Research Paper Assignment
Instructions
Overview
In developing your expertise in transnational
organized crime (TOC) you will be writing a series of research papers. All
together the writing contained in all these papers combined would be quite
significant project! You will find that in some modules, the research papers
mimic our readings with respect to subject matter and some modules, the
research papers do not mimic the reading. Again, the goal of these research
papers is to stretch the depth and breadth of your knowledge. You should feel
well prepared to teach a course in TOCs after completing this course. The
research papers and PowerPoints you create could serve as the basis for such
class. Additionally, you will find that this course and the course CJUS701
Comparative Criminal Justice Systems complement each other very well.
Instructions
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Each
research paper should be a minimum of 6 to 8 pages.
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The
vast difference in page count is because some countries and/or crime/topics are
quite easy to study and some countries and/or crime/topics have very limited
information.
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In
some instances, there will be a plethora of information and you must use
skilled writing to maintain proper page count.
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Please
keep in mind that this is doctoral level analysis and writing – you are to take
the hard-earned road – the road less travelled – the scholarly road in forming
your paper.
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The
paper must use current APA style, and the page count does not include the title
page, abstract, reference section, or any extra material.
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The
minimum elements of the paper are listed below.
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You
must use a minimum of 8 recent (some
countries/crimes/topics may have more recent research articles than others),
relevant, and academic (peer review journals preferred and professional
journals allowed if used judiciously) sources, at least 2 sources being the
Holy Bible, and one recent (some countries/crime/topics have more recent than
others) news article. Books may be used
but are considered “additional: sources beyond the stated minimums. You may use
.gov sources as your recent, relevant, and academic sources if the writing is
academic in nature (authored works). You may also use United Nations and
Whitehouse.gov documents as academic documents.
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Again,
this paper must reflect graduate level research and writing style. If you need to go over the maximum page count
you must obtain professor permission in advance! Please reference the Research
Paper Rubric when creating your research paper.
These are minimum guidelines – you may expand the
topics covered in your papers.
1)
Begin
your paper with a brief analysis of the following elements:
a.
Country
analysis
i.
Introduction
to the country
ii.
People
and society of the country
iii.
What
is the basic government structure?
2)
Analyze
the nature of organized crime in the assigned area (you may narrow the scope of
your analysis through your introduction or thesis statement if needed)
3)
Analyze
the impact of organized crime in the assigned area on the government.
4)
Briefly
propose policies that may be helpful in mitigating organized crime in the
assigned area.
5)
A
Holy Bible comparison/analysis of the nature of the organized crime system, the
impact on the country, or your proposed policy to mitigate the system.
The following is an outline of the minimum points to
be covered in your paper – Crime Typology Topics:
These are minimum guidelines – you may expand the
topics covered in your papers…
1)
Analyze
the nature of assigned crime/issue with respect to (at a minimum):
a.
Scope
of the crime/issue
b.
Financial
impact – if possible
c.
Human
impact – if possible
d.
Analysis
of various countries laws dealing with the crime/issue.
2)
Briefly
propose policies that may be helpful in mitigating the crime/topic on a
specific country or transnational scale.
3)
A
Holy Bible comparison/analysis of the crime/topic
