Does the use of body cameras by law enforcement officers violate their constitutional rights?
Instructions
Throughout this class you will construct a scholarly paper in APA format. The writing process begins with proper research, evaluation, and documentation of sources—this is objective of assignment 1.
Step 1 – Develop a concise research question from an ethical issue in criminal justice. Potential ethical issues to explore include, but are not limited to:
• Diversity in policing
• Charging juveniles as adults
• Deception in Police Interrogation
• Code of silence
Step 2 – Find five different sources of information:
1. a scholarly article, (more information on scholarly articles under resources)
2. an article from a trade journal, (more information on trade journals under resources)
3. an article from a mainstream news source (NY Times, Newsweek, Time, etc.),
4. a government website, (Bureau of Justice Statistics, FBI, etc)
5. a popular website (Huffpost, policeone, etc)
Step 3 – Complete an evaluation of each of these sources using the CRAAP test. Use the University’s CRAAP test: https://rwu.libguides.com/EvaluatingInternet; using this format, answer most of the questions to complete thorough evaluations of each source. When you turn in assignment 1, you should have a word document with one craap test for each of your five sources.
You might not ever use the craap test again, and that’s okay. The purpose of this assignment is to give the student a true understanding of the difference in quality between source types. The hope is that you will choose only the best sources for your papers in the future. Let’s face it; many of the “sources” you encounter today are just craap.
Step 4 – Create a reference page with the sources you found in strict APA format. There is a direct link to the Purdue OWL under resources; use this site to construct the reference page in proper APA format.
Step 5 – You should turn in all of these documents as word doc attachments, under this assignment. In all, there should be 3 docs turned in for grading:
(1) research question;
(2) CRAAP evals;
(3) reference page
Paper needs to be 8-10 pages out of the topic—not counting title, abstract or reference pages.