Term Paper

Research Paper Topic: Pick a controversial topic within criminal justice and explain why you are for or against said topic (ex: gun laws, legalization of marijuana, death penalty, sentencing for non-violent crimes, various implemented policies, etc). I don't care what your position may be regarding your topic, however, your opinion MUST be supported by factual research- this is when you use in-text citations like you do for your discussion posts. 

Requirements: 

• Must be in APA format -use this link for assistance (https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html (Links to an external site.)) 
• 3-5 pages
• Minimum of 3 sources