Book CJUS350: CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice, 10th Edition
Joycelyn M. Pollock
CJUS 350
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RESEARCH PAPER: FINAL SSIGNMENT A INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
A criminal justice research paper developed at the 300-level requires much careful consideration
and commitment to scholarly development. The research paper must be properly written with
minimal grammatical and content errors.
INSTRUCTIONS
You will write a 5 7-page research paper in current APA format. Your research paper must have –
a title page which must not be numbered and does not count toward the total page count of the
paper. A complete reference page using a proper alphabetical format must be at the end of the
paper. The paper must include at least 5 7 scholarly sources to include the class textbooks and –
the Bible.
The paper will be written in first person ou are the Chief of Police. Imagine you are writing to . Y
the City Manager, Mayor, County Commissioners or Civil Service Board in your jurisdict ion.
Research papers will be graded according to the following general guidelines:
• Content
• Conformity to appropriate APA formatting
• Appropriate sources
• Accuracy of documentation and formatting of sources
• Unity (maintaining a controlling idea or thesis and not digressing from it)
• Coherence (establishing a smooth and logical flow of thought)
• Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
RESEARCH APER P TOPIC
