As part of your culminating research experience, you will conduct an independent research project on an aspect of the work in the criminal justice realm that you’re interested in doing. In this paper, you will provide information on an organization/type of organization, its employees, and investigate an aspect of interest related to the actual work being conducted (e.g. if you’re interested in being a police officer, you might investigate how police agencies oversee officer use of force through policies and/or training). You will also examine the research considering histories, contexts, and incidence of systemic racism and discrimination, and identify how the organization and your professional role can attend to these issues.Your paper will should be approximately 8 pages in length, NOT including a title page and references page. You will produce the paper following APA formatting guidelines for text, in-text citations, and references. If you would like to include graphical data or information please seek prior approval and it is imperative to properly cite it. Here is a basic rundown of what should be included in the paper:Here is a basic rundown of what should be included in the paper:Title Page
Introduction (a paragraph or two setting up the paper; there is no need for an abstract)
Description of the organization/professional role, including scope, key demographics, and other pertinent information
Specific research into a component of the organization, operations, professional role, policies, practices, or programs.
Research and discussion of systemic racism and how the agency or professional role can be anti-racist
References page in APA format
Grading Rubric:Quality of the content in the paper (100 points) Description of the organization/professional role, including scope, key demographics, and other pertinent information (20 points)
Specific research into a component of the organization, operations, professional role, policies, practices, or programs. (50 points)
Research and discussion of systemic racism and how the agency or professional role can be anti-racist. (30 points)
APA Formatting, Grammar and Spelling, and References (25 points)
