Week 1 Assignment

Application: Communication Skills used in Criminal Justice

It would be great to leave the world a better place than you found
it through the results of your effective communication. Well-crafted
and effectively delivered communication has the potential to do just
that. Criminal justice is a great example because it is an integral
component of society with the potential for reaching a wide audience
base and having large implications and repercussions. The ability to
identify when miscommunication occurs—by yourself or others—is
critically important to improving the clarity and effectiveness of your
own communication skills.

For this assignment, select at least three basic communication
skills from the list below that might be beneficial to professionals
within the criminal justice system. Consider how these skills might be
beneficial in your current professional role or in a criminal justice
role in which you are interested.

• Taking writing seriously
• Having something worth saying
• Making straightforward declarative sentences
• Proofreading
• Writing clearly and without clutter

The Assignment (2–3 pages)

• Describe the basic communication skills you selected and explain
  how the effective use of each might be beneficial to professionals
  within the criminal justice system.
• Explain how these basic communication skills might be beneficial
  in your current professional role or in a criminal justice role in
  which you are interested.

  Week 1 Learning Resources

  

  
  
  
  
  
  

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  Required Resources

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  Readings

• Gibbons, D. C., & Farr, K. A. (1998). The good, the bad, and the ugly: Dealing with flawed writing in criminal justice. Crime & Delinquency, 44(3), 464–474.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.