– Assessment 3: Poster with explanation Overview
Assessment 3: Poster with explanation Overview
For this assessment, you are a volunteer in policing (ViP) and have regularly worked with police in your local area command (LAC) on a number of important community tasks. You have been asked by the youth liaison officer of your LAC to produce a poster that illustrates the various ways young people are socially constructed and suggest ways this can improve. This poster will then be displayed in the local council foyer for community viewing. Given your background in youth justice, the youth liaison officer considers this a suitable task for you. She has asked that you follow a list of instructions to help you with your task
Task Description The youth liaison officer has noticed a sharp increase in the number of young people charged with minor summary offences. This increase in contact with the juvenile justice system is of major concern to the youth liaison officer given she suspects it will only increase further. She would like you to pay special attention to the way young people are viewed in the communit y and think of ways that relations may improve.
You are to produce an A4 size poster accompanied by a 500-word explanation that explores ONE of the themes detailed below.
1. Young people and the importance of public and ‘hybrid’ spaces (e.g. shopping c entres)
2. Young people and the increase in surveillance (e.g. increase in surveillances in schools, shopping centres)
3. Developing stronger relations between young people and police (e.g. minority, LGBTIQ, ethnic, disability groups)
4. Young people as abject citizens (e.g. struggle for subjectivity, contest and resistance)
A list of recommended readings for this task will be made available in the ‘Assessments’ folder on the vUWS site for the unit.
Other key points about your final submission
•Use a minimum of 3 scholarly sources (e.g. journal articles, books, book chapters and respected government research papers and websites).
•You must acknowledge the images and ideas of others, reference direct quotes properly using the Harvard referencing system and include a reference list at the end (not included in the word count).
•Viewpoints must be substantiated using relevant literature, conceptual knowledge, and a convincing argument.
•You can use some text on your poster but this should be very l imited (e.g. slogan or brief quote).
MARKING CRITERIA
· Poster marking criteria- The poster presents a clear and logical message. Selected images are relevant to the chosen theme. An effective slogan is included which effectively communicates the take home message. Weighting = 10 marks
The poster makes an excellent visual impact on first viewing, it is clear that an effort has been made to think through the message being communicated. All images and texts are clearly connected to the chosen theme. Careful thought has been given to communicating a critical message that emphasises the way young people are socially constructed.
· Explanation- Ability to draw on relevant concepts to discuss the take home message presented in the poster Weighting = 15 marks
Uses more than 3 scholarly sources. Demonstrates an ability to identify the MOST appropriate concepts to explain the poster’s message. The explanation is well balanced; poster description and literature are well connected.
· Academic literacy Expression, spelling, grammar, punctuation and referencing. Weighting = 5 marks
Arguments are exceptionally well written, having a logical flow from start to finish. Only minor grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. Most references cited correctly in text and in reference list. All reference details for images are included in the reference list, but there may be some format inconsistencies.
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