CJ 4499 Senior Seminar Paper (10-15 pages) APA Please read as sources must be five sources of reference materials (use an academic journal, a trade journal, internet source, newspaper, encyclopedias and/or textbooks from previous courses or your text Du

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The paper will reflect scholarly work in substance, logic, cohesion, and format. 

 

2.  You must use APA for references and citations.

 

3.  The paper will have no fewer than 20 typed, double-spaced pages of text materials (that doesn't include the cover sheet or reference list either).

 

4.  Your paper must have a cover sheet.

 

5.  Depending on your topic, you may wish to format this by major subdivisions and topics in an outline format.  If you select this method of writing, then you must have a table of contents.

 

6.  Grammar will be reviewed and graded along with spelling and proper usage of citations throughout the paper.

 

7.  The paper must have an introduction and conclusion.  The introduction introduces the writer to your topic and explains what you are trying to present to the reader.  This should be the first paragraph of your paper.  No abstract is necessary for this project.

 

8.  The body of the paper can be divided into appropriate discussions or sections, each with a heading (see number five above).

 

9.  There will be a conclusion or summary at the end of your paper.  Here you will discuss results and summarize your paper via one or two paragraphs.

 

10.  You must have a reference li each must be differntst listing all of your sources used under the APA rules for disclosure.  No fewer than five (5) different sources should be used.

 

Paper topics

1.       Executing Juveniles:  pros and cons concerning the death penalty for juveniles in Florida and the U.S.

 

 

The paper is to be typed, double-spaced, and 10-15 pages in length (of text).  Note ten pages of text is the minimum.   References and citations will be in APA format which you should be familiar with due to previous CJ courses.  You MUST use the following five sources of reference materials (use an academic journal, a trade journal,  internet source, newspaper, encyclopedias and/or  textbooks from previous courses or your text,…however, don't give me all the same type of sources or you will lose points). WIKIPEDIA WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON THIS PAPER!   

 


RECOMMENDED READING/REFERENCE LIST Only use one or two of these

 

 

Allen, H. & C. Simonsen (1998) CORRECTIONS IN AMERICA, 8TH EDITION, Macmillan Publishing Company, NY

 

Bartol, C. (1980) CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR:  A PSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH, Random House, NY

 

Braden, M. (1989) UNNATURAL DEATH, Ballentine Books, NY

 

Clark, R. (1971) CRIME IN AMERICA, Simon & Schuster, Inc., NY

 

Higgins, P. & Butler, R., (1982) UNDERSTANDING DEVIANCE, McGraw-Hill.

 

Irwin, J. (1970) THE FELON, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

 

Jacoby, J. (1988) CLASSICS OF CRIMINOLOGY, Waveland Press, IL.

 

Kefauver, E. (1951) CRIME IN AMERICA, Doubleday, NY.

 

Miller, L. & J. Whitehead (1996) INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH AND STATISTICS, Anderson Publishing Co.

 

Rubington, E. & Weinberg, M. (1981) DEVIANCE:  THE INTERACTIONIST PERSPECTIVE, MacMillan Publishing, NY.

 

Siberman, C.E. (1978) CRIMINAL VIOLENCE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Random House, NY.

 

Simon, D. & Eitzen, D., (1990) ELITE DEVIANCE, 3rd Ed., Simon & Schuster.

 

Vold, G. & Bernard, T., (1986) THEORETICAL CRIMINOLOGY, 3rd Ed., Oxford University Press.

 

Walker, S., (1989) SENSE AND NONSENSE ABOUT CRIME:  A POLICY GUIDE, 2nd Ed., Brooks - Cole Publishing.

 

Wilson, J.Q., (1975) THINKING ABOUT CRIME, Random House, NY.

 

 

*this reference list is done in APA style

 

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