Paper Title
Author
Name of the University
Abstract
The abstract is written in block format, meaning that the start of the paragraph is not indented. It begins on the next line following the Abstract heading and should not be more than 250 words. The Abstract heading should NOT be in bold. All numbers in an abstract should be typed as digits and not as words unless they are at the beginning of a sentence. The abstract is a one-paragraph summary of the most important elements of the paper. This is an example of what an abstract looks like.
Title of Paper
Introduction
Perspective of the police officer: What happens to this juvenile before he even goes to juvenile court?
Perspective of the state's attorney: Make suggestions to the court on how the boy should be punished/sentenced.
Perspective of the judge: Based on the facts of the case and procedures of the juvenile justice system, what would be the most appropriate finding for the court?
Conclusions
References
APA block quotation. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/wc_web/ school/apa_block_quotation.htm
Cuddy, C.M. (2002). Demystifying APA style. Orthopedic Nursing 21(5), 35-42. Retrieved
from Academic Search Premier database.
Stevens, J.R. (2008). The signal phrase. Retrieved from http://www.englishdiscourse.org/
signal.html
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