JUS 455 Crime and Punishment Assignment Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: For this assignment, you will create a podcast, audio recording, or a script for a recording. The selected deliverable will be based on the following scenario: You have been asked to speak to a high school class on the topic of “Does the punishment fit the crime?” First, explain the types of crimes and the types of punishments that exist. Second, provide an ethical explanation for the relationship between crimes and punishments in the United States. Guidelines for Submission: A podcast or audio recording should be a minimum of two minutes in length. A script should be a minimum of two pages double- spaced.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Explanation of Crime Types

Cl earl y and ful l y expl ai ns the vari ous types of cri mes

Expl ai ns di fferent types of cri me but overl ooks key cri me category or categori es

Does not expl ai n the types of cri mes

30

Explanation of Punishment Types

Cl earl y and ful l y expl ai ns the vari ous types of puni s hments

Expl ai ns di fferent types of puni s hments but overl ooks key

category or categori es

Does not expl ai n the types of puni s hments

30

Ethical Explanation of Punishment-Crime

Connection

Cl earl y and ful l y expl ai ns the ethi cal reas ons for the rel ati ons hip between types of cri mes and puni s hments

Expl ai ns the ethi cal rel ati ons hip between cri mes and puni s hments but expl anati on l acks clari ty or i s i l l ogi cal

Does not the ethi cal reas ons for the rel ati ons hi p between types of cri mes and puni s hments

30

Mechanics of Written or

Oral Communication

No errors rel ated to organi zati on,

grammar, and s tyl e

Some errors rel ated to

organi zati on, grammar, and s tyl e

Major errors rel ated to

organi zati on, grammar, and s tyl e

10

Earned Total 100%

For this assignment, you will explore due process, post-conviction review (relief), and sentencing as they relate to a specific court case you research. This assignment will introduce you to a few issues those in the criminal justice field face. You may be called on to consider these issues too if you pursue a career in criminal justice.

Conduct an internet search for a current example of a case to use for this assignment.

Imagine you are a judicial assistant for a superior court judge. As an alumnus, you’ve been asked by your university to write a paper for the criminal justice department’s journal, read by students and alumni, based on a court case you’ve observed as part of your job.

Write 700- to 1,050-word paper for the journal and address the following:

Crime Model

• Was the crime control or due process model of punishment used in the case? Do you agree with it? Explain your answer.
• What are some of the issues related to due process?

Sentencing

• What was the sentence given in the trial? What are the sentencing guidelines for the crime committed in the trial (refer to the sentencing guidelines of the state the trial was held)?
• What are some of the issues related to sentencing? Were there any issues raised in this case? Ifso, what were they? If not, in your opinion could any issues have been raised?

Post-Conviction Relief

• Was there an appeal or post-conviction relief (review)? What is the law in the state of the trial for post-conviction relief (review)?
• Differentiate post-conviction relief (review) and appeal. Compare post-conviction relief(review) to the Innocence Protection Act of 2004.

Cite a minimum of 3 sources.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.