You will conduct research and document the results of the findings in a paper using APA style and formatting.
Task:
The topic of the paper must be related to criminalistics or forensic science. You can investigate a particular technique or science covered during the course or research a technique or science not covered during the course. You may also investigate a specific criminal investigation and discuss how criminalistics or forensic science was used to solve the crime and prosecute the accused, however the focus of the paper must be on forensics or criminalistics. The discussion of the specific crime/criminal investigation should be limited to no more than one (1) page of the paper. All topics will be entertained and must simply relate in some manner to the topic matter covered in the course.
Guidelines:
The paper must be eight (8) to ten (10) pages in length and written using APA style and formattingLinks to an external site..
The paper will include a cover page and reference pages, however these pages will not count toward the total page requirement.
An abstract is not required, however if completed, does not count toward the total page requirement.
The research paper must include a review of two (2) scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles related to the topic of the research. Each literature review should be no more than one (1) page in length and counts toward the total page requirement.
