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Paper Instructions:
I selected this topic from this website: https://www.criminaljusticedegreehub.com/important-events-criminal-justice-history/
It is number six on the list.
This is a prompt from the professor:
Select one event that has occurred in the last 100 years that influenced the current state of our CJ system. You MUST submit the topic you will be writing on by Tuesday, March 10th at 4:45 pm via the location designated for this on BlackBoard. This will factor into your essay grade, and lateness will matter. This submission does not need to be more than a sentence.
Most of you did this, though I few did not. Remember, you event CANNOT be switched from the one you selected when you submitted this topic on 3/10.
Provide what events preceded this Provide details on the event itself - including who played the biggest roles and when it was. Provide information about what events followed this. Why is this event more important than any other? How far-reaching are the impacts? Why did you pick this event? Name 4 other events you would include if you were making a "top 5" list.
When writing the essay, be sure to hit each of these questions above, as each will be an element of the essay you are graded on. I will not be reading drafts or versions other than your final version submitted, and I will not be answering content questions, only format and form.
The expectation is that you should type no less than 2 full single-spaced pages to complete this assignment. Times New Roman font sized 12, 1" margins all around.
You must use proper APA citations for any information that did not come from your own brain.
Also, PLEASE plan for this from the beginning of the semester.
Your name, the title, references, and other non-narrative parts of this paper do not count toward your 2 pages, and I will consider page length when assigning your grade.
Some additional notes:
1. Do not write much more than the 2 pages required. Overdoing it does not help your grade – if you answer the questions you are asked concisely you should not need much more than the required page length to do so. Just write to the assigned questions and topic and you will have done your assignment.
2. Proper APA citations means you need to go to the format required for the American Psychology Association and use the form they require for both your in-text citations and your reference page. APA does not allow footnotes, so don’t use them. Other than that, the APA format is not necessary – they require an abstract, cover page, running headers, etc., this is NOT required. If you use any information that you did not think up on your own, you should give credit to the source of that information – and I really really really hope you will do your best to avoid sources like Huffpost, Time Magazine, CNN, or Fox.
3. Some writing guidance, as you will be graded on grammar and content:
a. Never write a college essay or paper using first person unless you are asked to do so. If you are convinced the topic you selected is important, then convince me using facts and information, not “I feel” or “in my opinion,” as that is not the point.
b. Do not write using the following in any college paper: questions, contractions, or slang.
c. Do not use quotes unless you absolutely have to. A quote does not tell me you understand the information and can summarize it, it only shows you can type. If you are using more than one quote per page, then you have used too many – I’d prefer none at all.
