CJUS 350 Research Paper: Final Assignment Instructions
Overview
A criminal justice research paper developed at the 300-level requires much careful consideration and commitment to scholarly development. The research paper must be properly written with minimal grammatical and content errors.
Instructions
You will write a 5–7-page research paper in current APA format. Your research paper must have a title page which must not be numbered and does not count toward the total page count of the paper. A complete reference page using a proper alphabetical format must be at the end of the paper. The paper must include at least 5–7 scholarly sources to include the class textbooks and the Bible.
The paper will be written in first person. You are the Chief of Police. Imagine you are writing to the City Manager, Mayor, County Commissioners or Civil Service Board in your jurisdiction.
Research papers will be graded according to the following general guidelines:
- Content
- Conformity to appropriate APA formatting
- Appropriate sources
- Accuracy of documentation and formatting of sources
- Unity (maintaining a controlling idea or thesis and not digressing from it)
- Coherence (establishing a smooth and logical flow of thought)
- Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
Research Paper Topic
Disclosing Officer Untruthfulness to the Defense: Is a Liar’s Squad Coming to Your Town?
Since 1963, a series of United States Supreme Court case decisions have clarified that, in criminal cases, prosecutors must disclose to the defense evidence favorable to the defendant. This includes information that may be used to impeach the credibility of government witnesses, including law enforcement officers. These decisions mean that



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