CJ 406 Project Two Guidelines and Rubric
Competency
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:
- Analyze the importance of wellness for criminal justice professionals
Scenario
As a resident trainer for the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council, your current assignment involves planning, developing, and presenting a curriculum on crisis, trauma, and wellness for criminal justice professionals in New Hampshire. Using a wellness continuum model, participants will learn about situational stressors and risk factors. The presentation will include written materials and participant discussions on developing healthy lifestyles to reduce stress and minimize the potential of developing mental health issues and suicidal tendencies. The primary goal of this training is to engage criminal justice professionals in a conversation about the impact of trauma and critical incidents for law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and probation/parole officers. The secondary goal is to educate the participants on the rising rate of suicide among these groups and local assistance available to them. This course aims to develop a dialogue on the positive aspects of reaching out for professional help as well as developing peer assistance with trauma and everyday stress. The final goal is to encourage criminal justice professionals to enhance their work–life balance so that they can manage their stress in a healthy manner. Your current task for this one-day training session is to develop and distribute a pamphlet containing information and resources for participants in the class to be shared with family, friends, and colleagues. This handy guide will be a reminder that criminal justice professionals are not alone in addressing the stress of the job and that assistance is always available to them.
Directions
In this assignment, you will first choose a criminal justice profession to focus on. Then, you will create a mental health and wellness pamphlet for that profession. The following required elements should be included:
- In 50 to 75 words, describe inherent job factors that may create stress for the criminal justice professional. Consider the following in your description:
- What are critical incidents that may create stress for the criminal justice professional?
- What are ongoing job factors that may create stress for the criminal justice professional?
- In 75 to 100 words, describe the number and variety of deaths for the criminal justice profession. Consider the following in your description:
- What are the number and types of line-of-duty deaths?
- What are the number and types of self-inflicted deaths?
- In 75 to 100 words, describe warning signs indicating that a criminal justice professional is regressing on the wellness continuum toward developing mental health issues and/or suicidal tendencies.
- In 100 to 125 words, explain actions that can be taken by the criminal justice professional, peers, management, and others to prevent the criminal justice professional from regressing on the wellness continuum toward developing mental health issues and/or suicidal tendencies.
- In 125 to 150 words, explain resources, habits, or programs designed to assist the criminal justice professional with addressing his/her stress, mental health issues, and suicidal tendencies in order to return to a healthier lifestyle on the wellness continuum. Consider the following in your explanation:
- How can the criminal justice professional obtain resources to better his/her lifestyle?
- What are lifestyle habits that may reduce stress for the criminal justice professional?
- What programs are in place to improve the wellness of the criminal justice professional?
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
Mental Health and Wellness Pamphlet
For this assignment, create a pamphlet that focuses on the mental health and wellness of the type of criminal justice professional chosen. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
An optional template (linked in the Supporting Materials section) has been created to aid you in completing this project.
Supporting Materials
The following resource(s) may help support your work on the project:
Document: Project Two Template Word Document (optional)
Although this template is not required to complete your project, you may find it helpful. Remove the bracketed text in each section, and replace it with your response.
Resource: SNHU Career
Review the various careers under Criminal Justice on this page.
Resource: A New Vision of Wellness
This resource outlines key wellness concepts. Consider Key Concept #1: Illness-Wellness Continuum when addressing the required elements.
Project Two Rubric
| Criteria | Exceeds Expectations (100%) | Meets Expectations (85%) | Partially Meets Expectations (55%) | Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Communication | Exceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understanding | Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding | Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication | 15 |
| Job Factors and Stress | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes inherent job factors that may create stress for the criminal justice professional | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification, describing job factors that may create stress | Does not attempt criterion | 10 |
| Deaths for the Profession | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes the number and variety of deaths for the profession | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification, describing the number and variety of deaths for the profession | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
| Warning Signs | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes warning signs indicating a criminal justice professional is regressing on the wellness continuum toward developing mental health issues and/or suicidal tendencies | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification, describing warning signs indicating a criminal justice professional is regressing on the wellness continuum toward developing mental health issues and/or suicidal tendencies | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
| Actions to Prevent Regression on Wellness Continuum | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Explains actions that can be taken by the professional, peers, management, and others to prevent the criminal justice professional from regressing on the wellness continuum | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification, explaining actions that can be taken by the criminal justice professional, peers, management, and others to prevent the criminal justice professional from regressing on the wellness continuum | Does not attempt criterion | 20 |
| Resources, Habits, or Programs | Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Explains resources, habits, or programs designed to assist the criminal justice professional with addressing his/her stress, mental health issues, and suicidal tendencies in order to return to a healthier lifestyle on the wellness continuum | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include additional details or clarification, explaining resources, habits, or programs designed to assist the criminal justice professional with addressing his/her stress, mental health issues, and suicidal tendencies in order to return to a healthier lifestyle on the wellness continuum | Does not attempt criterion | 20 |
| Citations and Attributions | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors | Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution | 5 |
| Total: | 100% | ||||