CJ 550 Final Project Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: The performance assessment allows you to gauge the current level at which the criminal justice organization is performing. It will identify areas in
which the organization is excelling and areasinwhich the organization needsimprovement. Thisisthe foundation forplanning a strategic response to any
identified deficiencieswithin the criminaljustice organization.
Prompt: Submit a draft of the performance assessment (Section III: D) of your final project.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
D. Performance Assessment: In this section, you will assess the performance of your selected subdivision in the organization in relation to the missio n and
goals of the overall organization by performing a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis.
i. Identify the major internal factors that positively and negatively affect the organizational performance. Justify your identifications. For example,
a key internal factors may be the selection criteria for staff or clients.
ii. Identify the major external factors that positively and negatively affect the organizational performance. Justify your identifications. For example,
key external factors may include laws, legislators, and citizen input.
iii. Based on the previously identified internal factors, analyze whether or not the organization is maximizing its strengths and minimizing its
weaknesses. Substantiate your claims. For example, consider the areas of the subdivision that have the most impact on success, such as the
classification of offenders.
iv. Based on the previously identified external factors, analyze whether or not the organization is maximizing its opportunities and minimizing its
threats. Substantiate your claims. For example, consider the areas that are most vulnerabl e in assuring success and how these can be turned
into strengths,such as housing inmatesin a reception area to adequately assesstheirneeds, not simply classifyingon offen secriteria.
Guidelines forSubmission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with doublespacing, 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
Performance
Assessment:
Internal Factors
Identifies the major internal factors that
positively and negatively affect the
organizational performance, justifying
identifications
Identifies the major internal factors that
positively and negatively affect the
organizational performance, justifying
identifications, but with gaps in detail,
logic, or justification
Does not identify the major internal
factors that positively and negatively
affect the organizational performance
20
Performance
Assessment:
External Factors
Identifies the major external factors that
positively and negatively affect the
organizational performance, justi fying
identifications
Identifies the major external factors that
positively and negatively affect the
organizational performance, justifying
identifications, but with gaps in detail,
logic, or justification
Does not identify the major external
factors that positively and negatively
affect the organizational performance
20
Performance
Assessment:
Strengths and
Weaknesses
Analyzes whether or not the organization
is maximizing its strengths and minimizing
its weaknesses based on the identified
internal factors, substantiating claims
Analyzes whether or not the organization
is maximizing its strengths and minimizing
its weaknesses based on the identified
internal factors, substantiating claims, but
with gaps in detail, logic, or justification
Does not analyze whether or not the
organization is maximizing its strengths
and minimizing its weaknesses based on
the identified internal factors
25
Performance
Assessment:
Opportunities and
Threats
Explains whether or not the organization
is maximizing its opportunities and
minimizing its threats based on the
identified external factors, substantiating
claims
Explains whether or not the organization
is maximizing its opportunities and
minimizing its threats based on the
identified external factors, substantiating
claims, but with gaps in detail, logic, or
justification
Does not explain whether or not the
organization is maximizing its
opportunities and minimizing its threats
based on the identified external factors
25
Articulation of
Response
Submission has no major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization
Submission has major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that negatively impact
readability and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that prevent understanding
of ideas
10
Total 100%
CJ 550 Final Project Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: The performance assessment allows you to gauge the current level at which the criminal justice organization is performing. It will identify areas in
which the organization is excelling and areasinwhich the organization needsimprovement. Thisisthe foundation forplanning a strategic response to any
identified deficiencieswithin the criminaljustice organization.
Prompt: Submit a draft of the performance assessment (Section III: D) of your final project.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
D. Performance Assessment: In this section, you will assess the performance of your selected subdivision in the organization in relation to the missio n and
goals of the overall organization by performing a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis.
i. Identify the major internal factors that positively and negatively affect the organizational performance. Justify your identifications. For example,
a key internal factors may be the selection criteria for staff or clients.
ii. Identify the major external factors that positively and negatively affect the organizational performance. Justify your identifications. For example,
key external factors may include laws, legislators, and citizen input.
iii. Based on the previously identified internal factors, analyze whether or not the organization is maximizing its strengths and minimizing its
weaknesses. Substantiate your claims. For example, consider the areas of the subdivision that have the most impact on success, such as the
classification of offenders.
iv. Based on the previously identified external factors, analyze whether or not the organization is maximizing its opportunities and minimizing its
threats. Substantiate your claims. For example, consider the areas that are most vulnerabl e in assuring success and how these can be turned
into strengths,such as housing inmatesin a reception area to adequately assesstheirneeds, not simply classifyingon offen secriteria.
Guidelines forSubmission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with doublespacing, 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
Performance
Assessment:
Internal Factors
Identifies the major internal factors that
positively and negatively affect the
organizational performance, justifying
identifications
Identifies the major internal factors that
positively and negatively affect the
organizational performance, justifying
identifications, but with gaps in detail,
logic, or justification
Does not identify the major internal
factors that positively and negatively
affect the organizational performance
20
Performance
Assessment:
External Factors
Identifies the major external factors that
positively and negatively affect the
organizational performance, justi fying
identifications
Identifies the major external factors that
positively and negatively affect the
organizational performance, justifying
identifications, but with gaps in detail,
logic, or justification
Does not identify the major external
factors that positively and negatively
affect the organizational performance
20
Performance
Assessment:
Strengths and
Weaknesses
Analyzes whether or not the organization
is maximizing its strengths and minimizing
its weaknesses based on the identified
internal factors, substantiating claims
Analyzes whether or not the organization
is maximizing its strengths and minimizing
its weaknesses based on the identified
internal factors, substantiating claims, but
with gaps in detail, logic, or justification
Does not analyze whether or not the
organization is maximizing its strengths
and minimizing its weaknesses based on
the identified internal factors
25
Performance
Assessment:
Opportunities and
Threats
Explains whether or not the organization
is maximizing its opportunities and
minimizing its threats based on the
identified external factors, substantiating
claims
Explains whether or not the organization
is maximizing its opportunities and
minimizing its threats based on the
identified external factors, substantiating
claims, but with gaps in detail, logic, or
justification
Does not explain whether or not the
organization is maximizing its
opportunities and minimizing its threats
based on the identified external factors
25
Articulation of
Response
Submission has no major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization
Submission has major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that negatively impact
readability and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that prevent understanding
of ideas
10
Total 100%