15pages doubled spaced, size 12 , Times New Roman: Paper must have a topic , thesis argument and policy proposal. The paper will have introduction (which includes your thesis argument ) and you will do research on your topic by brinigng together into conversation recent scholarly literature , articles from the following academic journals: Critical Criminology , Punishment and society , and crime , media, cultur as well as newspaper articles and reports from research think tanks that analyze your topic. You are identifying a crime issue which is a social issue , to help the reader understand how class , race and even gender are in operation within the context of the US criminal justice.
At the end of the paper , you will propse a policy recommendation to address your topic and how it will impact different communities across the US.
you must use atleast 5 scholarly books and academic articles published in the last 10 to 15 years