Each student is required to complete the term project, which is an 8–10-page
research paper in APA Style. The project should have 8-10 pages not counting
the cover, abstract and reference page.
Assignment AN OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH PAPER REQUIREMENTS
All work should be submitted in APA 7th edition
style, which includes (if sources are used) in-line citations and a References
page. No exceptions.
Note that references used for your research need to be
peer-reviewed/scholarly journals. These journals typically have the following
characteristics:
1. articles are reviewed by a panel of experts before they are accepted for
publication;
2. articles are written by a scholar or specialist in the field;
3. articles report on original research or experimentation;
4. are often published by professional associations;
5. utilize terminology associated with the discipline.
Research Paper Instructions:
Choose one of the topics listed below to write an 8–10-page research paper
on. (8-10 pages excluding the title page, reference list,
appendices) Your paper MUST be in APA Format.
Do not include quotes in your work. I want to see your critical
thinking skills on display and not a string of quotes written by published
authors. Your analysis is what is needed for a successful paper. At this point
in your educational journey, you should have solid substance and proper
academic formatting in your college-level writing assignments. Students will be
graded on both so make sure you turn in your best work. Do not wait until the
last minute to research, write, format, and edit. Proper time management is
required to turn in a quality paper that highlights your criminal justice
writing.
This is a major assignment so please follow the instructions
carefully.
1. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a
paper that discusses police departments and crime control strategies.
2. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a
paper that discusses illegal drug use, illegal prostitution, and money
laundering.
3. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a
paper that compares and contrasts the problems associated with defining
and determining the frequency of corporate crime in the United States.
4. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a
paper that examines one of the various theories that explain crime.
5. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a
paper that critiques middle-class delinquency’s relationship to gangs.
Use the APUS library to find at least five,
peer-reviewed articles that cover your chosen topic from the list above. Again,
you are required to use scholarly, peer-reviewed journals, in-text citations,
and provide a reference page for this paper.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you have submitted the assignment it is
automatically run through a plagiarism checker. When you submit your paper into
the “assignment” area (as a word doc only) it is processed for
plagiarism detection. The paper should not contain any direct
quotes. In other words, sources used in the paper should be paraphrased, cited
in proper APA format, and reflect critical thinking.
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