CJ 120 Project One

Competency

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:

Describe the roles of culture and bias in interpreting and conveying information

Scenario

You are working in one of the following civilian roles located in your hometown or work area, or in a nearby metropolitan area. You have recently been asked to gather a group of community members and certain sworn officials to offer a diversity training to. The training presentation will include common terminology and stereotypes, and the community members will have to identify their implicit biases.

First, select one association-sworn official from the

Criminal Justice Professional Associations PDF

document. Next, select one of the following civilian roles:

Paralegal
Court Clerk
Victim Advocate
Nonprofit Administrator
Eligibility Specialist

Directions

Training
After you have chosen your civilian role and your audience of specific sets of sworn officials, follow the directions below to complete your assignment:

Describe how culture impacts communications from criminal justice professionals, using appropriate terminology. You may include any videos or supplemental theories you think may be relevant.
Include key terminology related to cultural awareness, including:

Terms related to classifications of cultures (e.g., contraculture)
The difference between race and ethnicity
The difference between discrimination and prejudice

Provide at least one example of each type—speaking and listening—when there is miscommunication.
Explain how cultural stereotypes can negatively influence decision making in criminal justice settings. Include the following:
Three examples of stereotypes common to these defined groups and how they can be harmful when generalized and lead to poor decision making:

Race
Ethnicity
Language ability
Citizenship
Religion
Explain how diversity stereotypes can negatively influence decision making in criminal justice settings. Include the following:
Five examples of stereotypes common to these defined groups and how they can be harmful when generalized and lead to poor decision making:

Socioeconomic status (SES)
Gender
LGBTQ+ status
Age
Disability (including mental disabilities)

A brief explanation of the history behind stereotyping one of these five diverse communities in the United States
Explain how personal bias may influence speaking and listening.
Explain the relationship between ethnocentrism and communication issues among criminal justice professionals and the public.
Distinguish implicit from explicit bias.
Include an example from your (or another’s) examination of implicit biases.

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must submit the following:

Training Presentation
Use the Project One Template for your training presentation for sworn officers and community members. Your project can be presented in a variety of presentation formats, but must include visual representation in addition to talking points. Make sure to utilize the speaker notes function in the presentation if you do not include a video or voiceover.

Supporting Materials

The following resource(s) may help support your work on the project:

Website:

Diversity Wheel

This graphic is a useful tool you can use to analyze miscommunications due to diversity.

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[Note: To complete this presentation, replace the bracketed text with your own content. Remove this note before you submit your presentation.]
[Title Here]

By [Your name and chosen role]

1. Describe How Culture Impacts
Communications From Criminal Justice Professionals

How Culture Impacts Communications From Criminal Justice Professionals

[Describe how culture impacts communications from criminal justice professionals, using appropriate technology. Include key terminology related to cultural awareness in your description, including terms related to classification if cultures, the difference between race and ethnicity, and the difference between discrimination and prejudice.]

Miscommunication Example: Speaking
[Provide at least one example of speaking when there is miscommunication.]

Miscommunication Example: Listening
[Provide at least one example of listening when there is miscommunication.]

2. Explain How Cultural Stereotypes Can Negatively Influence Decision Making in Criminal Justice Settings

Stereotype: [Example One]

[Provide an example of a stereotype common to one of the following and how this can be harmful when generalized. Include how the example led to poor decision making in a criminal justice setting:

Race
Ethnicity
Language ability
Citizenship
Religion]

Stereotype: [Example Two]

[Provide an example of a stereotype common to one of the following and how this can be harmful when generalized. Include how the example led to poor decision making in a criminal justice setting:

Race
Ethnicity
Language ability
Citizenship
Religion]

Stereotype: [Example Three]

[Provide an example of a stereotype common to one of the following and how this can be harmful when generalized. Include how the example led to poor decision making in a criminal justice setting:

Race
Ethnicity
Language ability
Citizenship
Religion]

3. Explain How Diversity Stereotypes Can Negatively Influence Decision Making in Criminal Justice Settings

Stereotype: Socioeconomic Status
[Provide an example of a stereotype common to socioeconomic status (SES) and how it can be harmful when generalized.