Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research court proceedings and the correctional system in the same country you selected in Assignment 2.
Write a five (5) page paper in which you:
- Analyze both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Provide support for the analysis.
- Assuming the accused is ultimately sentenced to a term of imprisonment, depict the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Provide justification for your view of the country’s prison system.
- Expose two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems.
- Provide one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Provide justification for the recommendations.
- Use at least four (4) quality references. Note:Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Evaluate and explain ethical issues inherent in criminal justice systems.
- Differentiate the role of courts in various societies and in international context.
- Compare international perspectives on corrections and criminal punishment, including comparative sentencing typologies.
- Use technology and information resources to research comparative perspectives in criminal justice.
- Write clearly and concisely about criminal justice topics using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.
Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
| Points: 250 | Assignment 3: International Crime Witness, Part 2 | ||||
| Criteria |
Unacceptable Below 60% F |
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D |
Fair 70-79% C |
Proficient 80-89% B |
Exemplary 90-100% A |
| 1. Analyze both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Provide support for the analysis.
Weight: 23% |
Did not submit or incompletely analyzed both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for the analysis. | Insufficiently analyzed both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Insufficiently provided support for the analysis. | Partially analyzed both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Partially provided support for the analysis. | Satisfactorily analyzed both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Satisfactorily provided support for the analysis. | Thoroughly analyzed both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Thoroughly provided support for the analysis. |
| 2. Assuming the accused is ultimately sentenced to a term of imprisonment, depict the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Provide justification for your view of the country’s prison system. Weight: 22% |
Did not submit or incompletely depicted the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Did not submit or incompletely provided justification for your view of the country’s prison system. | Insufficiently depicted the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Insufficiently provided justification for your view of the country’s prison system. | Partially depicted the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Partially provided justification for your view of the country’s prison system. | Satisfactorily depicted the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Satisfactorily provided justification for your view of the country’s prison system. | Thoroughly depicted the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Thoroughly provided justification for your view of the country’s prison system. |
| 3. Expose two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems.
Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely exposed two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems. | Insufficiently exposed two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems. | Partially exposed two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems. | Satisfactorily exposed two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems. | Thoroughly exposed two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems. |
| 4. Provide one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Provide justification for the recommendations.
Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely provided one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Did not submit or incompletely provided justification for the recommendations. | Insufficiently provided one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Insufficiently provided justification for the recommendations. | Partially provided one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Partially provided justification for the recommendations. | Satisfactorily provided one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Satisfactorily provided justification for the recommendations. | Thoroughly provided one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Thoroughly provided justification for the recommendations. |
| 5. 4 references
Weight: 5% |
No references provided | Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. | Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. | Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. | Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
| 6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10% |
More than 8 errors present | 7-8 errors present | 5-6 errors present | 3-4 errors present | 0-2 errors present |
