Criminal Justice Assignment

Papers should commence with a statement pertaining to why the research topic is important. Students could cite statistics, incorporate a short narrative, discuss the history of the topic, etc., to convey the importance of the topic.A clear objective or thesis statement should be found in this section. For instance, you might state, “The objective of this paper is to investigate economic and structural factors that propel youth to delinquency in Somalia.”

Theoretical Framework
Select and describe one or more theory/Theories that will be incorporated into the paper to explore the subject under investigation. Detail the components of the theory/theories selected and discuss why this/these theory/theories do the best job of explaining the subject under investigation. For instance, what do these theories take into consideration that other theories do not.

Review of Relevant Literature
In this section students should present details to help the reader thoroughly understand the dynamics of the subject under investigation. For example, if the paper is on urban gangs, the student should discuss the rate of gang violence, the age and gender of gang members, the types of activities gang members engage in, the process for becoming a member, etc. Theorize about the reasons people join gangs and connect the research you obtain on the topic to components of the theory selected; think about the role of friends, family, socio-economic factors, structural factors, psychological factors, etc. Discuss how the criminal justice system responds to urban gang members, etc. The bulk of this section should summarize past research. This paper should NOT be written as an annotated bibliography. Make certain that you synthesize studies that complement each other in one paragraph. Do NOT simply describe one study after another via a series of paragraphs or blocks of text. Students should guide the reader through this section using subheadings in APA format. The “Review of Relevant Literature” section should be divided into 3 to 4 subsections.
Policy Implications
The first part of this section should be devoted to your policy implications. How would you change/improve public policy (e.g. law) based on your findings? How would you address/improve the issues identified in this paper?
Policy implications should take into consideration budget, resource allocation and constraints, who will implement the recommendation, who will be the target population, the purpose of the intervention, what the intervention is going to entail, how long the intervention will last, and how success will
be measured. This section should end with a conclusion. This would be your creative summary and conclusion grounded on past research.

Conclusion
This section should present a creative summary/conclusion grounded on past research. Close with suggestions for future research.