Please Insert Page Numbers These Should Be Typed

These should be typed, double spaced, approximately 4-5
pages, in (preferably) a Word Document. Please make sure your name is on the
paper, as well as the Session numbers you are covering, and please insert page
numbers.

The paper should open with a review of the two session’s
materials – chapters and articles. You must summarize the material – do not
cover each article in its own paragraph or even sentence, as it will exceed the
page limit. You must synthesize and summarize the information and convey to me
that you have an understanding about what you read. This review should not
exceed two pages. That means you must be succinct.

The rest of the paper will then offer a reflection on the
material. This can be presented in a number of different ways. Do the authors
convey theories that you agree with or contest? Are they making assumptions
about policing that raises questions about their assertions? As many of you are
police officers, does something in the material stand out for you, either as
entirely accurate and on the mark or something so far off base as to be
ludicrous? When the authors convey research, do you agree with their findings
or would you challenge them? How? Is there some other means of conducting their
research? Is there something they missed? What type of connections did you find
in the readings? What kind of contradictions? I will stop there. These are the
type of “reflections on the material” the latter part (and more
important part) of your paper should address.

This may prove difficult at first, but once you do it
once or twice, you’ll understand what to look for when you read. Remember,
though, you must cover all or nearly all of the readings by synthesizing what
you read. Please do not exceed the 5 page limit. Anyone in policing knows
brevity is golden.