ASSIGNMENT 08

CJ440 White Collar Crime

Directions: Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to
Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences,
and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA
format. Your response should be four (4) pages in length; refer to the "Assignment
Format" page for specific format requirements.

Prepare a written discussion of the three (3) major areas of cost associated with white-
collar crime. Apply your discussion to two (2) examples of healthcare fraud and two (2)
examples of computer crime.

Grading Rubric

Please refer to the rubric below for the grading criteria for this assignment.

CATEGORY Exemplary Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Unacceptable

White-Collar Crime - 25 points
Costs (25 Points) Student provides a clear,
logical description of all of
the 3 major areas of cost
associated with white-collar
crime.
Healthcare Fraud - 25 points
Examples (25 Points) Student provides a clear,
logical description of at least
2 examples of healthcare
fraud.
Computer Crimes - 25 points
Examples (25 Points) Student provides a clear,
logical description of at least
2 examples of computer
crimes.
Mechanics - 10 points
Grammar, Student makes no errors in
Punctuation, grammar or spelling that
Spelling (10 Points) distract the reader from the
content.
Format - APA 15 points
Format, Citations, The paper is written in
Organization, proper format. All sources
Transitions used for quotes and facts are
(15 Points) credible and cited correctly.
Excellent organization,
including a variety of
thoughtful transitions.
18 points
Student provides a mostly
clear, logical description of
at least 2 major areas of cost
associated with white-collar
crime.
18 points
Student provides a mostly
clear, logical description of
at least 2 examples of
healthcare fraud.
18 points
Student provides a mostly
clear, logical description of
at least 2 examples of
computer crimes.
8 points
Student makes 1-2 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
12 points
The paper is written in
proper format with only 1-2
errors. All sources used for
quotes and facts are credible
and most are cited correctly.
Adequate organization
includes a variety of
appropriate transitions.
12 points
Student provides a partially
clear, logical description of
at least 2 major areas of
cost associated with white-
collar crime.
12 points
Student provides a partially
clear, logical description of
at least 1 example of
healthcare fraud.
12 points
Student provides a partially
clear, logical description of
at least 1 example of
computer crimes.
5 points
Student makes 3-4 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
8 points
The paper is written in
proper format with only 3-5
errors. Most sources used
for quotes and facts are
credible and cited correctly.
Essay is poorly organized,
but may include a few
effective transitions.
5 points
Student provides a poor
description of at least 1
major area of cost
associated with white-
collar crime.
5 points
Student provides a poor
description of at least 1
example of healthcare
fraud.
5 points
Student provides a poor
description of at least 1
example of computer
crimes.
2 points
Student makes more than
4 errors in grammar or
spelling that distract the
reader from the content.
5 points
The paper is not written in
proper format. Many
sources used for quotes
and facts are less than
credible (suspect) and/or
are not cited correctly.
Essay is disorganized and
does not include effective
transitions.