GCJSPP6

Global​ ​Crime​ ​and​ ​Justice

Dr.​ ​Timothy​ ​Hayes

FINAL​ ​PAPER​ ​GUIDE

The​ ​research​ ​paper​ ​assignment​ ​for​ ​this​ ​class​ ​is​ ​split​ ​into​ ​several​ ​smaller​ ​assignments. These​ ​assignments​ ​are​ ​described​ ​in​ ​detail​ ​below.​ ​You​ ​are​ ​required​ ​to​ ​choose​ ​a​ ​topic​ ​in Module​ ​2,​ ​and​ ​ideally​ ​stick​ ​with​ ​that​ ​topic​ ​as​ ​you​ ​move​ ​through​ ​other​ ​stages.

Generally​ ​speaking,​ ​your​ ​goal​ ​is​ ​to​ ​choose​ ​a​ ​topic​ ​related​ ​to​ ​global​ ​crime​ ​and​ ​provide​ ​a general​ ​overview.​ ​This​ ​should​ ​be​ ​a​ ​lengthy​ ​descriptive​ ​essay​ ​on​ ​a​ ​specific​ ​policy​ ​or policy​ ​proposal​ ​that​ ​is​ ​ideally​ ​not​ ​covered​ ​by​ ​the​ ​module​ ​readings​ ​or​ ​your​ ​textbooks. You​ ​must​ ​use​ ​APA​ ​format​ ​for​ ​this​ ​paper.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​do​ ​not​ ​have​ ​a​ ​current​ ​APA​ ​manual,​ ​I suggest​ ​you​ ​acquire​ ​one,​ ​as​ ​they​ ​are​ ​relatively​ ​inexpensive.​ ​Most​ ​major​ ​booksellers (Amazon,​ ​Barnes​ ​and​ ​Noble,​ ​etc)​ ​have​ ​it​ ​priced​ ​around​ ​$20​ ​the​ ​last​ ​time​ ​I​ ​checked. Minus​ ​any​ ​references,​ ​figures,​ ​tables,​ ​etc.,​ ​your​ ​paper​ ​should​ ​be​ ​a​ ​minimum​ ​of​ ​5000 words.​ ​​ ​This​ ​is​ ​somewhere​ ​in​ ​the​ ​neighborhood​ ​of​ ​15​ ​pages,​ ​but​ ​I​ ​am​ ​primarily concerned​ ​with​ ​the​ ​word​ ​count​ ​when​ ​judging​ ​length.

A​ ​note​ ​on​ ​sources:​ ​Wikipedia​ ​is​ ​not​ ​allowed​ ​as​ ​a​ ​reference​ ​(this​ ​should​ ​not​ ​have​ ​to​ ​be said,​ ​but​ ​I​ ​am​ ​saying​ ​it​ ​anyway).​ ​You​ ​can,​ ​however,​ ​use​ ​Wikipedia​ ​to​ ​find​ ​sources,​ ​since some​ ​articles​ ​on​ ​Wikipedia​ ​have​ ​a​ ​list​ ​of​ ​source​ ​information​ ​from​ ​academic​ ​journals​ ​and other​ ​acceptable​ ​sources​ ​at​ ​the​ ​bottom​ ​of​ ​the​ ​page.​ ​Websites​ ​that​ ​are​ ​used​ ​as​ ​sources generally​ ​must​ ​end​ ​in​ ​.org,​ ​.gov,​ ​or​ ​.edu,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​content​ ​must​ ​be​ ​approved​ ​by​ ​me. There​ ​are​ ​some​ ​good​ ​research​ ​and​ ​governmental​ ​reports​ ​online,​ ​but​ ​your​ ​primary sources​ ​should​ ​be​ ​scholarly​ ​books​ ​and​ ​journal​ ​articles.​ ​You​ ​cannot​ ​cite​ ​your​ ​textbooks, but​ ​again,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​use​ ​your​ ​textbooks​ ​as​ ​a​ ​reference​ ​to​ ​locate​ ​other​ ​sources.​ ​Most nonfiction​ ​books​ ​and​ ​academic​ ​journals​ ​are​ ​acceptable​ ​content​ ​and​ ​will​ ​not​ ​need approval.​ ​I​ ​will​ ​let​ ​you​ ​know​ ​if​ ​any​ ​sources​ ​do​ ​not​ ​meet​ ​approval​ ​as​ ​long​ ​as​ ​you​ ​submit a​ ​list​ ​of​ ​sources​ ​with​ ​the​ ​earlier​ ​assignments.

The​ ​Topic:​ ​​You​ ​will​ ​pick​ ​a​ ​topic​ ​through​ ​a​ ​conversation​ ​with​ ​me,​ ​either​ ​through​ ​a​ ​video or​ ​phone​ ​conference​ ​during​ ​Module​ ​2.​ ​​ ​Generally​ ​anything​ ​relevant​ ​to​ ​the​ ​course material​ ​will​ ​be​ ​approved.​ ​​ ​For​ ​Global​ ​Crime​ ​and​ ​Justice,​ ​this​ ​means​ ​you​ ​need​ ​to​ ​take​ ​a comparative​ ​approach​ ​to​ ​criminal​ ​justice​ ​systems​ ​and​ ​policies​ ​or​ ​examine​ ​a transnational​ ​crime.​ ​​ ​You​ ​should​ ​go​ ​beyond​ ​the​ ​topics​ ​we​ ​cover​ ​in​ ​the​ ​modules,​ ​or significantly​ ​add​ ​to​ ​one​ ​of​ ​them.

The​ ​Prospectus:​ ​​The​ ​Prospectus​ ​is​ ​a​ ​short​ ​plan​ ​for​ ​your​ ​paper​ ​and​ ​includes​ ​the following:​ ​A​ ​title​ ​page,​ ​a​ ​summary,​ ​and​ ​an​ ​optional​ ​list​ ​of​ ​references​ ​(about​ ​3-5

preliminary​ ​references​ ​for​ ​now).​ ​If,​ ​for​ ​example,​ ​you​ ​plan​ ​to​ ​write​ ​a​ ​paper​ ​on​ ​violence​ ​in the​ ​South,​ ​you​ ​would​ ​tell​ ​me​ ​in​ ​your​ ​abstract​ ​that​ ​this​ ​is​ ​your​ ​topic​ ​and​ ​follow​ ​that​ ​up​ ​by giving​ ​me​ ​the​ ​theory​ ​you​ ​plan​ ​to​ ​use​ ​to​ ​explain​ ​this​ ​phenomenon.​ ​You​ ​would​ ​also​ ​want to​ ​tell​ ​me​ ​if​ ​you​ ​are​ ​going​ ​to​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​any​ ​particular​ ​time​ ​period.​ ​Are​ ​you​ ​going​ ​to​ ​be discussing​ ​the​ ​present,​ ​pre-​ ​or​ ​post-​ ​Civil​ ​War,​ ​the​ ​Civil​ ​Rights​ ​Era,​ ​etc.​ ​(following​ ​the example​ ​of​ ​violence​ ​in​ ​the​ ​South)?​ ​There​ ​is​ ​no​ ​minimum​ ​word​ ​count​ ​for​ ​the​ ​prospectus, but​ ​it​ ​should​ ​be​ ​somewhere​ ​in​ ​the​ ​neighborhood​ ​of​ ​1​ ​to​ ​2​ ​pages​ ​of​ ​text,​ ​plus​ ​the​ ​title page​ ​and​ ​references.​ ​The​ ​file​ ​for​ ​the​ ​prospectus​ ​should​ ​include​ ​a​ ​title​ ​page​ ​with​ ​your name​ ​and​ ​a​ ​preliminary​ ​title​ ​in​ ​a​ ​standard​ ​format,​ ​followed​ ​by​ ​the​ ​summary,​ ​and optional​ ​references​ ​(so,​ ​around​ ​4​ ​pages​ ​total).​ ​The​ ​prospectus​ ​is​ ​due​ ​at​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of Module​ ​4.

The​ ​Rough​ ​Draft:​ ​​The​ ​Rough​ ​Draft​ ​of​ ​your​ ​paper​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​be​ ​a​ ​60-70%​ ​complete version​ ​of​ ​your​ ​paper.​ ​You​ ​should​ ​submit​ ​the​ ​revised​ ​summary​ ​with​ ​this,​ ​reflecting​ ​the changes​ ​I​ ​suggested​ ​from​ ​the​ ​previous​ ​assignment.​ ​You​ ​should​ ​have​ ​your​ ​sources finalized​ ​at​ ​this​ ​point,​ ​even​ ​if​ ​you​ ​do​ ​not​ ​cite​ ​them​ ​all​ ​in​ ​your​ ​paper.​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​see​ ​a​ ​list​ ​of at​ ​least​ ​10​ ​sources.​ ​A​ ​maximum​ ​of​ ​2​ ​can​ ​be​ ​web​ ​pages​ ​(as​ ​long​ ​as​ ​they​ ​are​ ​approved by​ ​me).​ ​Sources​ ​can​ ​be​ ​journal​ ​articles​ ​(peer​ ​reviewed),​ ​books,​ ​reports​ ​from government​ ​agencies,​ ​web​ ​pages​ ​(2​ ​max.)​ ​and​ ​other​ ​content​ ​with​ ​my​ ​approval.​ ​The​ ​file for​ ​the​ ​outline​ ​should​ ​include​ ​the​ ​title​ ​page,​ ​the​ ​summary,​ ​the​ ​text​ ​of​ ​the​ ​rough​ ​draft, and​ ​the​ ​reference​ ​page​ ​in​ ​that​ ​order​ ​(all​ ​in​ ​one​ ​file).​ ​The​ ​rough​ ​draft​ ​is​ ​due​ ​at​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of Module​ ​6.

The​ ​Final​ ​Paper:​ ​​This​ ​should​ ​be​ ​the​ ​complete​ ​product,​ ​revised​ ​to​ ​reflect​ ​any​ ​changes​ ​I suggest​ ​in​ ​the​ ​final​ ​draft.​ ​The​ ​final​ ​paper​ ​must​ ​meet​ ​the​ ​guidelines​ ​set​ ​in​ ​the​ ​syllabus with​ ​regards​ ​to​ ​word​ ​count​ ​and​ ​follow​ ​all​ ​guidelines​ ​in​ ​the​ ​syllabus,​ ​on​ ​the​ ​research paper​ ​guide,​ ​and​ ​for​ ​all​ ​previous​ ​paper​ ​assignments.​ ​The​ ​final​ ​paper​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​have​ ​a title​ ​page,​ ​an​ ​abstract,​ ​the​ ​text,​ ​and​ ​a​ ​reference​ ​page,​ ​all​ ​in​ ​one​ ​file.​ ​The​ ​final​ ​paper​ ​is due​ ​at​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​course,​ ​on​ ​the​ ​date​ ​listed​ ​in​ ​the​ ​syllabus.

It​ ​is​ ​not​ ​appropriate​ ​to​ ​submit​ ​a​ ​paper​ ​used​ ​in​ ​another​ ​class​ ​for​ ​this​ ​assignment.​ ​If​ ​you plan​ ​to​ ​use​ ​the​ ​same​ ​topic​ ​you​ ​have​ ​used​ ​for​ ​another​ ​class​ ​paper,​ ​this​ ​version​ ​must​ ​be substantially​ ​different​ ​from​ ​the​ ​one​ ​used​ ​in​ ​the​ ​other​ ​class,​ ​and​ ​you​ ​must​ ​inform​ ​me​ ​that you​ ​are​ ​using​ ​a​ ​topic​ ​from​ ​a​ ​prior​ ​assignment,​ ​and​ ​tell​ ​me​ ​the​ ​Professor​ ​/​ ​Instructor​ ​to contact​ ​regarding​ ​the​ ​previous​ ​assignment.​ ​The​ ​policies​ ​regarding​ ​Academic Dishonesty​ ​and​ ​Plagiarism​ ​apply​ ​to​ ​this​ ​assignment.