Criminal justice assessment: staying ahead of the bullet

Demands for accountability in higher education have compelled institutions and programs operating within to engage in some form of outcomes assessment. If not already doing so, criminal justice programs will continue to be asked to demonstrate student learning. This paper begins with a brief descrip...

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Published in:Criminal justice studies 2008-09, Vol.21 (3), p.217-222
Main Authors: Moriarty, Laura J., Garrett, Jennifer Jenkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
assessment
College Students
Criminal Justice
Evaluation
Learning
outcomes
rubrics
student learning
Students
Virginia
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Summary:Demands for accountability in higher education have compelled institutions and programs operating within to engage in some form of outcomes assessment. If not already doing so, criminal justice programs will continue to be asked to demonstrate student learning. This paper begins with a brief description of the results of a national survey conducted to determine how criminal justice programs assess their students. It concludes with a more detailed account of the assessment plan currently being implemented in Virginia Commonwealth University's criminal justice program. This plan is centered on using holistic rubrics that aim to capture higher-ordered learning rather than memorization.
ISSN:1478-601X
1478-6028
DOI:10.1080/14786010802355180