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No directly quoted material may be used in this project paper.<\/strong><\/p>\n Resources should be summarized or paraphrased with appropriate in-text and Resource page citations.<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the major forms of research conducted by criminologists is searching for and analyzing information in published materials. These materials include<\/p>\n Each of these kinds of information sources has its strengths and weaknesses. Depending on the kind of research a criminologist is conducting, one of these may prove more useful than the others.<\/p>\n Your mission in this assignment is to find three examples<\/i> of publications, articles, reports, or stories from each<\/i> of these kinds of information sources.<\/strong> You will have a total of nine sources\u201a three for each information source type. The topics of the works must be pertinent to some aspect of crime and justice.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Use the Internet to locate the government documents and mass media reports, and use the UMUC online library to obtain the peer-reviewed journal articles. Then, write a report on what you found. In your report, please do the following:<\/p>\n Format Requirements<\/p>\n Paper should be in American Psychological Association (APA) format<\/p>\n Double space<\/p>\n 12 pt. font<\/p>\n 1\u201d margins<\/p>\n Use APA citations for all sources<\/p>\n Include reference page using APA format guidelines (not included in word count)<\/p>\n NOTE: Support materials are available in the classroom to assist you with APA formatting requirements. <\/p>\n Additionally –<\/p>\n Create a cover page for your assignment (not included in word count)<\/p>\n Include your name<\/p>\n Course title and number<\/p>\n Project title<\/p>\n Date of submission<\/p>\n Please note<\/strong> that each article needs to be summarized (NOTE: 100 word MINIMUM) and at the end of the 9 articles summarized, you will need to analyze the 3 types of media used. For example, “I found that the mass media articles were very timely and easy to locate but they were also biased and not validated. The government articles were a great source for statistics but had very little ….” You may want to mention when each type of article would be more beneficial than the other. Also, note that you can select any topic for your research as long as it is criminology\/criminal justice and not all 9 articles have to be on the same topic. I hope you find this helpful….<\/p>\n \u201cSERNA, J. (2014, October 17). Former Playboy model, private pilot arrested in drug bust. Retrieved October 18, 2014, from http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-ln-playboy-<\/a> drugs-vegas-orange-county-ecstasy–20141017-story.html\u201d<\/p>\n This brief article about a former playboy model turned drug smuggler, talks about how she and a private pilot were caught with over $2 million worth of MDMA. They were charged with federal conspiracy to distribute and are currently waiting to be arraigned.<\/p>\n \u201cAlvarez, L. (2014, October 17). Florida Man Gets Life Term In Fatal Dispute Over Music. Retrieved October 18, 2014, from http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/10\/18\/us\/florida-man-gets-<\/a> life-in-prison-in-fatal-dispute-over-music.html?ref=us&_r=0\u201d<\/p>\n The article is about a man who was convicted of premeditated murder in 2012 for shooting an unarmed victim over loud music. On Friday the judge sentenced the man to life in prison and added an additional 90 years for the attempted murder of three others that were also in the vehicle were he shot the young man. In the article the man apologizes for what he has done and the mother of the victim forgives him.<\/p>\n \u201cMorse, D. (2014, October 13). HIV-positive man charged for possibly transmitting virus to woman. Retrieved October 18, 2014, from http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/crime\/hiv-<\/a> positive-man-charged-for-possibly-transferring-virus\/2014\/10\/13\/7056fcc2-5318-11e4-ba4b- f6333e2c0453_story.html\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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