CRJ 225 Fall 2016

CRJ 225 Fall 2016
Introduction to Criminology
Professor Jon Gurney
School of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Arizona State University
Theory Paper Assignment

Purpose: To enable the student to conduct a small scale literature review in an effort to become familiar with the state of the literature for a particular criminological theory.

Topic Selection: The student may select any criminological theory that is covered within this course (See chapters 4-9 for consideration of theories that are suitable for this paper).

Literature Review: The student must utilize a minimum of 4 scholarly-peer reviewed journal articles for this assignment. Wikipedia, newspapers and magazines are not scholarly sources and may not be used in completing this assignment.

Suitable peer reviewed journals include, but are not limited to, Criminology, Justice Quarterly, British Journal of Criminology, Deviant Behavior.

Requirements: The paper must contain a minimum of 1500 words, double spaced, with a 12 point Times New Roman font, using a 1 inch margins on all sides.

All citations must be formatted using the current APA citation guidelines.

Any paper not conforming to each of these requirements will receive a grade of zero.

Grade: This assignment is worth 50 points. The paper will be evaluated across 5 categories, with each category being worth 10 points each: Originality of Thought, Grammar and Punctuation, Use of Scholarly Sources, Clarity of Writing, and Correct Citation Format.

Due Date: This assignment is due on 11/17/2016 in class at 6:00 p.m.