CRJ335 – Prisoner’s Rights

Case Study Assignment 4

Due: 11:59 pm Sunday of Unit 5. A case study brief includes a summary of the facts; identification of the legal issue; and a summary of the holding of the court. The holding is the essential part of the decision and the rationale behind the decision. The case study brief must be your summary of the facts and holding. A guide to writing a case study brief can be found under the Course Information Section in a PDF file. The case for this week is: Giraldo v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation No. A119046 The paper shall be in APA format, typed in 12pt. font Times New Roman, and shall not have been turned in previously to any other instructor for any other course or assignment. Paper length is 2-3 pages not to include the cover page or bibliography. It is to be submitted as a Microsoft Word Document. The case study shall be an individual effort and not a group project. Since criminal justice is a social science, the writing requirements of the American Psychological Association, otherwise known as the APA, will be in effect for the research paper assignment.

Please refer to page two for the grading rubric

Students: Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper will be evaluated, before you write,

and again after you write.

Case Study Rubric

CRITERIA Deficient (0 - 40 Points)

Development Needed to Proficient

(40-80 Points)

Proficient to Exemplary

(80 - 100 Points)

Points Earned

(100 Pts.) APA Format, Font size, etc.

Does not follow formatting or required font size or in Times New Roman. (Points 0-4)

Follows basic formatting. May not cite sources properly in text or Bibliography not correct. (Points 4 – 8)

Follows the APA formatting including sources in text. (Points 8 – 10)

Length of Paper

Does not meet the minimum requirements. (Points 0 – 4)

Meets the minimum requirements. (Points 4 – 8)

Exceeds the minimum requirements. (Points 8 – 10)

Adjusted Safe Assign

Over 20 % of paper (Points 0 – 4)

11 – 20 % of paper (Points 4 – 8)

0 – 10 % of paper (Points 8– 10)

Seven elements of a brief

0-2 elements covered (Points 0 – 8)

3-5 elements covered (Points 8 – 16)

6-7 elements covered (Points 16 – 20)

Decision and reasoning

Does not or barely explains reasoning of the decision. (Points 0 – 10)

States correct decision but partially explain reasoning of the decision (Points 10 - 20)

States correct decision and completely explain reasoning of the decision. (Points 20 - 25)

Analysis of case

Does not or barely evaluates significance. (Points 0 – 10)

Partially evaluates significance. (Points 10 – 20)

Completely evaluates significance. (Points 20 – 25)