The document provides guidelines for submitting the first three elements of the Assessment Plan section for a final project on assessing a criminal justice organization. It outlines three critical elements that must be addressed: (1) determining the most appropriate organizational assessment strategy for the selected subdivision and justifying the selection; (2) justifying how the selected strategy will ensure valid and reliable data collection; and (3) outlining sources of data for assessing organizational performance and justifying the selection of sources. A scoring rubric is also provided to evaluate submissions on these critical elements and on the articulation of the response.

1. CJ 550 Final Project Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Assessment is an integral part of maximizing an
organization’s performance. The assessment portion of a
strategic plan determ ines whether or not
the goals of the criminal justice department are being met.

2. Assessment affects decisions about policies, standa rd operating
procedures, training curriculum, and,
budget.
Prompt: Submit a draft of the first three elements of the
Assessment Plan section (Section III) of your final project.
Keep in mind the importance of unbiased
data collection while considering your assessment plan. Be sure
to address all of the critical elements as outlined below.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
III. Assessment Plan: In this section, you will develop a plan to
gather valid and reliable data in your p erformance assessment,
and outline specific
assessment strategies and sources of information.
A. Determine the organizational assessment strategy that would
be most appropriate to use in your assessment of the selected
subdivision of the
organization. Justify your selection. For example, you might
select an organization assessment plan or model, such as the
systems model, to
assess compliance and effectiveness of the subdivision with the
mission.
B. Justify how your previously selected organizational
assessment strategy will ensure you collect valid and reliable
data in your performance
assessment. For example, the systems model will allow you to
examine the specific inputs such as resources, policies, and pro
cedures that
determine how far the organization is achieving its mission.
C. Outline the sources of data and information you will use to
assess the organization's performance, justifying your selection

3. of sources. For
example, you might use crime report statistics to identify areas
of high crime rates, or you m ight interview specific individuals
to assess the
effectiveness of policies and procedures within the
organization.
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a
2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-
point Times New Roman font,
one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA
format.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (80%)
Not Evident (0%) Value
Assessment Plan:
Assessment
Strategy
Determi nes the organi zati onal
as s es s ment s trategy mos t appropri ate for
the as s es s ment of the s el ected
s ubdi vi s ion of the organi zati on, jus ti fying
s el ecti on
Determi nes the organi zati onal
as s es s ment s trategy mos t appropri ate for
the as s es s ment of the s el ected
s ubdi vi s ion of the organi zati on, jus ti fying
s el ecti on, but wi th gaps i n detai l , l ogi c, or
jus ti fi cati on
Does not determi ne the organi zati onal
as s es s ment s trategy mos t appropri ate for

4. the as s es s ment of the s el ected
s ubdi vi s ion of the organi zati on
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5. Assessment Plan:
Valid and Reliable
Jus ti fi es how the previ ous l y s el ected
organi zati onal as ses sment s trategy wi l l
ens ure col l ecti on of val i d and rel i able
data from the performance as s es s ment
Jus ti fi es how the previ ous l y s el ected
organi zati onal as ses sment s trategy wi l l
ens ure val i d and rel i able data from the
performance as s es s ment, but wi th gaps
i n detai l or l ogi c
Does not jus ti fy how the previ ous l y
s el ected organi zati onal as ses sment
s trategy wi l l ens ure val i d and rel i able
data from the performance as s es s ment
30
Assessment Plan:
Sources of Data
Outl i nes the s ources of data and
i nformati on to be us ed to as s es s the
organi zati on's performance, jus ti fyi ng
s el ecti on of s ources
Outl i nes the s ources of data and
i nformati on to be us ed to as s es s the
organi zati on's performance, jus ti fyi ng
s el ecti on of s ources , but wi th gaps i n
detai l , l ogi c, or jus ti fi cati on

6. Does not outl i ne the s ources of data and
i nformati on to be us ed to as s es s the
organi zati on's performance
30
Articulation of
Response
Submi s s i on has no major errors rel ated to
ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or
organi zati on
Submi s s i on has major errors rel ated to
ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or
organi zati on that negati vel y i mpact
readabi l ity and arti culation of mai n i deas
Submi s s i on has criti cal errors rel ated to
ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or
organi zati on that prevent unders tandi ng
of i deas
10
Total 100%
CJ 550 Final Project Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric