Research question: What causes hate crimes towards people with disabilities.
Introduction: 1 paragraph to 1 page in length
Think of the introduction as a roadmap that tells the reader where they are and where they’re going. It should lead into the literature review.
An introductory paragraph that explains what your working topic and research question is
A forecast of key topics or texts that will appear in the literature review
Literature Review: 4-6 pages in length
Review the literature (from your 6 peer reviewed sources) in regards to your research question. Remember that subheadings in this section will help to organize your arguments. Always keep your research question in mind.
Summarize and synthesize: Give an overview of the main points of each source and combine them into a coherent whole
Analyze and interpret: Don’t just paraphrase other researchers – add your own interpretations where possible, discussing the significance of findings in relation to the literature as a whole
Critically Evaluate: Mention the strengths and weaknesses of your sources
Write in well-structured paragraphs: Use transition words and topic sentence to draw connections, comparisons, and contrasts.
The conclusion should be 1-3 pages in length.
A good conclusion should summarize what has been presented up until that point and it should suggest solutions to the problems or issues you’ve presented or suggestions for the future of policy or research.
Did you find support for your research question?
Was there something worth mentioning about your data?
Is there something about technology that could be applied to how we think about your topic, how it is researched and addressed by the larger criminal justice community?
Is there something you can suggest as a solution?
What do you see as the future of research in this area of study?
While including graphics in your literature review or conclusion are an excellent way to present the material or break up the monotony of the paper, they should not be used to meet the page length requirements! The length requirements refer to written work; inserting large graphics so that 1 page of actual writing magically turns into 5 will not fool me and will hurt your grade.
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