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CJ 315 Module Six Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
In this assignment, you will define empathy and explore how it can be applied to a victim of robbery.
Prompt
In Module Four, you learned how empathy influences interactions between criminal justice professionals and victims of crime, and explored appropriate responses to different kinds of victimization. You will now apply this knowledge to define empathy and explain how empathy can be applied to a victim of robbery. This application of knowledge will help you prepare for the submission of Project Three in Module Eight.
- First, review the Project Three Guidelines and Rubric document.
- Next, in 50 to 100 words, explain what empathy is and how it can be applied in the criminal justice system. Include the following in your explanation:
- What is empathy?
- In which areas of criminal justice can empathy be applied?
- How can it be applied?
- Then, in 100 to 150 words, describe how empathy influences interactions between a victim of robbery and criminal justice professionals. Include the following in your description:
- Which criminal justice professional(s) typically displays empathy to a victim of robbery?
- How does empathy typically affect the interactions between the criminal justice professional(s) and a victim of robbery?
- Last, in 100 to 150 words, describe responses to a victim of robbery by criminal justice professionals. Include the following in your description:
- What are appropriate responses to a victim of robbery?
- What are inappropriate responses to a victim of robbery?
- How can the responses affect the victim?
Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:
- Explain what empathy is and how it can be applied in the criminal justice system.
- Describe how empathy influences interactions between a victim of robbery and criminal justice professionals.
- Describe responses to a victim of robbery by criminal justice professionals.
What to Submit
This assignment should be 250 to 350 words in length. Any references must be cited in APA style. See the
Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.
Module Six Assignment Rubric
| Criteria | Exceeds Expectations (100%) | Meets Expectations (85%) | Partially Meets Expectations (55%) | Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Communication | Exceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understanding | Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding | Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication | 15 |
| Explanation of Empathy | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Explains what empathy is and how it can be applied in the criminal justice system | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification in explanation | Does not attempt criterion | 20 |
| Empathy and Interactions | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes how empathy influences interactions between a victim of robbery and criminal justice professionals | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification in description | Does not attempt criterion | 30 |
| Responses | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes responses to a victim of robbery by criminal justice professionals | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification when describing responses | Does not attempt criterion | 30 |
| Citations and Attributions | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors | Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution | 5 |
| Total: | 100% |
