Literature in Criminal Justice – CJS 200

Literature in" rel="nofollow">in Crimin" rel="nofollow">inal Justice – CJS 200 Literature Review Assignment SEE CLASS SCHEDULE (ON SYLLABUS) FOR DUE DATES This document should provide you with the in" rel="nofollow">information you need to write a literature review for this class, which will serve as your fin" rel="nofollow">inal paper. There are very specific guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines for writin" rel="nofollow">ing this which must be followed to earn full credit. Length: Approximately 5 pages, not in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing title page or reference page. It will be difficult for you to do an adequate job on this paper in" rel="nofollow">in any less than 4- 5 pages. Format: Typed, double-spaced, 12-poin" rel="nofollow">int font, margin" rel="nofollow">ins no more than one in" rel="nofollow">inch on each side. Runnin" rel="nofollow">ing headers and page numbers must be used. I will post a document that teaches you how to create these in" rel="nofollow">in MS Word. Do not in" rel="nofollow">include illustrations or other graphics. Sections: Title page, Introduction, Literature Review, Conclusion, and References. Each of these main" rel="nofollow">in sections should begin" rel="nofollow">in on a new page. The literature review (second) section will also in" rel="nofollow">include subsections; these subsections will not start on a new page. Sources: A min" rel="nofollow">inimum of 3 sources from peer-reviewed academic journals. You may also use websites, books, newspaper/magazin" rel="nofollow">ine articles, etc., but they must be in" rel="nofollow">in addition to your 3 peer-reviewed academic journal articles. The articles should be written in" rel="nofollow">in 2000 or later. APA Format: The paper must adhere to APA format. This means that citations in" rel="nofollow">in the body of the paper, the reference page, the title page, the runnin" rel="nofollow">ing head, etc. must all be in" rel="nofollow">in APA format. Many of the lectures will be devoted to teachin" rel="nofollow">ing you how to cite sources and format your paper in" rel="nofollow">in APA style. There are also helpful tools and documents on the class website that are there to help you with APA. You are to pick a topic of in" rel="nofollow">interest to you in" rel="nofollow">in one of the three broad areas of crimin" rel="nofollow">inal justice (law enforcement, courts, or corrections). Within" rel="nofollow">in this topic, you will need to develop a research question that it would be possible to answer/explore by reviewin" rel="nofollow">ing the scholarly literature. Your research question tells the reader what the purpose of your paper is, and should start with one of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing words: who, what, when, where, why, or how. For example: Why has the prison population in" rel="nofollow">increased dramatically in" rel="nofollow">in the last decade? What are the effects of the D.A.R.E. program on reducin" rel="nofollow">ing juvenile drug use? After you develop your question and have read through some of the scholarly literature, you will write a thesis statement (also can be called a hypothesis) which in" rel="nofollow">includes a one sentence answer to your research question. Your thesis statement tells the reader what you are tryin" rel="nofollow">ing to demonstrate or illustrate in" rel="nofollow">in writin" rel="nofollow">ing the paper. For example: The prison population has in" rel="nofollow">increased dramatically in" rel="nofollow">in the last decade because of the implementation of sentencin" rel="nofollow">ing guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines for drug offenders. The D.A.R.E. program has not been effective in" rel="nofollow">in reducin" rel="nofollow">ing juvenile drug use. After your in" rel="nofollow">introduction and thesis statement (which may be revised several times as you contin" rel="nofollow">inue to review the literature), the rest of the paper will be dedicated to reviewin" rel="nofollow">ing articles that support and/or contradict your thesis statement. Dependin" rel="nofollow">ing on your topic, you will likely fin" rel="nofollow">ind some articles that support your thesis statement and some that do not. This is very typical, and perfectly fin" rel="nofollow">ine to in" rel="nofollow">include both in" rel="nofollow">in your paper. Just be sure to identify which articles support and which contradict your thesis statement. For this assignment, you are required to provide evidence either supportin" rel="nofollow">ing or contradictin" rel="nofollow">ing your thesis statement from at least 3 different sources. These 3 sources must be academic, peer reviewed journal articles. You may use more than 3 sources total, but at least 3 need to be scholarly articles. Please refer to the section on plagiarism in" rel="nofollow">in the course syllabus. Plagiarism – whether in" rel="nofollow">intentional or unin" rel="nofollow">intentional – will result in" rel="nofollow">in a failin" rel="nofollow">ing grade. I will be providin" rel="nofollow">ing a separate handout that will help you in" rel="nofollow">in citin" rel="nofollow">ing your sources. I have software that will detect plagiarism, so please take this warnin" rel="nofollow">ing seriously. Gradin" rel="nofollow">ing criteria: (out of 100 total poin" rel="nofollow">ints) Grammar/sentence structure/spellin" rel="nofollow">ing: 10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints Citations and reference page in" rel="nofollow">in proper APA format: 20 poin" rel="nofollow">ints (Note: failure to cite sources will result in" rel="nofollow">in a failin" rel="nofollow">ing grade) Title page: (1 page) 10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints Introduction: (1 page) Introduction 10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints Research question 10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints Hypothesis 10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints Review of Literature (2-3 pages) 10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints (Note: failure to have required amount/type of sources will result in" rel="nofollow">in a failin" rel="nofollow">ing grade) Conclusion (1 page) 10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints References (1 page) 10 poin" rel="nofollow">ints TOTAL 100 poin" rel="nofollow">ints Description of Each Section Title Page (in" rel="nofollow">in proper APA format – 1 page) Introduction (1-2 pages) The in" rel="nofollow">introduction section of your research proposal should establish the research question you in" rel="nofollow">intend to study, defin" rel="nofollow">ine the key terms you will be usin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in your paper, and discuss the reasons that you are in" rel="nofollow">interested in" rel="nofollow">in this topic and why the research is necessary or important. Start out by creatin" rel="nofollow">ing reader in" rel="nofollow">interest. Why should the reader care about your topic? Use whatever in" rel="nofollow">information you have that will stimulate in" rel="nofollow">interest. Establish the problem. Introduce the problem area and explain" rel="nofollow">in why it is a significant issue or problem within" rel="nofollow">in crimin" rel="nofollow">inal justice. State BOTH your research question and hypothesis. Defin" rel="nofollow">ine the terms you will use which may be unfamiliar to the reader, as well as each variable from your hypotheses. Review of the Literature (begin" rel="nofollow">ins on a new page, 2-3 pages total) The review of the literature should be a summary of the literature you have reviewed, in" rel="nofollow">in other words, a summary of what other researchers have written about your topic. You will need to use at least 3 sources, all written within" rel="nofollow">in the last 10 years, in" rel="nofollow">in this section of the paper. These 3 sources must be articles from peer-reviewed, academic (also known as scholarly) journals. Books, newspaper/magazin" rel="nofollow">ine articles, trade journal articles, and websites DO NOT meet the scholarly criteria, but may be used in" rel="nofollow">in addition to the 3 scholarly sources. You must cite these sources in" rel="nofollow">in proper APA format. One of your weekly modules will be devoted to teachin" rel="nofollow">ing you to search for scholarly articles onlin" rel="nofollow">ine. If you need additional assistance with this, e-mail me or the reference librarians at the Metro State library on the St. Paul campus. In writin" rel="nofollow">ing this section, organize accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to your topic and create logical sub-sections. For example, you might have sub-sections that directly relate to your topic. If you were doin" rel="nofollow">ing a paper on sentencin" rel="nofollow">ing disparity, you might have a sub-section entitled “racial disparity” and one called “gender disparity”, etc. The other option is to have chronological sub-sections, such as “historical research” and “current research”. The subheadin" rel="nofollow">ings you choose are up to you. Just make sure you organize the literature well so that it is readable and understandable. This is where usin" rel="nofollow">ing an outlin" rel="nofollow">ine (which you will have to do for one of the weekly discussions) will come in" rel="nofollow">in handy. Do as much as you can with the outlin" rel="nofollow">ine to identify your subheadin" rel="nofollow">ings, and I will give you recommendations/suggestions wherever possible. Conclusion (1 page) At least 1-2 paragraphs summarizin" rel="nofollow">ing what you learned from the review of scholarly literature. You may also wish to recommend what other researchers may want to explore if doin" rel="nofollow">ing a paper on the same topic. References (in" rel="nofollow">in proper APA format – 1 page) How to Get a Better Grade on Your Literature Review Paper (Or how NOT to make your in" rel="nofollow">instructor pull her hair out) 1. Use the third person, rather than the first person. In other words, when you write about what you have done or will do in" rel="nofollow">in this paper, refer to yourself as “the researcher” not “I”. 2. Common grammar errors to avoid: a. Then v. than i. then=time. “I went to the store and then I went to the movies”. ii. than=comparison. “Older citizens are more conservative than younger citizens.” b. Affect v. effect i. Affect is a verb. “My actions negatively affected others.” ii. Effect is a noun. “The effects of child abuse last well in" rel="nofollow">into adulthood.” c. Data is a plural word i. “The data support the hypothesis” NOT “The data supports the hypothesis.” NOTE: Squiggly lin" rel="nofollow">ines (in" rel="nofollow">in MS Word) mean somethin" rel="nofollow">ing is wrong with your spellin" rel="nofollow">ing or grammar. Pay attention to them!! d. Avoid contractions i. Do not (not don’t) ii. Cannot (not can’t) iii. Is not (not isn’t) Get the picture?