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Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 5
Points: 100
Overview:
Leaders of correctional organizations/agencies are responsible for making important
decisions on issues that affect their organization internally and impact the broader
community. When faced with these difficult decisions, having good judgment is
paramount, increasing the need for leaders to consider the agency’s vision, mission,
goals, and stakeholders to find the optimal solution.
The Final Course Project will be completed in four (4) parts:
• Course Project, Part 1 Name of Agency (Unit 2)
• Course Project, Part 2 Agency Head (Unit 5)
• Course Project, Part 3 Agency Mission (Unit 7)
• PowerPoint Presentation (Unit 8)
Instructions:
• For this assignment, Part 2 of the Course Project, review the background
information on the agency’s head or individual in charge of the correctional facility
or agency (i.e., commissioner, director, sheriff, warden, etc.) and submit a
summary of the following:
o How long has the individual been employed with the agency or affiliated
with the field of corrections?
o What is the educational background of the agency head/leader?
o Path to Leadership – Did they rise to this leadership position through the
rank-and-file path, or were they appointed to the post by another
government official?
▪ Is this individual responsible for any positive development for
practitioners in the field of corrections? See an example of this
located in Unit 2.
CRJ408 – Correctional Management
Unit 5 Assignment: Course Project, Part 2
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Requirements:
• Submit a Word document in APA format.
• At least two, no more than three pages in length, excluding reference pages.
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before
you write and again after you write.
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Evaluation Rubric for Unit 5 Assignment
CRITERIA Exemplary Proficient Needs
Improvement
Deficient
10 points 8 – 9 points 6 – 7 points 0 – 5 points
The agency head is
identified
The agency
head has been
identified.
n/a The agency
head is identified
incorrectly.
The agency head
has not been
identified.
20 points 16 – 19 points 12 – 15 points 0 – 11 points
Brief biography of
the agency head
citing previous
work in corrections
and current duties
The biography is
accurate and
well written.
The biography is
accurate but is
missing minor
details.
A biography is
present but
missing key
details.
The biography is
missing or poorly
written.
Educational
background of the
agency head
The educational
background is
accurate.
The educational
background is
missing minor
details.
The educational
background is
missing key
details.
The educational
background is
missing or poorly
written.
Path to leadership The path to
leadership is
accurate and
clearly defined.
The path to
leadership is
missing minor
details.
The path to
leadership is
missing key
details.
The path to
leadership is
missing or poorly
written.
10 points 8 – 9 points 6 – 7 points 0 – 5 points
Conclusion The conclusion
is thoughtfully
well-written and
gives a summary
of the paper.
The conclusion
is missing minor
details.
The conclusion
is missing key
details.
The conclusion is
missing or poorly
written.
Paper Length More than two,
but less than
three pages.
n/a n/a Less than two or
more than three
pages.
Clear and
Professional
Writing and APA
Format
Writing and
format are clear,
professional,
APA compliant,
and error-free.
Few errors that
do not impede
professional
presentation.
Significant errors
that do not
impede
professional
presentation.
Errors impede
professional
presentation;
guidelines not
followed.
