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Module Five Journal Guidelines and Rubric

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 criteriarubric criteria must be addressed:

Describe some typical reactionsreactions 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 actionsactions that an adultadult can take to help a child/teen victim and provide a rationale.

Explain how state laws 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:Note: For journal assignments, you can receive a Proficient, Needs Improvement, or Not Evident score on each of your rubric criteria. There is

no Exemplary score for this assignment, because you will receive feedback and make revisions to improve beyond proficiency in these

concepts.

Module Five Journal Rubric

CriteriaCriteria Proficient (100%)Proficient (100%)
Needs ImprovementNeeds Improvement

(85%)(85%)
Not Evident (0%)Not Evident (0%) ValueValue

Articulation ofArticulation of

ResponseResponse

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

15

ReactionReaction Describes typical reactions

of child/teen victims

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors

or omissions

Does not attempt criterion 20

Opening UpOpening Up Explains the importance for

child/teen victims to open

up to someone about their

victimization and provides

rationale

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors

or omissions

Does not attempt criterion 20

Adult ActionAdult Action Discusses the actions that

an adult can take to help a

child/teen victim and

provides a rationale

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors

or omissions

Does not attempt criterion 25

State LawsState Laws Explain how state laws

affect actions taken by

adults when dealing with a

child victim

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors

or omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Citations andCitations and

AttributionsAttributions

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:Total: 100%

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