Name:______Due Date: 05.14.16 at the end of class

Criminal Justice Career Research Project

You have been selected to create a brochure on a career within the Criminal Justice Field that will be used as a recruitment tool at Career Fairs. The following are the minimum requirements for your brochure:

Front Page

Name of the career you have selected

Your name and class period

Artwork/Graphic that represents your chosen career and will interest others

Content Pages (middle pages)

Job description- realistic description of responsibilities and work environment

Employment opportunities and trends-What is the immediate demand for this position? What will be the demand for this occupation in the next 5 years?

Wages-How much can you expect to earn? What are some of the benefits? Opportunities for advancement?

Working conditions/dutiesWhere do people work in this occupation? Are there physical demands for this job? Stress? Overtime? Standard 9-5 ?

Training and Educational Requirements--Do you need a license? College Degree? Advanced Education? Where can you get the training?

Bibliography –back page

Site the source of books, internet, periodicals, etc. in standard MLA format

Brochure Rubric

Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor
Content / Students brochure demonstrates understanding of the chosen career, answers all required questions about the career. Added additional information about the career based on research. All facts are accurate. / Most of the facts are accurate. Student has answered most of the questions listed and included a few additional facts about the career / Some of the facts are accurate. Missing required information and did not include any additional information about the career. / Few facts are accurate. Student is missing a majority of the information required.
Organization / Layout is exceptionally well organized. Reader can find information easily and is neatly written / Brochure has attractive formatting and has well organized information and is neat / Brochure’s organization lacks care and can be confusing at times / The brochure’s formatting and organization of material is confusing to the reader and/or is not neat
Creativity / Student usedseveral pieces of artwork/graphics on their brochure to peek interest. Brochure is colorful and graphics relate to the text. There is a good mix of text and graphics. Care was taken in selecting graphics / Graphics/Artwork go well with the text. Student took time and care in choosing/creating graphics / Student used too many graphics/artwork (distracts from text and limits content)/too few used (lacks engagement and is too text heavy). / Artwork/Graphics do not go with the accompanying text, appear to have been chosen randomly or do not show care/neatness in work. Student didn’t use graphics or artwork
Research / Student used 3 different sources to find information and correctly documented the sources in the bibliography / Student used 2 different sources and correctly documented them or Student used 3 sources of information but did not correctly document / Student only used 1 source-correctly documented. Student used 2 sources but information was not correctly documented. / Bibliography is not present. Student only used one source and it was not correctly documented
Time Management / Student utilized time in the library to complete the project. Student was not off task. / Student was seldom off task and used time wisely. / Student was off task a few times but would get on task after being told by teacher. / Student did not use time in class efficiently even after teacher addressed time management

Possible Careers-

Drug Enforcement Agency agent / Local Police Officer / US Marshals / Secret Service / Prison Guard
Game Warden / Border Patrol Agent / Federal Bureau of Investigations / Probation Officer / Parole Officer
Public Defender / Judge / Constable / Medical Examiner / Crime Scene Investigator
Emergency
Medical Services / Sheriff’s Deputy / 9-1-1 Operator / Jailer / Border Patrol Agent
Firefighter / Fire Marshal / Child Protective Services / Homeland Security / Private Security
Real Estate Attorney / Court Reporter / Tax Attorney / Paralegal or Legal Assistant / Private Investigator
Forensic Scientist / Central Intelligence Agency / Child Advocate / Entertainment Lawyer / Prosecutor
Criminal Defense Attorney / Military Police / Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agent / Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent / Marine Interdiction Agent