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Homework: Research Methods in Criminal Justice- Literature Review
Using the attached document and instructions below as reference and guides provide the literature review (based on the 5 scholarly articles you provided in the Annotated Bibliography homework). Think of the literature review as a compare and contrast essay discussion of the articles your are reviewing.
The literature review is part of the Introduction of the paper. You will need to write the Introduction in ESSAY format as follows:
I. Provide one sentence or so that introduces the topic of your research (research question). You can say: The topic of this study is.
II. Provide a brief explanation on why your research question is important according to you.
III. After explaining the importance of your research. Add a sentence that says something like: The following are other research studies done on this topic.
IV. Correct the summaries in the annotated bibliography homework you completed a few weeks back using the feedback I provided to correct any issues. Move the corrected summaries to this spot in your essay, one after the other.
V. At the end add a paragraph or two where you compare and contrast the FINDINGS from the 5 articles you just presented.
VI. Provide the references for the 5 articles at the end of the essay under a heading of "References"
VII. Make sure your references are in alphabetical order according to first author last name and follow APA format.