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Paper Requirements
Paper topics
1. Executing Juveniles: pros and cons
concerning the death penalty for juveniles in Florida and the U.S.
Below are the requirements for doing this
senior paper.
All senior papers will be posted to the Troy
server for one year or more and papers will be sent to turnitin.com for a
plagiarism check before grading by you. If your paper is 21% or more of a
match, then you will be contacted and given the opportunity to revise
this. Troy recommends 20% or less.
1. Paper must be between 10-15 pages of
text. Number the title page, abstract and reference list do not count, nor
do pictures, charts, graphs, etc. DOUBLE SPACE THIS PAPER TOO! Oh and
only have 1" margins on each
side.
2. You must use five to ten different sources of
materials..(books, journals, internet etc.) Don't send me all internet
sources either or you will lose points.
3. must have an introduction, body and
conclusion..the introduction and conclusion should be more than five sentences.
4. citations and reference list must be in APA
format..not MLA and not Turebien. If it is not in APA, you may be forced to
redo this.
5. If you turn your paper in ten days
early, I will award 10 points extra credit to your final
paper grade; 9 days, 9 points, 8 days, 8 points etc.
6. Use spell check, grammar check and
make sure you know where to put proper punctuation in. If you have more
than 50 grammar errors, you will have to revise it
The paper is to be typed, double-spaced,
and 10-15 pages in length (of text).
Note ten pages of text is the minimum.
References and citations will be in APA format which you should be
familiar with due to previous CJ courses.
You MUST use the following five sources of reference materials (use an
academic journal, a trade journal,
internet source, newspaper, encyclopedias and/or textbooks from previous courses or your
text,…however, don't give me all the same type of sources or you will lose
points). WIKIPEDIA WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON THIS PAPER!
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