assignment 10
Assignment 10
CJUS 4110
Pay very close attention to the requirements and grading for this assignment. If you are not diligent in checking your paper thoroughly, you could potentially lose all your points on this assignment. This assignment, and the future assignments in this course, will be graded very strictly on grammar, punctuation, spelling, and citation format. This is so that you will have a polished, well-written finished product.
Your assignment should be typed, double-spaced with 1-inch margins and 12 pt. Times New Roman font. Please check your margins. Your assignments should be APA formatted with a title page and reference page that includes your name and class information. Failure to follow these instructions will result in a minimum 5-point deduction on your assignment.
Grammar, punctuation, and spelling mistakes will be graded. You will be allowed 5 mistakes, after which a point will be taken off for each mistake. Citation format will be graded (both in-text and reference citations). You will be allowed 2 mistakes, after which 1 point will be deducted for each mistakeGood luck and have fun.
Assignment is due in the dropbox bythe start of class on the due date in the syllabus.
For this assignment, you will complete the next part of your research paper: the statement of problem.
1. Please compile any data and examples which details, highlights, and explains why you have chosen to focus on this problem for your paper (this can be primary data such as crime data, and does not have to be peer-reviewed).
2. Please refrain from journalistic writing techniques. This is not an essay or newspaper article. Also, avoid using personal pronouns.
3. You will combine the introduction that you have written for assignment 7 and the literature that you have written for assignment 8, with your statement of problem.
4. Your statement of problem should be at least 500 words.
5. This personal statement should reflect your basic thesis statement, why the topic you have chosen is a problem (with supported data) and why this problem is important. Please review the provided literature for assistance.