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CJ 120 Project Three Guidelines and Rubric
Competency
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:
Describe how differences in culture impact society’s interactions with criminal justice professionals
Scenario
You are in the same role you chose for Project One: Because you did such fantastic work with the training you held for community members and sworn officers, the Civilian Office of
Accountability, a local advisory board, has invited you back to report back with specific potential ideas for the location you chose for Project One. The board would like to hear your thoughts
on relevant issues, such as how other cultures view criminal justice professionals, and typical types of misunderstandings between such professionals and civilians.
Directions
Suggestions Report
For your report, feel free to take information from any of the module resources, or use outside resources.
1. Describe different cultures’ or subcultures’ views of criminal justice professionals.
Include at least three of the following (different from your own background) that are relevant to your community:
i. Native Americans
ii. Asian communities
iii. Hispanic communities
iv. Refugees
v. People of color
vi. Undocumented people
Explain the general views that are culturally based.
Describe the reasoning (often historical) behind those views.
2. Describe incidents of cultural misunderstanding between criminal justice professionals and civilians. Address the following in your assessment:
Language
Religion / beliefs
Illiteracy
Deafness
3. Describe professional practices that may create cultural sensitivity in criminal justice professionals. Address the following in your assessment:
Understanding the public
Diversity training
Procedural justice
Police legitimacy
Diverse hiring practices
4. Assess best practices to build trust within cultural communities. Address the following in your assessment:
Creating an understanding of the community
Transparency
Accountability
Positive community interactions
Visibility
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
Suggestions Email with Attachment
Your suggestions for the board in your hometown area will be sent in a formal business email with an attachment. The email should be introductory—describing you and your task, and
including a brief summary of the attachment—and the attachment should include the formal information they’ve requested.
Supporting Materials
The following resource(s) may help support your work on the project:
Reading: Guide for Writing an Email and Creating an Email Invitation PDF
This resource explains how to write a professional email.
Project Three Rubric
Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Articulation of Response Exceeds proficiency in an
exceptionally clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or creative
manner
Clearly conveys meaning with
correct grammar, sentence
structure, and spelling
Shows progress toward
proficiency, but with errors in
grammar, sentence structure,
and spelling
Submission has critical errors in
grammar, sentence structure,
and spelling
18
Different Views of Criminal
Justice Professionals
Exceeds proficiency in an
exceptionally clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or creative
manner
Describes different cultures’ or
subcultures’ views of criminal
justice professionals
Shows progress toward
proficiency, but with errors or
omissions; areas for
improvement may include
misinterpreting groups’ views
of criminal justice professionals
Does not attempt criterion 18
Incidents of Cultural
Misunderstandings
Exceeds proficiency in an
exceptionally clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or creative
manner
Describes incidents of cultural
misunderstanding between
criminal justice professionals
and civilians
Shows progress toward
proficiency, but with errors or
omissions; areas for
improvement may include
misinterpreting
misunderstandings between
criminal justice professionals
and civilians
Does not attempt criterion 18
Professional Practices for
Cultural Sensitivity
Exceeds proficiency in an
exceptionally clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or creative
manner
Describes professional
practices that may create
cultural sensitivity in criminal
justice professionals
Shows progress toward
proficiency, but with errors or
omissions; areas for
improvement may include
describing practices that may
not be useful to creating
cultural sensitivity for the
identified groups
Does not attempt criterion 18
Best Practices for Building
Trust
Exceeds proficiency in an
exceptionally clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or creative
manner
Assesses best practices to build
trust within cultural
communities
Shows progress toward
proficiency, but with errors or
omissions; areas for
improvement may include
choosing practices that are not
best practices
Does not attempt criterion 18
Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Citations and Attributions Attributes sources where
applicable using citation
methods with very few minor
errors
Uses citation for ideas
requiring attribution
Attributes sources where
applicable, but with major
errors
Does not attribute sources
where applicable
10
Total: 100%
