27 Dec JADM490 SENIOR PROJECT I

JADM490 SENIOR PROJECT I

Week 1 Homework

Chapter 1 identifies a number of issues facing criminal justice professionals. Choose one of those issues to address. Your paper will have several sections.

The Issue Addressed: A succinct statement of the issue you have chosen.

My Opinion About This Issue: Your opinion about why this is an issue and how it should be resolved. Essentially, you may prepare this section of your paper without consulting any data or literature.

Brief Review of the Literature: What does the literature say about this issue? In this section, you must overview the scholarly literature on this issue. This means that you must conduct library research!

Conclusion: In this section, you should discuss what you learned after consulting the literature and whether having more information altered your opinion.

ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS

Your paper will be graded using the rubric below.

Your paper should be two to three pages long, exclusive of the cover page and references page, and it should be double-spaced. It should comply with APA 6th edition formatting.

Cover page

References page

12-point, Times New Roman font

No website references

At least three scholarly references in addition to your textbook

In-text references to sources

Use section headings provided above

As with any written assignment, spelling and grammar are important, and when using references, make sure to properly cite your sources. See the Syllabus section on APA for more information.

JADM490 SENIOR PROJECT I

Week 2 Homework

A local civic group has asked you to make a presentation about forensic science and all of the various scientific tests that are available for criminalistics to examine evidence. To prepare for this presentation you must create a PowerPoint presentation that outlines all of the various tests, the type of evidence that would be tested, and how scientific testing may assist investigators in identifying a suspect.

Assignment Requirements

Your paper will be graded using the rubric below.

Your paper will be graded using the Week 2 Homework Rubric located here.

Your PowerPoint presentation should include 10–12 slides of content plus a cover slide and a references slide.

All Academic Integrity policies are in effect. Do not copy or paste material from any source. You should include in-text citations to any referenced material.

Focus on including concepts and bullet points instead of large blocks of text.

You may use graphics, images, and animations where you feel they will be helpful, but do not overuse images.

If you need assistance on creating PowerPoint slides, view this: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1063/CreatingPowerPointSlide.pdf (Links to an external site.)

There are several sample PowerPoint presentations under Course Resources.

As with any written assignment, spelling and grammar are important, and when using references, make sure to properly cite your sources. See the Syllabus section on APA for more information.