The paper must be a minimum of six and no more than seven full pages double-spaced not including the title or citation pages. Must use APA for citation.
- All the questions/prompts below must be answered in the analysis
- Provide a brief summary of the crimes of the criminal.
- In the second part of the textbook, the chapters go over different categories of crime. Which category does your offender fit into and why? Do not be vague.
- Which one of the criminological theories you have learned about possibly explains the behavior of your chosen offender and why? Think of behavior as to why or how that person came to be a criminal. Break down the theory and apply it to the offender you are analyzing.
- What is one policy implication from the theory that you applied to your offender, which you believe could have acted as a preventative measure to their engagement in criminal behavior?
- APA requirements
- Ex. The purpose of this paper is to ….
- Do not use long quotes.
- Break up paragraphs so that one paragraph does not go for a whole page.
- **Be sure to cite authors in your paragraphs.
- Ex. In conclusion, this paper presented….
- No Abstract is required for this paper, a Title Page is required.
- The paper must be typed & numbered.
- The paper must be 8 pages in length.
- The paper should adhere to the A.P.A format.
- Do not use secondary citations (i.e., a citation that was in one of your readings, but you never actually read the original research). Do not cite by summarizing one reading, then another, then another, etc. Instead, you need to integrate the citations into your essay.
- This is a scholarly paper. Avoid using “I” (or other pronouns).
- The paper must include a title.
- The paper must include an introduction paragraph that should grab the reader’s attention and state the thesis of the paper.
- The paper must include supporting paragraphs.
- The paper must include a conclusion paragraph.