CRITICAL ISSUES ANALYSIS RESEARCH PAPER Research Paper Topic Homicides in the U.

CRITICAL ISSUES ANALYSIS RESEARCH PAPER
Research Paper Topic
Homicides in the U.S. have increased by 30% in 2020 over the previous year according to figures released from the F.B.I. This jump in homicides is the largest one-year jump since the F.B.I. began keeping records. Based on your research what factors do you attribute this historic rise in homicides too and what evidence have you discovered to support your assertions?`
Your paper should be 7-10 pages, not including the title page and the bibliography. Students will follow APA Format which is the accepted style in the Social Sciences. It should be typed, double-spaced, on 8.5” by 11” paper, in 12-point font, with 1” margins, and stapled.
The critical issues analysis paper is not a book report or a book review. It is intended to have you show that you can apply what you’ve learned in this course to research on a critical issue in social policy. It must apply concepts and material from this course to themes, findings, or conclusions of the book. In your paper, you should try to concentrate on and develop a few themes; don’t spread yourself too thin and try to cover too much material from either the course or the book you are analyzing.
Along with citing course readings or lectures in your essay, you must also cite at least five other academic or scholarly journals or books relevant to your topic. Use the various computerized literature searches available at the Library or on-line to help you find relevant articles. If you aren’t sure of the difference between an academic work and a popular work, please ask for clarification.
It is very important to always credit and cite your sources appropriately. Academic honesty is very important to your success in this class.
Your paper needs to be clear and concise. You should edit and re-edit the paper a number of times before submitting it, cutting out extraneous words or sentences and re-wording as you go. Proper grammar, sentence structure, and spelling are important writing skills. Ask others to proof-read your paper for editorial and logical errors. Your paper should not exceed 10 double-spaced pages of text.
REQUIRED TEXT
American Homicide by Richard M. Hough and Kimberly D. McCorkle., Sage
Publications, Inc., (2020), 2nd edition, Thousand Oaks, California. ISBN-
9781544356037