Unit Assignments
Unit IV PowerPoint Presentation
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Write My Essay For MeAn important part of managing correctional facilities includes identifying and organizing responses to challenges. One such challenge is gangs/security threat groups.
For this assignment, you will explore major prison gangs to determine how they affect correctional facilities. The presentation should contain at least six slides, not including the title and reference slides, and the presentation should include the elements below:
1. name of the selected gang,
2. origin of the selected gang,
3. location(s) of the selected gang,
4. criminal activities of the selected gang,
5. signature tattoos of the selected gang, and
6. the importance of identifying and organizing responses to gangs/security threat groups (STG).
Please utilize at least one of the following 10 resources below:
• Aryan Brotherhood: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/aryan-brotherhood
• FBI National Gang Threat Assessment: https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/2011-national-gang-threatassessment
• Black Gang Tattoos: http://www.policemag.com/photogallery/photos/2/murder-ink-gang-tatoos.aspx
• La Nuestra Familia: http://www.corrections.com/articles/17826-nuestra-familia-the-real-history
• Nazi Low Riders: http://archive.adl.org/learn/ext_us/nlr.html
• Recognize the Signs: http://www.nj.gov/oag/gang-signs-bro.pdf
• Gangs/Extremist Groups: https://vault.fbi.gov/gangs-extremist-groups
• History of Street Gangs in the United States: https://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/Content/Documents/History-ofStreet-Gangs.pdf
The following resources are located in the CSU Online Library and may also be of assistance to you:
Valdez, A. J. (2009, February). Prison Gangs 101. Corrections Today, 71(1). Retrieved from
https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN =37020599&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Compton, T., & Meacham, M. (2005). Prison Gangs. Forensic Examiner, 14(1), 26-30. https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=tsh&AN= 58592964&site=ehost-live&scope=site
All resources used should be cited in APA format on your reference slide.
For additional help in creating a PowerPoint presentation, please review the resource below, which was created by the CSU Success Center to help guide you.
Columbia Southern Success Center [SuccessCenter]. (2014, June 13). Presentable PowerPoints [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnsJPzGl36k
Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Unit V Article Critique
The purpose of this assignment is for you to think critically about information presented in this unit. Unfortunately, we sometimes tend to read information and consider it correct without much thought. This assignment should assist you in modifying that process. Hopefully, this will help you to critique future articles as well as your own work.
For this critique, you can choose one of three articles. Each article is located in the CSU Online Library. You should probably skim each article in order to determine which is the most interesting to you.
The article options are provided below and may be accessed by visiting the Criminal Justice database in the CSU Online Library. To reduce the amount of results you receive, it is recommended to conduct an advanced search; enter the article title in the first search box, and enter the author’s last name in the second search box.
Ginn, J. (2014). Going gray behind bars. Corrections Forum, 23(3), 18–20.
Payne, C. (2015). Managing aggressive inmates. American Jails, 29(2), 26–29.
Rowe, D., Huskey, B., & Severson, M. (2016). Mental illness and Douglas County jail: A new prescription. Corrections Today, 78(1), 56–59.
For this assignment, you will critique the selected article. The article critique should include the elements below:
• Provide a short summary of the article (one paragraph).
o What is the main point?
o What is the central argument?
• Include a critique of the article.
o Is the article clear?
o Is there appropriate evidence to support the article?
o Is the article logical? o Who is the audience? o Is the article conventional, boring, controversial, and/or thorough? o Would you recommend this article to an individual working in corrections? Why, or why not?
• State your position on the article’s viewpoint.
o Do you agree with the article? Why, or why not?
o Do you have any recommendations to modify the article?
o Has the author neglected any important details?
The completed article critique should be at least two pages in length; make certain to double space and use 12-point, Times New Roman font. A reference page and citations are required for this assignment.
You are encouraged to seek out the services of the CSU Success Center. To learn more about the Success Center’s services, please review their information via the student portal. You may also contact them via phone at 1-877-875-0533 or via email at teamSUCCEED@columbiasouthern.edu.
Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Unit VI Essay
For this assignment, you will identify and discuss reentry.
Please include the following in your essay:
• Define reentry, and discuss its importance.
• Identify and discuss at least two reentry goals (e.g., employment, housing, education, child care).
• Identify and describe at least two agencies that will be utilized to meet these goals. A good starting point to identify agencies is the Council of State Governments Justice Center at https://csgjusticecenter.org/reentry/reentry-services-directory/
Your response should be at least one full page in length and should utilize APA format. You are required to include at least one resource, which should be properly cited in-text and on the reference page.
You are encouraged to seek out the services of the CSU Success Center. To learn more about the Success Center’s services, please review their information via the student portal. You may also contact them via phone at 1-877-875-0533 or via email at teamSUCCEED@columbiasouthern.edu
Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Unit VII Scholarly Activity
This unit discussed capital punishment along with relevant court cases. In this activity, you will discuss the Roper v. Simmons case. Resources are provided below.
During your weekly team meeting at work, your boss highlights the topic of capital punishment and specifically mentions the Roper v. Simmons case. He feels that it is vital to your team to learn/refresh your knowledge about this case.
Each team has been assigned the task to present their findings on the case to the recently hired juvenile specialists.
Your paper should include the elements below:
1. Include a summary of the original case in Missouri. (This section should contain one to two paragraphs.)
2. Provide a summary of the findings of the court. How does this decision relate to the Eighth Amendment? (This section should contain one to two paragraphs.)
3. Summarize your opinion on whether capital punishment is cruel and unusual punishment for juveniles. Be sure to support your opinion.
4. Summarize your opinion on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the case. (For parts a-c, one to two paragraphs should be present.)
a. Do you agree with the ruling? Why, or why not?
b. Should there be any exceptions to the ruling (e.g., a 15-year-old with a record or a 14-year-old who commits multiple murders)? Why, or why not?
c. Can you provide an example of an individual under 18 years of age who (you think) should receive the death penalty? Why?
d. Do you think the Supreme Court will change the ruling on this in the future? Why, or why not? (For part d, one to two paragraphs should be present specifically for this option.)
For some assistance in your research, you may search the following organizations or sources for information involving this case:
• American Psychological Association at http://www.apa.org/
• Casebriefs at http://www.casebriefs.com/
• Oyez at https://www.oyez.org/cases/2015
• Stanislaus State at https://www.csustan.edu/
• Juvenile Law Center at http://jlc.org/
• Death Penalty Information Center at http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/
Your paper should be a minimum of two pages in length. All resources used should be cited and referenced in APA format.
Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.
APA Guidelines
The application of the APA writing style shall be practical, functional, and appropriate to each academic level, with the primary purpose being the documentation (citation) of sources. CSU requires that students use APA style for certain papers and projects. Students should always carefully read and follow assignment directions and review the associated grading rubric when available. Students can find CSU’s Citation Guide by clicking here. This document includes examples and sample papers and provides information on how to contact the CSU Success Center.
Grading Rubrics
This course utilizes analytic grading rubrics as tools for your professor in assigning grades for all learning activities. Each rubric serves as a guide that communicates the expectations of the learning activity and describes the criteria for each level of achievement. In addition, a rubric is a reference tool that lists evaluation criteria and can help you organize your efforts to meet the requirements of that learning activity. It is imperative for you to familiarize yourself with these rubrics because these are the primary tools your professor uses for assessing learning activities.
Rubric categories include: (1) Discussion Board, (2) Assessment (Written Response), and (3) Assignment. However, it is possible that not all of the listed rubric types will be used in a single course (e.g., some courses may not have Assessments).
The Discussion Board rubric can be found within Unit I’s Discussion Board submission instructions.
The Assessment (Written Response) rubric can be found embedded in a link within the directions for each Unit
Assessment. However, these rubrics will only be used when written-response questions appear within the Assessment.
Each Assignment type (e.g., article critique, case study, research paper) will have its own rubric. The Assignment rubrics are built into Blackboard, allowing students to review them prior to beginning the Assignment and again once the
Assignment has been scored. This rubric can be accessed via the Assignment link located within the unit where it is to be submitted. Students may also access the rubric through the course menu by selecting “Tools” and then “My Grades.”
Again, it is vitally important for you to become familiar with these rubrics because their application to your Discussion Boards, Assessments, and Assignments is the method by which your instructor assigns all grades.
