Courthouse Incident
Unit VII Essay Weight: For this assignment, you are required to research a courthouse incident and evaluate what went right and what went wrong. You will use the lessons learned and recommendations contained in the report produced by the National Center for State Courts titled Courthouse Violence in 2010-2012: Lessons Learned. Fautsko, T. F. (2013). Courthouse violence in 2010-2012: Lessons learned: final report. Retrieved from http://ncsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/facilities/id/182 On page one of the report, you will find seven incidents; you will choose one incident to research and write about. No more than two pages should be spent summarizing the incident and what led to it. The remaining two pages should be devoted to assessing what went wrong and what was handled correctly. Your recommendations should take into account what we have learned over the past several weeks and the material presented in the report. The essay must be a minimum of four full pages in length, not including the title page, abstract, and reference page. The essay should be written in paragraph format. This essay requires APA-style formatting, including the citing of key points and material utilizing in-text citations and references. Before beginning, students should review the sample APA paper located in the myCSU Student Portal (click here). Papers will be submitted for electronic evaluation to determine any possible academic integrity violations. The Academic Integrity Policy is available through the myCSU Student Portal and through this course.
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