CJ 315 Module Five Journal Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
In this assignment, you will explore the process of working with child victims in the criminal justice system.
Prompt
Now that you’ve reviewed the resources about working with youth victims (children and teens), you are familiar with how these victims react to crime, challenges in working with victims from this age group, and ways that criminal justice and allied professionals can interact with this victims. Write a journal entry that answers the following questions:
- What are some typical reactions of child/teen victims who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event?
- Why is it important for a child/teen victim to talk with someone about their victimization?
- What are some actions that an adult can take to help a child/teen victim and why?
- How do state laws affect actions taken by adults when dealing with a child victim?
Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:
- Describe some typical reactions of child/teen victims who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event.
- Explain why it is important for a child/teen to open up/talk to someone about their victimization and provide a rationale.
- Discuss actions that an adult can take to help a child/teen victim and provide a rationale.
- Explain how state laws affect actions taken by adults when dealing with a child victim.
What to Submit
Submit this assignment in a Microsoft Word document. It should be about 350–450 words in length. Any sources should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.
Note: For journal assignments, you can receive a meets expectations, partially meets expectations, or does not meet expectations score on each of your rubric criteria. There is no exceeds expectations score for this assignment, because you will receive feedback and make revisions to improve beyond expectations in these concepts.
Module Five Journal Rubric
| Criteria | Meets Expectations (100%) | Partially Meets Expectations (85%) | Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Communication | 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 |
| Reaction | Describes typical reactions of child/teen victims | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions | Does not attempt criterion | 20 |
| Opening Up | Explains the importance for child/teen victims to open up to someone about their victimization and provides rationale | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions | Does not attempt criterion | 20 |
| Adult Action | Discusses the actions that an adult can take to help a child/teen victim and provides a rationale | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions | Does not attempt criterion | 25 |
| State Laws | Explain how state laws affect actions taken by adults when dealing with a child victim | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
| Citations and Attributions | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors | Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution | 5 |
| Total: | 100% | |||
