Corrections in the Community

Corrections in the Community
Assignment # 5 Research Paper Guidelines (SLO # 2)
Research Paper:
Please read and follow the guidelines below in order to successfully complete your research paper.
Your total paper should consist of a minimum of 5 pages. You should follow the APA guidelines in writing this paper. You should visit the library to gain assistance if you are unsure about APA writing guidelines.
Your research topic should relate to one of the following in corrections in the community:
1. Day-reporting centers
2. Special Populations in Community Corrections (choose a special population)
3. Evidence based practices (EBP) in community supervision
4. Liability of probation/parole officers
5. Drug courts
6. Caseload issues and assignments
7. The impact of technology in supervision today
The rubric that will be utilized to grade your research paper has been included. Review it prior to beginning your paper.
Your paper should include 5 references from professional journals. Examples of professional journals are included below. Internet and Google searches that are included in your paper and are not from professional journals will not be acceptable and will be graded as such. This is not an all-inclusive list.
Criminal Justice Behavior
Corrections Today
American Journal of Corrections
American Journal of Criminal Justice
Crime and Delinquency
Criminal Justice Ethics
Criminal Justice Policy Review
Criminology
Journal of Criminal Law
Justice Quarterly
Journal of Criminal Justice
Journal of Criminal Justice Education
Contemporary Issues of Criminal Justice: A Professional Journal
Crime, Punishment and the Law
Journal of Law & Policy
Journal of Legal Studies
Formatting Guidelines
5 pages typed; double-spaced (Title page, 3 pages of literature review/conclusions, Reference page = 5 pages)
APA style writing guidelines
Times New Roman font, 12 point
1-inch margins all around
8-1/2” x 11” paper
Minimum of 5 different sources (each reference can only be used once)
COMPONENTS OF THE RESEARCH PAPER
Title Page 1 page
Introduction 1 page
The introduction of the paper gives the reader an idea, background details and provides information about why you are writing on the topic you have selected. The introduction of the paper consists of 2 parts:
1. A general introduction to the topic
2. Your Thesis Statement
The thesis statement states the thesis or argument for your paper. It is a focused section of your introduction that clearly delineates the argument that is presented in your paper. I have provided you with 2 short examples below of the first part of an introduction. The bolded part includes a sample of a thesis statement.
Example 1:
Teenagers in many American cities have been involved in more gangs in the last five years than ever before. These gangs of teens have been committing a lot of violent crimes. The victims of these crimes are both gang members and people outside of gangs. Many people do not want to travel to areas in our cities because of the danger from this problem. For this terrible situation to stop, it is going to take a combined effort on the part of many people. Excellent, supervised after-school programs, more jobs available for teens, and healthy family relationships will go a long way towards ending this crisis in our society.
Example 2:
During the Middle Ages in Europe and the Middle East there was much armed conflict between Christians and Muslims. Christians called these conflicts the Crusades because they were fighting under the sign of the cross to save the holy lands of the Bible from being desecrated by non-Christians.However, the true reason for fighting for these lands was less than holy. It was mainly a desire for economic gain that prompted the Christian leaders to send soldiers to fight in the Holy Land.
Review of Literature 3 pages
This section is the body of your paper in which you write about resources that you have read about from professional journals and books that support your introduction and thesis statement. When writing this section you may not Google on your topic and use the internet as resources in your paper.
Summary/ Conclusions 1 page
References 1 page
You must use five different references in your paper and all references listed on your reference page must be properly cited in your Review of Literature section.

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