American Military University Legal Procedures on Gun Control Discussion

1. Grade: The grading criteria for each section of your paper is highlighted above (in yellow). As you can see, 50% of your paper is the argument section, which is why I say it is your main focus.

2. References/Proper Use of The Bluebook or APA (10%): You must use a minimum of 15 scholarly references. You may use a reference more than once, but it still only counts as 1 of the 15. Scholarly references are not Wikipedia, blogs, or questionable websites.

3. Formatting: Double space your paper and use a 12 point font of your choice. Do not include a title page, abstract, or bibliography/reference page. Only use endnotes if using APA.

4. Topic: Choose a topic of interest to you. If you don’t feel passion for the subject matter, choose another topic.

5. If you have any questions, please contact me immediately for help.

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For the research paper topic assignment due this week, answer the following questions:

1. What is your topic? (Topic must be related to criminal Justice Procedures)

2. What is your draft thesis statement?

3. Why did you choose this topic?

4. Provide five references you plan to use in your paper (in APA or Bluebook form).