Research papers should include a discussion of
victimization prevalence, associated risk and protective factors, associated
outcomes, prevention strategies, and victim’s experiences with the Criminal
Justice system for the chosen form of victimization topic. Also
present resources available for victims of the topic of choice and explain if
enough is being done for the victims and if not, what would they do to make
improvements. The objective in writing the research paper is to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of the victimization discipline, concepts,
trends, and developments discussed in this course. The research paper must be
submitted in APA format, Times New Roman Regular or Arial, double-spaced,
12-font, and will be 5 pages in length, not including the title page, and
reference page. Students need to at least cite 5 scholarly/reliable references
to support your research paper.
