Distinguished - Thoroughly, clearly, and accurately examines the impact of transferring Juvey from the juvenile justice system to the adult criminal justice system.

Proficient - Examines the impact of transferring Juvey from the juvenile justice system to the adult criminal justice system. Minor details are missing, slightly unclear, or inaccurate.

Basic - Minimally examines the impact of transferring Juvey from the juvenile justice system to the adult criminal justice system. Relevant details are missing, unclear, and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to examine the impact of transferring Juvey from the juvenile justice system to the adult criminal justice system; however, significant details are missing, unclear, and/or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The examination of the impact of transferring Juvey from the juvenile justice system to the adult criminal justice system is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly, clearly, and accurately examines cell conditions within the context of the Eighth Amendment.

Proficient - Examines cell conditions within the context of the Eighth Amendment. Minor details are missing, slightly unclear, or inaccurate.

Basic - Minimally examines cell conditions within the context of the Eighth Amendment. Relevant details are missing, unclear, and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to examine cell conditions within the context of the Eighth Amendment; however, significant details are missing, unclear, and/or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The examination of cell conditions within the context of the Eighth Amendment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively and clearly evaluates whether the State can prove that Juvey understood the waiver of his Miranda rights.

Proficient - Evaluates whether the State can prove that Juvey understood the waiver of his Miranda rights. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Minimally evaluates whether the State can prove that Juvey understood the waiver of his Miranda rights. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate whether the State can prove that Juvey understood the waiver of his Miranda rights; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The evaluation of whether the State can prove that Juvey understood the waiver of his Miranda rights is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively and clearly evaluates how law enforcement should interact with the public and the accused in multilingual communities.

Proficient - Evaluates how law enforcement should interact with the public and the accused in multilingual communities. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear

Basic - Minimally evaluates how law enforcement should interact with the public and the accused in multilingual communities. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate how law enforcement should interact with the public and the accused in multilingual communities; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The evaluation of how law enforcement should interact with the public and the accused in multilingual communities is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively discusses fairness in jury pool and jury selection.

Proficient - Discusses fairness in jury pool and jury selection. The discussion is slightly underdeveloped

Basic - Minimally discusses fairness in jury pool and jury selection. The discussion is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss fairness in jury pool and jury selection; however, the discussion is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The discussion of the fairness in jury pool and jury selection is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively discusses the impacts of juror exclusion by race.

Proficient - Discusses the impacts of juror exclusion by race. The discussion is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally discusses the impacts of juror exclusion by race. The discussion is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss the impacts of juror exclusion by race; however, the discussion is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The discussion of the impacts of juror exclusion by race 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.