Exploring Mass Incarceration and Black Experiences: A Comprehensive Research Paper

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[University] [Instructor Name] AAST Spring 2022 Research Paper Outline and Research Paper Instructions RESEARCH PAPER DUE APRIL 25 One of the requirements for this course is the completion of a 4-6-page research paper. The page length provided for the paper is the minimum. As part of the paper requirement, you are required to complete a research paper outline. The paper outline is worth 20 points. The actual paper will be worth 80 points; for a total of 100 points. RESEARCH PAPER OUTNLINE DUE APRIL 4 To develop the outline, Identify the title of your paper as well as a main question you will be trying to answer in the paper. Summarize the reading in Module 7 that is related to your research topic. Mass Incarceration - - Alexander: The Rebirth of Caste Black Families - - Dixon: African American Relationships, Marriages, and Families Black Economics - - Massey and Denton: The Perpetuation of the Black Underclass Psychological Legacy of Slavery - - Akbar: Psychological Legacy of Slavery Identify the main sections of the paper. These sections are identified below in the paper instructions. Identify and document the references/scholarly sources that you will use to obtain information for your research paper. You need a minimum of 5 scholarly sources for the paper which should be documented in the reference list. RESEARCH PAPER DUE APRIL 25 FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS The research must be computer-processed (approximately 1” all around), double-spaced, and grammatically correct. Also, the paper must consist of a minimum of 5 scholarly sources (articles and books) and a minimum of 4 pages of text, not including the title page, bibliography, appendices, or illustrations. Five points will be deducted for each page short of the 4-page minimum. Scholarly articles are those listed in the Social Science Index, Criminal Justice Periodical Index, Criminal Justice Abstracts, and Sociological Abstracts. Popular magazines such as Time, Newsweek, or Corrections Today as well as many internet sites are not scholarly journals. Materials accessed from web sites must receive approval from the Instructor to ensure that they are scholarly. Plagiarism will not be tolerated and may result in failure of the course. The research paper should follow APA format when citing materials and developing the reference list or bibliography. Research papers, which fail to meet APA requirements, will automatically lose 20 points from the final score. Headings [each section labeled] should be used to provide organization to the research paper. Research papers that...