CJUS 740 CONCEPTUAL 2/LITTERATURE REVIEW

“LITTERATURE REVIEW”

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RESEARCH TOPIC SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

This section is the opening 12 paragraphs of the students dissertation, which will be titled

Background or something of that nature, in his/her dissertation. This paper section must

contain a title page, body of the paper, and a reference page. This section is the opening

paragraph or two of your dissertations, titled Background or something of that nature, in your

dissertation. It tells the reader what your study is about, why it is important, and who will benefit

from the study. It also contains a basic or general history of the problem (those historical details

will be included in a different section). This paper section should contain a title page, body of the

paper, and a reference page. At least 2 references (all peer-reviewed) should be included in this

draft. All references (here and future parts) should be no more than five (5) years old.

PROBLEM STATEMENT / RESEARCH QUESTIONS INSTRUCTIONS

The next section of the paper involves an expansion of the first paragraph on why the students

chosen dissertation issue is a problem related to criminal justice. This section will be titled

Problem Statement, will be at least 4 paragraphs, and include at least 4 additional peer-

reviewed references. At the conclusion of the problem statement, a new section, titled Research

Question(s) will be added. In this brief section, the student will post his or her 13 central

research question(s), which the student will seek to answer in his or her dissertation.

DRAFT PURPOSE STATEMENT INSTRUCTIONS

The next section of the paper gives the purpose of the study. It explains what the student wants to

accomplish and what his/her motivation for this study. The statement also includes the

significance of the research. This section will be about 12 paragraphs on the purpose of the

research. This entire section will be at least 4 paragraphs and include at least 4 additional peer-

reviewed references.

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CONCEPTUAL DRAFT OF CHAPTER 1 INSTRUCTIONS

Now that the above is completed, the student must reread the chapter thoroughly and make

corrections. Only 11 references have been required so far, but at least 9 more must be added at

this point. Chapter 1 should be 8-10 pages, with at least twenty (20) peer-reviewed references

dated within 5 years. You also should include the following additional sections:

Operational Definitions: A section where important terms for your paper are defined.

Scope and limitations: This area gives what you will be measuring and what your paper

encompasses. The limitations are areas you cannot measure or what you cannot evaluate

because of impossibility or other reasons noted in the text.

Summary: This section is a one (1) paragraph summary of everything in chapter 1, with a

transition statement to chapter 2.

Chapter 1 should be at least 8-10 double-spaced pages of content, with at least 20 peer-reviewed

references.

CONCEPTUAL DRAFT OF CHAPTER 2 (LITERATURE REVIEW) INSTRUCTIONS

This chapter of the paper is the longest and usually the most difficult for students. Only two

prescribed sections are included in chapter 2 as this presents the students research into what

has been written about the topic. Chapter 2 will begin with an introduction and the students

strategies to finding literature. The student must give a percentage ratio of his/her sources

since 85% of the references in any dissertation must come from peer-reviewed research and

15% may come from other sources. After those two sections, the literature review is written.

This literature review must be at least 30 pages. At the end of this section, you should have at

least twenty (20) additional references though in this class (for a total of at least 50 pages,

including chapter 1). A summary paragraph should be included at the end, with a transition to

chapter 3.

The final paper in this class should be 38-40 pages, NOT including the title page, table of

contents, references, appendixes, etc.