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Question: AN OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH PAPER REQUIREMENTS

All work should be submitted in APA 6th Edition style, which includes (if sources are used) in-line citations and a References page. No exceptions. Review the APA publication manual. APUS APA Style

Note that references used for your research need to be peer-reviewed/scholarly journals. These journals typically have the following characteristics:

1. articles are reviewed by a panel of experts before they are accepted for publication;

2. articles are written by a scholar or specialist in the field;

3. articles report on original research or experimentation;

4. are often published by professional associations;

5. utilize terminology associated with the discipline.

Research Paper Instructions:

Choose a topic relevant to sexual assault. Examples include:

1. Sexual assault in the military

2. Date Rape

3. Marital Rape

4. Homosexual Rape

5. Sex Trafficking

6. Child sexual Assault

7. Sadistic sexual assault

Paper MUST be a minimum of 8 page (8 pages excluding the title page, abstract, and reference page)

Use search engines such as Google Scholar to find at least five, peer-reviewed articles that cover your chosen topic from the list above. Again, you are required to use scholarly, peer-reviewed journals, in-text citations, and provide a reference page for this paper. Keep in mind that 5 is the minimum. A good quality research paper usually contains in excess of 10. Sources should be less than 10 years old.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you have submitted the assignment it is automatically run through Turnitin.com (plagiarism checker). You MUST be below a 20% match to other sources.