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Project Three Guidelines and Rubric
Competency
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:
Analyze the latitude of discretionary decision making provided by laws, ordinances, policies, and procedures
Scenario
You are a domestic violence advocate working for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). You are asked to
create a presentation for a small, local police department agency that will help them to determine how laws, ordinances, policies,
and procedures may affect the decisions made by their officers when responding to domestic violence calls. Using the scenario
linked in the Supporting Materials section, create a presentation that explains how various aspects of the decision-making process,
such as discretion and laws, can affect the outcome of each situation.
Directions
Using the provided scenario, create an oral or written presentation on domestic violence. All sections should be identified, and all of
the following required elements should be included for both situations:
Situation 1:
1. Identify the discretionary decision.
What must you decide in the situation?
What are the possible outcomes of this decision?
2. Explain how laws can limit or rely on discretion.
How does the Rhode Island statute affect the decision making process for this situation? Does it limit discretion or
rely on it? How?
3. Describe aspects of an agency’s culture that can influence discretion.
4. Explain how the amount of discretion can impact a decision.
What amount of discretion is the officer given in this situation?
How does it impact their decision making process?
5. Describe differences between the processes of internal and external decision making.
What decisions are made internally?
What decisions are made externally?
What are the differences?
Situation 2:
1. Identify the discretionary decision.
What must you decide in the situation?
What are the possible outcomes of this decision?
2. Explain how laws can limit or rely on discretion.
How does the Rhode Island statute affect the decision making process for this situation? Does it limit discretion, or
rely on it? How?
3. Describe aspects of an agency’s culture that can influence discretion.
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4. Explain how the amount of discretion can impact a decision.
What amount of discretion is the officer given in this situation?
How does it impact their decision making process?
5. Describe differences between the processes of internal and external decision making:
What decisions are made internally?
What decisions are made externally?
What are the differences?
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
For this assignment, you will create a presentation. Choose the format that works best for you. This could include one or more of
the following: poster, handout, presentation slides, brochure, written description, or video. Whichever format you choose, your
submission should address the rubric criteria listed above: laws and discretion, agency’s culture, amount of discretion, and internal
and external discretion.
An optional template (linked in the Supporting Materials section) has been created to aid you in completing this project.
Supporting Materials
The following resource(s) may help support your work on the project:
Document: Project Three Scenario PDF
Base your work on this scenario.
Document: Project Three Template Word Document (Optional)
While this template is not required to complete your project, you may find it helpful.
Project Three Rubric
Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%)
Needs Improvement
(55%)
Not Evident (0%) Value
Articulation of
Response
Exceeds proficiency
in an exceptionally
clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or
creative manner
Clearly conveys
meaning with correct
grammar, sentence
structure, and
spelling
Shows progress
toward proficiency,
but with errors in
grammar, sentence
structure, and
spelling
Submission has
critical errors in
grammar, sentence
structure, and
spelling
15
Identification of
Decision
Exceeds proficiency
in an exceptionally
clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or
creative manner
Identifies the
discretionary
decision for each
situation
Shows progress
toward proficiency,
but with errors or
omissions; areas for
improvement may
include identifying
the decision and
possible outcomes
for each situation
Does not attempt
criterion
10
Laws and
Discretion
Exceeds proficiency
in an exceptionally
clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or
creative manner
Explains how laws
can limit or rely on
discretion for each
situation
Shows progress
toward proficiency,
but with errors or
omissions; areas for
improvement may
include additional
details or
clarification
explaining how laws
can limit or rely on
Does not attempt
criterion
20
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can limit or rely on
discretion for each
situation or how
statutes impact the
decision making
Agency’s Culture Exceeds proficiency
in an exceptionally
clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or
creative manner
Describes aspects of
an agency’s culture
that can influence
discretion for each
situation
Shows progress
toward proficiency,
but with errors or
omissions; areas for
improvement may
include additional
details or
clarification
describing aspects of
an agency’s culture
that can influence
discretion for each
situation
Does not attempt
criterion
15
Amount of
Discretion
Exceeds proficiency
in an exceptionally
clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or
creative manner
Explains how the
amount of discretion
can impact a
decision for each
situation
Shows progress
toward proficiency,
but with errors or
omissions; areas for
improvement may
include additional
details or
clarification
explaining how the
amount of discretion
can impact a
decision for each
situation
Does not attempt
criterion
20
Internal and
External
Discretion
Exceeds proficiency
in an exceptionally
clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or
creative manner
Describes
differences between
the processes of
internal and external
decision making for
each situation
Shows progress
toward proficiency,
but with errors or
omissions; areas for
improvement may
include additional
details or
clarification
describing
differences between
the process of
internal and external
decision making for
each situation
Does not attempt
criterion
15
Citations and
Attributions
Attributes sources
where applicable
using citation
methods with very
few minor errors
Uses citation for
ideas requiring
attribution
Attributes sources
where applicable,
but with major errors
Does not attribute
sources where
applicable
5
Total: 100%
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