U.S. Courts system Long Essay and outline

CRJU4650 – The Court System in the United States

Long Essay’s Topic and Outline

Topic: U.S. Court system related!

“The juvenile Justice system”

See attachment. Reference from the book.

Each of you should submit his/her essay’s topic and outline to the instructor for approval. The topic should be on any of the key concepts discussed or to be discussed during the course. The outline should consist of different sections and/or paragraphs that will be addressed by the essay. The length of both topic and outline should be no more than 10 lines.

Note: The Long Essay counts for 32.5% of the final grade.

Length:

• Long Essay: 2500 words (maximum).

Fonts

• Use a clear, readable, Times or Times New Roman font.
• Use black text on a white background.
• Use 12 point for the body of your assignment.

Spacing

• Use 1.5 or double spacing and fairly wide margins.
• Leave a blank line between paragraphs.
• If the questions are short, leave a blank line between each question. If they are long, start each question on a new page.
• Left-justify your work (also known as left-aligned). Block-justified (flush left and right) might look tidy, but it’s harder to read as it can result in gaps between words.

Headings

• Use bold for headings. Not underlining or italics.

Title page

• Mention the title and number of the assignment
• The course number and name
• The due date
• Your full name and student number.

Numbering

• Number all pages except the title page.

Word count

• Include a word count (the number of words in your assignment) at the end of the assignment, before the references.
• Your assignment should not more than 10% under or over the prescribed word count.
• Remember that the title page, and reference list are not included in the word count.

Footnote & Reference list

• The reference list comes at the end of the assignment, and should start on a new page labelled “References”.
• Please use the Chicago-style citation for (foot)notes and references.
• Referencing and avoiding plagiarism
  • Plagiarism is when you copy someone else’s work and present it as your own, either unintentionally or deliberately. Plagiarism, or copying someone else’s work, is cheating. By stealing someone else’s work and passing it off as your own, you lose academic integrity and the respect of others.
  • Plagiarism could be:
    • Copying the work of another student
    • Copying from textbooks, the Web and other work without correct citation
    • Failing to acknowledge sources including your own work, used for other purposes. When direct quotations are used, they must be indicated and when the ideas of another are incorporated into the paper, they must be appropriately acknowledged.
  • Plagiarism is a violation of the academic honesty policy. There will be a zero-tolerance policy in this course regarding any acts of plagiarism.  Act of plagiarism will result in removal from the class and the issuance of a FAILING GRADE.