Research Project #2: ASSIGNMENT
Relying on empirical data published in scholarly articles (obtained from FNU’s ProQuest) or secondary scholarly sources (obtained from LexisNexis), draft an essay supporting one of the following thesis statements:
Law enforcement officers should use their discretion and follow the “street justice” approach as a means of reducing juvenile delinquency rates.
Law enforcement officers should not have any discretion and adhere to formal booking procedures as a means of reducing juvenile delinquency rates.
Research Project #2: RESPONSE OUTLINE
Using the RESPONSE OUTLINE, draft a four-paragraph essay that meets the “Grading Criteria” (provided below). The response must be drafted according to this specific outline and parameters:
Paragraph I
The introduction begins with your thesis statement
In three to four sentences briefly summarize the supporting arguments for your thesis
Transition to Paragraph II (first supporting argument)
Paragraph II (Argument I)
In four to five sentences, summarize the empirical data supporting the first argument of your thesis
Support must come from peer-reviewed articles published in academic journals (obtained from FNU’s ProQuest) or law review articles (obtained from LexisNexis)
Provide a properly formatted citation to the source(s)
At least one source is required, but two sources are the actual benchmark
Transition to your next argument (Paragraph III)
Paragraph III (Argument II)
In four to five sentences, summarize the empirical data supporting the second argument of your thesis
Support must come from peer-reviewed articles published in academic journals (obtained from FNU’s ProQuest) or law review articles (obtained from LexisNexis)
Provide a properly formatted citation to the source(s)
At least one source is required, but two sources are the actual benchmark
Transition to Paragraph IV (your conclusion)
Paragraph IV
In three to five sentences provide a summary of the strongest evidence supporting your two arguments
This is your conclusion, so be sure to focus on the content of your essay in a way that provides a solid ending in support of your thesis statement
Do not end with new material or stray in a different direction
Conclusions cannot include anything that has not been addressed in Paragraphs II and III
Research Project #2: ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Review the Grading Criteria for Research Project #2 (provided below). Do not proceed until you have fully understood the expectations of this assignment.
The Week 3 assigned READING MATERIALS, the supplemental research that was retrieved from ProQuest and/or LexisNexis, and the Student Success Materials will serve as the foundation for completing Research Project #2.
Research Project #2: GRADING CRITERIA
Content (worth 40 points)
The Introduction begins with a clear thesis statement and is limited to a concise discussion of two arguments
The second and third paragraphs provide empirical data supporting each argument
The conclusion is limited to a brief summary of the arguments and/or the empirical data
The content is original, but totally premised on empirical data
Nothing is “copied and pasted”
Content cannot “match” to other sources (zero matching is required, except for names, titles, citations, etc.)
Transition sentences connect the paragraphs for a logical and coherent flow
Complete paragraphs, adhering to the specific sentence requirements, are required
Responses cannot be drafted with bullets or lists of any kind
Sources (worth 20 points)
Sources are limited to peer-reviewed articles published in academic journals (obtained from FNU’s ProQuest) or law review articles (obtained from LexisNexis)
Download all sources directly from ProQuest or LexisNexis and save them as PDF files (they must be included with this submission)
Failure to provide at least scholarly source (from ProQuest or LexisNexis) per argument will result in zero points for the “Sources” Grading Criteria (i.e., a 20-point deduction)
One scholarly source per argument (a total of two) will meet the minimum expectations (i.e., 10 points out of 20 possible points)
Two scholarly sources are required per argument (a total of four) in order to earn full credit (i.e., 20 points)
Citations (worth 20 points)
In-text cites are properly formatted, as per APA
Citations are properly formatted on the references page, as per APA
Citations on the references page are listed in alphabetical order with hanging indents, as per APA
Grammar & Editing (worth 20 points)
The entire document has been proofread and edited
The SafeAssign Originality Review was utilized and, if applicable, revisions were made to eliminate “matching” content before submitting the final draft for grading
A “grammar/spelling” checker was used in the proofreading process
Proper grammar (punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure, etc.)
No use of contractions
No personalization (no use of I, you, we, us, feelings, thoughts, opinions, or beliefs)
The first line of each paragraph must be indented
Content is double-spaced
Font consistency (style, color, size, formatting)
No use of colored fonts; only black font is to be used
No visual glitches, i.e., internet “debris” is removed, page numbering asterisks are deleted and all hyperlinks are removed, margins are set to one-inch all around, content is flushed “left” (never centered or justified)
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