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III. Discussion

The discussion section is the "meat and potatoes" of the Administrative Position Paper. It contains the critical analysis of the problem and all possible factors researched. This is the critical area for the student to show the professor and your administrator you have done your research properly. This is the longest section. Cite all facts by using in-text citations. Nothing in the Discussion Section should contain personal knowledge, experience, or opinion from the author. Only facts---and ---each fact must be formatted with an in-text citation according to the APA format. Do not uses case studies and if you are going to use a personal communication, you are only permitted to use one and it should be no more than one (1) short paragraph. No charts, diagrams, case studies or long quoted material is to be used in the Discussion area. If you need to use charts, diagrams, case studies or quotes, you must put them into an Appendix and only refer to them in the Discussion Section. Material must be paraphrased and provided a citation; however we will allow 15% of your entire paper to have quotes. If you are unsure of what the difference is between paraphrasing and direct quoted material, get with your instructor.

You DO NOT need to set the paper up ie, title page, abstract etc. Just Add on to where you left off please…

This is the last one. Let’s make this GOOD!! I am not sure if what I wrote makes sense but, you can exercise your expertise here. I do want to touch on the bold points. Basically, if the correctional officer is inexperienced in the areas in bold, what can be some consequences. I guess that is where I want to go with this. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Inexperience in the field is also a factor bearing on the problem because if correction officers have not acquired on –the-job-training in areas such as computer skills, de-escalation techniques, and even problem solving practices, they cannot be held accountable for their actions in some instances. These are some skills that the employee should come with upon being hired but, if not, it should be incumbent on the employer to ensure that they become highly experienced in these areas.