Topic is the Children Exposed to Violence program.
Your paper draft should consist of 1,000 words regarding the subject that was approved. Please Moodle message me or send me an email to discuss any questions you have with your subject you have chosen.
You are required to use APA 6th Edition for your submission with an abstract.
Depending on your topic, you should be able to provide a research paper that analyzes juvenile issues, diversion, punishment and/or the justice system in your research.
It is not sufficient to state your opinions; you must be able to:
- demonstrate your understanding of the case study information by accurately explaining the relevant concepts
- use the facts listed in the case study and the concepts in the textbook to draw your own conclusions
- demonstrate exceptional critical thinking skills
- apply the relevant concepts from the textbook chapters to the case study correctly
- include facts from the case study to support your own position
Your case study analysis is to be a minimum of 1,000 words in length. Going over the minimum word length requirement is acceptable; however, I am not looking for a 5+ page essay.
To support your analysis, you must use at least one source from the GMC library (http://gmcga.libguides.com/Welcome).
Be as thorough as possible when writing your responses, and remember, this is an academic assignment, so no text-talk, no conversational tone, and ABOVE ALL OTHER THINGS don’t plagiarize!! Lastly, spell-check and proofread your work! Failure to follow these steps will negatively impact your grade.
For this course, you will submit the graded activity using Turnitin. An Originality Report will become available within a few minutes after your first submission. Inside the Originality Report will be a Similarity Index. The Similarity Index shows a percentage of the material in your paper which matches other sources found by Turnitin. You will be expected to have a Similarity Index of less than 15%. If your Similarity Index is greater than 15% you will need to review your Originality Report to be sure that you have paraphrased your work appropriately, and cited your sources correctly.
The Originality Report will help you to avoid plagiarism, and improve the quality and content of your essay. It is strongly suggested that you keep direct quotations to a minimum, and never copy and paste text without proper citations. You have until the activity due date to resubmit your work, however, there will be a 24 hour delay before the Originality Report becomes available. It is your responsibility to submit your activity on time, with a Similarity Index of less than 15%.
General APA Formatting Guidelines:
The Rough Draft should have an APA title page and an APA reference page. The APA title page and APA reference page DO NOT count towards the minimum page requirement! Your body of work needs to be a minimum of 1,000 words in length. Note that an APA abstract page is NOT required!
- Font Type: Times New Roman
- Font Size: 12 point
- Margins: 1 inch on all sides
- Spacing: Double-spacing
- Justification: Left
- Paragraph Indentation: Use the Tab key to indent all paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin
How to Set Up Your APA Paper:
Upload the assignment as a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) document using the following naming protocol:
LastNameFirstNameWK5RoughDraft
The Week 5 Rough Draft will use the grading rubric listed in the Grading Rubrics section under the Course Syllabus.