the perceptions between crime occurrence and crime statistics. |
Professional Skills Building
The faculty Assessor will provide feedback based on the following Professional Skills: Information Literacy. Although the feedback is here to inform the development of your skills, it is not a barrier to achieving the Competency, unless the writing is too poor to be able to score the content of the Assessment. Review the rubric and check your work based on the learning objectives listed. If you are concerned that your writing will not meet these expectations yet, reach out to your Faculty Subject Matter Expert (SME) so he or she can work with you to further develop this important professional skill.
It is highly recommended that you use this opportunity to practice these important skills in the context of this Competency Assessment in order to receive feedback about your current level of proficiency.
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Information Literacy: Apply strategies to evaluate information in order to effectively analyze issues and make decisions. |
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0 Not Present |
1 Needs Improvement |
2 Meets Expectations |
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LO1: Identify and locate credible sources. |
No sources or non-credible sources are present. |
Sources are inconsistently credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment. |
Sources are mostly credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment. |
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LO2: Analyze information sources. |
Analysis is not present. |
Analysis superficially applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment and/or analysis is unclear. |
Analysis thoroughly and clearly applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment. |
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LO3: Synthesize information from multiple, credible sources. |
Synthesis is not present. |
Synthesis demonstrates a vague connection between multiple sources and/or the topic. |
Synthesis demonstrates a clear and cohesive connection between multiple sources and/or ideas to support a given topic. |
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