Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Research Paper

Today we started the much anticipated research paper. The project will be our last assignment of the year. Think of it as your term paper as there will be no final exam.
Our discussion was based around finding a suitable topic to write about. Find something that interests you. Here are some possible topics that you might want to consider:

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Capital punishment 
Guns and violence
TV and Violence 
Prison Systems…do tougher sentences work?
Race and punishment in the Criminal justice system 
Use of eye-witness testimony
Racial Profiling 
War on Drugs
Marijuana ….legalizing drugs 
Broken window policy and the reduction of crime  New York
Pornography and its effects on society  (Sexual Assault) 
Social Class and crime
Race and crime 
Education and Crime
Are men more criminal than women

Once you have your topic we need to focus on your thesis. As discussed in class, make sure your thesis is disputable, focused and relevant. I handed out a package that will help you make sense of what to do. By next class I want you to have a workable thesis in place. From there we will look at how to properly reference using the APA format.
 Here is the website for the APA stuff I was talking about:


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