Each student is required to complete the term project, which is an 8-10 page research paper in APA Style.
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Research Paper/Term Project: (Due Week 7) 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. Assignment Instructions AN OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH PAPER REQUIREMENTS All work should be submitted in APA 6th Edition style, which includes (if sources are used) in-line 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: 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: ****Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a paper that describes police discretion, and the various control mechanisms available i.e., internal control mechanisms, external control mechanisms, control by the citizens, legislative control, and control by the courts.***** IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you have submitted the assignment it is automatically run through Turnitin.com (plagiarism checker). You MUST be below a 20% match to other sources. In addition, it is important to note the following critical aspects for your paper that if not completed correctly could result in a 0% despite the paper's content and other evaluation criteria as noted below: Your paper MUST be in proper APA format Your paper MUST utilize APPROPRIATE references
