4 Week Masters' Program Cybercrime Class

CRIJ 5340

Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice Management

Term Paper

Select a topic of your choice related to the management of criminal justice professionals and write a 5-6-page research paper. Please pick a topic from your assigned readings. The paper should be double-spaced, 12 points and Times New Roman in font. Your research paper should include the following:

1. An introduction (1-2 paragraphs)

2. Research question: Write one to two research questions that you would like to explore in your research.

3. Literature review (at least 4 pages). Find at least four law review or peer-reviewed articles and paraphrase important conclusions of these articles related to your research question. Make sure to cite them all using the APA style.

4. Conclusion: In this section, summarize the important points that you found in your research.

· Please make sure to cite the articles in the text, that is the body of your paper when you refer to them by citing appropriately. For example, (Worley, Vaughn, and Worley, 2012). Here you will cite only the last names of the authors and the year of publication. If you do not cite the articles in the text, you will get a zero for the paper as there is no way for me to know that you have actually used the sources you put in the reference section.

· Please make sure to include your complete references in the reference section along with the full citations of any cases you use.

· Please DO NOT write personal opinions in the paper.

Your paper must have a scholarly tone (e.g. using appropriate grammar and a college-level vocabulary, not using contractions or the first-person or the second person). Use the APA style for references. For example,

Worley, V.B., Vaughn, M.S., & Worley, R.M. (2012). Shocking consequences: Police officer liability for the use of tasers and stun guns. Criminal Law Bulletin, 48(4), 625-654.

The focus will be on integrating in your own language the literature available on the topic of your choice. Make sure the articles are peer-reviewed or law review articles and not book reviews, book review essays, newspaper articles, or descriptive pieces found on the Internet.

Please submit your term paper through Blackboard. Submit several times before the due date to check for plagiarism using SafeAssign on Blackboard. The originality report should contain less than 20% matching. Otherwise, it will not be graded. Please follow the writing rubric below while writing your paper.

CRIJ 5340

WRITING ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC

Assignments with more than 20% matching will not be graded and will be assigned a "zero." The 20% matching is allowed for the reference section and technical terms.

	0-69	70-89	90-100	POINTS
Content & Development 50 pts image1.wmf 83019 HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Hidden.1 image2.wmf - Content is incom	Poor - Content is incomplete. - Major points are not clear and /or persuasive. - less than 3 peer-reviewed articles cited. image3.wmf 83020 HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Hidden.1 image4.wmf - Content is not co	Fair - Content is not comprehensive and /or persuasive. - Major points are addressed, but not well supported. - Research is inadequate or does not address course concepts. - Content is inconsistent with regard to purpose and clarity of thought. - 3 peer-reviewed articles cited. image5.wmf 83021 HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Hidden.1 image6.wmf - Content is compr	Good - Content is comprehensive, accurate, and persuasive. - Major points are stated clearly and are well supported. - Research is adequate, timely and addresses course concepts. - Content and purpose of the writing are clear. -4 or more peer-reviewed articles cited.
Organization & Structure 20 pts image7.wmf 83022 HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Hidden.1 image8.wmf - Organization and	Poor - Organization and structure detract from the message of the writer. - Paragraph is disjointed and lack transition of thoughts. image9.wmf 83023 HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Hidden.1 image10.wmf - Structure of the p	Fair - Structure of the paragraph is not easy to follow. - Paragraph transitions need improvement. image11.wmf 83024 HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Hidden.1 image12.wmf - Structure of the p	Good - Structure of the paragraph is clear and easy to follow.
Format 10 pts image13.wmf 83025 HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Hidden.1 image14.wmf - Paper lacks man	Poor - Paper lacks many elements of correct formatting. - Paragraph is inadequate/excessive in length. Articles not cited properly as per the APA style; More than 5 mistakes in citation. image15.wmf 83026 HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Hidden.1 image16.wmf - Paper follows mo	Fair - Paper follows most guidelines. - Paper is over/ under word length. - Articles not cited properly as per the APA style; 1- 5 mistakes in citation. image17.wmf 83027 HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Hidden.1 image18.wmf - Paper follows de	Good - Paper follows designated guidelines. - Paper is the appropriate length as described for the assignment. Articles cited properly in the APA style.
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling 20 pts image19.wmf 83028 HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Hidden.1 image20.wmf - Paper contains n	Poor - Paper contains numerous grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. - Language uses jargon or conversational tone; use of contractions and first person. image21.wmf 83029 HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Hidden.1 image22.wmf - Paper contains fe	Fair - Paper contains few grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors. - Language lacks clarity or includes the use of some jargon or conversational tone, use of contractions and first person. image23.wmf 83030 HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Hidden.1 image24.wmf - Rules of gramma	Good - Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct. - Language is clear and precise; sentences display consistently strong, varied structure.
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