DATE RAPE AGE AND RACE

Department of Criminal Justice

Literature Review Draft

Due November 15, 2020

11:59PM

Please adhere to the following guidelines for the literature review draft.

1. APA format (cover page, citations, and reference page)

a. Avoid “cute touches”

b. Do not highlight important words; use italics instead

c. No clip art

2. 5-7 pages (not including cover page or reference page)

a. Final paper will require 7-10 pages

b. Number all pages

c. Double space the draft

3. 15%-25% originality score (not including references)

4. Use primary sources of information as opposed to secondary sources

5. Use great care to avoid plagiarism.

Please consider the following when submitting your literature review draft:

1. Be aware that you are summarizing past and current research to identify the need for your study.

2. Begin the literature review on a topic that is sufficiently specific.

3. Be aware of personal points of view versus well thought out research

a. Lyons (2020) speculated…

b. It has been suggested that (Lyons, 2020)

c. Lyons (2020) related a personal experience

4. Be aware of statements based on research

a. In a statewide survey, Lyons (2020) found…

b. Lyons’ (2020) research in perceptions of law enforcement indicates…

c. Recent findings indicate that (Lyons, 2020; James, 2016)

5. Indicate why certain studies have been included. Why are they important? Methodological strengths? Pivotal point in research? Make this clear.

6. Discussing findings

a. Literature reviews should discuss the data

b. Literature reviews should not discuss the literature review unless indicated…

7. Discussing literature reviews on your topic

a. How does the literature review differ from yours?

i. Is your review more current?

ii. Did you conduct a more comprehensive literature review?

iii. Will readers gain anything from reading it?

8. When citing, make sure you are citing the actual article you are reading…

9. Spell out all acronyms when first using them.

10. Avoid first person writing

11. Avoid slang expressions, colloquialisms, and idioms

a. Colloquialism: Aint, gonna, cool

b. Idiom: Kill two birds with one stone, Up in the air,

12. Academic writing is formal writing.

13. Proofread

a. Spell check

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