The “Ghetto” Cycle: A Study of Recidivism and No Opportunities

Literature Review – There is a writing assignment required in this course. The assignment requires the student to identify a research topic of interest (i.e., create an operationalized research question) and locate seven peer-reviewed articles regarding said topic. The assignment must be TYPED with 12 point Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins, and Double Spaced. The literature review needs to be emailed to me NO LATER than 5pm on the scheduled due date (refer to syllabus). NOTE: Do not submit this assignment through Canvas.
The paper must include the following information:
1) Your name
2) Develop an operationalized research question of interest using an independent and dependent variable of your choosing
3) 7 peer reviewed articles
4) The articles should be organized in a logical order. They can either be organized by:
a. findings/results
b. sample (who they tested)
c. measurement (instrument used to measure/test)
5) After the articles have been organized, each article should be summarized. Each summary should be one to two pages in length. Summaries should be detailed and include APA “in text” citations.
6) Reference page using Proper APA citation!!!
For Proper APA citation guidelines refer to either the APA Handbook (5th or newer edition) or refer to APA online help resources (see Blackboard for details).