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Effective writing strategies for report writing guide students through the legal requirements and best practices for creating and completing reports commonly found in the field of corrections. Writing assignments and exercises provide students with opportunities to apply course material. Examples of resumes and cover letters offer students real-world tips to help prepare them for the workforce. A discussion on plagiarism clearly defines the concept to students as well as offers advice on how plagiarism can be avoided. An entire chapter devoted to information literacy explains to students how to better identify, obtain, and evaluate information.
Academic Paper Formats: What is APA Formatting
Academic Paper Formats: What is APA Formatting
College students are regularly asked to complete research papers in classes. The course instructor’s directives for the paper probably require that students use academic formatting, most specifically American Psychological Association (APA) format. APA format is the accepted academic format for criminal justice writing. Students who become proficient in APA formatting while in college often find that they continue to use this approach when writing grants, reports, program evaluations, and other documents in their professional careers in criminal justice.
This chapter reviews the necessity for APA formatting in academic projects and discusses the types of manuscripts one is likely to see utilizing APA format, ethics and legal issues in writing and ...
