Due Date: 11:59 pm EST, Sunday of Unit 7
Points: 100
Overview:
There are over 33,000 gangs actively involved in the United States. Youth involvement
with gangs is often found in lower-income areas where crime is much higher. As
criminal justice professionals in your local towns and cities, you must be aware of the
gangs and the ways to prevent the youth from getting involved.
Instructions:
Scenario: The principal of a local high school has reached out to you, the School
Resource Officer, because of graffiti and gang signs appearing in the school. She is
worried that students will begin to go down the wrong path if this is not stopped.
Research gangs in your community or the country. Select one gang to discuss the
following:
1. Discuss their history to include origins, colors, membership, migration to other
areas, and crimes they commit. Remember that the focus is on the youth, not
joining these gangs.
2. Discuss the ways to communicate with youth about gangs.
3. Recommend ways the youth can stay out of gangs.
Requirements:
• Submit a Word document in APA format.
• Maximum three pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference pages.
• At least two resources.
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before
you write and again after you write.
CRJ311– Effective Communications for
Criminal Justice Professions
Gangs and the Youth
Assessment Rubric for Gangs and the Youth Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
0 – 11 points 12 – 15 points 16 – 19 points 20 points
1. Gang History and
Information
Does not clearly
and accurately
discusses the
gang.
Somewhat
clearly and
accurately
discusses the
gang.
Mostly clearly
and accurately
discusses the
gang.
Clearly and
accurately
discusses the
gang.
2. Communication
with youth
Does not clearly
and accurately
discusses how to
communicate
with youth about
gangs.
Somewhat
clearly and
accurately
discusses how to
communicate
with youth about
gangs.
Mostly clearly
and accurately
discusses how to
communicate
with youth about
gangs.
Clearly and
accurately
discusses how to
communicate
with youth about
gangs.
0 – 14 points 15 – 19 points 20 – 24 points 25 points
3. Recommendations Does not clearly
and accurately
discusses
strategies to
keep youth out
of gangs.
Somewhat
clearly and
accurately
discusses
strategies to
keep youth out
of gangs.
Mostly clearly
and accurately
discusses
strategies to
keep youth out
of gangs.
Clearly and
accurately
discusses
strategies to
keep youth out
of gangs.
0 – 5 points 6 – 7 points 8 – 9 points 10 points
Resources 0 resources or
resources are
not relevant
n/a 1 relevant
resource
2 relevant
resources
Paper Length More than 3
pages
n/a n/a 3 pages or less
0 – 8 points 9 – 11 points 12 – 14 points 15 points
Clear and
Professional Writing
and APA Format
Errors impede
professional
presentation;
guidelines not
followed.
Significant errors
that do not
impede
professional
presentation.
Few errors that
do not impede
professional
presentation.
Writing and
format are clear,
professional,
APA compliant,
and error free.

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