A superior Final Project demonstrates breadth and depth of knowledge and critical thinking appropriate for graduate-level scholarship. The paper must follow APA Publication Manual guidelines and be free of typographical, spelling, and grammatical errors.
Your research paper should be 10 – 12 pages, not counting the title and reference pages. Please note that quantity does not always correspond to quality, and a well-written Final Project that includes all of the necessary information might contain fewer than the maximum number of pages.
You are to select a critical issue in criminal justice related to your area of interest. The issue you selected should be relevant in the field today. Compose a 10 – 12 page paper, referencing scholarly resources, such as peer-reviewed journals.
Your paper should at a minimum, address the following:
The societal or professional problem/issue that concerns you, one that could “benefit” from social change, leadership, and/or advocacy. Explain why the problem/issue is of concern to you.
The needed change: Describe a specific change you think is needed (in society or in the profession) that would address the problem/issue you selected and how the change would help to resolve or improve the problem or issue.
Goals:
Describe one or more manageable goals that would at least begin the process of bringing about the identified change and explain how the goal(s) would do so.
Ethics and diversity:
Explain any ethical issues and guidelines, as well as equity and diversity opportunities and challenges related to the problem/issue.
