CRIM 3659 Research Paper Assignment (40%) In this assignment, you should pick a topic related to human rights violations, pick a context, and explore these in detail. In addition to the course...

CRIM 3659 Research Paper Assignment (40%) In this assignment, you should pick a topic related to human rights violations, pick a context, and explore these in detail. In addition to the course material, you should use at least 4 external sources. The research paper should be 6 pages, excluding the bibliography. The paper is due November 24, 2021, 1.30 pm (Toronto time). Topics should include one of the major areas of human rights violations covered in the course. These are: counter-terrorism measures, detention, crime prevention measures, protest policing, and border controls. After providing an overview of human rights violations in one of these specific areas, you should focus on a particular context (such as Canada, the United States or the European Union) and deepen your analysis. You can also pick a non-Western context (e.g. human rights violations in China’s detention camps in the Xinjiang region). Note: Human rights violations in urban policing (e.g. against racialized populations) cannot be picked as a research topic. Sample paper titles: • Human Rights Violations in Border Controls: The Case of European Union • Human Rights Violations in Counter-Terrorism Measures: The Case of United States • Human Rights Violations in Detention: The Case of … • Human Rights Violations in Protest Policing: The Case of … Formatting instructions • Your paper should 6 pages (excluding bibliography). Your TAs may not read more than 6 pages. Writing within these tight page constraints requires that you write as succinctly and as concisely as possible. This might require several drafts. • Please follow the formatting instructions in your syllabus. • Please organize your paper in essay format and cite appropriate course material (journal articles, book chapters and course textbook) and at least 3 external academic sources (journal articles, book chapters, books). o Note: You can use news sources and reports (e.g. Amnesty International reports, news reports by trustable media organizations) to empirically support your arguments. However, these materials are not counted as academic sources. • You can use lecture notes. However, please provide citation if you do. Lecture notes include PowerPoint slides and everything the Professor says in the audio lectures. • Your paper will be marked on both content and style.