Each student is required to complete the term project, which is an 8-10 page research paper in APA

Each student is required to complete the term project, which is an 8-10 page research paper in
APA Style. The project should have 8-10 pages not counting the cover, abstract and reference
page, Font 12pt. Times New Roman.
Assignment Instructions
AN OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH PAPER REQUIREMENTS
All work should be submitted in APA 6th Edition style, which includes (if sources are used) inline citations and a References page. No exceptions. Review the APA publication manual. APUS
APA Style (pdf)
Note that references used for your research need to be peer-reviewed/scholarly journals. These
journals typically have the following characteristics:
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5. articles are reviewed by a panel of experts before they are accepted for publication;
articles are written by a scholar or specialist in the field;
articles report on original research or experimentation;
are often published by professional associations;
utilize terminology associated with the discipline. Research Paper Instructions:
Choose one of the 5 topics listed below to write an 8-10 page research paper on. (8-10 pages
excluding the title page, reference list, appendices) Your paper MUST be in APA
Format.
1. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a paper that discusses one of the
following six areas in which police departments have historically been found to be defective or
deficient: constitutional due process, civil rights, use of deadly force and police brutality, abuse
of discretion, corruption and police-community relations.
2. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a paper that discusses illegal drug use,
illegal prostitution and money laundering.
3. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a paper that compares and contrasts the
problems associated with defining and determining the frequency of corporate crime in the
United States.
4. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a paper that examines one of the various
theories in the text book that explain crime.
5. Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a paper that critiques middle-class
delinquency’s relationship to gangs.
Use the APUS library to find at least five, peer-reviewed articles that cover your chosen topic
from the list above. Again, you are required to use scholarly, peer-reviewed journals, in-text
citations, and provide a reference page for this paper.