Topic: 1) As forensic psychologists, should we treat offenders or should we just lock them up and throw away the key? (Also, consider what challenges a forensic psychologist might face when working with offenders?)
Written paper:
The written paper is worth 25% of your final grade.
you shall have a cover page, an abstract page, table of contents, and a references page. The body of the paper itself should be four to five pages in length, double-spaced, not counting the title page, abstract, table of contents, and references. The body of the paper needs an introduction section and a conclusion section. The student should use topic headings throughout the body of the paper, except for the introduction and conclusions sections. You should have at least twelve reference sources with no more than three scholarly sources from Internet sites. The font type will be comparable to 12 Arial or 12 Times New Roman and double-spaced. The term paper must be written and submitted in a Microsoft Word document. If the document is not a Microsoft Word document, then the student will receive a zero (0) score for the paper.
The rules for the preparation and presentation of the manuscript shall conform to the APA Manual (7th Edition). Under no circumstances shall you quote any portion of a text from a source. Instead, you shall use his own words in conveying the meaning of source material. There are point deductions for quotes. you shall use grammar that conforms to standard and acceptable prose-writing style that is found in journal articles, scholarly books, and guides. The student should write in the first or third person and should avoid the use of “etc.” There are point deductions for writing in the second person or using “etc.” The cover page shall include the following information, typed in about the centre of the page: title, your name, PSY Special Topics: Introduction to Forensic Psychology, and your academic affiliation. The student shall use the running head feature and page numbers, in accordance with the APA Manual. The page numbers shall be displayed in the top right portion of the pages of the document. In Microsoft Word, locate the Insert tab, Page Number, Top of Page, and Plain Number 3. Select Plain Number 3. At this point, you may type in your header, according to the APA Manual.
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