PA352 MOD 7

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Report Name

Student Name

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Report Name (This is your introduction below)

Repeat your title at the beginning of your Report. Place a one-half inch indent (one tab)

at the beginning of each new paragraph. The APA format is double spaced lines, one-inch

margins, and two spaces between each sentence. This section below the Report Name serves as

a short introduction to your Report. Describe your topic and explain the purpose of your Report.

Heading for Main portion of Report (Example: Texas Prisons STG)

Discuss the main points of your topic here. Be clear and concise. When you use a quote

of under 40 words put it in quotation marks. For example, according to Delaney (2014), “A

discussion of prison gangs is relevant to the study of street gangs because so many gangbangers

end up in prison and continue their gangbanging lifestyle behind bars.” (p. 20). If you paraphrase

(put in your own words) something than an author said indicate that at the end of the of the

paraphrase. For example, In the 1990’s states such as Illinois had as many as 60 percent of their

population belonged to a gang. (Delaney, 2014). If your quote is more than 40 words, you

indent. For example, Delaney reports:

Texas officials estimated that of the 143,000 inmates in their prisons, 5,000 had been

identified as gang members and another 10,000 are under suspicion. Prison gangs are not

great in number in Texas, but they are highly organized and possess a paramilitary-type

structure.” (p. 21)

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Reflection (this is your response to the issue)

When you are writing in APA, you usually write in the third person when

referring to your thoughts. For example, The Texas Syndicate has been shown to be a

prime example of how a security threat group can spread from one state prisons system to

another. This author questions the practice of transferring problem gang members to out

of state prisons. While this does separate the problem inmate from one facility, if this

inmate is a gang leader, it gives him or her the opportunity to recruit new members and

build the gang’s area of influence and operation in a second state. (Delaney, p. 26) For

Reports that ask for autobiographic information or if providing autographic information,

you may write in the first person. For example, I had a relative who was sentenced to

five years in prison for a non-violent offense and had no gang affiliations. However

when he came out, he had Aryan Brotherhood tattoos and a different attitude toward

society. He openly and without hesitation expressed his support for the use of violence.

This gave me a first-hand look at how gangs control and influence non-violent offenders.

When you have finished presenting your ideas, you will need to write a conclusion.

Conclusion

Restate the main points you covered and any concluding thoughts you may have.

Remember to keep the Report between two and three pages. I will not deduct if you go

beyond that, but I encourage you to limit your Report to three pages, not including the

cover page and reference page. Try and keep your personal emotions out of your Report

and stick with the facts.

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References (bold, do not use any other term)

Your references should be put on a separate page. They are double-spaced, in

alphabetical order, and have hanging indents of ½ inch. Below is an example.

Delaney, T. (2006). American Street Gangs (2nd ed.).

Prentice Hall, Pearson. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey

McDonald, S. A. (2009, August). Sample Report APA 6th Edition. Scholars Crossing |

Liberty University retrieved from:

Research. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://

www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1134&context=educ_fac_pubs

Remember that in-text cites are in APA format and match up with your reference list

entries. Your entire report is in Times New Roman font, .12-inch type, double-spaced

with bolded headings that are centered.