Deliverable Length:
300–500 words
OBJECTIVES
Primary Response is due by Friday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Tuesday (11:59:59pm Central).
Primary Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 300–500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
For this Discussion Board, please complete the following:
Presentence reports are often used to determine how an offender’s life and circumstances should be considered during the sentencing phase of a trial.
Please review the following video:
Based on your weekly reading and the above video, answer and discuss the following questions:
What do you believe is the purpose of the presentence investigation report?
Do you believe the content of a presentence investigation can affect the sentencing? Why?
In your opinion, what do you think are the prominent legal issues regarding the presentence investigation report?
Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-200 word reply about his or her Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:
What did you learn from your classmate’s posting? What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.
Discussion Board Rubric
Expectation Points Possible Points Earned Comments
Application of Learning Material Content: Post demonstrates understanding of Learning Material content.
20
Application of Course Knowledge: Post contributes unique perspectives or insights gleaned from text/learning resources, or specified by assignment.
20
DB Responses:Responds substantively to two posts. Responses encourage interaction in the Discussion Board and classroom community.
20
Organization:Post presents information logically and is clearly relevant to discussion topic.
8
Professional Language: Posts contain accurate grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation with few or no errors. Any resources should be cited in APA format or style specified in the assignment.
7
Total Points
75
Total Points Earned
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