Formatting: 12 point, Times New Roman font, Double Spaced, APA formatted in-text citations and references, 1 inch margins, double spaced, 5 to 6 pages minimum, 1250 words minimum (not including: Title page, Abstract, and Reference page). Use headings and subheadings from the outline to structure your paper. Your headings should be centered and bold.
Instructions: Find and select one Topic or Research Interest related to Redesigning the Criminal Justice System. After you have selected your research interest you need to complete the following assignment requirements below:
Include the following details on the title page of your outline and final paper:
Name
Title
Class Number
Date
1). Cover page and proper title
2). Abstract
3). Introduction
State what your research interest in the Criminal Justice System is and discuss why you selected this topic, discuss why this is an important topic; a minimum of TWO scholarly criminal justice articles; use APA formatted in-text citations
4). Proposed Redesign of the Criminal Justice System
Be specific, what element(s) of the Criminal Justice system do you believe needs to be reformed, modified, or completely abolished; a minimum of TWO scholarly criminal justice articles; use APA formatted in-text citations
5). Audience
Address who is your audience? Law Enforcement Officers, Judges, Defense Attorneys, Prosecutors, Offenders, the Community, or Politicians? State why decided to select this audience.
6). Literature Review
Summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize a minimum of TWO scholarly criminal justice articles; use APA formatted in-text citations
7). Ethical Implications
Summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize a minimum of TWO scholarly criminal justice articles; use APA formatted in-text citations.
How does your research interest effect ethics, the law, constitutional rights, or human rights?
8). Policy Implications
Summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize a minimum of TWO scholarly criminal justice articles; use APA formatted in-text citations.
How does your research interest directly impact public safety through the creation of programs, policies, regulations, laws, or strategies?
9). Reference page (10 references minimum)
Create a Reference List: Provide 10 APA formatted references to support your Final Paper and Group Project topic for building your literature review.
10). Appendix
Criminal Justice System Legal Infographic should be placed in the Appendix section
Any additional graphs, tables, or figures describing descriptive statistic should be placed in the Appendix section
Save links or PDF files for the articles you are referencing on your personal hard drive and/or share the articles with your Group Members using Google Drive, Dropbox, or Email.
Make sure the reference list is properly alphabetically ordered by the authors’ last names according to APA formatting guidelines.
INSTRUCTIONS: APA Formatting guide from Purdue OWL
INSTRUCTIONS: How to get APA formatted reference instantly off Google Scholar
Remember, DO NOT EDITORIALIZE. Editorializing is the act of inserting your own personal opinions or endorsement within your discussion response. Instead, focus on summarizing, interpreting, synthesizing, and citing the literature from the textbook, external references, case studies, current events, research, and/or other scholarly articles to support your discussion responses.
11). Multi-Point Writing Checklist (See below)
Copy and Paste the Multi-Point Writing Checklist into your Final Research paper using the list provided below. Complete and Include the Multi-Point Writing Checklist at the end of your Final Research Paper that you submit on Canvas’s Turnitin application.
Mark X to indicate that you have reviewed and completed the various technical writing requirements for typographically formatting your Final Research Paper.
Mark X
Multi-Point Writing Checklist
1. Used proper headings or sub-headings depending on assignment instructions and outline requirements. Headings should be centered and bolded.
2. Indented paragraphs and created multiple paragraphs within each section.
3. Proofread and checked for errors in spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.
4. Used scholarly articles or research journals to build assignment (e.g. articles off Google scholar, library journal databases, or provided by professor).
5. Paraphrased and synthesized the writing from references using your own interpretation of the material when developing article summaries and critical analysis discussion sections.
6. Properly formatted in-text citations in APA style. Search Purdue OWL APA formatting guides on Google if you have questions (Author Last name(s), year of publication).
7. Properly formatted references in APA style. Search Purdue OWL APA formatting guides on Google if you have questions (e.g. italicize journal name).
8. Consistent formatting across your documen
