Term Paper Project and it’s Component Parts:
Introduction: In this section. your core task is to frame a position for a larger piece of work. Your goal is to
build a case as to the vitality ot‘choosing your crime for analysis. In it. you will lay out a road map and prescription
of analysis (one page). You should have roughly five sources to build your case.
Background Research: The research section is designed to analyze and pull together all ofthe empirical research
that has been conducted on your topic. It is to your advantage to organize this section in a comprehensive and
organized manner. Once you have read through the material. the last paragraph should spell out two or three key
questions that you will analyze in the remaining sections of this project. You should find 5-10 academic references
for this section (2-4 pages).
Data and anab‘sis: In this section. your task is to examine data. There should be two. and maybe three. forms used.
First. you should identify the historical trends and directional pattems ol‘this crime. Second. you should be able to
spell out the social, demographic. and criminal history predictors ol’this administrative issue. Finally. you should
dig deeply into the data (even qualitative types) to tell a story. The data will directly impact the nature of your
policy recommendation later (two – four pages). V