The criminal justice student writer's manual

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The criminal justice student writer's manual

William A. Johnson, Jr. ... [et al.]

Pearson Prentice Hall, c2008

4th ed

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-272) and index

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For courses in Writing in Criminal Justice or any criminal justice course that requires students to write a research paper. The more complex criminal justice systems become, the greater the need for clear, direct communication. The Criminal Justice Student Writer's Manual, Fourth Edition is designed to help improve one's writing and is specific to the criminal justice field. It includes coverage of the writing process and the mechanics of writing, shows how to conduct research and cite sources, and presents guidelines for writing different types of common criminal justice papers. Now expanded to five parts, this edition includes a new chapter on writing a police report, separate chapters on APA and ASA style, and a separate section for writing assignments.

Table of Contents

Preface Part One: A Handbook of Style for Criminal Justice Chapter 1: Writing as Communication Writing to Learn The Irony of Writing Challenge Yourself Maintain Self-Confidence The Writing Process The Nature of the Process Finding a Thesis Defining Your Audience Invention Strategies Organizing Your Writing Drafting Revising Editing Proofreading Chapter 2: Writing Competently Guidelines for the Competent Writer Consider Your Audience Aim for Consistency Have Confidence in What You Already Know about Writing Eliminate Chronic Errors Punctuation, Grammar, and Spelling Apostrophes Capitalization Colons Commas Dangling Modifiers Parallelism Fused (Run-on) Sentences Pronoun Errors Quotation Marks Semicolons Sentence Fragments Spelling Part Two: Paper Formats and Citations Chapter 3: Student Paper Formats Preliminary Considerations Margins Pagination Title Page Abstract Executive Summary Outline Summary Table of Contents Lists of Tables and Figures Text Headings and Subheadings Tables Illustrations and Figures Reference Listing Appendixes Chapter 4: Citing Sources in ASA Style What to Document Text Citations in ASA Style References in ASA Style Chapter 5: Citing Sources in APA Style What to Document Text Citations in APA Style References in APA Style Part Three: How to Conduct Research in Criminal Justice Chapter 6: Organizing the Research Process Gaining Control Who Is in Control of Your Paper? Understand Your Assignment What Is Your Topic? What Is Your Purpose? Who Is Your Audience? What Kind of Research Are You Doing? Keep Your Perspective Effective Research Methods Establish an Effective Procedure Give Yourself Plenty of Time Do Background Reading Narrow Your Topic and Establish a Working Thesis Develop a Working Bibliography Write for Needed Information Evaluate Written Sources Use Photocopies and Download Articles Determine Whether to Conduct Interviews or Surveys Draft a Thesis and Outline Write a First Draft Obtain Feedback Ethical Use of Source Material When to Quote Paraphrasing Avoiding Plagiarism Chapter 7: Information Sources and Distance Learning Library Research Criminal Justice on the World Wide Web Part Four: Brief and Applied Writing Assignments in Criminal Justice Chapter 8: Reaction Papers Select a Suitable Reaction Statement Explain Your Selection Clearly Define the Issue Addressed in the Statement Clearly State Your Position on the Issue Defend Your Position Conclude Concisely A Sample Reaction Paper Chapter 9: Article Critiques and Book Reviews Article Critiques Choosing an Article Writing the Critique A Sample Article Critique Book Reviews Objectives of a Book Review Sample Book Reviews Elements of a Book Review Types of Book Reviews: Reflective and Analytical Format and Length of a Book Review Chapter 10: Annotated Bibliographies What is an Annotated Bibliography? Why Write an Annotated Bibliography? Who Uses Annotated Bibliographies? What Is the Content of an Annotated Bibliography? A Sample Annotated Bibliography Chapter 11: Writing a Police Report What Is a Police Report? Why Write Police Reports? Who Uses Police Reports? Writing Good Police Reports Writing the Narrative Part Five: Case Studies and Policy Analyses Chapter 12: Criminal Justice Agency Case Studies What Is a Case Study? Using Case Studies in Research Limitations of the Case Study Method Types of Case Studies Written in Criminal Justice How to Conduct a Criminal Justice Agency Case Study Selecting a Topic The Importance of Interviews Elements of the Case Study Paper Overview of Contents Text A Sample Case Study Summary Chapter 13: Criminal Justice Policy Analysis Papers What Is Policy Analysis? Policy Analysis Research Proposals Introduction to Policy Analysis Research Proposals The Purpose of Research Proposals The Content of Research Proposals Criminal Justice Policy Analysis Papers Definition of a Policy Analysis Paper Purpose of Policy Analysis Papers Contents of a Criminal Justice Policy Analysis Paper Format of a Policy Analysis Paper Presentation of Policy Analysis Papers A Sample Policy Analysis Paper Glossary References Index

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