Distinguished - Thoroughly explains how a criminal justice agency can ensure that it hires moral individuals. The explanation is fully supported by scholarly sources.

Proficient - Explains how a criminal justice agency can ensure that it hires moral individuals. The explanation is supported by scholarly sources but slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally explains how a criminal justice agency can ensure that it hires moral individuals. The explanation is partially supported by scholarly sources and underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how a criminal justice agency can ensure that it hires moral individuals; however, the explanation is not supported by scholarly sources and significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of how a criminal justice agency can ensure that it hires moral individuals is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides comprehensive strategies for creating accountability in the area of ethical training and action. The strategies are fully supported by scholarly sources.

Proficient - Provides strategies for creating accountability in the area of ethical training and action. The strategies are supported by scholarly sources but slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides limited strategies for creating accountability in the area of ethical training and action. The strategies are partially supported by scholarly sources and underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide strategies for creating accountability in the area of ethical training and action; however, the strategies are not supported by scholarly sources and significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The strategies for creating accountability in the area of ethical training and action are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains how an organization can create an expectation for moral conduct. The explanation is fully supported by scholarly sources.

Proficient - Explains how an organization can create an expectation for moral conduct. The explanation is supported by scholarly sources but slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally explains how an organization can create an expectation for moral conduct. The explanation is partially supported by scholarly sources and underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how an organization can create an expectation for moral conduct; however, the explanation is not supported by scholarly sources and significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of how an organization can create an expectation for moral conduct is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly discusses how an organization can measure progress towards a moral and just criminal justice department. The discussion is fully supported by scholarly sources.

Proficient - Discusses how an organization can measure progress towards a moral and just criminal justice department. The discussion is supported by scholarly sources but slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally discusses how an organization can measure progress towards a moral and just criminal justice department. The discussion is partially supported by scholarly sources and underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss how an organization can measure progress towards a moral and just criminal justice department; however, the discussion is not supported by scholarly sources and significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The discussion of how an organization can measure progress towards a moral and just criminal justice department is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.