4-6 page Criminal Justice research paper with Thesis Statement and Annotated Outline
(see attached file: includes a thesis that was attempted but needs to be rewritten. please write research paper on the topic in the file.)
The first step of the Research Paper Assignment is for you to write the Research Paper: Thesis Assignment. For the Research Paper: Thesis Assignment, start by selecting a criminal justice topic of your choosing. This will be the same topic that you will use throughout the course. Select a criminal justice topic that is of interest to you and that you have not previously written about or researched. Also, select a topic that is current yet developed enough that academic research has been written on the topic. This topic will be the topic you use to write your Research Paper: Final Assignment on.
After you have selected your criminal justice topic, begin to develop your position/argument on the topic and the 2-3 major points in support of that topic. Those elements will be included in the Research Paper: Thesis Assignment.
Instructions:
Prepare one to two sentences that include the following elements:
• The criminal justice topic you have selected;
• Your argument/position on the topic; and
• 2-3 major points in support of your argument/position on the topic.
The selected criminal justice topic must be sufficiently limited for the substantive content of a 4–6-page paper. The statement must take a position on a narrowly focused criminal justice topic.
The thesis must be no more than 2 sentences long.
The thesis must be a declarative statement rather than asking a question.
The thesis must be simple and direct.
The Research Paper: Annotated Outline: must provide a detailed blueprint of the Research Paper: Final Assignment in current APA format and contain the following components:
1. Thesis
2. Three Main Headings
3. Two Subpoints Per Main Heading (at least)
a. An APA citation in each subpoint.
b. 3–5 sentences for each subpoint. These sentences must explain the academic resource and how it will be used to support your thesis.
4. A Reference Page.
The three main headings must provide an argument about your topic rather than ask a question. When read alone, the three main headings must show what your Research Paper: Final Assignment will be arguing.
One of the three main headings and its subsequent subpoints must incorporate a biblical worldview and provide a Scripture reference.
The three main headings must be supported with at least 2 subpoints each. The subpoints must each be 3–5 sentences and accompanied by a current APA citation of an academic resource for each subpoint.
The Research Paper: Annotated Outline Assignment must include a reference page with 5 academic resources published within the last 5 years and composed using current APA formatting.
The Research Paper: Annotated Outline Assignment must be written in outline format. The Research Paper: Annotated Outline Assignment should not be written in a research paper/rough draft format.