Child abuse

RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT FOR fall 2016

The purpose of this assignment is to refine your research and writing skills.
You will be graded on content and format, including grammar, sentence structure, spelling and syntax.
Select a particular crime that you are interested in studying and researching.
The subject must be approved by the professor.
Your research paper must discuss the following issues:
1. How extensive is this crime?:
2. Who are the primary victims and the primary perpetrators?:
3. What punishments are imposed?:
4. Which theories of criminal behavior analyze or explain
this specific crime?
Your paper must be minimum of (10) typed pages (excluding the cover page
and the bibliography).
DUE DATES
9/20/2016 Turn in a brief typed description of your research subject.
10/4/2016 Turn in a typed bibliography with a minimum of ten (10) references
that you will be using to write your paper. Use the APA Manual (see the
Reference section of the Library) for proper citation format. The
bibliography must include at least four different articles from academic
journals. The articles must have been published after 2000. Other
references may be books. The books must have been published after 1990.
Internet sources are permitted. If you are unsure if your references are
appropriate, please see me before the due date or you will lose points on
this assignment. If you do not turn in a bibliography this day you will lose
25 points from the final grade for the research paper.
11/1/2016 A typed outline of your research paper is due. If you do not turn in
an outline this day you will lose 25 points from the final grade for the
research paper.
12/1/2016 A typed draft of your paper is due. If you do not turn in a draft
this day you will lose 25 points from the final grade for the research paper.
12/6/2016 Your research paper is due.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: When you are writing your research paper you
must use the APA citation format. Your paper will graded on form as well as
its content.