Police Use of Force.
The Topic;
Walker, Spahn, and De Lone covered several of the issues centering on criminal justice and race and ethnicity. For your research paper you are to write a research paper on an issue of your choosing on race/ethnicity and criminal justice. You can explore in more detail one of the issues raised in, The Color of Justice, or an issue related to race/ethnicity and criminal justice not covered in their book. Again your choice.
The Abstract:
Topics are to be approved in advance through the submission of an abstract that is due September 30. Abstracts are worth 5 points towards your total grade, and should include a brief description of the paper topic and the manner in which the topic will be addressed. A partial list of references must also be included – at least 3 or 4 references.
The Research Paper;
The final paper is worth 35 points towards your total grade. It should be 10 pages, typed, double spaced, with a 12-point font and one-inch margins. It will be necessary for you to use outside sources (i.e., articles from refereed journals in the field) to adequately address your topic in the paper; a full reference page listing all sources used must be attached to your final paper.