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Questions: essay by drafting an introduction, one topic paragraph, and a reference page. Here is a description of the three components you must submit. An introduction with at least four sentences and a thesis statement. A thesis statement is the purpose of your essay. A topic paragraph with at least four sentences and contains at least one in-text citation. You can choose to write about cops, courts, or corrections. You must include information from a resource so you can incorporate the in-text citation. An APA formatted reference page. Your reference page must contain the full reference for the abbreviated in-text citation you used in your paragraph.

Scenario: The police respond to a theft call at a local convenient store. Officers find John Smith sleeping behind the dumpsters and the store clerk identifies him as the suspect. John also has several cell phones in his possession that are listed as stolen. Using the scenario above you will write an introduction paragraph and one topic paragraph that describes John Smith's journey through the adult criminal justice system from arrest to sentencing to incarceration or other punishment.