Description of Population of Interest-Paper Guidelines and Grading Rubric Readings:  See readings for unit 1 The goal of this paper is to identify a population that you would be interested in exploring. I recommend selecting a population that you think you may want to work with for your DNP project. The population that you select will serve as the basis for further assignments in this class. This paper will also require you to identify a potential health problem noted with your population of interest and address that health problem from a primary, secondary, or tertiary lens.  Please see the grading rubric for detailed information on what is required for this paper. When you write your paper, follow the grading guidelines. Each student is to submit a paper (no group work). The paper should be written in a formal style, adhere to the most recent APA guidelines, use primary sources, provide an integration of ideas, and be 4-6 pages in length, not including the USA approved title page and reference list. The paper should be submitted to the Assignment section in PDF format and it will be automatically submitted to turnitin. A copy of the grading rubric is provided for you below.  It is highly recommended that you organize your paper based on the grading rubric criteria detailed below; the use of headings based on the grading rubric criteria is also strongly recommended. Rubric Elements. See Grading rubric in assignments for point value. Criteria 1. Introduction paragraph There must be a thesis statement that tells reader purpose of paper and what will be discussed. 2. Describe why you are interested in this specific population group. Have you worked with this population before? Is this the population that you see in your clinical practice setting? 3. Describe your identified population of interest in detail. Listed are some examples of ways to characterize your population. Identify local, regional, national, and global statistics related to your population of interest. Identify characteristics and attributes of the population. Explain how and why they may be more vulnerable to health issues. Identify unique health concerns of this population. Age of population Racial and ethnic distribution Household composition Education Occupation & Income Participation in federal programs 4. Identify one health issue that you have identified in your population of interest. Explore if statistics are available regarding the health issue at the local, regional, national, and global level. For example, if the health concern of your identified population is childhood obesity, how do the rates of childhood obesity in your population compare to: city, state, regional, national, and international rates?  If you are interested in a communicable disease, you could discuss the incidence and prevalence rates. 5.  Propose how you plan to address the health issue identified in your population on an individual or population level based on primary, secondary and tertiary level of prevention.  For example, if your population is Haitian immigrants in Miami, what health promotion do they need? If you population is the elderly with heart disease, what types of health promotion do they need? Describe which level of prevention you plan to address. Explain why you selected this level of prevention. Detail how you can make a difference by selecting this level of prevention    6.  Conclusions: summarize the essential points of paper (no more than one paragraph).

Use section headings in the APA paper. Please hit "distinguished" in all areas of the scoring guide. No plagiarism, it will be checked. Topic proposal was brainstormed by a tutor.   "How about a federal rehabilitation program, as opposed to jail, for arrested drug addicts who are also highly likely to commit other offences?  This is a proposal to address the problem of mass incarceration which is partly due to punishment rather than rehabilitation of addicts." Please see the attached overview document for the week 2 assignment.  Competencies Addressed in This Assignment Competency 1: Apply an ethics-centered, evidence-based analysis to complex situations encountered by criminal justice practitioners. Competency 2: Explain the antecedents and consequences of crime in the broader context of interdisciplinary knowledge. Competency 3: Integrate theoretical, scientific, and practical methods in application to solve problems relevant to criminal justice. Competency 4: Describe effective conflict resolution techniques for culturally diverse group interactions. Competency 5: Assess the ethical, community-focused leadership skills required for successful criminal justice practitioners in a wide range of interactions. Competency 6: Employ the professional communication skills expected of a criminal justice practitioner. Assignment Description Your project for this capstone course will require you to demonstrate your mastery of the program outcomes by analyzing and writing about an issue that will provide a foundation for the development of either a program or a policy proposal within your chosen specialization. To demonstrate proficiency of the program learning outcomes, you will develop your selected topic specific to each outcome. In the Criminal Justice Capstone Project, you will identify and define a problem you feel needs to be addressed within your discipline (emergency management, criminal justice, or homeland security), describe the significance of to serve as the basis for the development of a program, implementation of a new policy or change to an existing policy, and design an appropriate solution that is specific and measurable for purposes of effectiveness based on the delineated goals and objectives. Instructions In this unit you will choose a topic for your Criminal Justice Capstone Project. You will also provide one paragraph per program learning outcome section (as listed in the Criminal Justice Capstone Project Overview and Outline document), specifically connected to your topic. Use the Criminal Justice Capstone Project Overview and Outline document to guide your paper. Your topic selection should be specific, with clear parameters that will enable you to fully address each program learning outcome. You will identify direction that will enable you to make those connections by sharing preliminary approaches specific to each program learning outcome, connected to your proposed topic. Note: Use a library tool, such as RefWorks, to track your sources for the duration of your Criminal Justice Capstone Project. Requirements Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message. APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting. Length of paper: 1.5–2 typed double-spaced pages. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point. Soring Guide Criteria   Non-performance   Basic   Proficient   Distinguished        Develop initial direction to apply an ethics-centered, evidence-based analysis to complex situations encountered by criminal justice practitioners in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection.             18%   Does not develop initial direction to apply an ethics-centered, evidence-based analysis to complex situations encountered by criminal justice practitioners in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Partially develops initial direction to apply an ethics-centered, evidence-based analysis to complex situations encountered by criminal justice practitioners in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Develops initial direction to apply an ethics-centered, evidence-based analysis to complex situations encountered by criminal justice practitioners in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Comprehensively develops initial direction to apply an ethics-centered, evidence-based analysis to complex situations encountered by criminal justice practitioners in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection.      Develop initial direction to explain the antecedents and consequences of crime in the broader context of interdisciplinary knowledge in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection.             18%   Does not develop initial direction to explain the antecedents and consequences of crime in the broader context of interdisciplinary knowledge in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Partially develops initial direction to explain the antecedents and consequences of crime in the broader context of interdisciplinary knowledge in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Develops initial direction to explain the antecedents and consequences of crime in the broader context of interdisciplinary knowledge in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Thoroughly develops initial direction to explain the antecedents and consequences of crime in the broader context of interdisciplinary knowledge in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection.      Develop initial direction to integrate theoretical, scientific, and practical methods in application to solve problems relevant to criminal justice in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection.             18%   Does not develop initial direction to integrate theoretical, scientific, and practical methods in application to solve problems relevant to criminal justice in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Partially develops initial direction to integrate theoretical, scientific, and practical methods in application to solve problems relevant to criminal justice in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Develops initial direction to integrate theoretical, scientific, and practical methods in application to solve problems relevant to criminal justice in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Thoroughly develops initial direction to integrate theoretical, scientific, and practical methods in application to solve problems relevant to criminal justice in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection.      Develop initial direction to describe effective conflict resolution techniques for culturally diverse group interactions in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection.             18%   Does not develop initial direction to describe effective conflict resolution techniques for culturally diverse group interactions in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Partially develops initial direction to describe effective conflict resolution techniques for culturally diverse group interactions in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Develops initial direction to describe effective conflict resolution techniques for culturally diverse group interactions in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Thoroughly develops initial direction to describe effective conflict resolution techniques for culturally diverse group interactions in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection.      Develop initial direction to assess the ethical, community-focused leadership skills required for successful criminal justice practitioners in a wide range of interactions in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection.             18%   Does not develop initial direction to assess the ethical, community-focused leadership skills required for successful criminal justice practitioners in a wide range of interactions in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Partially develops initial direction to assess the ethical, community-focused leadership skills required for successful criminal justice practitioners in a wide range of interactions in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Develops initial direction to assess the ethical, community-focused leadership skills required for successful criminal justice practitioners in a wide range of interactions in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Comprehensively develops initial direction to assess the ethical, community-focused leadership skills required for successful criminal justice practitioners in a wide range of interactions in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection.      Employ the professional communication skills expected of a criminal justice practitioner in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection.             10%   Does not employ the professional communication skills expected of a criminal justice practitioner in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection. Partially employs the professional communication skills expected of a criminal justice practitioner in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection.  Employs the professional communication skills expected of a criminal justice practitioner in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection.  Thoroughly employs the professional communication skills expected of a criminal justice practitioner in the context of initial connections based on Criminal Justice Capstone Project topic selection.