Assignment:
Prior to beginning work on this Annotated Bibliography, review the instructions for the Final Paper located. Review the Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table; read the article Integrating Evidence-Based Practices Into Judicial Sentencing in the Wake of Realignment's Split Sentencing; and review the About Federal Courts website to help find supplementary resources for the week.
The purpose of creating an Annotated Bibliography is to provide a list of sources to assist you in your approach to the Final Project. The Ashford University Writing Center has created this Annotated Bibliography TemplatePreview the document for use in this assignment. The listed sources should be scholarly and/or credible, and at least three of them need to meet scholarly source criteria and come from the JSTOR, Project MUSE, ProQuest, or EBSCOhost databases, which are all available through the Ashford University Library. The list should include the following information for each source:
- Name of the source including the complete bibliographic citation in proper APA format
- Summary of the source (at least one paragraph) including how this source will contribute to your paper
The Annotated Bibliography must include at least five relevant sources other than the textbook, three of which may be found in the Ashford University Library. Three of the required sources must be scholarly and the remaining two sources must be either scholarly or credible.
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The Annotated Bibliography. For the annotated bibliography, you need to research sources that correspond to the three hypothetical cases included in the Final Project. Please visit the Academic Research section on your course home page (accessible through the Student Responsibilities and Policies tab on the left navigation toolbar) to review what types of materials are not acceptable for academic, university-level research. Because the Final Project includes three hypothetical cases, please find and organize your resources accordingly first by creating the Annotated Bibliography above, and then using the same APA citations in your APA references page that you will place at the end of your Final Paper. To assist you with creating the Annotated Bibliography that will be relevant to the Final Paper, please follow these research parameters:
Two Sources for Case No. 1
1. Case No. 1 includes the criminal justice issue of law enforcement communication in multilingual settings. In addition, this case considers applications for criminology. Note that Week 1 includes resources that address life course theory and other criminological theories that consider how criminology could address issues in criminal justice. Accordingly, please include the following:
- Summarize one source relevant to the criminal justice issue of law enforcement communication in multilingual communities.
- Summarize one source that provides insight on how criminology may apply to a program, practice, approach or policy relevant to a criminal justice issue in Case No. 1.
One Source for Case No. 2
2. Case No. 2 addresses juror exclusion by race. Note that the recommended resources for this week include two sources that address this issue. Please include the following:
- Summarize one source relevant to the criminal justice issue of juror exclusion by race in a criminal case.
One Source for Case No. 3
3. Case No. 3 considers Eighth Amendment issues in correctional environments with respect to cell conditions. Please include the following:
- Summarize one source relevant to the criminal justice issue of cell conditions within the context of Eighth Amendment considerations.
An Additional Source
Please summarize one additional source that addresses a criminal justice issue relevant to an issue in one of the three cases. This will help you complete a part of the Final Paper that relates to critical perspectives.
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. Cite your sources within the text of your outline and on the reference page. For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, located within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course.
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The Annotated Bibliography for the Final Paper assignment
Must include the complete bibliographic citation in proper APA format for each source, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, and include a summary of each source (at least one paragraph), including how this source will contribute to your paper.