Introduction to the Research Paper The culmination of this course will be a 3 –

Posted: September 9th, 2023

Introduction to the Research Paper
The culmination of this course will be a 3 – 5 page research paper that identifies a substantive, current “real-world” issue being examined by modern criminology. In your final paper, you will:
present the issue;
explain how it is being addressed by modern criminal justice research and;
present your analysis based on what you’ve learned from this course.
You need to support your argument thoroughly with evidence from the Schmalleger text and other resource from the course or that you find on your own. For assistance with writing, see the writing support information on the Syllabus & Course Info page.
During the course, you will work on the paper in three milestones:
Milestone One (Topic Choice/Approval): will be due Week 3.
Milestone Two (Outline and Annotated Bibliography): will be due Week 5.
Milestone Three (Final Paper Submission) will be due Week 8.
The paper must be in proper APA format. Your paper should be 3 – 5 pages in length. The page length refers to the text of the paper only. It does not refer to cover pages, bibliographies, appendices, etc., those are not included in the page count.