To be a successful student of criminology, it is crucial that you develop the ability to locate, identify and critique relevant and current criminological literatures that pertain to your topic of...

To be a successful student of criminology, it is crucial that you develop the ability to locate, identify and critique relevant and current criminological literatures that pertain to your topic of interest. This assignment provides you with an opportunity to practice this skill and demonstrate your knowledge of the nature of the scholarly criminological works. This assignment requires you to research and report on a criminological topic of interest. To start this project, you should first think of a criminological topic in which you are interested. You might wish to read about corporate crime, gangs, juvenile delinquency, police misconduct, or another area.

Your paper must integrate a minimum offive scholarly sources. The articles that you select must be scholarly, peer-reviewed articles that report on a piece of empirical research. If you are unsure as to the appropriateness of your article please check with me. Examples of scholarly journals in criminology includeDeviant Behavior,Criminology,British Journal of Criminology, andCrime & Delinquency, among many others. The paper should befive double spaced pages. You may wish to use subheadings to break up your work. In addition, the paper should include a title page and a reference page that has correct ASA citations for each of the articles selected. You must attach thefirst pageof each article to your assignment – a screenshot is fine, I just need to see what you read in case I can’t find it from your reference list.