Case Study – Prisoner’s Rights

CRJ335 – Prisoner’s Rights
Case Study Assignment 1

A case study brief includes a summary of the facts; identification of the legal issue; and a
summary of the holding of the court. The holding is the essential part of the decision and the
rationale behind the decision. The case study brief must be your summary of the facts and
holding. A guide to writing a case study brief can be found under the Course Information Section
in a PDF file.
The case for this week is:
Crangle v. State
Case no. 2:15-cv-14564
The paper shall be in APA format, typed in 12pt. font Times New Roman, and shall not have
been turned in previously to any other instructor for any other course or assignment. Paper
length is 2-3 pages not to include the cover page or bibliography. It is to be submitted as
a Microsoft Word Document. The case study shall be an individual effort and not a group
project. Since criminal justice is a social science, the writing requirements of the American
Psychological Association, otherwise known as the APA, will be in effect for the research paper
assignment.
Please refer to page two for the grading rubric
Students: Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper will be evaluated, before
you write, and again after you write.

Case Study Rubric
CRITERIA Deficient
(0 – 40 Points)
Development Needed
to Proficient
(40-80 Points)
Proficient
to Exemplary
(80 – 100 Points)
Points
Earned
(100
Pts.)
APA
Format,
Font size,
etc.
Does not follow
formatting or required
font size or in Times
New Roman.
(Points 0-4)
Follows basic
formatting. May not cite
sources properly in text
or Bibliography not
correct.
(Points 4 – 8)
Follows the APA
formatting including
sources in text.
(Points 8 – 10)
Length of
Paper
Does not meet the
minimum
requirements.
(Points 0 – 4)
Meets the minimum
requirements.
(Points 4 – 8)
Exceeds the
minimum
requirements.
(Points 8 – 10)
Adjusted
Safe Assign
Over 20 % of paper
(Points 0 – 4)
11 – 20 % of paper
(Points 4 – 8)
0 – 10 % of paper
(Points 8– 10)
Seven
elements of
a brief
0-2 elements covered
(Points 0 – 8)
3-5 elements covered
(Points 8 – 16)
6-7 elements
covered
(Points 16 – 20)
Decision
and
reasoning
Does not or barely
explains reasoning of
the decision.
(Points 0 – 10)
States correct decision
but partially explain
reasoning of the
decision
(Points 10 – 20)
States correct
decision and
completely explain
reasoning of the
decision.
(Points 20 – 25)
Analysis of
case
Does not or barely
evaluates
significance.
(Points 0 – 10)
Partially evaluates
significance.
(Points 10 – 20)
Completely
evaluates
significance.
(Points 20 – 25)