Students will write a summarizing the impact of one of the topics listed below has had on society, the individuals (suspect and/or victim) and community.? This assignment will be wort

10 pts

Effective

-Clearly outlines the law chosen and gives thorough introduction of what the paper is about. Thesis is clearly defined.

5 pts

Somewhat Effective

Gives a brief outline of what the paper is about. Thesis is not clearly defined.

0 pts

Ineffective

Does not give an outline of what the paper is about. Does not contain a thesis.

10 pts

Effective

-Clear summary of the history behind the law and how it has changed over the years.

5 pts

Somewhat Effective

Vague summary of the history of the law and how it has changed over the years.

0 pts

Ineffective

No summary of the history of the law and how it has changed over the years.

10 pts

Effective

Clearly defines how law enforcement's response to the law has impacted the victim, offender, society, and community.

5 pts

Somewhat Effective

Vaguely defines how law enforcement's response to the law has impacted the victim, offender, society, and community.

0 pts

Ineffective

No mention of how law enforcement's response has impacted the victim, offender, society, and community.

10 pts

Effective

Clearly defines how the Court's response to the law has impacted the victim, offender, society, and community.

5 pts

Somewhat Effective

Vaguely defines how the Court's response to the law has impacted the victim, offender, society, and community.

0 pts

Ineffective

Do not defines how the Court's response to the law has impacted the victim, offender, society, and community.

10 pts

Effective

Clearly defines how the correction's system response to the law has impacted the victim, offender, society, and community.

5 pts

Somewhat Effective

Vaguely defines how the corrections system's response to the law has impacted the victim, offender, society, and community.

0 pts

Ineffective

Does not define how the correction's system response to the law has impacted the victim, offender, society, and community.

10 pts

Effective

-Includes parenthetical references to thorough & varied research; uses proper format to cite references

5 pts

Somewhat Effective

-Includes parenthetical references to some research, but may be incomplete or references are not cited properly

0 pts

Ineffective

-Includes few, if any, parenthetical references to research and/or references are not cited properly within the paper

10 pts

Effective

-Clearly summarizes the topic; describes what you learned about.

5 pts

Somewhat Effective

-Summarizes the topic; Includes one interesting fact about what you learned about the topic.

0 pts

Ineffective

-No summary of the topic; no interesting facts about what you learned.

10 pts

Effective

-Four or more sources are cited in correct APA format with few, if any, errors

5 pts

Somewhat Effective

-Three or more sources are cited in correct APA format with few errors

0 pts

Ineffective

-Fewer than three sources are cited in correct APA format; May have numerous errors which make format unrecognizable

10 pts

Effective

-Is organized in a logical, interesting manner

5 pts

Somewhat Effective

-Is organized inconsistently or is somewhat illogical

0 pts

Ineffective

-Is organized inappropriately or ineffectively for the selected topic or audience

10 pts

Effective

-Contains varied sentence structure; Has few, if any, grammar and mechanical errors

5 pts

Somewhat Effective

-Sentence structure may demonstrate problems or lack variety; Has some grammatical or mechanical errors that interfere with understanding

0 pts

Ineffective

-Sentence structure problems interfere with communication; Has numerous grammatical and mechanical errors that interfere with understanding