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The subject is Juvenile Justice

Research Paper Assignment:

You must write an 8-9 page research paper (excluding the title page, reference list, abstract). Your paper MUST be in APA Format. Your paper MUST be written in thethird person.

Choose a topic of interest to you related to this course. I recommend selecting a topic that you have limited knowledge of but that you are interested in learning more about.

You must have your topic approved in advance with an explanation of why you chose the topic and your plan of action. Submission of a paper on a topic not approved in advance may result in a failing grade.

Then, find at least five, peer-reviewed articles that cover your chosen topic from the list above. Again, you are required to use scholarly, peer-reviewed journals, in-text citations, and provide a reference page for this paper. All assignments must also be in MS Word format and uploaded to classroom.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you have completed the assignment you are required to run it through Turitin (plagiarism checker) prior to submitting it for a grade. An automatic deduction of 10 percentage points will be deducted for any assignment that has not been run through Turnitin.com prior to being submitted for a grade.

The course ID and password can be found in an announcement posted in week one. Please insure that your settings are set to view "all" announcements.

In addition, it is important to note the following critical aspects for your paper that if not completed correctly could result in a 0% despite the paper's content and other evaluation criteria as noted below:

Your paper MUST be in proper APA format

Your paper MUST utilize APPROPRIATE references