2.4 Assignment CJ

Getting Started

In Workshop One, you selected a criminal justice or homeland security topic to research for your capstone research paper. As a researcher, your next step is to properly select a set of sources to enhance the task at hand. This can be a process within a process.

Nonetheless, the literary sources chosen will allow for an interpretation of what's to come. Furthermore, a large bulk of your writing should include citations derived from the sources, alongside your original work.

In this assignment, you will select articles, conduct a literature review, and construct an annotated bibliography for your capstone research paper. This pinnacle step in your research study will help you to properly direct your research and support the stance and design of the research you have selected.

Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:

· Explore scholarly written publications that support your case study.

· Evaluate information from various sources such as books, articles, and websites.

· Construct an annotated bibliography of sources used in your research paper.

· Support your research with documented sources.

Resources

· Media: Research Strategy

· Media: Working with Sources

· Website: IWU Resources

· File: Research Paper Criteria.docx

Background Information

The literature review is an integral part of developing your capstone research paper. You need to carefully consider the direction your selected topic is going to veer, and the selection of your sources will exhibit this path.

As part of your literature review, research and select three sources stemming from previous research studies in which an interview took place that is similar to your planned interview. The articles you research do not have to be on the same topic as yours, but they should be in alignment with your problem statement.

With the annotated bibliography, you will provide a summary for each of your sources, allowing the audience to gain a valuable perspective on your topic in the process.

Instructions

1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.

2. View the following lesson presentations:

a. Research Strategy https://learn.indwes.edu/CLI/CRJ-486/2.4a/story_html5.html

b. Working with Sources , https://learn.indwes.edu/CLI/CRJ-486/2.4b/story_html5.html

3. Locate pertinent information for this assignment by going to the IWU Resources link under the Course Dashboard and visiting the Purdue Online University Online Writing Lab (OWL) website.

a. To learn about strategies for conducting research and guidelines to consider when developing a literature review, use the search terms "conducting research" and "literature reviews."

b. To learn about annotated bibliographies and to review samples of annotated bibliographies, use the search terms "annotated bibliographies" and "annotated bibliography samples."

4. Conduct a literature review on your chosen research topic.

a. As part of your literature review, research and select three sources in which an interview took place similar to the interview planned for your case study subject. The topic does not have to be the same, but should align with your problem statement. For example, if your planned interview is with a police chief, you could research interviews with other police chiefs, regardless of the geographic area or demographic.

5. Create a one- to two-page literature review.

6. Download the  Research Paper Criteria.docx  file. Use this document to review and evaluate your capstone research paper in progress against the required criteria. Is your work on each section of the paper satisfactory, or does it need improvement?

7. Construct an annotated bibliography from the sources you have gathered from your literature review.