Policy Paper:
Students will submit a research policy paper, which will focus on a policy issue related to the criminal justice system. This paper allows students to critically assess and think about policy implications and recommendations surrounding an aspect of the criminal justice system. In order to complete this assignment, students should use the following rubric:
• Sources-A minimum of five (5) scholarly sources should be used to address the policy discussed in this paper. (Additional, non-scholarly sources are encouraged but cannot replace scholarly sources). By this point, students should already have five peer-reviewed sources from annotated bibliography and one non-peer reviewed news article from current events assignment to use for this policy paper.
• Length-paper should be 7-10 pages in length [not including cover page, table of contents, and reference page]. All papers should adhere to ASA citation style in-text and reference page formats.
o Cover Page-This should include your name, course number, unique title and date
o Table of Contents- This is a breakdown of each section of your paper (should be second
page)
o Introduction- Inform the reader about the policy-issue that will be addressed
o Literature Review-What has been written about this topic? Who does it impact/affect?
o Policy Recommendations-Students should propose recommendations based off their
reading and understanding of the policy-issue. This is a place to be creative. In addition, critique or support for current policy measures.
o Conclusion- Summarize the paper here. Re-state why this policy issue matters. What
future research must be done?
o Reference Page- This should follow ASA Style Citation format
Each paper should use standard font size, 12 pt., double-spaced and submitted in either PDF or word file. If the instructor cannot access the document it is considered absent. This assignment is DUE May 16, 2024 by 11:59pm on Blackboard – All late papers will lose a letter grade for each day late.
Finally, below is an example of a table of contents:
Table of Content:
Introduction…………………………………………………………………….…………..………..1
Literature Review ……………………………………..…………………….……………………..2
War on Drugs………………………………………………………………………….……………3
Mass Incarceration ……………..…………………………………………………………………4
Policy Recommendation …………………………………………………………………….……5
Conclusion …………………………………………………………………..………………..……6
Below is attach my 3 assignments; policy paper, current events, and annoated bibliography. please look at my essay for the 5 peer reviewed resources. Please send a plagarisim report, please no plagarisim. Please dont be too vague because I will have to give a 5 minute vidoe presentation about this paper
