Select your research paper topic and provide that topic as your Indication. Provide your selection in

this ungraded discussion. No responses are required.

My Selection:

Officer Misconduct: The paper should identify and provide examples of police or correctional

officer misconduct, with a thorough examination of the possible causes of the behaviors

exemplified and suggest options an organization might consider as a way of reducing such

instances.

Research Paper

You will write a research paper over a topic provided by the instructor in Week 3 of the course. You are

expected to write professionally with correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar, developing your topic

and providing solid examples from our readings, your own research, or your own experiences to back up

your statements.

The Research Paper should be double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman or Cambria font, with 1-

inch margins all around. When citing resources, you must adhere strictly to APA style (all papers must

include a title page and reference page, although you will not be required to provide an abstract). The

paper must have a minimum of 2000 words of meaningful discussion (title page and reference page do

not count as part of the word count). The paper must include a minimum of 6 references (outside of the

course text), with at least two references from peer-reviewed academic journals (peer-reviewed

references should be highlighted in bold type in the reference list). You must not write in first person. All

papers must be in a .doc, .pdf, or .rtf format.

All assignments must be your own original work and you are not allowed to turn in papers for this course

that you have used previously for another course (even if it is from taking this very course during a

previous session). All papers will be evaluated for originality by Turnitin." Should the instructor deem the

"Originality Index" score too high, the paper will not be accepted.