Students will:
Select a criminal justice courts related topic that reflects what the student sees as a problem in our U.S court system.
Collect and examine published documents concerning the research topic.
Demonstrate their writing abilities by the composition of a research paper in the APA style.
In writing this paper, students will:
Construct in-text citations and reference entries in the APA format.
Explain and discuss researched information using standard sentence and paragraph construction and proper grammar and punctuation.
Propose a practical resolution to the criminal justice topic reflected by the research topic.
Describe the resolution in terms of its design, objectives, organizational impact, marketing, and evaluation.
Spelling and punctuation errors, improper sentence structure, and unsupported
conclusions will lower grades. It is strongly suggested that students proof-read their
papers and have someone else proof-read the paper prior to turning in the paper.
A complete bibliography listing a minimum of 5 references shall also be completed and attached to
the end of the paper. (Note that title pages, table of contents, and references do not
count towards the 8 page requirement.)
Pictures, illustrations, graphs, diagrams, text boxes, etc. can be used, but only 2 pages
of content using the above items will be counted towards the full 8 page minimum requirement.
Focus Paper Outline
Title Page
Abstract
Table of Contents
(Body of Paper to include I, II, and III)
I. Introduction
A. Problem background
B. Purpose of study
II. Reference Review and analysis
III. Discussion, Recommendations, and Conclusions
A. Discussion
B. Recommendations
C. Conclusions
4. Bibliography/Reference Page
