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Issues in the Criminal Justice System

Use APA format for all portions of the paper. This should include: 

1. Cover page

2. Executive Summary – this is a one page summary of the outlines the paper that takes the place of an abstract.

3. Table of Contents

4. The body of the paper should be organized as follows: 

· Introduction. This should include a clear and concise problem identification statement.

· Literature review – find and document at least 8 relevant articles related to your topic.

· Methods section - discuss how you chose to study the problem.  Surveys, archival data, interviews, etc…

· Discussion – present your findings

· Implementation plan – discuss how any changes you propose will be implemented in your agency. Pay particular attention to any impact on personnel, structure or budget. You can use your best guess for any financial impact of your proposed changes.

· Conclusion – briefly review the problem and proposed solution and discuss any justification for the proposed solution. 

5. The final paper should be 15 pages in length. This does not include the cover page, table of contents, references and appendices.  It should be double spaced no more than 12 point font.