Posted: February 20th, 2015

Criminal Justice Organization and Adminisitration- Select a topic in one of the sixteen chapters in your textbook on which to write an in-depth

Course: Criminal Justice Organization and Administration

 Textbook:

Peak, K. J. (2012). Justice administration: Police, courts, and corrections management (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Unit I Research Paper Topic – Building Block I

Begin building your Research Paper by determining which Research Topic you will select for your final Research Paper. You are to select a topic within one of the sixteen chapters in your textbook and write an in-depth Research Paper on that topic. You should submit your Research Topic with a one-paragraph synopsis detailing the goal of your paper for approval to your instructor.

Unit IV Research Paper Topic – Building Block II

You now need to submit an APA approved cover page with an APA approved outline.

Unit VI Research Paper Topic – Building Block III

You now need to submit APA approved abstract and reference pages with a minimum of five primary references for your Research Paper. Your abstract should remain in the APA required range of 150-250 words.

Research Paper

Select a topic in one of the sixteen chapters in your textbook on which to write an in-depth Research Paper. The Research Paper will use APA formatting using 12 pt. font, margins, etc. with proper cover page, abstract, and reference section. The Research Paper will contain a minimum of five content pages, not counting your cover page, abstract, or reference section. Additionally, you will have a minimum of five primary, peer-reviewed references all used within your paper. You will submit your Research Topic with a one-paragraph synopsis detailing the goal of your paper for approval to your instructor in Unit I, as well as complete two additional building blocks in Units IV and VI.