Assignment:
You will select your research topic related to juvenile delinquency that will be used, and then you will prepare an annotated bibliography. This topic will be used throughout the remainder of the course to fulfill the requirements of the study. The limit on serial references will be a maximum of 3. See below for further information.
What is an annotated bibliography?
Example:
Green, B. (2011). Criminal justice-what's ahead? Roadblocks and new directions. Criminal justice, 25(4), 1-7. Retrieved from ProQuest Database.
This is where you would put a description of the article, discuss the author, mention the strengths and weaknesses of the topic, and mention any reviews if possible. This paragraph will be single-spaced.
Examples on topics to search:
Articles on juvenile delinquency and causes
Articles on theory that one can use for juveniles
Web pages for statistics.
Any peer reviewed article.
What are serial references?
Serial references are those that are over 10-years-old and that put forth a theory that has been deemed to be a foundation for other theories. Examples: Sutherland and differential association theory, Freud and psychoanalytical theory, or Pavlov and behavioral theory.
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
Annotations Versus Abstracts
Guidelines
First, search for books, periodicals, and related information to the topic of your study. Take your time to look them over and see what the authors are describing in their work, and then make a decision on which material would have the most impact upon your paper.
Select 10-15 sources that you will use for your annotated bibliography.
For each selected source, complete the following:
Make an APA reference for the material.
Write a brief description that summarizes the central theme of the material.
Evaluate the background of the author, comment on the intended audience, compare or contrast this work with other sources that you have referenced, and explain how this work relates to your topic.
All references should be in APA style.