Research on crime in America.
The research paper for this class will come from one of the following topics.
- Violence in the public schools
- Community Policing
- Prison Crowding
- Juvenile Probation System
Please make sure that your paper follows the guidelines listed below. Not all may apply to your paper. An example of the paper and the reference section is enclosed. If there are any questions please e-mail me. To find how to write in the MLA or APA style, select the following web sites: http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm#IIG and https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
Research Paper Check List
Students are encouraged to review the following check list BEFORE turning in their papers.
_____The paper is 3 to 5 pages in length.
_____The paper has one inch margins (top, bottom, left and right).
_____The font used is size 12 point.
_____The paper is double spaced.
_____Parenthetical notation has been done for each work listed in the Works Cited Page.
_____There is a “works cited” page at the end of the paper listing all sources cited.
_____The “works cited” page is typed according to the APA or MLA format.
_____There is a minimum of five different sources cited in the paper. Resources are books, magazines, professional papers, or from the internet and a combination of each.
_____The paper has been edited for spelling and grammar.
_____The student’s name is on the paper.
_____The student has retained a copy of the paper.
Example: The Terrorism Threat The definition of terrorism lies in the gray area that exists between crime and war. Some experts disagree as to what it really is and some say that terrorism results from various causes that defy any clear distinction between the political and the criminal. Many people equate terrorism with war and others describe terrorism as a alternative or substitute for war. Whether it is something that is conducted by them against us with them meaning the enemy or not , still people and property are killed and damaged, life is taken (Sadler & Winters, 1996).
Terrorism is a political as well as a legal and a military issue, its definition in modern terms has been slow to evolve. Not that there are not numerous definitions available, there are hundreds. But few of them are of sufficient legal scholarship to be useful in international law, and most of those which are legally useful lack the necessary ambiguity for political acceptance (Simonsen & Spindlelove, 1999.) Please note that the references in the body (written portion) and reference section of the paper are only in red for teaching purpose. In your paper they should be black.
REFERENCES
Drummond, S. (1999). Arrest top 350 in threats, bomb scares. Education Weekly: May 26, 1999, PP 1-12. (This is an example of a magazine)
Sadler, A., (Ed) & Winters, P. (Ed)(1996). San Diego, Ca.: Greenhaven Press, Inc. (This is an example of a book)
Simonsen, C. & Spindlove, J. (1999). Terrorism Today. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Please note that the portion of the paper referenced by Simonsen, C & Spindlove, J. is a direct quote from their book. No quotation marks are needed if the entire quote is indented. Writing in the third person, all you have to do is use someone else’s information is okay as long as you give them credit and paraphrase their work. Remember to give the author their credit and then make reference to their work in the reference section at the end of the paper. References need to be in alphabetical order in the reference section at the end of the paper. Guidance for writing a paper can be obtained from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association or the MLA manual. The red print is only used in this example to bring attention to the material.
