Assignment:
What role does education play in reducing first-time criminal offenses and recidivism?
This topic may seem very specific, but it is designed to be broad enough to allow students to personalize the paper. We will work on specifying and personalizing the topic over the first couple weeks.
As mentioned above, we will be working on this paper throughout the course. The final draft will be submitted at the end of the semester and will include all required sections.
Acceptable Length: 550 words of content
Formatting Requirements:
• Put the bylines such as the assignment Title, your name, course and section number, and date at the center/middle of the document (this needs be on its own page - called the title page).
• Use one-inch margins.
• Use a 12-point Times New Roman font.
• Use double line spacing in the document.
• Use APA Citation Style (Abstract APA format powerpoint slide is provided in the Optional Resources tab).
A thoughtful Research Paper includes:
a. Introduction
b. Body
c. Conclusion
Generate a document using Microsoft Word containing your thoughts, reflections, and analysis of this topics. The paper must follow current APA guidelines. The page count does not include the title page, abstract, reference section, or any extra material.