Building Block I: Begin building

Unit Assignments

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Unit I Mini Project

Building Block I: Begin building your Exploratory Paper by determining the research topic. The goal of the Exploratory Paper is to examine a topic, gather information, and share that information with readers.

In this assignment, you will review the chapters in the textbook and select a topic from the options below on which to write an in-depth Exploratory Paper:

1. technology in the criminal justice system
2. forensic science
3. diversity and criminal justice organizations
4. gangs
5. the war on drugs
6. identity theft
7. juvenile justice
8. pornography
9. community policing
10. obscenity
11. police corruption
12. domestic Violence
13. capital punishment
14. correctional counseling
15. children of incarcerated parents
16. inmates with HIV
17. terrorism
18. media and criminal justice
19. trends in sentencing

Upon selecting the topic, please submit a one-page synopsis detailing the topic as well as the goal of the paper. The goals should include:

    a brief history of the selected topic,     an examination of emerging trends, and          identification of future issues.

NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Exploratory Paper. The Unit I assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit I Mini Project must be submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student before he or she can progress to the Unit V Mini Project). The student assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies before compiling this assignment to the Exploratory Paper. This will help the student achieve a better review/grading for the Exploratory Paper.

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Unit IV Article Critique

The Article Critique assignment for this class is to investigate a peer-reviewed, professional journal for an article of interest related to prisoner reentry. You are to critique the article according to the instructions below.

Part 1: Identification of the article: What is important here is that you provide the reader with enough information about your article so that they will be able to locate it.

Part 2: Summary: List the main points that the author has tried to establish, (i.e., 1, 2, 3 or first, second, third). There normally will be at least 6 to 8 main points. If you are summarizing a court case, for example, you should discuss the following: What provision of the law was at issue? Briefly state the facts of the case. What legal tests were applied? Were there any unusual elements in the case?

Part 3: Your critique: You are to provide your reaction (insightful, critical, and logical) to the points that the author tried to make, or an overall critique of the entire article. A simple statement of agreement or disagreement is not sufficient. While you may make such a statement by way of introduction to your reaction, you must clearly and logically state the reasons for the position that you have taken.

The article you select for this assignment should not be more than three years old, and should be at least three pages in length. You are encouraged to utilize the Research Database found in the CSU Online Library located in the Course Menu. This database will allow you to quickly search through thousands of journal articles.

The completed Article Critique should be a minimum of two pages and no more than four pages in length (typed double spaced, and excluding the title page, bibliography, and appendices). The format for this assignment will follow APA style guidelines, and should be divided into three parts corresponding to the sections defined above (identification, summary, and critique).

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Unit V Mini Project

Building Block II: By now you should have submitted your topic for approval. In this assignment, you will submit the assignment with two parts: an annotated bibliography and a reference page.

Part 1: The annotated bibliography should at least contain six (6) primary references to support your Exploratory Paper. These sources may be books or articles from scholarly works, professional journals, or government agencies. Websites should not be utilized for this assignment unless they contain a scholarly article. Please contact your professor if you are unsure of the appropriateness of the work.

As you work on this paper throughout this course, you may identify additional sources, which you may add before the compilation of the Exploratory Paper in Unit VIII.

An annotated bibliography examines scholarly articles and books on a certain issue and provides a summary of each. The purpose is to offer an overview of the literature on a topic.

Before beginning the annotated bibliography, decide if you will group the articles/books by date (in chronological order) or by issue/trend. Once decided, the annotations for each article/book should include a summary. The summary should answer the following questions:

1. What are the main arguments?
2. What is the point of this book or article?
3. What topics are covered?

These need to be written in paragraph form with the most being one to two paragraphs.

Part 2: Include a reference section at the end of the annotated bibliography. This should be written utilizing APA formatting guidelines. If you have questions, please contact your professor or the Success Center.

NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Exploratory Paper. The Unit V assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit V Mini Project must be submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student before he or she can progress to the Unit VI Mini Project). The student assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies before compiling this assignment to the Exploratory Paper. This will help the student achieve a better review/grading for the Exploratory Paper.

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Unit VI Mini Project

Building Block III: By now you should have submitted your Exploratory Paper topic for approval. In this assignment, you will submit a title page. Please carefully review the APA formatting requirements as they relate to the title page. Contact your professor or the Success Center for additional assistance.

NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Exploratory Paper. The Unit VI assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit VI Mini Project must be submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student before he or she can progress to the Unit VIII Exploratory Paper). The student assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies before compiling this assignment to the Exploratory Paper. This will help the student achieve a better review/grading for the Exploratory Paper.

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Unit VIII Mini Project

Exploratory Paper

The Exploratory Paper is the culmination of the Mini Project assignments. Utilizing the topic you selected, the annotated bibliography, the reference page, and the title page, complete your Exploratory Paper. Remember that the goal of the Exploratory Paper is to examine a topic, gather information, and share that information with readers.

In addition, the exploratory paper should include the following three parts:

1. Introduction: The introduction should provide a brief introduction of your topic as well as the goal, as developed in the Unit I Mini Project assignment.

2. Body paragraphs: The body paragraphs should discuss the examination you made regarding the topic including:

1. Important information you found in the source regarding your problem (articles/books). b. Why the information is important.

3. Conclusion: The conclusion should restate the topic you explored, your goal, and whether or not you were able to meet that goal utilizing your sources.

This paper will use APA formatting. The Exploratory Paper should contain a minimum of seven (7) content pages, not counting the title page, abstract, or references. The Exploratory Paper is due in Unit VIII.

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

BCJ 4601 Criminal Justice Current Topics