Critical Essay Assignment SheetCRJS 222: The Criminal Justice System Following the 3 last blocks of course content, you will turn in a short essay (600-750 words) that critically engages with the element of the criminal justice system we covered and includes APA style citation. You will turn in three essays: (1) Policing (2) Courts & Trials (3) Punishment (i.e. history of punishment, prisons, alternatives to prison). You may incorporate components from your own comments in Perusall, Flipgrid videos, or weekly freewrites, if desired. 1. Your essay should be structured around an original argument/critique or follow a particular line of reasoning.2. Your paper should contain three parts:a. an introduction where you lay out your argument and provide a thesis statementb. a body where you give evidence to support your reasoning, andc. a conclusion where you summarize your key argument and finish with a strong statement3. Your essay should demonstrate your comprehension of the aspect of the CJ system under study and show that you understand how to apply the knowledge youve just learned.4. Once you have decided what form your argument will take, begin gathering evidence. You should aim to write a concise essay (600-750 words) that begins with your strong argument/critique/ perspective and is supported by evidence.a. Evidence may take the form of your book chapters or supplementary course materialsb. You should cite from at least one book chapter AND at least one supplementary material, although you may cite from more than thatc. You may also include other scholarly sources (peer-reviewed articles), although this is not required5. Your essays should be in your own words do not rely on quotations. You may quote from articles/books, but you may only have up to 2 quotations, and each quotation may only be 15 words or less.6. Be sure to cite sources using APA style. Be sure to cite in-textfor example: (Walker, 2019, p. 3), and include a reference list at the end.7. Title your work!!! Interesting and descriptive titles are preferred.8. Post your essay to Blackboard as a Word document. If you do not have Word, you can save Google Docs as Word (.docx) files.
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