Assignment:
The paper required for course will be a research proposal (8-10pages) on a topic of your choice that is related to issues surrounding race, crime and punishment. The most important aspect of this paper is the definition of a problem- i.e., a question that is sociologically interesting and answerable. The proposal should include a summary of the literature in the substantive area, a description of the data that would be required to answer the question, and the methods that would be employed to collect the data.