Please submit a writing sample, ideally a research paper or research proposal (but a term paper or report may suffice if you do not have a research paper). Writing samples are generally 10-30 double-spaced pages, and should reflect what you believe to approach graduate-level work, even if it is not sociology. Writing sample for masters application. I have 4 topics to choose from: 1. Criminal justice theories: punishment as a deterrent to crime. 2. How does the lack of education affect the incarceration rates? 3. Life course criminology: how life events affect the actions that humans perform. 4. Social construction of crime: crime doing as social response. You must have 8 ACADEMIC sources and ALL references, whether direct quotes or paraphrasing MUST BE CITED PROPERLY using APA guidelines. Include a separate references page at the end .
