Case Study
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
| Points: 100 | Case Study 1: The Officer and the Drug Arrest | ||||
| Criteria |
Unacceptable Below 60% F | Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D |
Fair 70-79% C |
Proficient 80-89% B |
Exemplary 90-100% A |
| 1. Identify the constitutional amendment that would govern Officer Jones’ actions. In your own opinion, discuss if you support his actions or not. Justify your answer using the appropriate case law and Supreme Court precedents. Weight: 35% | Did not submit or incompletely identified the constitutional amendment that would govern Officer Jones’ actions. Did not submit or incompletely discussed if you supported his actions or not. Did not submit or incompletely justified your answer using the appropriate case law and Supreme Court precedents. | Insufficiently y identified the constitutional amendment that would govern Officer Jones’ actions. Insufficiently discussed if you supported his actions or not. Insufficiently justified your answer using the appropriate case law and Supreme Court precedents. | Partially identified the constitutional amendment that would govern Officer Jones’ actions. Partially discussed if you supported his actions or not. Partially justified your answer using the appropriate case law and Supreme Court precedents. | Satisfactorily identified the constitutional amendment that would govern Officer Jones’ actions. Satisfactorily discussed if you supported his actions or not. Satisfactorily justified your answer using the appropriate case law and Supreme Court precedents. | Thoroughly identified the constitutional amendment that would govern Officer Jones’ actions. Thoroughly discussed if you supported his actions or not. Thoroughly justified your answer using the appropriate case law and Supreme Court precedents. |
| 2. Analyze the validity and constitutionality of Officer Jones’ actions. | Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the validity and constitutionality of Officer Jones’ actions. | Insufficiently analyzed the validity and constitutionality of Officer Jones’ actions. | Partially analyzed the validity and constitutionality of Officer Jones’ actions. | Satisfactorily analyzed the validity and constitutionality of Officer Jones’ actions. | Thoroughly analyzed the validity and constitutionality of Officer Jones’ actions. |
| 3. Determine whether or not Officer Jones’ actions were justified by any of the three (3) ways whereby probable cause can be established. Provide a rationale for your response. Weight: 25% | Did not submit or incompletely determined whether or not Officer Jones’ actions were justified by any of the three (3) ways whereby probable cause can be established. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your response. | Insufficiently determined whether or not Officer Jones’ actions were justified by any of the three (3) ways whereby probable cause can be established. Insufficiently provided a rationale for your response. | Partially determined whether or not Officer Jones’ actions were justified by any of the three (3) ways whereby probable cause can be established. Partially provided a rationale for your response. | Satisfactorily determined whether or not Officer Jones’ actions were justified by any of the three (3) ways whereby probable cause can be established. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your response. | Thoroughly determined whether or not Officer Jones’ actions were justified by any of the three (3) ways whereby probable cause can be established. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your response. |
| 4. 2 references Weight: 5% | No references provided | Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. | Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. | Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. | Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
| 5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% | More than 8 errors present | 7-8 errors present | 5-6 errors present | 3-4 errors present | 0-2 errors present |
