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.
In
addition, it is important to note the following critical aspects for
your paper that if not completed correctly could result in a 0% despite
the paper’s content and other evaluation criteria as noted below: