Final Project Guidelines
In the Final Project for this course, due by Day 7 of Week 11, you will
demonstrate your understanding of—as well as apply and critically evaluate—the
major concepts presented in this course.
For your Final Project, you will apply concepts and approaches presented in the
course to a scenario featuring an offender with multiple related factors (e.g.,
gender, ethnicity, type of offense, and age).
Your Final Project must be presented as a 12- to 15-page (not including
references, title page, or abstract), double-spaced, APA-formatted paper. Please
use 10 or 12 point, Times New Roman or Courier font. Reference citations
should come from peer-reviewed journals, reputable periodicals, and non-
commercial Web sites. Please note that Wikipedia is not considered a scholarly
reference and is not accepted as a citable source.
In your Final Project, you must:
Identify which scenario you selected to use for your Final Project.
Explain the offender category(ies) that concurs with the scenario client
and discern the treatment considerations inherent in this category(ies).
Describe the multicultural factors (e.g., age, gender, and ethnicity) evident
in the scenario and explain how these factors affect treatment and
treatment approach(es).
Describe the treatment approach(es) and/or programs you would use with
the offender and explain why.
Describe any legal and ethical issues that might be involved in the
treatment of your selected offender and explain how you would address
these issues.
Describe the model you would use to measure treatment outcomes and
explain why you selected this model.
Your Final Project will be graded on a 20-point scale and is worth 30% of your
final grade.
Although the Final Project is not to be submitted until Day 7 of Week 11, you
should become familiar with the project requirements and have them in mind as

you proceed through the course. Many of the Discussions and Application
Assignments relate to and can be of use to you in writing your Final Project.
The Final Project will be evaluated according to all four indicators in the
Application Assignment and Final Project Writing Rubric, located in Course
Info. Information on scholarly writing may be found in the APA Publication
Manual and at the Walden Writing Center Web site. Also, see the “Policies on
Academic Honesty” in the Syllabus-II, Walden University Policies and
Information.
Save your Final Project as a “.doc” or “.rtf” file with the filename FP+last
name+your first initial. For example, Sally Ride’s assignment filename would
be “FPRideS”. Use the Submit an Assignment link, choose the Week 11: Final
Project basket, and then add your Final Project as an attachment.
The Final Project is due on Day 7 of Week 11. See the Week 11 Final Project
area for submission details