Assignment:
Research Paper
You will complete a Formal Research Paper. Be sure the body of your paper reflects/supports this as a critical issue. The Research Paper must be a minimum of 10 pages of text in the body of the paper, not including the cover page or reference pages. This is a formal research paper. Your answers to the research paper should be thoroughly explained in paragraph form. Your answers should cover the particulars of the question and include an example of your understanding of the question in general. Formal writing means using proper English, including grammatical, mechanics, and spelling rules. All references must be cited using in-text citations, and/or a bibliography resources list.
You will format your paper in APA style, and must include at least 10 primary sources. Research references must be included and they should be in APA format. Research sources must also be properly cited in the body of your paper and the citations must match the listed references and vice versa. These include journals, books, and another appropriate source material.
The Research paper must include a title page, introduction, body, summary/conclusions, and a reference page. It must be original work, and absolutely no plagiarism. Your work should be double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, with 1-inch margins all around. When citing resources, you must adhere strictly to APA style. These papers are not thought papers so do not write in first person.
Research Paper
What other elements besides mass incarceration burdens the U.S. prisons? Be sure the body of your paper reflects/supports this as a critical issue.