Students will complete a 1500-word case study examining a community justice program. They have to:

1. Identify an agency that works under the philosophy of community justice (e.g. neighbourhood justice centre, community policing initiative or local crime control project).

2. Briefly describe the work of the agency and describe the ‘philosophy’ upon which the agency bases its practices (e.g. restorative justice, therapeutic jurisprudence, community policing).

3. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of what this agency does in terms of community justice.

This assignment will be assessed by five criteria. The first is Introduction, in which students will be assessed by whether they will clearly outline their main arguments and signpost their supporting arguments in Introduction. The second is Description of agency, in which students will be assessed by whether they clearly describe the work and philosophy of the agency they focus on Case Study. The third is Analysis of the agency, in which students will be assessed by whether they relate the work of the agency to community justice practices, such as restorative justice, therapeutic jurisprudence, and community policing. The fourth is Conclusion, in which students will be assessed by whether they clearly summarise their main arguments in Conclusion. The fifth is Clarity of expression and referencing, in which students will be assessed by whether their writing structure is logical and adheres to the format including referencing.

Alongside Report, students will create a 3-minute video of their spoken presentation of the pitch for funding a small restorative justice initiative. The video should be a summary of your report including:

· A hypothetical crime problem

· What restorative justice is

· How you apply restorative justice to the problem

· Why restorative justice is effective

This assignment will be assessed by five criteria. The first is Introduction, in which students will be assessed by whether they present their key points at the beginning of their presentation. The second is Knowledge of content, in which students will be assessed by whether they have a thorough knowledge of the content as demonstrated by their handling of research of the presentation topic. Thir third is Organisation of presentation, in which students will be assessed by whether they present information and ideas in a logical and interesting sequence, which the audience can easily follow. The fourth is Visual aids, in which students will be assessed by whether their use of visual aids effectively support and add impact to the presentation. The fifth is Conclusion, in which students will be assessed by whether they have clear and concise summary with effective links to the introduction and body of the presentation.

Students are provided with a task to complete in Modules 2-11 the study guide. These short tasks make up the learning logs, and there are 10 tasks in total. Each task is relevant to that week’s particular topic and will develop your knowledge and reflections in relation to community justice. Word length per task is 100 words (+/- 10%). There are 10 tasks to complete (total 1,000 words). Responses must be written as complete sentences except where tables or bullet points are appropriate.

This assignment will be assessed by three criteria. The first is Level of reflection, in which students will be assessed whether they describe a number of events and reflects critically on them in a deep and significant way. The second is Presentation, communication & evidence, in which students will be assessed by whether their writing has excellent individual and overall structure, which leads to clear narrative and sub-narratives. The third is Completeness, in which students will be assessed by whether they have concrete connections between logs entries into a whole, demonstrating clear steps in the developmental learning process. 

Students will prepare a 1000-word report, which involves a pitch for funding a small restorative justice initiative. They have to:

· Set out (1) a hypothetical crime problem that you are going to address in the neighbourhood justice initiative (e.g., theft of vehicles in the community) and (2) a target funding agency (e.g., government, philanthropic foundation)

· Explain what restorative justice is

· Describe how you apply restorative justice to the problem

· Discuss why restorative justice is an effective mechanism to address the problem.

Note: I have also revised the assessment instruction that is uploaded on Moodle.

This assignment will be assessed by four criteria. The first is Introduction and conclusion, in which students will be assessed by whether they clearly describe their main argument in Introduction and draw major themes together in Conclusion. The second is Description of restorative justice, in which students will be assessed by whether they demonstrate a clear understanding of restorative justice. The third is Application and discussion of restorative justice, in which students will be assessed by whether they have excellent and original illustrations of the application of restorative justice with evidence. The fourth is Clarity of expression and referencing, in which students will be assessed by whether they have a logical structure and adhere to the format including referencing.