This Competency Assessment assesses the following outcome(s):

CJ100M3-3: Explain the role of the criminal justice professional in serving individual and societal needs.

GEL-1.02: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.

Role of the Criminal Justice Professional

You have learned about the roles, responsibilities, and various career opportunities within the field, and as you explored each career opportunity, you discussed standards, strategies, and professional standards.

For this Assessment, write a 2-3-page essay regarding the role of the criminal justice professional in serving individual and societal needs. In your paper, identify and describe at least three individual needs and three societal needs and explain the role of the criminal justice professional in serving each of these needs. Provide illustrative examples for each to support your position.

NOTE: This assessment will require outside research (at least two outside resources). You may consult the Library, the internet, the textbook and other course material, and any other outside resources in supporting your task.

Submitting Your Assessment
Compose your paper in Microsoft Word and save it according to this convention: Your Name CJ100M3_Assessment. Submit your Assessment to the Competency Assessment Dropbox by the deadline.

Competency Assessment Rubric

Minimum Submission Requirements

• This Assessment should be a Microsoft Word (2-3 page) document, in addition to the title and reference pages.

• Respond in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your submission should be highly organized, logical, and focused.

• Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.

• Your submission should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.

• Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.

• A separate page at the end of your submission should contain a list of references, in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.

• Be sure to cite both in-text and reference list citations where appropriate and reference all sources.  Your sources and content should follow proper APA citation style. Review the writing resources for APA formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.

• Your submission should:

  • include a cover sheet;

  • be double-spaced;

  • be typed in Times New Roman, 12 -point font;

  • include correct citations

  • be written in Standard English with no spelling or punctuation errors; and

  • include correct references at the bottom of the last page.

If work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned without being scored.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is an act of academic dishonesty. It violates the University Honor Code, and the offense is subject to disciplinary action. You are expected to be the sole author of your work. Use of another person’s work or ideas must be accompanied by specific citations and references. Whether the action is intentional or not, it still constitutes plagiarism.